 MartinT (5030), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 8, 2007 My Bottom Line:
Caramelized cereals and nondescript fruitiness meld in a portly body enlightened by fizziness. This is a decent beer apéritif, but its excessive shyness disappoints.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A ring of foam disappears into the glowing red-tinged amber.
-A light biscuity maltiness supports the cereal sweetness.
-Alcohol is well hidden, as is expected from Dogfish Head.
-Grassy spiciness tickles the nose and aftertaste, but isn’t defined.
-The finish is a fast fade out of the flavor profile, and doesn’t help to keep interest in your glass.
-I would have liked the fruitiness to be more expressive, or at least juicier.
Bottle.
tomthompson89 (1460), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 8, 2007 pours nice light amber color, decnt foam nice fruit nose lotsa carbonation, well integrated fruit good finish. Intresting brew
MiP (8793), Sønderborg, Denmark
Jun 7, 2007 Bottle at KØ07. Weak berry aroma. Clear red/chestnut colour, no head. The flavour is mostly berries, a little sour.
pilsnerrogge (1770), Finspång, Sweden
Jun 7, 2007 [75 cl bottle] Ruby colour, weak head. Aroma is very subtle. Flavour is sweet with notes of sourish berries. The taste of alcohol is noticeable but not disturbing. A drinkable beer but still a minor disappointment.
gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jun 5, 2007 Updated: Jun 5, 2008Very beautiful, wine-like beer. Aroma? Not so much. Smells a bit "off," so to speak. The complexities of the taste seems to be lost in itself. Should be better.
beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
Jun 4, 2007 As with the Red and White I really wish this was a bit more carbonated and crisp. Good flavors but seemed lifeless at times. The berries give a good complexity and warms you up quick with the high abv. Tart and flavorful from start to finish. Pours deep cherry/purple color with a soft pink head. A little sourness and some acidity would give it more of a lambic edge.
presario (2953), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jun 3, 2007 Pomegranate colour. Almost no head. More tannins than juicy fruit in aroma. High alcohol, low fruit taste. Dry, wine-like and mouth drying. Not a lot of beer-joy.
NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
Jun 3, 2007 The first whiff yields a funky detergent (Yeah like Tide) aroma with lots of random mushed up dark fruit baked at low heat. The body is a purple/red with a lazy wisp of purple tinged head. The first sip gives you grainy notes with a full on fruit accented malt flavor. It’s kind of creamy and has a decent feel but the flavor is narrow and muddled and while I can’t say I have tasted anything like it, I can’t say I like it.
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