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Dogfish Head Red and White

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6303.65/5.03.64/5.0Special10%84Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
A big, Belgian-style Wit brewed with coriander and orange peel and fermented with Pinot Noir juice. After fermentation a fraction of the batch is aged in Oregon Pinot Noir barrels, and another fraction is aged on oak staves. The beer is blended together before packaging. This has been one of our most popular Limited Edition beers at both our Rehoboth Beach, DE brewpub and at festivals. It successfully marries the refreshing citrusy qualities of a Belgian-style white beer with the robust complexity of a bold red wine.
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 craftbeerdesign (744), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Aug 22, 2008  
shared bottle. pours a deep golden with a bit of white head. strong citrus, spice and oaky aromas. medium to full body with nice soft edges. excellent citrus front and some dark fruit over the top - the pinot noir comes through here. average carbonation and overall a very well balanced and interesting belgian wit style brew.


 blankboy (3195), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Bottle (750ml) shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, tupalev, jerc & garthicus -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a hazy pinkish-red with an average size frothy off-white head. Nice lacing. Interesting fruity aroma, along with light spices, caramel malt and some oak. Flavour of caramel malt, pretty fruity, and with light oak and spices. Light bitter finish. Alcohol’s somewhat well hidden. Average to medium bodied. Pretty good.


 stefanje (938), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 19, 2008  
750 ml bottle from coldbrewky. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. The aroma is rich with Belgian yeasts, spices, and dark fruits. The flavor is complex and slightly sweet with red wine, vanilla, caramel, dark fruits and almonds. The mouthfeel is full and malty. The finish is long with caramel. Overall: A very tasty ale that gives a nice buzz, thanks Steve.


 HogTownHarry (3985), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2008  
Bottle (750ml). Shared with blankboy, garthicus, GregClow and jerc - via trade with Zathrus13. Hazy peach-ruby pour, average frothy beige head. Spicy, pungent fruit/yeast aroma, very herbal and juicy - maybe a little like concentrated fruit juice with floral bitterness. The taste follows, not as intense as the aroma, just sweet juice and extract of flowers, seems a little less than 10%. Average body, mildly carbonated, floral aftertaste. Odd, pretty solid though - but a "wit" - nah!!!


Sandman2222 (42), Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Poured reddish, smelled like a standard wit beer. The taste was sweet, but not in the best of ways, I could hardly keep drinking it despite the steep price for it. I’m a fan of Dogfish, but they need to stay on the beer side and not try to delve into wine styles.


 VTHopHead (901), Barre, Vermont, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 10, 2008  
750ml - Poured a reddish-amber in color with a frothy off white head that hung around. Aroma is fruity with the strong character of classic Wit ingredients... coriander and orange... something unusual in the aroma though... vinous character from the wine perhaps. Flavor is very sweet with coriander, citrus yeast and "old wood". Warming from the alcohol. Little of the wine comes through. Some dark fruit at the end. Finish is sticky and sweet... really too sweet for me... Interesting... expensive... pretty good...


 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Aug 10, 2008  
[1476-20080601] Bottle. Boozy malt and heavy yeast hops aroma has a little citrus. Hazy, amber orange body with quick off-white bubbles. Mostly grainy malt in the flavour with some boozy. Medium-full body. Good.
(4T @ Mondial; Montreal, QC)


 smith4498 (865), Miami, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Pours clear copper with a creamy off white head. Smells like a wit with the corriander and other spices. Flavor is fruity, but is dominated by the alcohol. Citrus and woody flavors are also noticeable. I’m not a big wine drinker so I am not sure about the pinot noir flavor. Medium body with lively carbonation and a syrupy mouthfeel. It would be interesting to age a bottle of this for a while to see how the flavors would mellow over time.



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