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Dogfish Head Black and Blue

Dogfish Head Black and Blue - Fruit Beer

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 Percentile 
79
overall
Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer

Milton, Delaware USA

bottled
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5263.36/5.03.35/5.0Special10%92.4Flute
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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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 Ober (1165), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 16, 2009  
Bottle @ tasting by jbrus. A clear red/amber colored beer, with a beige head. It disappears quickly. The aroma is fruity like berries and cherries. It has some sweetness. Some spices. The taste of fruits, moving to hopbitter, there through sweet en spices like clove. Alcohol in the back. The aftertaste is bittersweet with some spices.


 skortila (2879), Bunnik, Netherlands
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/58/20
Oct 15, 2009  
Bottle@UDRM. Tnx JBrus! Aroma has fruits, berries like cassis. Clear, amber-red coloured beer with no head. The taste is quite sweet, has all the berries again. Sticky palate, some carbonation and not much body. Brrr...


 jbrus (4835), Delft, Netherlands
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 13, 2009  
Bottle@UDRM. Red berries aroma. Amber colour, beige head, fair lace. Very sweet, light bitter, cassis, malty. Sticky, alcohol well hidden. Barley Wine with fruity notes.


 NomDeBeer (398), Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 12, 2009  
Faint aroma of blueberries. Taste is a bit tart but dominated by fruit sweetness, particularly blueberries. I never would have guessed 10% ABV - well-hidden. Not bad, but it’s not really my thing, and I can’t see myself drinking this one again.


 Ryan82SM (231), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/513/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Tart cherries, blackberries and white grape nose. Appearance is reddish gold with a creamy, carbonated head. Flavor of tart cherries, blueberries, ripe apple and white grape. Palate is lively and cooling after some time on the tongue. Good, but I liked the Red and White better.


 esjaygee (1467), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 9, 2009  
Hazy amber with a creamy white head. Aroma of blueberries, malt, alcohol and mild noble hops. Taste of mild blueberries and blackberries, bready malt and light hops. Smooth body has some tartness to it and finishes up with some alcohol warmth.


 caresville (106), Vernon, New Jersey, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/510/20
Oct 8, 2009  
strange to say the least. stinks like all different berries before you can even pour it. pours a red to brownish hue with a tiny bubbly head that dissolves in about or minute or two. tastes like a weak belgian ale with strong hints of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and maybe some oranges. overly fruity but if drank out of snifter for a sip or two, quite intriguing. i can say i have had this one now so no need for me to ever try this weirdo beer again.


 tokyogoat (505), San Diego, California, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/58/20
Oct 4, 2009  
Poured like a lightly carbonated gls of blood orange juice. Nose was heavy on berries. Tastes like someone made a beer form the berries on the sole of a field workers shoe. It’s like welch’s for grown ups. Glad someone else brought the bottle because i would have been tempted to defecate in the bottle and send it back to DFH. OK, maybe its not that bad, but it should at least have a picture of three highschool girls drinking it while at camp on the front of the botte.



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