223: 90 Minute IPA

You know how they make this stuff, right? It’s continuously hopped for 90 minutes? Hence the name?

Once the old brew kettle is boiling, the wacky brewers at Dogfish Head load up an “electric football” game (the one that vibrates “player” gamepieces towards cardboard end zones) with enough hop pellets to last the boil. “Set it, and forget it,” in Ron Popeil parlance.

I didn’t know that the 90-minute version was the original. I guess I just assumed they started with 60-minute, and worked on up to the 90- and then to the 120-minute (review coming soon!). But why listen to me re-tell the story, when you could watch Sam Calagione do it?

Beer Name: 90 Minute Imperial IPA
Brewer: Dogfish Head Brewing
Price: N/A
Sampled: August 11, 2010
Rating: 4/5
Notes: Whoa, some funny/unusual flavors, but good? Pineapple? Starfruit? Toffee? And oh yeah, booze! Sticky and viscous. But definitely good. I think.
ABV: 9% abv.
IBU: N/A
OG N/A
TG N/A
Serving Type: Bottle.