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Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4433.37/5.03.36/5.0Special9%72.7Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
Commercial Description:
Similar to a beer brewed in China some 9,000 years ago, Chateau Jiahu used a recipe that included rice, honey, and grape and hawthorn fruits. The formula was obtained from archaeologists who derived it from the residues of pottery jars found in the late Stone Age village of Jiahu in northern China. The residues are the earliest direct evidence of brewed beverages in ancient China.
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 docsteigs (146), USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Feb 8, 2010  
Waited awhile to try this; not too impressed. More of a novelty than something I’d seek out w/ regularity from GFH.


 tomer (402), Rishon Le Zion, Israel
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/511/20
Jan 27, 2010  
At a tasting, thanks David for the experience, no head, pale orange and quite clear, muted aroma of bubblegum and jelly sweets, flavours of candied cherries and mint, sickly sweetness, strange sourness and no bittrness, needs acidity. Extremely hard to define.


 JaBier (1501), Capital City, Ohio, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/57/20
Jan 26, 2010  
Bottle sample at the DFH tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits on 1/22/10. Clear gold pour with a medium off-white head. Super syrupy sweet nose with notes of banana and circus peanuts. Cloying syrupy flavor with grape and honey influence. Blech.


 zvikar (459), Tel-Aviv, Israel
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Jan 26, 2010  
@ a tasting, thanks David, pours pale orange with a medium off-white head, aroma of cheese, vomit, rose petals, ginger, mint, chewing gum and ginger, flavor of chewing gum, marmalade, intense sweetness and a combo of unrelated spices like mint and cinnamon, medium bodied. Too adventurous.


 DSG (1542), Tel Aviv, Israel
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jan 26, 2010  
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David Cohen. Slightly hazy deep golden. Aroma has lots of sweet spiciness, honey and hints of mint. Sweet fruity flavor with sugar-coated fruits, bubblegum and honey. Too sweet.


 YK23 (282), Haifa, Israel
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/104/511/20
Jan 21, 2010  
Bottle: wierd, grapes, honey, bubblegum, a bit spicey, lavender, strawberries, fruity gummy bears candy, some herbal notes, way too sweet, no bitterness, really odd beer.


 oteyj (873), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/511/20
Jan 19, 2010  
Pours a clear light amber with a medium sized white head. The aroma is honey, heather, caramel malt, and toast. Quite reminiscent of a lager with more robust sweetness. The flavor is super sweet- caramel malt, loads of honey, some herbal notes, and some grainy astringency. Again, seems like an upgraded lager with added sweet complexity. The palate is medium bodied with low effervescence and a clean, smacking finish. A bit disappointing I suppose- tasty, but I’ve come to expect better from DFH.


 WLG423 (100), Connecticut, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 19, 2010  
Dark orange body with a white head. Aroma is rather acidic smelling with peachy fruit notes. Notes similar to a cheap grainy brew as the head dies down. Thicker body with notes of honey and grape. Slight carbonation fades quickly leaving a rather watery finish. Flavor is better than the aroma. Sweet, almost overwhelmingly so. Ok, but sweetness is overpowering and the aroma is lackluster.



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