cbkschubert (1945), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA May 28, 2007 750 ml bottle from Plaza Liquor - Pours a slightly hazy reddish copper color with a one finger thick light pink head. Faint spotty lacing. Has a light herbal hop and berry aroma. Has a berry, malty flavor. Not bad. Medium body. A decent fruit beer. kopher (295), New York, USA May 28, 2007 Pours a fizzy-looking blood orange. Aroma of heavy, fruity white wine. Flavor has very small hint of fruit and some belgian spice, but otherwise surprisingly bland. Interesting sticky and oily mouthfeel, and thicker finish. Quake1028 (633), Tampa, Florida, USA May 28, 2007 Have been looking forward to drinking this since I purchased it a few weeks ago. Red body with a small white head. No lasting power and no lacing on the glass. Nose of blueberries, dark berries, malt and sugars. Very light on the fruit aroma, wish it was more apparent. Flavors of blueberries and sugar sweetness, again not as apparent as it should be. Everything is just a bit off, which leads you to believe this could have been a really great beer. Finish is sweet and of medium length. Medium bodied, slightly spritzy feeling and with a good amount of carbonation. Disappointing. alexanderj (2213), Chino Hills, California, USA May 27, 2007 Bottle; Poured a ruby clear color with not much head. Aroma of fruit, a little artificial; and some sweetness and hops peppering. Flavor was tart, with a pretty good fruit flavor. Spice provided a peppery mouthfeel. SSSteve (2047), Atlanta, Georgia, USA May 26, 2007 ruby color with small head. flavor is lightly fruity but not what i expected. not really that fruity except for a faint sticky sweetness and sourness. not artificial. aroma is somewhat bland. WeeHeavySD (2940), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA May 24, 2007 750ml bottle. Via trade with someone and I cannot remeber who, but thanks to whoever you may be. Perhaps Axllives, not sure. Porus ruby with a 2 finger light pink head. Aroma is sweet and somewhat alcoholic. The taste is lightly sweet with a big belgian alcohol taste that lies in weight behind it. Can’t really taste the blackberries or blueberries directly which is a bit sad. Good brew not as good as I’d had hoped. Heathen (723), Riverside, New Jersey, USA May 24, 2007 THOUGHTS: This one really got better was it warmed. Not nearly as much berry as I would have thought. This seemed like a beer just made for the sake of making it. It wasn’t the usual Dogfish Head greatness. Not a bad beer at all, just not as good as I was expecting. There was berry flavor but not overly sweet at all. Hides alcohol well. A good beer, but not the best Dogfish Head by far. Reminded me a little of Red and White, but was not nearly as good.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a meium organgeish red with a small to average head that was off-white and slightly on the pind side and left virtually no lacing. There was also great carbonation to watch. The aroma was moderately yeasty and lightly fruity, which I’m guessing was the blueberries and blackberries. The initial flavor was lightly sweet, while the finish was moderately to heavily sweet and slightly sour with a short duration. The body was medium and dry with fixxy carbonation. Gmoney (250), ManchVegas, New Hampshire, USA May 24, 2007 750 ml bottle .. deep ruby pour very clear ,thin blue tinted head, no lace. sweet fruit aroma, sweet.. wheat and black cherry flavors . tart , sour and dry . light hop finish ..medium bodied .
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