Dogfish Head Black and Blue

Light ruby umber color with a smallish off-white head with a hint of pink. Fruitiness in aroma of a malt liquor. Some corn and white grapes as well. Light caramel and biscuit in the front with a light berry topping in the middle. No real berry flavor stands out just a simple juice. ALcohol seems to waddle about quite a bit in this one. Some spiciness that I attribute to the alcohol in the finish. A thick linger with a mouthcoating sweetness, more like dextrose. A touch more refined than your average malt liquor, still simple, strong and far from a suggilate brew.

750ml Champagne bottle. Ruby red color. Aroma of fresh baked berry pie. Doughy, boysenberry, spices. Flavors of berries and rich malt Alcohol is hidden well. Medium bodied. Perfect PDer...

(750ml bottle, bottled 2/12/07) Large beige head atop crystal clear red/amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, blueberry/boysenberry, some blackberry. Taste is sweet, very berry, some alcohol, light peach, earthy/spicy. Medium-full body, moderately sticky. Not surprisingly, too big and too sweet for a single person to drink the bottle it’s sold in during an evening.

It poured a clear, reddish-brown with a big off-white head with a pale reddish tinge. It was light bodied, the berry flavor was blended into the brew they have avoided the sense of a fruit additive taste. It was sweet with a bit of a sour aftertaste, sour not a hop bitterness. the hops were not detectable. Pleasant, refreshing. Like a Belgian the high ABV was disguised, like a Belgian it left me with a gassy feeling.

Bottle. I’m beginning to expect the worst from DFH. I find their brews (other than WWS) less than spectacular w/ more hype than flavor. This brew is actually pretty good though. Pour is a ruby red. Really drinkable w/ a light, slightly fruity/caramel flavor.

Bottle. Pours an interesting reddish yellowish color, with a wine consistency. What little head there is dissipates quickly. The aroma is fruity, that of berries almost like a grape juice smell. It comes across very carbonated perhaps to infuse the berries. It finishes a strong berry flavor almost like a mixed berry schnapps.

750ml bottle. Ruby hued with a moldy white head. Bright fruit aromas. Blueberry and chery. Raisins with a touch of spice. Toasty brownie malt aromas. Full bodied with a high gravity. Bready malts and big fruity notes. Sugary with a mild alcohol burn. Moderate effervescence. Brownie and fruit notes. Mixed berries, raspberries blueberries and cranberries. An almost grapey flavor. Tart and sour. sugar and yeasty. Vinuous yet malty. This was a fun beer.

Not as good as I had hoped. Slight after taste of the bruit, but the "Belgian" part does not come through at all. More of a pale ale with some fruit taste.