Dogfish Head Black and Blue

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

(Bottled one which I shared with two Swedes at Ginger Man, NYC) Poured with amber colour and hazy. Head was white and small. Blueberries dominated the aroma which had also fruity notes. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Taste included malts, blueberry, raspberry, fruitiness, bittereness and Belgian type of yeastiness. Aftertaste was mostly of berries. I liked.

Pours a cloudy dark ruby/cherry red that is completely opaque with a thin fizzy slightly pink head that quickly fades into a thin lasting ring. Very minimal spots of lacing. Slightly sour fruit berry aroma with some tart funkiness, spice and dark berries. The blackberries and blueberries are prominent but there is also a bit of raspberry. Very carbonated up front with some slight sour acidic tartness with a sweet medium body that is dominated by dark berry fruit and a slightly spicy finish. The alcohol is very well masked making this beer pretty quaffable. The sweetness of the blackberries and blueberries is no cloying or artificial which is always a plus but is still a bit too much for my liking. An interesting experiment but not something I would seek out again, especially at the high price point.

Bottled. Clear orange color, short head. Aroma of fruit, sweet, bit malt, bit liquor. Artificial fruity barley wine. Some clove.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.