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Dogfish Head Black and Blue

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5293.36/5.03.35/5.0Special10%92.4Flute
Commercial Description:
Black & Blue is golden Belgian Ale made with over 300 lbs of fresh blackberries and blueberries. With a deep purple full body and a long-lasting lacy pink head, this ale is both attractive and delicious! It is tart and fruity, like our brewers! The subtle bitterness of Hallertau and Saaz hops shines through the fruit forward flavor and sets the palate aglow. (30 IBUs). This tasty brew has smooth but noticeable alcohol warmth. Belgian yeast gives this brew a characteristically dry spicy finish. The beautiful interplay of fruit, spice, and alcohol is complimented by a soft malt profile, and a high level of carbonation.
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 Rogueone (506), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 23, 2008  
This pours a dark amber-orange. Bubbly, with sparse white head. Very smooth, with obvious berry qualities. Tasted blueberry and blackberry, but finished with the tartness of raspberry. Not my type of thing, but it’s definitely something different.


 SpringsLicker (2042), Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 17, 2008  
Thanks to butters for sharing this one. Pours a fairly clear amber body with a fleeting white head. Funky Belgian aroma. Tart and fruity with some spice. Almost a hint of licorice in there too.


 Jine (896), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 12, 2008  
5.24.08 bottle. Towards the end of my birthday night. Notes are scarce but rate numbers survived on paper.


 lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Clear reddish color with a couple fingers of frothy off white head and nice lacing but no retention. Berry and metallic aromas. Very sweet body with mostly blueberries underneath and a spicy finish.


 pepsican (885), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Amber with a small white head. Aroma was black/blueberry and sweet malt. Similar flavor with a bit of caramel and wheat. Finishes lightly syrupy.


 Rynoplasty (507), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Pours a light reddish color with a nice white head. Aroma is slighty fruity and malty. The taste is a cross between a strong light belgian with the slight tartness resembling some lambics. Interesting.


 oreogobbler (217), Austin, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Strong berry aroma: strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, cherry, and simple syrup. Sweet but interesting. Pours a clear caramel color, almost red, with a thin filmy head. Strong sweetness in the flavor. It’s a berry fruit salad! All of which I described in the aroma. But the sweetness fades and a good wheat flavor comes through. The palate is awesome: the sweetness doesn’t linger. though there is some syrupy-ness in the finish. Tasty indeed.


 danielcurtis81 (885), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Getting Notebook online. Bottle. Very interesting and different brew. Pours a hazy brown with red tones. Nose full of various berries. Berries continue to the tongue. A nice carbonation as well is very refreshing. A quality change of pace.



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