3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUL 17, 2005 Poured a light hazy copper color with a medium sized off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Oak, citrus hops, sweet bubblegum, and the signature DFH yeast aroma. Taste was very oaky, with citrus hops, vanilla and a touch of alcohol.
4.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Did not realize how uncommon this way in San Antonio, TX. On tap at Tap Exchange. First taste was not what i was expecting. Veryyy smooth and very flavorful. Wonderful smell of hops. Appearance was light brown to yellow with a white head that lasted its life. Smooth but easy to taste the high ABV and boldness. Easy on the mouth but very flavorful.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
36cl, American brew, thx to AdamJackson!, very complex brew, bitter/fruity and slightly woody/sweet, not too heavy, balanced, clear, good head, very good brew
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a clear orange with a two-fingered off-white head. Smells of tangerine, flowers, hint of spruce. Taste is moderately sweet and bitter, a quick bit of maltiness before the hops take over. Rich and flavorful.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap. Pours clear amber with average, creamy white head; short retention and some lacing. Aroma is caramel malt, floral hops, citrus fruit, and light pine. Flavor is sweet malt forward with and supporting hops and fruit esters; dry finish. Medium body, carbonation, and warmth.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Reminds me a lot about Laguitas Maximus. Hop, malt interplay. Very tasty and well-crafted. It is priced a bit high ($4 a bottle), so that might be the reason why I wouldn’t get it again.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
pours dark red amber color, with a small fluffy head. the aroma is strong right from the bottle and even greater in the glass. The aroma is strong in oak, citrus, grapefruit and raisins. The flavor is very complex, sweet through out. Upfront is caramel, and some vanilla/oak. followed by citrus grapefruit and raisins. This is really good, i wish i had more of this. The palate is a light to medium body, with an alcohol finish but is very smooth. I would recommend this to any Ipa/IIPA lover and hops.... Well done.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very hoppy with a tiny bit of malt with a smooth flavor and a tart piney after bite. Not something I’d buy over and over again but still a decent oaky, smooth beer.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured a hazy caramel, with a frothy off-white head. Smell is very complex with hints of raisins, caramel, brown sugar, orange, pine, and citrus. Taste is plums, caramel, raisins, pine, and citrus. Really started out sweet upfront, creamy and smooth through the middle and had a bitter/alcoholic burn on the finish. The alcohol is starting to show up much more as it warms and bringing out some honey. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy with high carbonation. I definitely would not call this a DIPA, and if it is, it would be on the English spectrum. Ironically, if this were a barley wine (which I believe it is), I would categorize it as an American barley wine, because of the pronounced hoppiness. All in all, very complex and damn tasty.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
I absolutely love this beer. When I was a kid, centuries ago, I always tried to imagine what kind of beer the dwarves of Middle Earth were drinking. They were drinking Burton Baton. Every bottle is a trip back through time to Lonely Mountain, Moria, and twenty sided die. In 2011, Dogfish Head committed to brewing this beer year round. I, therefore, have committed to drinking it year round.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
A - Pours a cloudy golden-orange color with a finger of frothy off-white head. The head fades down at a normal pace leaving behind some nice lace.
S - Aroma is a mix of citrus and tropical hops with lots of orange, grapefruit, and pineapple, a touch of pine, some oak and vanilla, some rich caramel malt, a touch of brown sugar, and a hint of booze.
T - Starts off with some strong citrus and tropical hops with grapefruit, pineapple, and orange flavors, some bitterness, rich caramelized malts, and a bit of brown sugar. Through the middle, some light pine hops come through with some more bitterness, oak and vanilla, and a bit of bready malt. The finish is a mix of tropical hops, bitterness, vanilla, oak, brown sugar, and a touch of booze.
M - Medium-plus bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a dry, bitter, and lightly warming finish.
D - Very drinkable. I really like the strong hop profile and rich sweet malts, and they balance each other nicely. The oak flavor also adds a nice layer of complexity.
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