Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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UPDATED: NOV 18, 2008 8x12 oz bottles consumed over the course of the month of October, most from a Duvel glass at near room temperature.....the tight-bubbled light caramel head recedes moderately quickly atop a deep chocolate, thick, opaque body, typically leaving very little in the way of lace, though it tends to congeal thickly when swirled enough....the aroma is....just absolute nirvana: the most intense marzipan, inflected by toasted almonds, coconut, deep cocoabutter; hints of port and rosewater, as I dig deeper and oh my have I dug deeper into this one, is this as worthy of digging into as anything, magisterial, tremendous....I remember being so worried, the first time I cracked one of these open, and experienced this divine perfume, wondering if the quality could possibly carry through on the palate, and was overjoyed -- and astonished -- to find that it did, a darker and more bitter, even caustic if drunk too quickly espresso-Scotch burn that lasts as long as I can bear it, continuing and deepening as more sips are taken, sips turning into gulps as I cannot drink slowly, cannot forbear to quaff it as if it were the blood of angels....and like an angel, its kiss is soft, delicate, yet unforgettable. I don’t feel like quibbling here. Though I could never be satisfied with just one kind of beer, one flavor profile, one style ... Palo Santo Marron does everything it can do in its own particular style and profile, perfectly. Impossibly joy-bringing.

Dark black pour released every aroma in the bottle into the room. The gravity is almost too smooth, as a person could drink one down before they knew what they were doing! Rich character and a fine finish mark this as the next age of brewing, just like the bottle says :)

Drank from a 12l ouncer. Poured to a deep chocolate brown, almost black in color. Nice roasted malty taste with subtle burnt wood as well as vanilla and raisen flavorings. Very sweet at the top, but very enjoyable. Tasted like a fine porter.A very smooth and well balanced ale.

Third beer at the Bottleworks Cellar Tasting for Seattle Beer Week. Batch 1. Pours black with no head. Smell is toffee, coffee, licorice, tobacco. Taste is wood, nutty, coffee, roast. Amazing to get two different beers in smell and taste, completely masks the 12 percent. Great beer, aged or not.

Tap. Very dark with cocoa dissipating head. Smells very syrupy and a little chocolaty and warm. Liqueur like- sweet. Thick and warming.

A - Pours a dark brown-black color with a finger of frothy chocolate colored head. The head fades down fairly slowly leaving behind some nice lace. S - Aroma is a mix of molasses, vanilla, smoke, roasted chocolate and caramel malts, black licorice, wood, a touch of dark fruit, and a bit of booze. T - Starts off with some molasses, vanilla, roasted chocolate malts, and a touch of sweet dark fruits. Through the middle, some smoke and licorice come through with some wood and some more roasted chocolate malts. The finish is a mix of smoke, licorice, vanilla, wood, cocoa, coffee, dark fruit, and a touch of booze. M - Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Feel smooth with a slightly thick sweet, smoky, and warming finish. D - Very drinkable. Different and excellent take on a big brown ale. I like the smoke and wood flavors in the beer with the complexity of the rest of the flavors.

dark brown with small head. sweet and boozy. there is quite a bit of flavor, but unfortunately, most of it is alcohol. harsh.

355ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown, with a brown head. Massive aroma, chocolate, coffee, tobacco, licorice, tar, smoke. Sweet, full bodied, high bitterness, creamy CO2. Solid, rich taste, licorice, dark chocolate, spices, coffee, ashes. (2012-05-05)

Pours thick and viscuous. Opaque brown with a tan head. The barrels are evident on the nose showing a nutty aromatic. Full bodied with tobacco and coffee flavors. Too much heat on the finish.

Over a year old bottle. Poured a dark brown, bordering on black. Thin dark brown head, went to a thin film and collar. Nose is wood, vanilla, carmel, dark fruits, and sweet malts. Port like nose. Taste follows nose but the brown ale does appear more. Just more beefed up. Medium feel and heavy body. More port or sherry like. Dry wooded finish. A bit too sweet but nice. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

12oz bottle poured into a large Duvel tulip glass. Had this stashed away for the last 9 months or so. Pours a dark stout like black with a cocoa colored head with a slight hint of lacing. Aroma is wood, cherries, yeast and some caramel. Smooth taste along the same lines as the aroma with a hint of chocolate. No alcohol burn at all, at 12% abv this can sneak up on you and put you out.