Dogfish Head Black and Blue

	Percentile
	79
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
529	3.36/5.0	3.35/5.0	Special	10%	92.4	Flute

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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haggis03a3 (135), Piedmont, California, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	6/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Jul 16, 2008

Pours red with an off white head. Aroma of grain/malt, Belgian yeast, and berries. Flavor is the same plus a pleasant and subtle berry finish which is tangy and dry. This is a unique and complex fruit beer.

rocbyter (910), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Jul 13, 2008 Updated: Jul 14, 2008

Spicy malt aroma with a little fruit mixed in. Hazy red color with some floaters and a large pinkish head. sweet malt in the beginning with a tangy finish.

phiktion (11), , Pennsylvania, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	16/20

Jul 11, 2008 Updated: Jul 12, 2008

Has a good taste to it, I enjoyed this one, I recommend trying it out, definetely a desert beer.

ucusty (1881), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	9/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 7, 2008

Hazy orange pour with saaz hops and berries on the nose. I enjoyed this one. nice sweet and sour flavor

Habanero (617), Tranbjerg, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	16/20

Jul 5, 2008

Bottled: Pours hazy and dark orange with a nice pale, pink head. Berry nose with yeast. Crisp, medium bodied and with a sweet /sour flavour. Slightly bitter finish. The 10 pct. isn’t present untill the end. I normally don’t drink fruit beer, but this one is an enjoyable brew.

Rciesla (3590), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	5/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Jul 4, 2008 Updated: Jul 17, 2009

Bottle. Pours a purple body with a light color head. Lots of blueberry and blackberries in the nose and flavor. Very very good. Some hop character and of course the etoh is kinda strong but i think it has its place as well. I really enjoyed this one. 4.1 I just had this one again, what the hell was i thinking. 3.5

sleepylopes (313), New York, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jun 28, 2008

ruby color with a pale washout head. nice and ripe aroma with cream and yeast, a touch of hops. not as sweet and not as sour as you would thing. crisp finish that shows the hops and alcohol.

brewblackhole (1370), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jun 23, 2008

Aroma is very berryish,with someone kind of soapy off yeast backing, taste is slightly sour blackberry,with a bitter drying finish,slightly astringent,alcohol only subtlely hinted at,with definite warming of the tummy. I’m drinking on a warm humid night where a perky tart fruit beer is hitting the spot,doesn’t leave that thickish afterfeel on the tongue,so its even refreshing in its own way. Enjoyable is certain circumstances

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