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12 oz can. Dogfish and I have a long, and fairly complicated relationship going back 20+ years. In short, they have been, at various points, an utterly essential brewery to the US scene. That has changed quite dramtically in the last decade, but it...
Single, 12 oz can, $2.79. Pour is as expected with a heavily hazed lemon colored body, and some very wispy head. Head has moderate stickiness and produces some lace. Some retention. Appearance is by far the best attribute of this beer, and TBH even...
12.7 oz bottle, corked and caged. Here's the commercial description: "This ridiculous mixed culture sour ale, brewed in collaboration with our friends at Dogfish Head, was inspired by Sam Calagione’s love for verjus. Underripe Pinot Noir grapes...
Modern American beer offers little to no interest for me these days. There's close to nothing that I see that piques my interest. Here's a beer to buck that trend. Apparently part of a series called, "Season-Ales 2025", although why it just can't...
Full disclosure, at the time of writing these notes I had never had Utopias. Since then, I have. My mantra is that I will try anything once, and that's true, but I'ver never bothered to seek it out in 20+ years, and I won't do so in the future. If...
Well, it does what it says on the label! Clear, mid-golden pour from the 750 DFH bottle. Capped. As with Noble Rot original there is a strong element of the grape must and vinous character. Some people are calling this champagne-like (which I can...
Last 12 oz bottle from a 4-pack. 8th annual (apparently). The beer is a surprising color - it's good, but surprising. A really bright, clear, copper hue greets the eyes. Very attractive. High white head, and decent sticky lace and thin film...
Bright copper body with a wispy, white head. Looks great. Nose has good levels of clean orange that reflects the color. Light viscosity and alcohol are certainly present and forceful. The beer seems a little clean and bitter for a real Tripel....
Review based on bottle #3 and #4 of the four pack. This is a bit of conundrum for me. I'm philosophically opposed to the use of such adjuncts in addition to the words 'Czech' and 'Pilsner' on the label, since for me, their addition atomically makes...
750 mL bottle. Part of the Ancient Ales series. Cranberry, ligonberry, honey, birch syrup and herbs. A reddish hue to the copper colored body, and a lovely, medium bodied off-white head that has decent retention. A lot of clean fruit on the nose....
I know nothing about The Dead, so Granola references are a bit lost on me. Pour is an amazingly pretty, deep golden color with a tremendous white head that has very good retention. It's quite sweet up front. A definite honey and light viscosity...
I don't pretend to understand this, and to be frank, it turns out like a dry version of an alcopop so I don't think that really I want to. Brewed with Syrah grape must. A thin, bright burgundy pour with failing head, little retention but well...
Pour is a, 'per the label' dark bronze color with some initially high head that fades pretty quickly. Retention is not great, and lace is essentially zero. Of course, the name is actually nothing to do with the color, rather a reference to using...
Had a chance to purchase a bottle at the brewpub in March of this year, but I passed. Everything comes to he who waits, and lo and behold here it is on the shelves in GA a few months later. $8.99 for the 750 mL from JUGS Atlanta. Pour is a...
Presented by both Dogfish Head and Dan The Automator (whoever he is), this has farro, cayenne and cilantro added. I like me some cilantro, so I think this has potential. It also has a label with DELTRON 3030 emblazoned on it - another thing that...
OK, here we go with another Dogfish Head experiment. The second one, Noble Rot being the first, that I have tried in their newly designed bottles. Brown, slightly garnet colored pour with a thin, smooth, nitro-like mocha head sitting atop the beer....
From notes. Purchased as a 12 oz single form the beer store a few miles north of the Dogfish Head brewpub (Atlantic Liquors?) in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Anyway, interested to try this. Apparently so-named because it will appear 'between' their other...
It's strange how coincidence works out sometimes. I had heard about the new, embossed and differently shaped Dogfish Head bottles were about to come out, and apparently Noble Rot is the first beer in these bottles to make it to the Atlanta market....
750 mL bottle, $10.99 from Mac's, Atlanta, GA, USA. I don't think a huge amount of this came to Atlanta, at least not in the first wave of distribution, maybe more to follow. Yellow dot-matrix on neck says, 'BOTTLED IN 2011 21:03 A'. Golden pour...
The first thought was, whoops this is an expensive beer for a lager shandy, but luckily that passes pretty quickly. 'Very attractive hazed orange pour with a high, fluffy head and some nice retention and lace. Nose offers some lemon based, high...
