Dogfish Head Burton Baton

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

Clear amber with no head. Strong smell of maple syrup and cinnamon. Taste is malt driven and mirrors the nose with an added essence of oak. Smooth mouthfeel. Finishes with a boozy alcohol tang. 31606

Bottle thanks to Pabobcat. Pours a cloudy amber with a nice foamy head. The aroma is quite oaky with hops, and citrus also. The flavor really impressed me; a obvious alcohol content that adds to the greatness, it is not a distraction at all. There is a heavy oak and citrus taste along with some dark fruit and yeast. Overall, really quite nice and the kind of spirited and unique beer that I really enjoy.

12oz. bottle. Caramel orange pour w/ slight haze and foamy off-white head. Smells of BBQ’d pineapple w/ a liitte bourbon glaze. Definite oakiness in the first sip but not woody though. Hop heads may be a little disappointed as the sweetness overpowers at first but there is some hop remnants after you swalow. Strong syrupy alcohol dominates esp. on your lips and glass. Reminds me of an "infant" Avery Samael. A great find @$4. Needs more 90 minute blended in for me, but very enjoyable, Dogfish rarely dismays!

It seems like every beer by Dogfish Head possesses the same flavor profile...sweet, syrupy, heavy, full-bodied, obvious alcohol...INTENSE!!! The French Oak is definitely evident in the flavor and aroma...and adds a nice complexity to this beer. There is a certain smokey campfire quality that I really like. This isn’t something I would purchase regularly but one you should try.

March 2006 - Wow...this was one rich beer. Taste akin to the 90 min IPA, but richer, sweeter and a musty oak flavor. Amazing head and lacing for a 10% beer. Kept going back and forth in my mind over whether this was too sweet or not, but a nice, enjoyable and unique brew. Very heavy...I couldn’t drink more than one of these, but like many DFH brews, and experience everyone should try at least once.

Special thanks to ilovedarkbeer for this taste treat. Aroma is sweet (as is the taste) encompassing lemon, apple, ruby port and a bit of soy sauce. Pour yields a smallish off-white head that disappears after a bit. Good lacing. Color is like a nice Bourbon. Taste is extremely sweet with absolutely no bitterness (IPA?). Alcohol comes across on the finish (which I like). Great stuff.
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Pours with a creamy, decently long lasting off-white head over a clear penny colored body. Good lace. Aroma is of citrus, caramel, oak and brown sugar. Taste us high in both alcohol and hops with some brown sugar rounding it out. Lively bubbles, creamy mouthfeel and worming. Much more an American Strong Ale than an IIPA. Could use some age to tone down the heat a bit.

Pours a clear deep amber with a 2 finger head that dissipates slowly. Sweet malt, oak and hops greet the nose. Taste echoes the nose with a well balanced complexity that belies the usual overwhelming hops character of this style. Sweetness more predominate than in your usual Double IPA. Mouthfeel is heavy with little carbonation and has quite a bit of density. Drinkability is good for a brew of this style, the aging helps tremendously in this respect. Main concern is the high alcohol content.

Pours a thick orange brown syrup color. Head is big and yeasty. Smells of belgian sugar, hops, honey, and maybe some spices. Tastes of belgian sugar and honey. Very sweet almost overly sweet but the oak aging really round out the flavor nicely.