Dogfish Head Fort

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer
Milton, Delaware USA

Serve in Flute

Pours somewhere between red-brown-orange. No head really to speak of. The aroma is very boozy, with a mild raspberry shadow. Tastes very vinous to me like a wine on steroids. I had no idea this was 18% when i cracked it.All else aside this is a very animated, high ABV, fruit beer. Everyone outta try it.

UPDATED: OCT 16, 2008 Bottle. Wow 18% haha DFH at it again. Aroma is sweet fruit raspberries and booziness. Some wood and hops but almost syrup sweet raspberries. Dunno another high abv miss if you ask me. Update Joe said it best, this is like rasb dry gin, wow in your face. No change in rating.

Pours a slightly reddish brown with no head. Smells of berries and alcohol. The first thing you notice is how lively the carbonation is, then the raspberries hit you. It has a somewhat dry, alcoholic finish. The initial impression is almost that of a chardonnay. Everything mixes well for a very satisfying drink, definitely something to savor.

Poured a deep cherry red body with next to no head. Sweet saccharine, berry nose. Subtle alcohol buried within a fruity bomby body. Great mouthfeel. Mildly tart, but mostly vinous and sweet as can be. This beer will wreck you.

UPDATED: AUG 27, 2008 750 ml bottle. bottled 11/13/06. enjoyed june 8th 2008. 10-5-10-4-20-4.9 aquired from a trade with mcbackus. this was a bonus bottle and what a bonus it turned out to be. pours deep hazy brown with a nice tan head. carbonation stays with you through the bottle. 4 hrs after cracking this brew still produced a lively head upon pouring. aromas are american barley wine with raspberries drizzle on top. lots of fruitiness but with noticeable malt stucture. the 18% ABV creeps around the corner just to make sure you dont think of taking this one lightly. the flavour is amazing. american barley wine in nature with the fruit showing up in all the right places. terrific stuff. i did not go into this one with high hopes but i was blown away with the balance and drinkability of this brew. matt if you have more of these to spare please let me know. wow the second time i enjoyed this was equaly magnificent if not better then the first. if anyone has a bottle to spare please consider me as a worthy recipient. best fruit beer ever!! ill gladly entertain any hope of adding one of these to my cellar! Second bottle of this aquired from a trade with dkachur. bottled 7/6/07. enjoyed August 26th 2008. 8-5-8-3-16-4.0 the aroma was still enjoyable but with some heat on the end. the alcohol really shows in this bottle. still pretty good but not nearly as enjoyable as the first. if i ever get enother one of these ill know that it needs at least 2years to come together. my rating is a blend of the 2 bottles ive had.

750ml bottle. 11/29/05. Aroma is incredibly sweet and syrupy. Reminiscent of a raspberry liqueur. There’s also a grainy maltiness hiding behind the massive sugary sweetness. Pours a nearly still looking hazy copper. Flavor is very hot, alcoholic and sweet. Almost like a fruit infused malt liquor. Thick and cloying on the tongue. Finishes with surprisingly short. Even with 2 1/2 years on the bottle, it’s still amazingly alcoholic. Way off balance and completely lacking subtlety in every aspect. Thanks Alan?

750ml bottle. Bottled on 11/13/06. Poured a hazy reddish purple color. Head was fizzy, off white, and reduced quickly to nothingness. The aroma was reminiscent of pear liqueur with a whiff of raspberry. There was also a molasses note. Sweet and boozy with a definite warming alcohol effect. There was a lot of raw alcohol flavor accented by pear, pancake, raspberry, brown sugar, and a splash of maple syrup.

Sampled at Pints for Pets. Nose of strong raspberries and brown sugar. Pours an amber color with a bit of an orange hue. A light foamy tan head leaves some nice rimming. Strong alcohol in the flavor. Malty smoke and musty raspberries. Almost a dirty alcohol taste. The raspberries are pretty subdued; even though the sweetness really comes through, the warming alcohol takes over the mouth.