Dogfish Head Hellhound On My Ale

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

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Poured from the bottle into a chalice. Appearance- Burnt orange in color with a healthy amount of head with some lacing. Some cloudiness, so I’m guessing this is unfiltered. Smell- Citrusy hop smell, with a hint of lemon. Rather inviting, not overpowering at all. Taste- The taste matches the smell nicely, though the lemon is more prominent. A very tasty, hop-head friendly beer! Mouthfeel- Despite the IBUS and the ABV, this was not the palate destroyer I was expecting. Suprisingly easy to drink the entire bottle, even though it is very big on taste. Overall- I really enjoyed this beer! It may not have the crispness of some of its west coast style bretheren, but it gets huge points for it being so drinkable for such a "big" beer. Another worthy offering from DFH!

750ml bottle. Dark amber-ish pour with a thick fluffy off white head. Aroma was citrusy, a tad spicy, and hoppy. Flavor had a good amount of malt backing with the hops and citrus taking the for front here. Not the best DIPA I’ve had but a good showing non the less.

Bomber. Dark gold with lots of white head. Aroma is lemon and a little pine. Flavor is lemon. Surprisingly mild and one-dimensional for DFH.

A lemony IPA, yep. This beer is under my category of hot day need refreshing drink. Nose is light lemon and hops. Body is smooth with more lemon and hop notes, with no real malt presence. Finish is quick but crisp.

This stuff is cool. Its a nice blond color and you really only get a faint whiff of malts while the beer is cold. Once it warms up you catch more and more citrus in the nose. Starts so clean and refreshing and the finish is dry and hoppy and bitter and I love it. A very unique brew. I’m not sure the IBU’s should be 100 but really the only thing I can say about this beer is WOW, you gotta try one.

Pours clear amber with a fizzy creme-colored head. Can definitely taste the lemon in the beginning, & finishes bitter, which stays on the palate for a good while. Pushing almost pilsner bitterness, but the aroma still carries the hop characteristic you’d expect from a DIPA. An interesting brew - but isn’t that the norm from DFH? ;)

On draft at the Washington Street Alehouse. Pour was amber-orange, slight off-white color to the decent head that yielded good lacing. Aroma was lemons, citrus, mustiness. The flavor followed, strong lemons with some citrus hopping action, bitter pine. For as big as this beer was, I didn’t get any alcohol heat, the hops were firmly present, and this thing didn’t yield over to often common DFH malty sticky sweetness. Sure, it could have been more bitter, but it was a pretty decent brew. Mouthfeel full, moderate carbonation.

750ml bottle, 2011 batch 1.

Pours lightly hazy orange/amber with a large white head that leaves some clumps of lacing and holds a small foamy cap and ring.

Aroma is tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, lemon and other citrus, a little bit dank, some caramel and bread. Very good strength.

Flavor is interesting...the lemon peel really comes through, perhaps a bit too much as it masks the underlying grapefruit/orange citrus of the hops, some caramel malt but very little sweetness, good bitterness, finishes dry.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, oily, medium to high carbonation.

Good stuff, just feel the lemon addition is a bit overdone as it really takes over the flavor and I feel there is an excellent DIPA under all that lemon peel. As it warms it does start to mesh together better. Also, as a Robert Johnson fan, it’s great to see him getting some recognition in the brewing world. Cheers!

Bottle. 25.4 oz. Split with and courtesy of Vinnie. Popped this while listening to the beer’s namesake, "Hellhound On My Trail." Pours a glowing ruby-orang with an insanely massive, foamy, soapy white head which slowly fades and leaves a nice snowy mess of lace. The aroma is pretty odd on this--perhaps fitting for such an odd notion for a beer; the dry, Centennial hops overwhelm the nose at first, but soon give way to musty, farmhouse funk, lemon zest, and soft hints of honey and vanilla. There’s also an odd hint of wet dog. Perhaps it is a sign of the hellhound! Flavor is heavily bitter dry hop, pine, and boozy lemon juice. Tight, dry, somewhat tart palate with a medium body to support it all. Finishes with a bunch of tangy hops and even a bit of citrusy lemon and orange notes. Pretty good double IPA from the old off-centered alesmiths. I guess, sometimes, I’m just not off-centered enough.

Pours a golden color with a slightly off white large head. Pretty foamy head indeed. I can smell hops, some pepper, and a little lemon! I am listening to some Robert Johnson while drinking this. He has done wrong. Taste is interesting. The lemon sort of mellows the hops. It is a nice added ingredient to the ipa i think.