In rec.food.drink.beer cg wrote: : : 60 Minute is a good enough beer, but the 90 and 120 aren't worth the time : or money. Dogfish Head does a couple of beers really well, but their : 90 & 120 just highlight the fact that they're a one-trick pony. You can : only : go so far with abusively hopped, syrupy beers. Of course, the American : beer drinking public is largely stupid, so they'll likely continue to : produce : the 90 & 120. :
Have you ever tried a 120 minute that has been cellared for 3 years? It's a completely different beer at that point. The syrupy, cloying sweetness disappears, the bitterness mellows, and the beer becomes something more akin to a barleywine with a flavor profile not unlike Samichlaus.