Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale
Milton, Delaware USA

All the work getting the Palo Santo wood to Delaware was worthwhile. This is some tasty stuff. Tried it brewery-fresh in Milton, and it was a crowd-pleaser. Try a black & tan with Palo Santo and the 90 Minute.

Aroma of vanilla, whiskey, coffee, apples, peaches, raisin, chocolate. On the tongue smooth, rich, bitter, fruity, bit of smoke. When I started drinking these I found it not totally pleasant to finish one, but I have trouble now understanding why.

Bottle shared with DuffmanSW. Pours a black coffee brown with a thin mocha head. Aroma is lots of raisins and vanilla with a good deal of alcohol, a touch of molasses and slightly metallic. Flavor is lots of vanilla and booze, dark stewed fruits and dark sugars. This is really hot, I’d like to cellar it as it’s a bit harsh as it warms. Palate is thick and sticky with medium carbonation.

Peoria Beerfest 2009. Sample pour. Loved this beer. Jet-black, brown head. Vanilla and coffee aroma. Flavor is booze, chocolate, raisin, and a lingering but very subtle oak-bourbon burn. Went back for seconds on this one- delicious. RE-RATE on 9-18-09- Chef Paul’s- bottle. Couldn’t resist getting this again. Slight brown head, coconut, vanilla, allspice aroma. Sweet oaky malt up-front. Beautiful fade of black licorice, and dark bitter chocolate. Starts like a Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, but finishes very different- more bitter, chocolate, licorice. Substantial and beautiful.

Bottle shared with Mspindler while watching UFC 97... Dark dark brown with a mocha head when you swirl it around..Smell is of dark fruits , raisins, vanilla and alcohol.. Taste: I swear I can taste that tree when i drink this. Hints of vanilla and alcohol... This is one I want to buy a couple bottles and revisit in a few years.

12 oz’r brought to our KW tasting by a non RBer. pours dark brownish red with a small tan head. aroma of caramel, wood, vanilla, very sweet. the flavour is simular. some fruitiness. a bit muddled but enjoyable. id like to try this one again. thanks for the shared Mat.

12oz bottle. Pours black with a thin mocha head. Aroma of wood with chocolate and caramel malt. Initial flavor is slightly sweet, consisting of grapes, raisins, currants, caramel and chocolate malt, and a hint of vanilla. Finish is smoky wood and earth with pleasant warming alcohol. Medium bodied with moderate light carbonation and fizz. There’s definitely a wine-like quality to this beer. Love it.

12oz bottle at our KW group tasting thanks to Mat. I was interested to try this but ended up pretty disappointed, and it had nothing to do with having just tried the Dark Lord. Poured out a dark mahogany with little head. Right from the aroma I could tell this was just not going to be very good. It has that same damn wet paper/pen ink/whatever you want to call it synthetic boozyness that is so prevalent in the World Wide Stout, which I absolutely hate. I also hate how it’s hard to describe and I seem to percieve it a lot differently than most other people so it’s hard to get them to understand how much I hate beers that have that aroma/flavour. The flavour on this one is pretty pathetic, popsicle sticks with way too much residual sugar and toffee malt. Booze. Like a lame attempt at an Imperial Stout. A bit of melon as well. Yuk. I’m appreciative to have tried this, but I would not drink this again were it offered and it really is just not very impressive. Why does everything but the 60 Minute from this brewery suck?