Dogfish Head Brewing 120 Minute IPA 2025
Dogfish Head Brewing 120 Minute IPA 2025 is the 2025 vintage of the most extreme IPA ever regularly brewed — 15–20% ABV, 120 IBUs, in a 12oz bottle from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware. Brewed to 45-degree plato, boiled a full two hours while continuously hopped with high-alpha American hops, dry-hopped daily for a month in the fermenter, then aged another month on whole-leaf hops — and left unfiltered. Intensely sweet and malty with tropical stone fruit, balanced by hop bitterness and a warming honeyed finish. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 15–20% (official range; exact 2025-vintage ABV pending bottle read)
- Size: 12oz bottle (official retail format: 4-pack of 12oz)
- Bitterness: 120 IBUs
- Origin: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, Delaware, USA
- Process: 2-hour continuous hop boil, month-long dry hop, month on whole-leaf hops, unfiltered
- Vintage: 2025 — cellarable; develops sherry/marmalade complexity with age
The 120-Minute Legend
Sam Calagione's 120 Minute IPA has been beer-geek lore since 2003: a strong ale brewed like no other, hopped continuously for the entire 120-minute boil and then dry-hopped daily for a month. At barleywine strength it is as much a sipping beer as an IPA — Dogfish Head suggests enjoying some now and cellaring some. Pair it with the rest of our craft beer and the Dogfish Head collection.
Tasting Notes
Per Dogfish Head: unfiltered and abundantly hoppy. Retailer-verbatim official-adjacent copy: intensely sweet, malty base layered with tropical stone fruit — apricot, mango, pineapple — balanced by moderate hop bitterness and a warming, honeyed finish.
How to Enjoy
Serve cool (not ice-cold) in a snifter or tulip glass — the brewery's recommended glassware. Official food pairings: smoked almonds, smoked meats, grilled lamb, gingersnaps. Cellar-worthy: vintages develop sherry and marmalade notes with age.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ABV of 120 Minute IPA?
Dogfish Head states 15–20% ABV, varying by vintage; the 2025 bottle's exact figure needs a label read.
What does 120 Minute mean?
The wort is boiled for a full 120 minutes while being continuously hopped — the beer's signature process.
Can you age 120 Minute IPA?
Yes — the brewery explicitly recommends cellaring; it develops sherry-like and marmalade complexity over time.
The strongest IPA in the game — order Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA 2025 online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.