Dogfish Head ApriHop

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Poured from Bottle into Pint glass. Pours a light copper color that has a light orange glow towards the bottom of the glass with a one inch white head. The beer has an obvious apricot aroma with some other citrus flavors and just a hint of caramel malt. Apricots dominate the flavor as well. Its soft upfront and leaves a bitterness in the end. I noticed some lemon zest bitterness in the middle as well. Its a light-medium bodied beer that is a bit slick but definitely easy to drink. I actually found this beer to be pretty enjoyable. Its not overly fruity which I was worried about.

Poured a dark copper color with an off-white head. It was pretty bitter for being a fruit beer, but it was a nice spin on the style. I didn’t taste much apricot though. Overall this was a good beer but not one of Dogfish Head’s best.

Imperial draft poured on tap at Charleston’s (New Lenox, IL). Pours a dark gold with hints of amber in the body, some red and orange, with light haze, and a moderate white caley head that laces well. Aromas are light, pushing some light florals and citrus with grass and light fruity apricot. More of a pale malt. Initial is a decent body, pushing decent bitterness coupled with fruity apricot, a touch tart and bitter, some citrus and grass, with pale malt body. The fruit sits at the back of the palate, not necessrily sweet, but working well overall. A bit underhopped, but the fruit is nice. Lingering bitterness, pale malt, touch of caramel and apricot. This is nice, out of style, but pleasant, especially for the summer.

On tap at Galway Tribes. Pours amber with an off-white head. Aroma is of grass, floral hops, apricots, malt, and alcohol. Taste is of hops, apricot, and alcohol. there is an alcohol presence in this brew, but it only ads to it, unlike most other DFH booze bombs. The apricots blend well with the hops and don’t mess up the balance. Underlying presence of grass. Backbone of malt evens it out. Lingering taste of sweet apricots after each sip. Mouthfeel is light, almost fizzy much like you would expect. Almost an IPA with lots of apricots and way too much booze.