Dogfish Head ApriHop

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

Love the apricot undertones to this hoppy beer. The sweetness of the fruit combined with the bitterness of the hops creates a tasty treat.

on tap at the Ginger Man, NYC. Clear golden orange colour with a thin head. Sweet and sour flavour mixed with fruit gums. Bitter hops, tangy grapefruit. citrus that makes it a little sour. Tangy finish.

Draft. Weird, tasted more like a sour ale to me. Not one of my favorites.

Bottle. Pours a clear orange with a brown/crimson tint with a medium sized white head that deflates steadily. Sweet fruity smell with almost a hint of champagne yeast, and a sweet fruity alcohol note Medium bodied and sweet with a nice lemony citrus component. Finishes sweet and a tad tart, with the crispness of fresh apricots, and almost a tinge of bitterness.

pours golden rose with a orangish thick head. A delicate nose, fruity and malty. It is a sour brew for sure, with a lingering, but definate apricot finish. Could kick up the hops a bit.

12oz. bottle, pours dark gold,copper, Aroma is chewy malt peach/apricot, hop bitterness at the end. Too sweet for me but a decent beer nonetheless.

On tap at the Ginger Man. Nice aroma and a good balance at first blush give way to a fruity tartness that rips your throat out as you swallow. Was glad to finish the 4.5oz serving quickly, will not drink again. Final analysis: strong alcopop flavour with zero sweetness.

nose of bready malt and subtle fruit, apricots specifically apperance is copper. flavor is very well balanced, wonderul biscuity malt with no cloying malt sweetness. apricots are present but far from disturbing levels as seen in some similar beers. this is the improved version of magic hat #9 and one million other horrible fruit beers that cant find the balance of fruit, hops and malt. fruit is simple and clean and far from overwhelming, very pleasant and nearly sessionable.