Dogfish Head ApriHop

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

On Tap @ the Maproom. Dark clear amber pour with some head. Aroma of tangy fruit. The taste is of a fruity apricot carbonated american ale. Not all that special to me. Don’ t know why this is a Fruit beer should be a pale ale.

On tap at Map Room, Chicago. Probaby closer to a pale ale than a head-on fruit beer. Strong hints of apricot, but nothing overpowering. After your palate gets used to the apricot, it’s pretty much a straight-forward pale ale with moderate hops and body-- nothing too big or heavy here.

purchased at 99 bottles in federal way, washington. pour is a clear orange with a small off-white head, good lacing. smell of fruits (apricot and other sweet fruits), malt, touch of caramel. taste is sweet, thick mouth-feel, apricot is predominate, light on the hops, sweet malts, light carbonation.

12 oz bottle. Pours a clear deep orange with 2 cm of foamy off white head that is ends up as a thin film by the end. Aroma of fruit dominates, mostly apricot, some floral hops and a hint of alcohol. Initial flavor is very fruity. End flavors are less fruity and has a hint of the hops. Aftertaste is when the hops really show up and become pretty strong. Some lacing, light to moderate carbonation, light bodied, and some alcohol noted. Drinkability is limited for me personally because of how sweet it is, but a great beer nonetheless.

On draft at the DFH Alehouse in Falls Church. Bright orange color, clear. Strong fruity taste dominates from the beginning, the hops became more apparent as i drank more.

I like this beer. It’s all about balance here. The fresh fruity nose contains notes of the spicy hops and the malt to come. Flavor from the onset is that of big pale malt and hops with a fruity kick. The bitterness shines through, maybe a bit too much though. The acidity of the fruit is also just a little overbearing and would be well complemented with more sweetness, but when considering the wine-like characteristics of this beer being in such harmony with a crisp dry finish, the 7% alcohol tells you to remember not to expect such typical things from Dogfish. A unique and refreshing beer, just one will gladly destroy your palate. Great with food, especially some italian cheese and spicier offerings.

I do not typically like ’fruity beers’ but this is a gem. Crisp, refreshing. Perfect brew to welcome spring. Smooth palate. Sweet start with pleasantly bitter apricot finish. Not overstated or syrupy/

on tap at hopleaf. Nice clear orangey color with nice lasting white head. Nice caramally nose, with hints of citrus and candy sugars. Flavor has a great orangey character with some medium sweetness. Bitterness is pretty subdued, but present. Slight tartness, I get the grape notes that xnoxhatex pointed out. Hop bitterness is more apparent on the finish. Mouthfeel is creamy. Very easy drinking twist on a IIPA.