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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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11833.48/5.03.48/5.0Spring7%95.5Flute
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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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 mistersinalin (367), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 27, 2009  
This was just the thing to get me ready for an evening of fine dining. It wasn’ too heavy, to bitter, too sweet, or too boozy. The balance of fruit and hop was spot on for an early summer cooler with enough refinement to precede great cuisine.


 Maddog (231), Kettering, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
May 27, 2009  
I have always been skeptical about trying this beer, but more often than not, DFH has been able to come through for me. With that being said, this beer lacks in the ipa department AND the fruit department. It has a nice appearance with a dark, clear amber body with a long lasting head, but the aroma is almost non-existent. This beer starts with a hint of tart fruit and malt and finishes with some hop crispness. It is refreshing and a decent ale, but certainly not something that I would buy regularly.


 mwelsh13 (483), Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/510/20
May 27, 2009  
Bottle pours medium golden amber with a slightly caramel and fruit aroma. Light hop with alot of sweet and sour fruit in it. Bitterness is overpowered by the fruit. Tastes more like a sour lemonade than apricots.


altehkiller (71), , California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
May 26, 2009  
strange brew. like a mild ipa with a mild sweetness of apricots thrown in. mingles better with the hops than you would think.


 General66 (164), Streator, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 25, 2009  
12 ounce bottle. I was excited to try this beer... DFH has always made a quality brew and I was looking forward to trying something new. Pours a amber color with a one finger width white frothy head that disappears quickly. The aroma consisted of some hints of flowers, citrus, and faint apricot. There was also a sweet sugary hint to it. The taste consists of light hops, citrus, subtle hops, and some light caramel malt. Finishes a bit sour. Overall this was an interesting beer... I am glad I had the chance to try it but it is nothing that I would continuously seek out.


 Ryan82SM (231), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/511/20
May 24, 2009  
Surprising hop aroma for a fruit beer with a more muted apricot presence. Appearance is orangish peach with a light, creamy head. The flavor is also mostly dominated by hops, but with apricot, citrus and white grape. Palate is creamy and bubbly. Interesting beer that stands as a good spring\summer brew.


BNSLY (43), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
May 19, 2009  
From bottle. Overall it is a tasty beer. A little sour for me. nice color, smell the hops coming thru. good beer if you like a fruit beer.


 bconley (351), Fern Park, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 19, 2009  
Tasted sample that was through a randal system. The smell was mostly hops because of the randal, but the taste was nice and sweet from the apricots. Citrusy hops gave a really nice bitter flavor. Was really cool.



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