Dogfish Head Black and Blue

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

Bottle. Pours a dark amber with a purplish tint to it and a small ring of white head. Aroma is faint and has some belgian like character to it as well as a hint of sweet fruit cocktail. Flavor is surprisingly bland, some faint tartness balanced by a sweet maltiness, no real fruit flavor but the blueberry comes through a shade. All this comes to a dry spicy finish. Amazing how warm this one feels....the strength of it does not come through anywhere else. Thinner in body with active but very light carbonation. Just seems like there’s something missing in this one, it’s an easy drinking strong beer though.

Tap at Barcade: Reddish amber with a creamy off white ring for head. Bright, fruity aroma. Sweet berry presence, accompanied by mild Belgian yeast qualities. The flavor has some Belgian yeast phenolics upfront, which is followed by some berry skin and sweet esters. The later flavor has a mild spicy character. Not a great deal of depth, but fruity, and easy going.

Poured a nice amber hue, with a slight bluish twinge giving it a slight purple hint. Head although quickly fading, was mostly white with some of the purplish notes coming out. Aroma was a mix of fruits, sweet malts and a nice alcohol note, alcohol note seemed to remind me of cognac. Flavor was slightly sweet, slightly bitter with some sour fruit notes. Hop profile was mildly bitter and alcohol was present. All the flavor notes seemed mild separately, but collectively worked into an interesting final product. Good for a fruit beer, but the body could have been fuller.

Poured a light purplish red with a small fizzy off-white head. Lighter in color than expected. Somewhat sweet aroma of cinnamon, cough syrup, perhaps a bit of fruit. Flavor starts out sweet with some notes of sticky syrup and toffee and nutmeg. Turns somewhat dry towards the finish. Between the sweetness and the dryness it is difficult to ascertain any real fruit flavor. I might be able to believe blueberries, but unfortunately the black raspberries are lost somewhere in this. It’s a shame too, since black raspberries are some of my favorite fruits. I think this would be a good idea for a lambic or flemish sour, but as a big belgian I was not impressed. The barely discernible fruit flavor came off almost artificial tasting. The sheer size of the beer lent it a bit of depth, but I don’t think this is what they were hoping for.

Bottle courtesy of thedm and hotstuff: Pours a murky ruby pink color with no head. Tart berries and light malt aroma. Dry, tart fruit flavor with some notes of light malt and a subtle spiced tone. Good stuff.

25 oz bottle. Pours a clear orangish body with a pink-ruby tinge under a small fizzy white head that faded to a partial covering. Huge fruity berries dominate the nose, the blueberry being stronger than the raspberry but both are distinguishable. A touch of alcohol, some yeast, and a little huskiness. Favor is big fresh juicy berries, mostly sweet, but with a slight raspberry tartness on the finish. Heavy caramel malt adds to the general sweet theme. Mouthfeel is fairly full bodied with all the risidual sweetness, just shy of being cloying. Fizzy but soft carbonation. Overall, this was an OK offering, but nothing that I pay for again.

A nice and strong fruit beer. Better than the Red and White which isn’t saying much. So so aroma that consists mostly of alcohol with some fruit in the back. Pour was a medium to dark amber with no head. Taste was fruity with a strong alcohol burn. Nice carbonation but the taste doesn’t really carry through. Not as alcoholic tasting as the aroma suggests. Almost like a malty strong champagne.

It’s gotta be just me but DFH beers can really try to enjoy their over the top weird beers but I just can’t stomach them. Sorry for the stupid rating guys. This thing is just a mash of nothing