 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 22, 2008 From a plastic cup at the brewery. Amber with big orange head. Hop, fruit, wood aroma. Flavor is caramel, fruit, spice. Oranges and apples in there. Liked this a lot.
uhclem (189), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 22, 2008 Pours a dark honey with a thick off-white head that diminishes quickly.Minimal lacing. Quite malty, but that doesn’t prevent the hops from making their presence known. Malt flavor is accompanied by oak. Mouthfeel is good - nothing spectacular. Aftertaste brings the hops back for an encore, but is also rather metallic. Alcohol is well hidden.
rustychiles (1019), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 22, 2008 Pours a reddish brown with 1 finger ofoff white head. Huge aroma of hops with some oak and malt as well. Flavor of hops, oak, grapefruit, pine and caramel. Interesting twist on the style, but seems a but off centered (probably because it’s for off centered people). Still pretty good, but not fantastic.
JCB (1746), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 21, 2008 12oz bottle from January 2007. Screw the label. I’m not invested in whether this is or is not a DIPA - sure, there are evident hops in the nose and the taste even after a year. But this is basically a quirky, flavorful American strong ale. Massive amounts of oak in there, and strong malts for a pungent nose and hefty body. But there’s a sweetness there too, that’s midway between bubble gum and maple syrup. I dig it fresh, I dig it aged.
NobleSquirrel (1105), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 21, 2008 Updated: May 14, 2008I was kind of excited to get down with this one, but after drinking it, I found it quite rich and a bit too much gravity for an IIPA for me. Deep color, nice creamy head, but too sticky-sweet and quite a bit of alcohol presence. Hoppy for sure, but no thte best nose. Definite oak, but I’d take 90 anyday...
joekfsu (138), Boardman, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 20, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours orange amber with two phase head, foam on top of bubbles, 2 cm head thats off-white. Aroma of yeast and hops, slight hint of citrus. Initial flavor is citrus and pine, switching to a more dry finish by the end with a hint of alcohol that sits on the tongue for an extended period. Moderate lacing, long aftertaste, medium body, and lots of alcohol noted. Drinks like a mellowed out IPA with a big bite. Standard greatness from Dogfish.
dmtroyer (409), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 20, 2008 12oz bottled 2008. First off, this is easily one of my favorite Dogfish Head brews. Pours hazy brown with a foamy orangish white head that lingers through the glass. Nose is frankly pretty bizarre, struck me first as a pine forest just after a spring rain but as it warms I got more of just the earthiness. Body is like my favorite cereal: oatmeal, raisins and brown sugar. There is some hop and resin on the finish. Palate is awesome, fairly sticky but pretty smooth overall.
MoDog (916), Griffith, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 18, 2008 Poured from a 12oz bottle (2008 vintage) and served in a tulip. This beer poured a dark amber hue with a thin head of beige foam that quickly faded away into a few lingering bubbles. A bit of drippy lacing was left around the glass. The aroma of the beer was made up of mild mango and citrus, graham cracker, oak, and a hint of spicy pine. Pretty tame aroma for a Dogfish Head beer. The flavor was much more interesting. A nice shot of grapefruit, mango, and fresh pine was held together by a combonation of caramel, oak, and some mild alcohol. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and coated the tongue. Light carbonation. Pretty nice flavor, but the aroma just wasn’t there. Other than that, pretty good.
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