Dogfish Head World Wide Stout - Utopias Barrel
overall
98
style
RATINGS: 92 WEIGHTED AVG: 4.03/5 SEASONAL: Series IBU: 70 EST. CALORIES: 519 ABV: 17.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Stout aged in Utopias barrels Ages well Bittering 24.5 units OG 31.62°P Beer Geekery Info. The experience of drinking Utopias is often described as ritualistic. Rare and often rumored about in the darkest corners of the beer community, this variety of World Wide Stout is dark, rich, roasty and complex. The rumors are true. Often whispered about in the darkest corners of the beer community, World Wide Stout just got a little more complex and whole lot more sought-after. Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, you might be wondering how this boundary-pusher could get any more boisterous. One word – Utopias. Chock full of intricate aromas and warming flavors, Sam Adams Utopias is a unique blend of aged ales dating back more than 25 years – the perfect complement to an already complex World Wide Stout. And thanks to a shipment of freshly emptied Utopias barrels from our friends at Sam Adams, we were able to see just how well these two beloved brews would mingle. After sitting in the barrels for a full seven months, Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout was born. The result is a jet-black, rich and roasty beer with balanced notes of espresso, cocoa, sherry and vanilla that clocks in at 17.3% ABV. Limited quantities of this exclusive brew will be available throughout Delaware in 4-pack 12 oz. bottles beginning Friday, Mar. 27. “At Dogfish Head, we are always searching for innovative ways to push the boundaries of craft beer. Whether that’s discovering a new-to-brewing ingredient, like using monk fruit to create our full-flavored, lo-cal IPA, Slightly Mighty; inventing a new-to-brewing culinary ingredient, like continual hopping, the process behind our 60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute Imperial IPA; or bringing a classic, off-centered ale to life in a new way, like we are doing with Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout,” says Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione. “And what better way to personify our explorative mindset than by borrowing some barrels from our pals at Sam Adams to integrate two pioneering bold and ageable craft beers?” Originally released in 1999, World Wide Stout is dark, roasty and complex, with a depth similar to that of a fine port wine. Since its inception, we’ve released numerous variants of World Wide Stout, including – Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout, aged on oak with real vanilla beans, and Bourbon Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout, aged in freshly-emptied bourbon barrels still wet with spirits. Meanwhile, Sam Adams debuted Utopias in 1994 and releases it every two years. Reminiscent of a vintage port or fine sherry, each release of Utopias boasts a distinct blend of aged ales for a truly unique tasting experience. (from https://www.dogfish.com/blog/what-world-going-world-wide-stout-samuel-adams-utopias) Original Release Date: 2020 (Friday, Mar. 27) Color Jet black & opaque Aroma Roasted cacao, sherry, espresso, oak, vanilla Flavor Dark chocolate, roasted coffee, stewed fruit and oak Mouthfeel Slightly dry, sweet and warming (from https://www.dogfish.com/brewery/beer/utopias-barrel-aged-world-wide-stout) Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout goes great with (or as!) dessert and is an excellent candidate for cellaring, so grab a few bottles to enjoy now and lay the others down for a few years to share with someone you love.
