Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

	Percentile
	98
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1037	3.88/5.0	3.88/5.0	Special	12%	94.4	Snifter, Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
Big Brown Ale aged on palo santo wood from Paraguay. This beer is a 12% abv, highly roasty, and malty brown ale aged on the wood of the Palo Santo tree from Paraguay. Palo Santo means "holy tree" and it's wood has been used in South American wine-making communities. We were lucky enough to get our hands on 20 blocks of the super-dense wood and the wood was added to the ageing tank after fermentation.

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pivo (2535), Germany

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	18/20

Oct 31, 2009

Opaque brown with a clingy head. Woody, fruity tastes in a big thick body. Currant and dark raisins emerge, particularly as the glass warms. Alcohol a-go-go. Big and sophisticated brew. Excellent.

dyetube (402), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Oct 29, 2009

This beer pours a pitch black with a thin beige head. The aromas are black currant and cherries with wood accents. The flavors are cherries, chocolate, wood and black currant. This is a very interesting beer. A little unbalanced but good nonetheless.Cheers!

bblack99 (201), Kansas City, Missouri, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	8/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Oct 28, 2009

Dark brown with a thin biege head. Aroma of rich, toasted dark wood and brown sugar. Flavors warming, creamy, but not my style. A bit heavy on the wood-aging process.

wilderthanyou (413), Guelph, Ontario, Canada

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Oct 28, 2009

Pours a motor oil black with a short lived beige head. Aroma is sweet, chocolate, raisin, maybe some cherry, alcohol, light roast coffee. The flavour is a reflection of the aroma spot on, anise in the finish rounds this delicious beer of nicely. Warming alcohol sensation. Top notch, god bless you dogfish head.

DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	8/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Oct 28, 2009

Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David C. Really dark brown with a light brown head. Strong aroma of sweet chocolate. Sweet and alcoholic flavor with chocolate, some nuts, some licorice and some slightly strange fruitiness. Full-bodied and boozy. Decent but overpowering.

tomer (380), Rishon Le Zion, Israel

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	7/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	11/20

Oct 27, 2009

At a tasting, thanks David, quickly dissapearing beige head, colour is dark brown and quite opaque but with some lightish taints, aromas of maple, dried frutis, and some oxidised notes, flavours of dried fruits, charcoal and chocolate. Much too sweet and alcoholic, and quite unbalanced.

Cavie (1366), Fort Worth, Texas, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Oct 25, 2009

Bottle courtesy of brentfresh. Dark brown pour. Sweet aroma. Fruit and sweet plum. Taste is sweet dry with heavy malts. Tingle on the tongue. Flavor finishes sadder than the Belgian strong I had previous.

r464 (285), Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Oct 25, 2009

Very dark, very strong. This is a very deep-flavored ale with a lot of coffee, raisin, cherry, and smokey textures. One to be enjoyed slowly on a cold evening…

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