Dogfish Head Burton Baton

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

12 oz. bottle from the Vintage Estates haul courtesy of Naka. Pours a copper-red with a huge, two finger off white head. Nose is grassy and piny with some sugary sweet notes, maybe some caramel. Taste is odd. Lots of sugary sweetness with caramel. Hop bitterness is there, but is pretty well drowned out by the oak quality. There’s lots of alcohol hotness towards the end and into the after. Tough to describe. Quite a bit going on. Sweet, but not, bitter, but not. Alcoholy - for sure - but "balanced" by the oak, which only does this by being over the top in its own right. I like it. I think it would do well with a few months (maybe a year) on it to mellow out some of the alcohol hotness, but I’m not mad that I drank it now. Tasty. Another aggressive beer by DFH. Hey, it’s what they do. Gotta give the props.

bottle from DrJay. Thanks!
Pours a nice murky amber with a small offwhite head. Smell is very malty with caramel tones, some oak, and a hint of alcohol. Cloying from the nose alone... Taste is also incredibly overly sweet. Sugary syrupy sweetness and some oakiness with no balance whatsoever from hops. Not only a huge disappointment but one of the most undrinkable beers I’ve ever had. Perhaps this was extremely old???

hoppy aroma with grapefruit ester undertone beautiful deep red amber color somewhat sweet for an IPA with hints of caramel medium to full bodied. in all super bomb digity.

Powerfully oaky and hoppy aroma and flavor. Caramelly sweet malts balance it out.

Poured beautiful dark orange almost red with a thick ½ head. Smell of heavy, heavy hops – crisp to the nose, very fresh. Thick, sticky lacing wraps the glass. First taste - a mouthful of hops, very, very smooth, great mouth feel – lovingly bitter. Did I say, “Smooth and Hoppy”? What a nice hoppy/oak mix!<P>Very Nice. Very Nice!<P> Can you say, "General Tso, extra, extra spicy?"

On tap at Gaithersburg Dogfish; deep reddish with smallish head; smells of alcohol, IPA hoppiness; tastes well balanced and smooth, pleasant; English strong ale dominates here; difficult to pair with food but easily stands on it’s own. After additional outtings with bottles this has become one of my favorites. Marriage of yeast strains and oaking make it unique and special. I still contend it is not GREAT to pair with food but stands so well on it’s own who cares? Great brew. And so glad they keep it on the busy Dogfish Head roster every year.

12 oz bottle. strong taste! Poured a nice red color with little head, some lacing. Aroma of oak, hops, alcohol. Taste is of an overwelming alcohol and oak. This one was almost like a barleywine... Did not think to highly of this beer.

Bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville. Pours a reddish color with a small head and good lacing. Very strong oak and vanilla aroma. Taste is a very complex mixture of oak, vanilla, coffee and dark fruits. Thick, chewy mouthfeel. Given the description, I don’t know how the hell they came up with this, but it definitely works.