Dogfish Head ApriHop

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

12 oz. bottle Let me start by saying that I fine the brews from Dogfish Head to be truly solid if not excellent. I love the fact that they are willing to be daring in their attempts. I have not rated in a while which is a shame because I have been busy trying quite a few beers. It just got the to point that rating was taking too much time. Anyways here goes. Aroma: Not as hoppy as I expected but it is present with a undercurrent of honey and the apricots. Appearance: Clear, bright orange with a smallish lingering head. Flavor: Here is where you get the hops. It is bitter and dry and just underneath it you can taste the sweet fruitiness of the apricots. Palate: The bitterness lingers on your tongue for an exceptional amount of time. Finishes somewhat dry but not overly so. Overall: I could see drinking a lot of this beer and never knowing that apricots were part of the recipe. It is quite tasty and enjoyable if you like a good bitter IPA, which I certainly do. Another fine offering from Dogfish Head.

12 ounce bottle- had in fridge since mid April. Figured good time to quaff last one. Nice looking beer- orange/red amber and good clarity. No head to speak of and minimal lacing. The apricots really show up in the nose of the beer. Taste- the fruit is well blended with the IPA. Very balanced and quite tasty. I think the fruit is showing up more now than when I first purchased it. Nice level of hops, and not too much that could interfere with the apricot flavour. Malts are well done here as well. Drinkability suffers some due to it being 7%. Its a dangerous 7% beer- comes off more like a session ale. One of the better DFH offerings I’ve tried to date.

Pours a nice copper color with off white head. Excellent lacing. A nice lighter IPA. Apricots are there although not at all overpowering. Malty aroma, not heavy on the hops. Taste finished a little sweet. A different take on an IPA...I like it, but Dogfish Head has some better ones out there.

For an IPA, I’d expect more head. Poured with a smallish head. Taste backbone was similar to 60m IPA but with Apricots readily discernable. I’m not a fan, usually, of fruity beers, but this was not overdone. I liked this beer quite a bit. Very refreshing taste.

Bottle, Pours a clear, peachy amber a fluffy yellow head. Aroma of citrus hops and fruit. Sweet taste of apricot and citrus with a dry pine-tinged finish. A nice addition to a category that tends to produces beer I either love or hate.

My original rating of this beer was a 3.3, but I tried it thru a Randall loaded with hops and apricots... what a difference!

Dark amber color. Smell of hops, brown sugar, honey, citrus and malt. Taste of hops, malt, citrus, candy, sugar, some apricot taste and a nice bitterness at the end. Not like their other IPA’s but still enjoyable.

Clear golden with fizzy white head. Apricot and hoppy aroma. Sweet apricot taste mixed with an IPA taste, a pretty interesting beer.

Dark amber in colour with a thin light head. Sweet, very light apricot taste. Hoppy, a little too much for an apricot ale. Not the best apricot beer I’ve had, and certainly nothing special. Was kind of surprised considering the brewery (I normally really enjoy Dog Fish Head)