The Dog and Fig Brewery Reviews

KegAromas32	4 Dog and Fig Stewige Stout Friday, November 22, 2019
AnonUser54728	4.6 The Dog and Fig Irish Cream Aroma: Medium-light caramel, marshmallow. Light grainy. Appearance: Brown body. Small, off-white head. Very fine bubbles. Good retention. Flavour: Medium bready, caramel, marshmallows. Medium-light grainy. Light bitterness. Slightly dry finish Mouthfeel: Medium-light body, Medium carbonation, smooth. Overall: Extremely smooth/creamy for a non-nitro beer. Aroma not as present as flavour. Overall a great beer. Friday, September 13, 2019
Windpomp	2.7 Dog and Fig Baldadige Buchu Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Windpomp	3 Dog and Fig Alternatiewe Alt Tuesday, August 13, 2019
dimeon	2.6 The Dog and Fig Proper Pilsner A: Light straw with a quickly dissipating white head N: Some grain T: Slightly sweet. Nice neutral bitterness P: Medium O: The sweetness is a bit heavy and affects the overall balance of the beer Monday, July 8, 2019
Barras1975	5 Dog and Fig Stewige Stout Coffee, smokiness smooth, beautiful Sunday, March 17, 2019
Barras1975	4.4 Dog and Fig Aardige Ale Sunday, March 17, 2019
Barras1975	4.4 Dog and Fig Alternatiewe Alt Sunday, March 17, 2019
AnonUser54728	2.1 The Dog and Fig NEIPA Aroma: High fruitiness, melon. Medium-high resin, pine. Appearance: Hazy, golden body. Small, white head. Good retention. Flavour: Medium-high bitterness. Medium-high fruity, melon, resin. Dry finish, bitter, resin. Mouthfeel: Medium body, medium carbonation. Overall: A very impressive IPA, but not an NEIPA. Too bitter (or lacking support for the bitterness), and needs more body. 500 ml, on tap. Thanks Sean! 21B. Specialty IPA: NEIPA Saturday, April 14, 2018
dimeon	3.2 Dog and Fig Wafferse Weiss A: Light straw with almost no head. N: Grain and cloves T: Quite sweet, with oodles of cloves P: Medium O: Decent weiss Thursday, July 20, 2017
dimeon	3.9 Dog and Fig Stewige Stout A: Pitch black with a medium tan head N: Roasted malts, dark fruits T: Coffee and charred grains, followed by plums, prunes and a faint, sherry-like note P: Heavy O: Lovely stout, from the first sip to the last! Thursday, July 20, 2017
dimeon	2.2 The Dog and Fig Vyl Ale A: Light cloudy straw with a small white head N: Some bitterness and a faint nutmeg note T: Slightly astringent. A faint garlic note in the background and plenty of hop bitterness. Some grassiness as well. P: Thin O: These flavours really don’t appeal to me. Thursday, July 20, 2017
dimeon	2.7 Dog and Fig Baldadige Buchu A: Amber-brown with no head N: Citrus, caramel and amber malts T: Sweet, mint, tree bark, orange zest and a bitter finish P: Thin O: The taste of buchu in a beer is bound to divide drinkers, but I quite like it. The beer lacked carbonation, however, which is an issue. Thursday, July 20, 2017
dimeon	2.7 Dog and Fig Alternatiewe Alt A: Reddish brown with no discernible head N: Caramel T: Roasted coffee and polished leather. P: Medium O: The taste combination is certainly very tasty, but the roastiness may be a tad too heavy for the style. Carbonation is also an issue. Thursday, July 20, 2017
dimeon	3 Dog and Fig Aardige Ale A: Dark amber with a small white head N: Slightly sweet with a hint of acidity. Also some traces of soft fudge. T: Toffee, biscuits and medium bitterness reminiscent of aloe P: Medium O: Not too bad, but not 100% sure that all the flavours are in perfect balance. Thursday, July 20, 2017
Wagga	4 Dog and Fig Baldadige Buchu Thursday, January 15, 2015
downside_up	4.4 Dog and Fig Baldadige Buchu Awesome, on tap or in the bottle. Strong and unique flavours from the Buchu will rock your socks off, so will the 7% alcohol content, although that will probably go unnoticed until a few have been knocked back. Thursday, November 13, 2014
downside_up	4.4 Dog and Fig Alternatiewe Alt Another amazing beer from Dog & Fig. Rustic and complex with a nice mellow bitterness. Thursday, November 13, 2014
downside_up	4.5 Dog and Fig Stewige Stout Awesome Stout. Nice and strong but still smooth and highly drinkable, gets better with every sip (and every glass). Thursday, November 13, 2014
downside_up	4.7 The Dog and Fig Vyl Ale One of my favourite ales at the moment. Very Unique and full of flavour, Awesome on a hot day, can’t wait for my next one. Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Windpomp	3 Dog and Fig Aardige Ale Thursday, September 11, 2014
aleksander9	4.2 Dog and Fig Alternatiewe Alt Pours dark brown with no head. Complex aroma of nuts, wood, floral noble hops, caramel, basement and earth. Slick palate. Aftertaste is toffee, wood, noble hops, dark chocolate and lingering caramel finish. Overall: WOW! What a sipper! Probably got a bottle who was not yet carbonated, but still so enjoyable. Complex stuff! Definitely one of ZA best beers and i must bring one home to Norway. Tuesday, August 12, 2014
