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Dogfish Head Burton Baton

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9303.74/5.03.73/5.0Special10%76.6Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
The elusive brew is made from pilsner malt and amber malt with an original gravity of 26.5?P, yielding an 11% abv. It's hopped with Warrior and Glacier varieties. Primary fermentation takes place in open vessels using two yeast strains, one American and one English. For added complexity, the beer is conditioned on barrel staves of French Oak for four months before being dry hopped with Glacier at the rate of a half-pound per barrel. This elixir is then blended 50/50 with 90 Minute IPA. After blending, the beer will measure 80 IBU and 10% abv. Bottled in corked bottles through Michael Jackson’s rare beer club by late November 04 and available in 12 ounce full distribution in early January 05.
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 juiceisloose (667), Windermere, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 5, 2008  
This one poured a dark orange color with a thin white head that left minimal lacing behind. The aroma was of citrus and piney hops, a little bit of oak, and some sweet caramel malt. The flavor followed suit with the piney and citrus hops dominating in the forefront with a pretty soild malt backbone. There is a little bit of oak and vanilla in the taste that balances this one out nicely. The oak wasn’t as prevalent as I thought it would be, but probably because this one was fresh. The body was medium-full with a creamy texture with a bitter sweet finish. This was pretty good, and one I will revisit once it sits awhile.


 keepersj12 (787), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Nice amber pour with a wonderful aroma. Flavor is sweet, hops, malts, spice, I don’t know. Finish is dry and inviting. Excellent beer.


 BenDover (125), Texas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Pours a beautiful deep amber color, about a finger of dense off-white foam. Aroma very spicy and complex, some coriander, apple, cinnamon. Flavor is not at all what I expected, but OH SO GOOD. Strong alcohol warmth to it, but not the in-your-face hops I was expecting. Instead, a pleasant complex spiciness much like the aroma. This is a spectacular beer.


 cheapdark (2015), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/51/102/55/20
Apr 5, 2008  
12 oz brown bottle, not corked. Just yer everyday bottle. Atwitter fragrance of pine or grapefruit rind. Adenoidal volatility. Slight hazy orange glow. Scabrous initial flavors. Certainly not adiaphorous. Too much for this dilettante. Has a lotta nerve. This beer is videlicet IPA. Perhaps a little better than I expected. Burping spruce pine needles. Blended?


 duff (5474), Surrey, Greater London, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 4, 2008  
Bottle thanks to "The Cad". Pretty heavily sweet stuff. Lots of sweet caramelly malt and sweet sappy hop notes. Some oaky flavours do come through in the flavour, which add to the complexity a little bit as it is predominantly sweet. The finish shows some bitterness and warm alcohol. Although the alcohol is fairly well masked considering it is 10%. Too much sweetness for me.


 kidmartinek (975), austin, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 3, 2008  
Darker copper amber color with a good head, good lacing. Complex malt and hoppy, balanced aroma. Thick syrupy mouthfeel. Strong malt and hop character and flavor. A little bit, no a lot af wooden (oak) character. This beer’s got balls. Slightly bitter finish. A little burn on the backend.


 vadavid (131), Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Apr 2, 2008  
Pours copper-orange with a thick off-white head. Aroma is sweet and alcoholic. Taste is sweet with a citrus hop background. I was expecting the opposite. There’s a bit of dark fruit in there. Alcohol warmth is very noticeable. More barleywine/old ale than DIPA in my opinion. Since the hops are also "background" I think I’ll sit on these for a while and let the flavors mellow.


noferc (1), Peoria, Arizona, USA
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4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 2, 2008  
Excellent brew. Crisp malty and sweet flavors layered with the oak smell and taste. Great sipping beer, best out of a large mouth glass. One of my favourites.



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