Dogfish Head Burton Baton

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

Honestly, this tastes to me like the 120. Undoubtedly oaky, hoppy and with the merest hints of cranberry and raspberry. Very thick and so hopped it begins to taste round. Hard to find, but have seen it with some regularity at Papago Brewery in Scottsdale, AZ.

Hoppy and oaky at the same time. Nice flavor and nice fullness. Rich, with a sweet hoppiness, but also malty enough to have body. Very easy drinking, but the alcohol is noticable, unlike most of the Dogfish Head family.

Pour is amber and tan brown with a thick off-white head. Nose is sweet with caramel. Taste is well balanced malt and hoppiness with warm alcohol finish. Other flavors are vanilla and oak. Full mouthfeel.

Bottle. Dark amber orange body with thin white head. Much lacing. Faint aroma, raisins and spice. Full body with alcohol, raisins, toffee, spice and malt. Long lasting finish, more raisins. I question whether this is a DIPA as it is not heaviuly hoppy like a DIPA. This is more of an American strong.

Clear, dark orange-amber body. Small, quickly dissipating, cream colored head. The wispy film left in its wake has a small, frothy edge and a bubble island in the center. The aroma shows sweet caramel, toffee, maple syrup, oak, and vanilla. Very slightly bitter citrus appears on the nose in the form of an orange juice reduction. The flavor is very sweet and syrupy. Maple sugar, caramel, oak, and copious amounts of vanilla comprise the malt base. A minimal amount of citrus hop bitterness does little to balance out the massive sweetness. Medium-full, syrupy, sticky body. Short, sweet finish. I’m not sure about the age of this beer, but it is almost certainly past its prime. While there is a nice enough flavor profile, the hops have all but completely faded, leaving behind an overly sweet barleywine in the place of what should be a IIPA. I’ll try this one again fresh if I can.

Very strong. Has the odd hazy orange color of several Dogfish head beers. Pretty hoppy, but high abv leads to it having a sticky sweet feeling.

(on bottle) White head and a dark orange color. The taste is complex, but dominated by malts, plums and cookies(chocolate chip). The hops has a brief, yet strong intro in the taste, but is taken over by the dark malt and finally a late-finish almost port-like.

Well, this was at least unique. Pours caramel / bronze with a rich soapy tan head. The aroma has woody hops, caramel malt, citrus, vanilla, oak and a cotton candy sweetness. Medium / full body with some sharp carbonation. The taste starts out SWEET as can be. It is a mixture of cotton candy, cane sugar and corn syrup. Geez! Underlying there is some caramel malt and light spice. The sweetness does fade a bit further down the glass, but sweetness always dominates. The finish is quite astringent and has some hops showing through. The alcohol is also very apparent throughout. An okay beer, but I was overall fairly disappointed.