120 Minutes of SGT

Author: ODB

Dogfish Head brewery is my favorite brewery, after Sweetwater, of course. They produce some of the finest IPAs in the country, and I drink their 60 and 90 minute IPAs more than just about any other beer on the market. I have often heard rumor of the existence of a a Dogfish Head brewery 120 minute IPA. I say rumor because in Georgia, you cant sell beer on Sunday and you cant sell beer with an alcohol content higher than 14%. Well, the 120 minute clocks in between 18%-20% abv making it illegal to sell in Georgia. 120 is also only brewed three times a year, and sells out instantly. So imagine my surprise when I stumbled on some in Panama City, FL. At $10 a 12oz bottle, it aint cheap, but given the rep of Dogfish, I picked up two bottles, and now I wish I bought the entire store out.

This beer is marketed as the strongest IPA on the market.  The guy that sold it to me described it simply as, “intense.”  Ive sampled a few extreme beers in my day, and I just thought the guy was a pussy, but turns out, the shit is intense.  You can age it for 10 years, and because of the residual sugars that the yeast dont eat, it only gets better over time, instead of turning into a funky soggy bready mess like most beers.  It reminded me of a cognac almost, and feels more like Sherry in your mouth than a beer.  Its actually sweet, not bitter, which is not what you would expect from a hopped out beer, but due to the sugars, its a nice balance.  You absolutely have to have this beer if you havent yet.  Drive to FL if you have to, and bring me back some.

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