Dogfish Head ApriHop

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

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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UPDATED: MAY 18, 2009 This reminded me of a fruity wine, more than a beer. There was a finishing sour note that truly clarified it was a beer, though. Very different. Apricot was a nice background flavor that didn’t overwhelm. Sweet, balanced with the malt, not very hoppy.

Pours fairly clear amber with a orange hues, with large white head that shrank to a thin layer. Aroma is malt, apricot and light grapefruit hops. It’s a nice blend of those three flavors, none of which is overbearing. Flavor is similar, good caramel malt backbone with a fresh, not too ripe apricot bite, and it finishes long and bitter. It’s well balanced. Not a bad beer but not something I would re-visit.

Nice color and aroma. It pours clean and by all accounts looks and smells like it should be a good beer. When it comes to taste, I disagree with most of the reviews. I’m usually a big fan of Dogfish, but this beer is just thin all around. Light apricot taste, none of the redeeming qualities of balancing hops.

Bottle poured, deep caramel complexion, non existent head, floral piney nose with light hints of apricot, I have to be honest I am not a fan of apricot and the hints kind of ruin it for me, trying to be fair and objective, slightly bitter up front then gets fruity and sweet the apricots shine on the end and cling to the palette... This is a good beer its just not for me

Originally reviewed: 3/20/09. Pours a deep amber with a good-sized frothy white head. Retention is firm, lacing is superb. Smells of apple juice, floral hops, sugar cane, and...apricots. Mouthfeel is nice and crisp. Decent carbonation. Well done. Taste is of tart apples, some hints of sweetness, and a nice hop kick in the finish. Bitterness is where I’d like it. Nothing really about the taste tells me this is an IPA though. More like a fruit beer. Decent, but I wouldn’t drink more than 1 at a time.

Looks nice. Amber with bubble streams and a bubbly off-white head that leaves a lot of lacing. Smell is lightly sweet, apricot, bread, caramel, mild citrus, not really very hoppy. Taste starts out with an unexpected tartness that reminds me of cheap beer, slightly fruity and mildly bitter.

Can’t smell anything. Looks good, taste okay..........................................

12 oz bottle pours hazy orange with white head. Peach aroma. Peach apricot and orange taste.

Bottle. DFH impresses again. As someone who doesn't love apricots, this beer was doomed to a poor rating from the start (why did I think "apri-" stood for April?). However, despite my opposition to apricots, I could not believe how well it blended with their standard IPA.

Bronze; fresh apricots combine with citric, leafy hops. Refreshing, good balance with bready malt flavours.