Dogfish Head ApriHop

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

This beer has a weird hoppy aroma. I am trying to understand why I don’t like the aroma. The aroma is rather weak. The fruit smell is there. I am not always throwing back apricots, but I can smell the fruity sweetness in the aroma. The hop aroma is very slight. It is not extremely noticeable, but I can tell there are hops in the beer. I don’t care if the label says its an IPA, I don’t smell a lot of hops in the beer, and for it to say it is an IPA is a bit of an overstatement. The is impressive in regards to the fruity smell, but the hop smell, not so much. You really have to inhale through your nose to get the hop smell. The color is really cool. There is a nice transparent orange/caramel color; perfect color for an apricot IPA. The flavor has a decent hop taste, and the apricots are in the before taste, but not really in the after taste. The hops are there the entire time the beer is in your mouth. I like the mouthfeel, but it is nothing exceptionally special. Overall, I would say this beer has a decent hop presence. The flavor is not so heavy on the apricots, but I do love bitter beer, so I am all about the hops. The hops were pretty good actually. I was happy to see that the fruits and hops were not 50/50. The color is really cool, and the beer is decent.

Pours amber with a white head. Awesome fruity nose, grape, apple, apricot. Pretty bland flavor-wise. Some white grapes and a tiny bit of hops. Why does it say IPA on the bottle? Not IPA like at all.

Pours a nice amber, but it’s clear. A nice copper color, but it’s translucent, did they filter out the flavor. Mild bubbles in the beverage. Tame 1"+ head. Frothy at that. No mistaking the apricots on the aroma. And in the flavor for that matter as well. Tastes almost like apricot malt. Damn good, if I must say so myself, for I and damn fond of apricots. I mean how could you not be. Do you even know how to get them? Yeah this is the best fruit beer out there. Shark head does it again. And it packs a punch without you knowing it. If you must drink wine coolers, or drink the same beer as the wife and have it be one that she likes, drink this instead. The finish is quite dry and nice, and resembles dried apricots.

12 oz bottle obtained from Central Market in Dallas, TX. Poured into a snifter. Appearance: Dark orange colored with a small amount of white head which quickly dissipated. Medium amount of carbonation. Aroma: A slight amount of hops, malt, and apricots was present. Taste: A slight taste of bittering hops hits the palate but then is overwhelmed by the apricots. I’m not sure if this can be called a "strong IPA", as many of the characteristics of an IPA are not present. Nice mouthfeel. Overall: Not a bad beer. Could be better on a hot summer day.

pours amber with a one finger head that dissipates quickly. the smell is almost pilsnery mixed with some regular old macro beer smell. quite a sour taste, i taste that more than hops. seems kinda like they brewed 60 minute with half the hops and replaced those with apricots. if you want a good ipa go drink 90 minute

12oz bottled 3/5/08. Pours clear dark orange with an off-white head. Nose is very interesting, does replicate my idea of the smell of dried apricots but has some less pleasant off-shoots in there like boxwood or a cat-owned basement. Body is similar, quite baffling... am I missing something? This has more pilsner like characteristics than IPA and overall I don’t really like it very much. Wouldn’t have guessed it was an IPA.

dark amber pour with a 1 finger beige head. hops on the nose and a slight citrus scent. i didn’t think i’d enjoy this beer but the hops are smooth and the apricot is there but it’s not overpowering at all.

Literally a step up from Festina Peche...similarly, this lacks the prominent "Apricot/Peach" one would expect due to it’s name. More vibrant in color than its counterpart, the small white head is the same. This beer does possess a more balanced flavor profile, successfully mixing sweet and sour. Still not a favorite.