Dogfish Head Black and Blue

Really enjoyed this fruit beer. Pours a deep red with bluish tones, nice head. The berry flavors accentuate a nice strong ale with more sour than sweet notes. Tart, alcohol packs a punch but subtle. Halfway through the bottle the berries begin to monotonize the overall flavor. I’m not a fan of fruit beer but in this case I’ll make an exception. I will get this again.

Draft – Brickskeller. Dark hazed amberish pink, creamy off white head. Berry bubblegum and citrus nose warms to light bready tones throughout. Sweet dark berry wine cooler flavors flow into a light juicy citrusy ending. ABV shines well. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, fruity finish. This misses the mark for a fruit beer in my opinion. I suppose they can’t all be gems…

Bottle - Pours a light orange color with tint of pink. The head is slightly pink in color. Poured somewhat of a head. Initial aroma is of fruit and loads of it. the taste of the beer is very sweet, almost a tart flavor. taste of a sweet wine. after a few seconds the taste of berries is prevelant. warm alcohol finish. interesting!! an exceptional beer that is balanced. Cheers!!!

On tap at Julian’s, Providence. Really liked this one. Pours reddish gold with no head. Arome is of sweet berries with a wine finish. I thought the fruits were really well integrated with a very nice vineous quality. Some warming alcohol on the finish. I also thought the bottle version was a little too sweet, but this doesn’t seem to be the case on tap.

Close to 4-5 minutes after taking of drink of this beer, it was still finishing in my mouth. It tastes delicious and the fact that this great taste stays so well is my favorite quality.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, jerc & tupalev - courtesy of HogTownHarry. Amber colour with a good sized white head. Not much fruit in the aroma at first, just some mellow malt, not very promising. Flavour is much nicer, with a good balance of sweet malt and berries, and not nearly as much alcohol as expected from a 10% beer - and then, suddenly, the aroma is just FULL of fruit! Very interesting, and pretty nice.

Pours orange with a hint of ruby. Aroma of yeast and any other wheat beer. No fruit noted in the nose. Taste of blueberries and alcohol. Strong alcohol presence, especially for a fruit beer. Very sweet, but was expected for a DFH brew. It was OK but would not seek out again.

A bit of a funky nose. Palate is blackberries and raspberries, balanced but sharp carbonation. Alcohol is incredibly well hidden. Expected it to be more malty. Great beer.