Stout aged in Utopias barrels Ages well Bittering 24.5 units OG 31.62°P Beer Geekery Info. The experience of drinking Utopias is often described as ritualistic. Rare and often rumored about in the darkest corners of the beer community, this variety of World Wide Stout is dark, rich, roasty and complex. The rumors are true. Often whispered about in the darkest corners of the beer community, World Wide Stout just got a little more complex and whole lot more sought-after. Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, you might be wondering how this boundary-pusher could get any more boisterous. One word – Utopias. Chock full of intricate aromas and warming flavors, Sam Adams Utopias is a unique blend of aged ales dating back more than 25 years – the perfect complement to an already complex World Wide Stout. And thanks to a shipment of freshly emptied Utopias barrels from our friends at Sam Adams, we were able to see just how well these two beloved brews would mingle. After sitting in the barrels for a full seven months, Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout was born. The result is a jet-black, rich and roasty beer with balanced notes of espresso, cocoa, sherry and vanilla that clocks in at 17.3% ABV. Limited quantities of this exclusive brew will be available throughout Delaware in 4-pack 12 oz. bottles beginning Friday, Mar. 27. “At Dogfish Head, we are always searching for innovative ways to push the boundaries of craft beer. Whether that’s discovering a new-to-brewing ingredient, like using monk fruit to create our full-flavored, lo-cal IPA, Slightly Mighty; inventing a new-to-brewing culinary ingredient, like continual hopping, the process behind our 60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute Imperial IPA; or bringing a classic, off-centered ale to life in a new way, like we are doing with Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout,” says Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione. “And what better way to personify our explorative mindset than by borrowing some barrels from our pals at Sam Adams to integrate two pioneering bold and ageable craft beers?” Originally released in 1999, World Wide Stout is dark, roasty and complex, with a depth similar to that of a fine port wine. Since its inception, we’ve released numerous variants of World Wide Stout, including – Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout, aged on oak with real vanilla beans, and Bourbon Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout, aged in freshly-emptied bourbon barrels still wet with spirits. Meanwhile, Sam Adams debuted Utopias in 1994 and releases it every two years. Reminiscent of a vintage port or fine sherry, each release of Utopias boasts a distinct blend of aged ales for a truly unique tasting experience. (from https://www.dogfish.com/blog/what-world-going-world-wide-stout-samuel-adams-utopias) Original Release Date: 2020 (Friday, Mar. 27) Color Jet black & opaque Aroma Roasted cacao, sherry, espresso, oak, vanilla Flavor Dark chocolate, roasted coffee, stewed fruit and oak Mouthfeel Slightly dry, sweet and warming (from https://www.dogfish.com/brewery/beer/utopias-barrel-aged-world-wide-stout) Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout goes great with (or as!) dessert and is an excellent candidate for cellaring, so grab a few bottles to enjoy now and lay the others down for a few years to share with someone you love.
3.7
UPDATED: FEB 24, 2024 Heavy, malty. boozy and dry roasty with some stingy wood, oak, syrup and earthiness, hints of warming alcohol. Quite intense.
3.9
UPDATED: FEB 3, 2024 Bottle: pours black with barely any head. Aroma is boozy, liqueur, dark chocolate, some soy sauce. Taste is boozy, some chocolate, some umami, wood, barrels. Strangely drinkable.
4.2
UPDATED: NOV 26, 2023 Bottle, sat on for a couple years. Dark as night pour, small head. Super rich cocoa, coffee and molasses. Flavor is almost whiskey barrel flavor. But strangely, this doesn't taste the 17% that it is...at all. I could unknowingly drink a couple of these! Delicious.
4.2
UPDATED: NOV 16, 2023 Bottle at Erin's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, vanilla, taste is similar, raisin, dark fruit, bitter, dry finish.
4.1
UPDATED: NOV 9, 2023 12 oz bottle. Pours pitch black with a small light brown top. Aroma of whiskey, dark chocolate, nuts and dark malt. Taste of bourbon, dark chocolate, nuts and dark malt.
3.7
UPDATED: NOV 5, 2023 Aroma dominated by bourbon. Taste is sweet, bourbon, coffee and malt with a strong alcohol alcohol burn on the finish. Stout base is good but just too alcohol dominated.
2.7
UPDATED: SEP 7, 2023 Bottle @ Shane's. Pours black without any real head. This smelled okay at first as there's a lot of chocolate, wood, and caramel. But then I get a rather pungent soy sauce quality that just takes over. Also get licorice, spirit, alcohol, and vanilla. Really full bodied, not surprisingly. Not my favorite.
3.7
UPDATED: SEP 1, 2023 --Bottled at PBF XIII. -- Mildly gushing. Near black, minimal head. Balsamic woody no with treacle and soy sauce. Very sweet with massive body and rounded mouthfeel. Dates and treacle. Intense warming finish.
3.6
UPDATED: SEP 1, 2023 Bottled 344ml (XIII PBF)
Thanks GoT!
Opaque colour, tiny beige head. Moonshine, toastyness, some perfumic notes in the nose. Medium-bodied. Roasted, perfumic, a bit boozy, quite similar to bourbon BA version.
4.1
UPDATED: SEP 1, 2023 355 ml bottle. PBF XIII. Thx GodOfThunder.
Poured black in color. No head.
Aroma has alcohol, some wood, perfumy notes. Round, full bodied.
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