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Dogfish Head ApriHop

Dogfish Head ApriHop - Fruit Beer

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 Percentile 
87
overall
Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer

Milton, Delaware USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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11823.48/5.03.48/5.0Spring7%95.7Flute
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Commercial Description:
A strong IPA brewed with real apricots and finished with whole leaf Willamette and Cascade hops.
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Tenderstone (25), Renton, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/59/104/517/20
Apr 27, 2008  
transparent copper color, with medium white head. medium light, fruity aroma. flavor of a nice IPA, but with an apricot finish, this is a very refreshing beer. Easy to drink, easy to order a second. Would work well as a dessert beer.


 VitaminR (421), Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 25, 2008  
Sweet candy caramel nose, some faint notes of dried apricots. Brilliant amber color with medium head that didn’t last. Very well balanced, like a moderate IPA with some pleasant tartness. Good carbonation, clean finish. Surprisingly the apricots lend no direct flavor aside from the tartness. That being said, I really enjoyed this beer, not at all what I expected.


 oreogobbler (217), Austin, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Apr 24, 2008  
Draught: One of my favorite fruit beers. Very well crafted. Sweet sweet apricots and caramel in the aroma. I also get some tangerine and a great balance of hops. Pours a transparent dark orange, soapy patchy head. Sweet to sour flavor, strong fruit. Apricots and grapes, boozy sweet fruit and a wonderful hop balance. Palate is very well balanced, fruity and smooth. Easy to drink and enjoyable on a hot summer afternoon. One tasty beer.


 TheSponge (269), Lynnwood, Washington, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Apr 22, 2008  
12 oz. bottle purchased at Central Market in Mill Creek. Pours a copper/bronze color, with minimal head. Aroma: Apricot (duh), and a hint of grass. Flavor: Apricot (double duh), pear, and hops.


 jeremyd365 (109), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Apr 22, 2008  
This one was quite enjoyable. It poured a darker, clear copper with just the slight hint of a white head and seemed pretty bubbly. It said it was an apricot IPA, but the hops seemed to be almost entirely masked by the apricots. Even though I’m a hophead, I didn’t mind the lack of the hops because the apricot flavor was really good. It finished pretty tart and the strong apricot flavor lingered. It was definitely drinkable and I’d highly recommend this spring one.


 mansquito (819), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 21, 2008  
Quickly descending head and a clear coppery color. Fruity smell. Duh! Apricot flavor in there, but not in the magic hat way. Pretty sweet, actually a little too sweet for my liking. Interesting finish. Some subtle hops. Kinda sour taste in there. Not really my thing, but well done indeed.


 GriffinAvenue (395), Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/58/20
Apr 21, 2008  
Bottle. Clear pale iced tea brown color. Ringed head. Earthy, spoiled fruit, grainy. Not appealing. Tastes like a superior or exciting version of Beast Light - not exactly a great compliment for this brewer or this kind of beer. Very disappointing.


 Petrucci914 (574), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Apr 21, 2008  
Pours a clean golden color with a medium frothy head that fades thinly and leaves streams of bubbly lacing. Aroma is apricots, citrus hops, and sweet malts. Taste is really really refreshing. Having this ice cold after mowing the lawn would be sublime. The taste is really dominated by the apricots with the palate being defined by your typical IPA - citrus and bitter hops.



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