Dogfish Head Black and Blue

Pours a deep amber / nearly crimson body and a bountiful ivory / lightly tinted pink cap of head. The aroma is sweet with, Belgian sugars and caramel malts. Very fruity in all aspects, red apple, plum, papaya, cherries, but most subdued are the black raspberries and blueberries. Although distinctly in attendance, one does have to search a bit for the Black & Blue portion. I pick up on a very Belgian character to this beer… the yeast and the sugars I suppose? The palate is sticky and sometimes cloyingly sweet, which takes away from the overall drink-ability… so I’ll stick to making this only a special occasion beer.

This dark maroonish-amber beer poured 3cm of pinkish head with sustained lacing. Nose is dark fruits and slight malt. Tastes are malts, dark fuit, and subtle acidic alcohol with metal finishing up the palate. Medium/full body and medium carbonation. Fairly easy and pleasant to drink.

Bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a reddish beige head. The aroma is mainly light berries and a little malt. The first sensation is of sweet malts with the berries coming in a little later. Medium to light mouthfeel. Goes down smoothly and the ABV is well hidden.

Not a lot of fruit here. I’m mainly picking up caramel. Very good looking ale, a deep amber highlighted in red with a short-lived eggshell head that produces some slippery lacing. Wait a sec - I’m picking up some berries in the finish. I’d call it a "Beligian Strong Ale." Okay, but I won’t be repeating it... unless treated.

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Bottle at Københavnske øldage 07. Red brown colour with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malt, alcohol, caramel. Flavour is sweet, malt, alcohol, caramel, dried fruits. Nice beer.

As fruit beers go this is not bad. The sweetness of the belgium style brew and the tartness of the fruit provide an interesting contrast. Smooth on the palate.

frothy white head, dark golden brown with lots of lacing on the glass, strong fruity flavor, smooth going down. it was less than i expected.

This fruit beer pours a deep orange gold color from a 750ml bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is blackberries and oranges, malty, sweet and bready. Medium bodied fruit beer. Malts are fruity and sweet. Slight beery flavors, the blueberry and blackberry flavors are there but kind of hide in the background. Sort of lambic like. Lively carbonation. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.