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18 years 5 months ago #7

I suppose I was a little sweeping, but having tried the Dogfish head Double IPA and their 90 and 120 minute pale ales, I feel a little dissapointed because all they seem to have is extra alcohol and body. The hops are lost despite them calling their 120 minute a hop head's dream.

18 years 5 months ago #8

Well Hendrixcat if you ever get the chance, a hop head's dreamis Avery. They're moto in the tasting room over the taps is, 'do you like hops, we do'. And I never had anything as bitter as their imperial stout, took me three mouthfulls to adjust to it

18 years 5 months ago #9

I've read that humans can't differentiate bitterness above 70 IBU's, so the figures of 100 IBU interest me. Goose Island is around 60, so it would be interesting to try a 100 IBU monster. It's not just the bitterness though, I'm more fond of the aroma and flavour which are totally missing from the double IPA's I've tried.

18 years 5 months ago #10

I know that Big Foot has 90 IBU's and I could taste the difference between that and the 107 IBU Imperial stout but I do find big foot sweeter than Goose Island

18 years 5 months ago #11

Bigfoot is damn bitter but has quite a lot of residual extract. I'm not fond of American barley wines mainly because of the intense bitterness. I prefer the warmer, maltier English barley wines.

18 years 5 months ago #12

"Hendrixcat":2gvb4ssh wrote: Bigfoot is damn bitter but has quite a lot of residual extract. I'm not fond of American barley wines mainly because of the intense bitterness. I prefer the warmer, maltier English barley wines.[/quote:2gvb4ssh]

they do suggest you give them a minimum of 6 months to let it mellow

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