Paid about $12 for the 750 mL bottle from Macs in Midtown Atlanta, GA, USA. Yellow, dot-matrixed date on the bottle shoulder that declares 'Bottled in 2011, 103 1'. Pour delivers a golden macro colored body and a slightly above average (although...
12.7 oz bottle. Not any easy bottle to get into with medium thick, black foil and a cap that is quite tricky to prise off. $7.99 from Green's on Buford, Atlanta, GA, USA. It's an elaborate bottle in dark green, thick glass with the dimpled bottom,...
I wasn't crazy about the original Life & Limb, which of course came with plenty of hype, but this version seems to have slipped in with a little less fanfare. I am assuming there are some differences (apart from the presentation which has moved...
750 mL capped bottle in the usual DFH presentation. Pour offers a low density, bright copper color with a moderate head and some lace. Given the ABV, quite acceptable. Aroma is mainly a sharp, medicinal, alcohol infused assault that offers some...
12oz single from my Secret Santa 2010 - thanks to finewinemike. This is the third in the series for me, and I had pretty poor experiences with the Stone and Victory versions (the Victory was especially awful), so my hopes are low for this one....
Many thanks go out to finewinemike for a chance to try this beer. Came as part of my Secret Santa for 2010. I guess that this is a somewhat atypical Dogfish Head beer in as much as it is somewhat typical for the style! Nothing really very...
750 mL bottle, capped. From Total Wine in Jacksonville, FL, USA. Typical pour into the DFH signature glass. Great looking golden pour with a large head head which is fluffy, dense and produces a lot of sticky lace. Lovely, whipped topping effect...
Additional notes 03/16/24 (pictured) Bottled 2010, so a 14 year old beer at this stage. Light pop on opening, that's a GREAT sign. A touch of gun smoke. Pour is magnificent for a beer of this age. Head, is great (if not well-retained),...
Thanks go out to BA deepsouth for the trade. 750 mL capped bottle, yellow dot-matrix indicates a 04/14/06 bottling. 3.5 years old, DFH, THIS should be interesting! Uncapping leads to a hint of gunsmoke and a brief "pssst". Amber, hazed body with a...
Thanks go out to mikey711 for the chance to try this one. 750mL bottle, capped and bottled on 04/16/09 according to the yellow, dot-matrix style stamp on the neck. Impressive looking pour with a very high, bone-white, two finger head sitting atop a...
750 mL capped bottle from Arbor Place Beverage, Douglasville, GA, USA. $11.99. "BOTTLED IN 2009" dot-matrixed on the side of the bottle in yellow ink. Based upon reviews, I went for the Tucher Weizen glass - it seems appropriate, and that...
Well, more interesting stuff from the boys at DFH. Glad to try just about everything that they put out. Picked this one up at Arbor Place Beverage, Douglasville, GA, USA. Capped, 750 mL bottle. The label says 9% not 10% ABV as in the BA database at...
12 oz bottle from the 4-pack with the DVD attached! Thanks to ATLbeerdog for alerting me to the DVD! I nearly missed it! $12.99 from Jax in Sandy Springs, Atlanta, GA, USA. Essentially this pours like a RIS. Jet black body, small mocha head and...
12oz bottle, from a 4-pack. OK. Had a few Berliner Weissbiers in the past, but almost always with the added syrup. I think this style NEEDS the added syrup so I was a bit concerned about the fact that apparently the syrup had been replaced by fruit...
750, capped. Classy label. $10.99 from Jax, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, GA, USA. Poured into an over-sized wine glass. Definite light reddish hue, and looks fine (thin). Classy color as the light catches this on an early summer evening on a deck in...
Additional notes: 09/18/2020 (pictured) Purchased this bottle last month in Indianapolis. I know it's old, the question is how old? Opening produces a little pop, and some carbonation is left although everything associated with fades quickly. Some...
Nearly two years since I tried this on-tap for the first time, this is a 12 oz bottle sampling, bottled on 03/30/06. Part of my haul from my recent trip to Lexington, KY, USA, I seem to remember it was around $8 for the 12 oz single from Liquor...
750 mL bottle, approx. $11.99 at Shopper's Village, High St, Lexington, KY, USA. (The pictured bottle is an oxidized, undrinkable one that I opened in 2023, and that was purchased as a shelf-turd in 2022 in Indianapolis). Well, here we go with...
