Dogfish Head Burton Baton

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Milton, Delaware USA

A grand looking reddish copper beer with a fluffy off-white head that sticks around and leaves lace. An extremely hoppy aroma, almost juicy in its fruitiness. Grapefruit, orange, and strawberry stick out. The flavor is again hop dominated, but there’s some serious syrupy caramel sweet maltiness in there. Bitter finish, but not as long and harsh as a lot of DIPAs. I really like this beer!

Delightful brew- amazing plentiful hop/citrus/grapefruit aroma and taste- but not overly bitter. There is a thick Oktoberfest-like maltiness in here that backs it up nicely. $9 per pint at The Abbey Miami Beach, cask.

Pours out claer amber with creamy head. Smells sweet and piney. Sticky sweet with lots of bitter hops. Crisp but smoothed out from the wood. Good finish with slight alcohol warming.

Bottle. Aroma of piney hops, honey, oak, roses. For me this is very similar to the 90-Minute, which is one of my favorites, although the aroma is more complex and the flavor somewhat smoother. That said, $9.99 vs. $13.49 for a 4-pack makes the decision of which to purchase rather easy.

I’m sorry, but this is really one of the best IPAs I have ever had, granted it is Imperial but nonetheless a gem from Dogfish Head. Anytime you 50/50 mix the 90 Minute IPA with anything, it is going to be delicious. Promise. Aroma: Nice essence that is hop all the way, but not bitter to the nose, rather pleasing actually. Appearance: Good copper tone, just a tad away from garnering a 5 in this category. Flavor: IMO, this is how an IPA should taste. Tongue bounces from the hops with the oak aging coming out in the aftertaste. Palate: The oak adds to the body, like a nice hop stew filling the mouth, nearly perfect carbonation. Overall: This is a special beer indeed, only those who appreciate IPAs and the ability to vary from the usual hop bomb can really dig this beer. A perfect take on a popular style.

Orange-dark amber color with a slight haze to the liquid. Initial three-finger head retreats very slowly and leaves excellent ring lace on the glass. Strong pineapple and grapefruit hop nose. Very fresh smell. Some raisin and current in the background. Superior. Somewhat prickly on the initial sip--both in the carbonation and the citrus-like hop. Good body to counteract the effervescence. The malt does stand up but only in the background. The aftertaste is like sucking a hop pellet. Strong oily alcohol feel that is notable after the swallow as well. I would put this in the category of extreme beers. It is delicious particularly for hop heads, but it would be extremely difficult to have more than one.

12 oz. bottle. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma of pine and wood is prominent upon pour as well as first taste. Starts off bitter but finishes sweet. Medium bodied. Not too dissimilar from the 90 minute.

Crushed with Jakebra. One unique brew. Basically a superior DIPA with oak thrown in. Some of the hops are gone, but the blending process leaves plenty of hops to enjoy. Full-bodied, plenty of awesomeness, and just plain excellent.