Dogfish Head Immort Ale

7/8 tasting.08 bottle Looks:Nice red/copper body, thin,strong head. Aroma: Mild alcohol, nut, whiskey barrel (oak?), and hint of the vaniila. Taste: Medium bodied nutmeg, prune, spice along with casking and sweet malt. Goes well with scotch and bourbon.

A whopping alcohol content with a complex palate of oak, vanilla, and a deep smokey quality. I loved it.

12oz bottle. Pours a beautiful ruby-tinged brown with a firm off-white head. Aroma is rich, with strong notes of smoke, wood, dark fruit, roasted malt, and a bit of syrupy hops. Body is full and malty, with a very mellow initial flavor of dark fruit and syrupy hops giving way to a long, scotch-like finish of wood, smoke, vanilla, and a mellow and sweet alcoholic kick. A true work of art -- marvelous depth, skillful balance, and simply delicious.

Caramel and butterscotch notes with strong hints of toasted malt - almost a syrupy-sweetness dominate the aroma. Appearance is stunning with a thick, off-white head that dissipates quickly, revealing a mahogany body. Flavor is perfectly complex, yet controlled. The initial sweetness quickly gives way to a mellower, nutty finish leaving notes of cinnamon, yeast and vanilla - a veritable cinnamon bun in a glass. Utterly fantastic, I’d like to see this against a washed rind cheese, in particular Winnemere (raw cow’s milk washed in lambic) or perhaps Grayson.

Glass: snifter Purchased at: OakTree Buy Rite, South Plainfield, NJ (Thanks, Jay and Matt) Price: $4.99 Size: 12 fl oz ABV: 11% IBU: n/a Estimated Calories: 200 C RateBeer Rating: 97 Aural: quiet opening, very little carbonation, easy pour Aroma 9 out of 10 Intensity: strong Balance: sharp Impression: nice Malt Aroma: grain alcohol Hops Aroma: dust, rind, bitters Other Aroma: lemon Notes: aroma is deceiving - It’s strong, different than most any other scent, but hard to place. Appearance 5 out of 5 Color: dark Clarity: brilliant Head Retention: persistent Lace: intricate Notes: A very nice looking ale, and one of the few I’ve seen at this alcohol content with good lacing. Flavor 10 out of 10 Intensity: strong Balance: bitter Impression: nice Malt Flavor: wheat, barley, oats, brown sugar, hazelnut, syrup Hops Flavor: marigold, coriander, parsley, lemon Other:oak Notes: A brilliant flash of inspiration with the flavor rush. It takes a moment to hit, in an amazing control over the 11% abv. So very well balanced, and so much more so than the 120 minute IPA. It’s phenomenal. Palate 5 out of 5 Mouthfeel Sensation: creamy warming Body: full Carbonation: average Finish Length: long Intensity: strong Balance: bitter Notes: A wonderfully deep finish. General Impression: 19 out of 20 Craftmanship: excellent Freshness: fresh Personal Taste: loved Notes: One of the finest controls over alcohol content I’ve ever experienced. You expect to be thrown down and ravaged, and instead, you’re invited out for dinner and a movie. Spectacular.