Additional notes 10/01/2022 (Pictured) Still presenting itself as a malty, slightly alternative tasting Vienna or O'fest. It's a little odd, I'll grant you that, but one bottle a year is a welcome change of pace, and I'll likely keep drinking it in...
I've had 60 minute on tap before, but this was my first venture with the bottle - thanks to Silentsabre (and his mom!) for the opportunity. The first feature is the glaring clear golden yellow pour - pretty much as you would expect any old macro...
$15.99, Brawleys, Charlotte, NC, USA. 750 mL bottle, bought in Jan 2006, consumed September 2006. Dark orange pour with an initial small head but obviously this fades really quickly. Aroma has the advertised raspberries which are certainly evident...
Bottled 04/05/06 (stamp on neck). 12 oz bottle. Crystal clear, copper colored pour with a small amount of carbonation at first, but this, like the small head, fades very quickly. As others have noted, a certain brandy like aroma. Definite smokiness...
Updated Notes (Golden Era) Sept. 2007 If there was any doubt about this not being the same beer as Shower, just take a look at that distinctive Golden Color! Really deep. Now in four packs of 12 oz bottles. Got mine for $7.49 at Mac's, I suspect...
Simple pour, great clarity with a pale amber/orange color. Small, bone-white head with a tiny bit of lacing. Sweet, ester based aroma with fruit in there, but not distinguishable as anything specific. Metallic bitterness and a sharp finish - all a...
Bottled 11/14/05 Poured into the St. Bernardus chalice from the capped 750 mL bottle, it is absolutely crystal clear with an orange/golden hue. For those with British connections the body is a Lucozade color. Fine bubbles of carbonation form on the...
Notes added 3/22/07: (bottle) This is certainly a much hoppier version of the original (English) style and I think the beer suffers as a result. In Brown Ales I am looking for a sweet, malty smooth beer but the hop presence here gives it an edge...
Poured into the St. Bernardus chalice, I wanted to give this a full chance to breathe and release those deep aromas. Burned orange color, obviously zero head and zero lacing. Slightly viscous, liquor like appearance, again as expected. Aroma is all...
Poured into the Chimay goblet, there was a distinct lack of life to the beer with little or no carbonation, and as a result vitually no head or lacing. Murky orange/brown hue reminiscent of cold tea, I'm afraid this did not score high on the...
Additional Notes 01/08 2005 Vintage Got a chance to revisit this at The Brick Store - thanks to Simon for the sample. Rumor has it that this vintage topped out at around 24%! Great legs in the glass, silky smooth and chocked FULL of flavor. About...
Hazy orange, slightly oily looking body (from the alcohol presumably) a nice, small sustained head and some better than average lacing. Smooth sweet caramel in the nose. Full in the mouth, lovely satisfying oils and a warm kick in the finish. Very,...
Leave it to a progressive brewery like DFH to produce this kind of beer. A golden pour, but with zero lacing and a scant head. If I had to summarize this I would describe it as a malt liquor with honey added. As unattractive as that may sound this...
Pictured 02/07/23 Original notes 08/16/05 Golden hazed pour with orange highlights, slightly lighter than I was expecting with a small head and some, but not a great deal, of lacing. What lacing is produced is sticky. Aroma is not the huge hop bomb...
03/08 === Paid $13.49 for a four pack at Smyrna World of Beverage - this is getting pricey. Great clarity as usual and the classic, sweet alcoholic experience. Not to be trifled with! 03/07 === Had to come back with some additional notes on this...
Pictured Original notes 01/30/05 This is a truly super beer - and I don't relish lots of hops. Great looking "orangey" colored pour with a small, but perfectly formed, bubbly head. The look is good, but this brew isn't about looks. Firstly the...
A super smooth, and much more enjoyable experience than I was expecting. Not being a hophead, I was not expecting to enjoy this a great deal, but I was pleasantly suprised. Excellent, typically hoppy, pale orange color, with some nice (but not...
A lot of sweetness is the abiding memory imparted by this brew. Pours a lovely, attractive golden color with a decent head, but one that disappears very quickly. The slickness in the mouthfeel is not unpleasant but really is true to form for beer...
Given what I had heard about Dogfish in general, I have to say that this was a let down. A very thin experience with very little out of the ordinary to recommend it. The pour, appearance and aroma were all disappointing to me, I was expecting a far...
Very nice experience. I was a bit dubious about the Chicory part of the name as I thought that this could lead to some interesting taste clashes, but the beer pulled it through. Black, but with some reddish brown hints, a small creamy head that...