aleksander9	3.7 The Dog and Fig Heritage Ale -tap at hartelus market in parys- pours deep brown with creamy cappuccino head. Aroma is roasted malt, yeast, toffee and some vanilla. Very creamy palate. Aftertaste is coffee, roasted and a nice long biting noble hop finish. Overall: excellent! The head retention is very impressive. Saturday, July 5, 2014
aleksander9	3.5 Dog and Fig Aardige Ale Murky copper with creamy head. Aroma is sweet bread, banana, red fruit and some toasted notes. Creamy palate. Aftertaste is bread, round yeast, and lingering banana and red fruit finish. Overall: slick and fruity, almost a dunkel/weiss hybrid. Color is too murky. Saturday, July 5, 2014
AnonUser54728	3.5 The Dog and Fig Vyl Ale Aroma: Medium malt; bready, toasty. Medium-high hops; grassy. Appearance: Medium clarity, straw body. Medium-small white head. Flavour: Medium hops; citrus, grassy. Medium-high bitterness. Palate: Medium-light body, medium-light carbonation. Dry finish. Overall: Not my favourite from the brewer. 250 ml on tap. SA on Tap. 10A. American Pale Ale Wednesday, April 2, 2014
aleksander9	3.5 Dog and Fig Wafferse Weiss Nice hazy orange with small white head. Aroma is happy banana yeast and wheat. Medium smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Aftertaste is Creamy and sweet with alot of banana. Overall: a perfect example of a weissbier! Easy to drink. Saturday, October 19, 2013
aleksander9	3.8 Dog and Fig Baldadige Buchu On tap: Hazy copper with small white head. Wow, huge Aroma! Herby, lemon, mint and citrus. Full bodied with small carbonation. Nice bitter, mint, citrus and eucalyptus finish. Overall: so impressed with this small brewery. This beer is well composed for being such a experimental beer. In bottle: Hazy orange with small head. Big aroma of strawberry jam, herbs and sweets, Slick palate. Aftertaste is dry herbs, caramel and some noble hops. Overall: Tastes way different in the bottle. Saturday, October 19, 2013
aleksander9	4.4 Dog and Fig Stewige Stout Excellent black appearance with brown head. Aroma is roasted, chocolate and some vanilla. Very smooth Creamy guinness mouthfeel with low carbonation. Aftertaste is full with bitter chocolate and floral hops. Overall: impressive! Can compete with the big boys. - more thoughts- tap at beer house. Wow. Surely one of south africas best beers. Must bring home to norway. -Even more thoughts!- Finally got this in a bottle. Wow, speechless. Had to try black tokyo horizon before this one to know that i was not just raving. The aroma is much more woody in the bottle. Its so slick with a great full aftertaste with loads of noble hops. A real WOW beer and the absolutely sickest stout at this abv i have ever tried. Saturday, October 19, 2013
AnonUser54728	4.1 Dog and Fig Aardige Ale Aroma: Light toasted bread. Light grassy hops. Appearance: Creamy, light-brown head. Fair lacing. Cloudy dark yellow. Initial Flavours: Moderate sweetness, moderate bitterness Finishing Flavours: Moderate sweetness, light bitterness, nutmeg Palate: Draught, taster. At Johannesburg Festival Of Beer. Thursday, September 12, 2013
AnonUser54728	4.4 Dog and Fig Stewige Stout Aroma: Dark bread, dark chocolate, roasted, light hops perfume, Appearance: Large, frothy light-brown head. Dark brown/black body. Initial Flavours: Moderate sweetness, heady bitterness, moderate saltiness Finishing Flavours: Heavy bitterness Palate: Medium body, dry finish Draught, taster. At Johannesburg Festival Of Beer. Thursday, September 12, 2013
AnonUser54728	3.6 Dog and Fig Wafferse Weiss Aroma: Citrus, coriander, banana, grain, Appearance: Hazy pale gold, very thin off-white head, Taste: Strong citrus, sourness, very crisp and dry, grain, banana, spicy, bread, Palate: High carbonation, slightly creamy, medium bodied, Overall: A lovely crisp beer, perfect for a summer day. 750 ml bottle, poured. Thursday, July 25, 2013
AnonUser54728	4.5 Dog and Fig Baldadige Buchu Aroma: Buchu, sweetness, lime, Appearance: Slightly hazy, dark gold body. Medium frothy head with excellent lacing. Taste: Medium-high bitterness, medium sweet, quite tart, buchu (herb, plant-like), light white-chocolate, dry finish, grain, Palate: Light body, medium-high carbonation, a bit of a sting. Overall: Definitely different. A spice beer that is different from all that I have tasted, as the spice is in the front! A highly enjoyable beer! 750 ml bottle, poured. Monday, July 22, 2013
AnonUser54728	4.6 Dog and Fig Alternatiewe Alt Aroma: Strong nutty, cocoa, citric, floral, raisin, light pepper, Appearance: Clear, dark copper, light-brown medium frothy head with good lacing. Taste: Nut, cocoa, medium sweet, medium-light bitterness, dry finish, raisin, well balanced. Palate: Creamy but active carbonation, medium body, slight slickness, Overall: Lovely beer! For a "different" beer this is one that I would happily recommend. CHEERS! 750 ml bottle, poured. Monday, July 22, 2013