Dogfish Head ApriHop

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer
Milton, Delaware USA

~Pours a beautiful clear amber with small white head. ~Apricot fruit scent with strong dirty hop scent. ~Interesting flavor. Tart from the apricots and bitter from the hops. I quite like it. ~Light feel, fizzy with nice bittersweet finish. ~I’m not really sure that a flute glass was the best choice for this one. Nonetheless I was pleasantly surprised. Quite enjoyable.

Pours a ruby/amber with a thin head... Aroma is quite fruity with a subtle note of hops... Flavor is much of the same, very sweet/syrupy yet the palate is kind of spritzy for a 7% not quite IPA... Hoppiness leaves hops to be desired, i dont understand how this year they can claim this to be an IPA.... I think magic hat #9 is hoppier than this this year... Enjoyed it in the past and hopefully will enjoy it again next year, but they definitely missed the mark in 09...

12 oz bottle from Bev4less. Pours a copper color with a medium beige head that soon dissipated. The aroma was initially disturbing with a cooked vegetable quality, but as it warmed I was able to pick out some apricots and persimmons. The taste was all apricots set in a overtly sweet malt base. The finish was short and sweet. The mouthfeel was thin and slightly watery with just a bit of grit on finish. Overall: Like other DFH brews, it is an interesting novelty.

bottle 12 oz - Poured clear lighter copper color with small white head. Aroma - I think it smells like apricots, pears and herbal hops. Flavor - Different flavor at first but turned out pretty tastey. Definite spring or summer brew. The semi-sweet apricot flavor stands out along with some pear taste. Hard to believe this is 7%, tastes more like 4% abv. Palate - light/medium slightly syrupy mouthfeel. Finish is somewhat dry and has strange aftertaste. Overall - Good but not great beer. Probably would not buy again but worth a try if you like fruit beers.

I’m not usually one for fruit beers, but this one is pretty damned tasty. Made me want to brew up some fruity IPAs.

I wouldn’t normally choose a beer brewed with fruit but this is definately the best one I’ve ever had. Hap it on tap at the Hopleaf in Chicago. Very well balanced, a true marriage of hops and apricots. This is the perfect beer to introduce to non-hopheads.

Bright fruity peach apricot flavors. A nice semi dry but very refreshing beer. Nice hop usage and not overpowering the fruit. They join and become one. Great summer beer.

Bottle. Medium copper pour with a pretty thin head, leaving little lacing. Aroma is definitely and unmistakably apricot, with very little hop character. Slightly syrupy mouthfeel that is initially fruity before fading to bitter hoppiness at the end. Balanced almost too well for a strong IPA. Very refreshing on an unusually hot day.