5.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Flaska från trade, vintage 2013. Mörk, riktigt murken och grumlig rostbrun med smutsvit/biege krona. Kanderade apelsinskal, kola, choklad, citrus. Stor kropp, ganska het fortfarande. Viss beska kvar men även här ganska snäll. Inte mycket att säga om denna. Lite plojigt, men inte superkul egentligen. Det här mellantinget mellan IPA och barleywine kan jag tycka tenderar att hämta de sämsta av två världar snarare än tvärtom. Kanske mer spännande att dricka en något färskare.

8.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

It took a long time to locate 120 Minute but I did find it in 5/18 at The Cellar in close-by Odessa. The 12 oz bottle is stamped with a born-on date of 4/19/18. A search on the internet tells me that the ABV is 16.5% easily making this the most potent IPA I will have ever had. Time to see what the deal is. My Cowtown Brewing tulip glass receives the pour, a dark orange-gold liquid. The head is a small ring of almost-white, very fine bubbles. The scent carries from a distance, I get pine, candied fruit and citrus. A sip delivers pineapple, grapefruit, a small hoppiness, hard candy. It has a definite alcohol presence, has some heat and is thick for an IPA. The brew gives a cocktail impression, I do not mind. Intriguing. I like it more than expected. Three more to pull out over a period of time. Life is good. So here a few years later I see that 120 Minute has tumbled out of the top 50 for the style. No understanding of that. I have a recent 12 oz bottle, opened and tasting now. It is still an unusual and outstanding DIPA, way beyond from what I first expected and overachieves today. So there it is. Adjust my rating of the brew a bit, my favorite for the style now. No doubt.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Amber color. Aroma of pine resin, alcohol, and floral notes. Taste is alcohol, hop bitterness with a hint of malt sweetness and dank earthiness. Tastes sweeter when it warms up. Alcohol is the overpowering flavor. A sipping beer.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

How: Bottle.
Where: Top Hops Beer Shop, New York.
Appearance: Hazy orange/amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, pine, resin, hops, alcohol.
Body: Medium to full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, hops, alcohol, bitter finish.

7

Hazy amb sml off wht head. Floral toffee caramel arma. Big bitter caramel floral toffee flav. Full bod mod low carb. 7/2/7/3/15 3.4

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

12 oz bottle. Aroma is sherry, caramel, raisin. Pours hazy burnt orange with a < than one finger bone white head with decent retention. Taste is both highly sweet and highly bitter with strong caramel and sherry notes, some licorice. Citrusy hop notes are there, but the alcohol warmth and caramel malt kind of drown it out. Like an extreme barleywine with pronounced American hop notes.

7

Takie barleywine troche bazujacy na utlenieniu, ma ostry, goryczkowy finisz, slodkie, alko niezle ukryte... rispekt ale nie dla mnie. 3.9?

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

From bottle thanks to George! Almost clear golden color with white head. Malty aroma, sweet, caramel, bread, alcohol, resinous. Sweet and light bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.