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Dogfish Head Red and White

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bottled
common

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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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 BMan1113VR (2813), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Feb 28, 2008  
Let me start out by saing that I normally don’t like witbiers, that said, I LOVE this brew. Aroma is very flowery with some light citrus hops, lots of coriander and orange peel, some red wine and cinnamon. Pours with a smallish, creamy, off-white head that has decent retention and great lacing. Hazy clarity with medium sized particles floating around. The body is a slightly pink hue that turns orange at the edges. Taste has a long duration, ends a bit salty. Amazing wheat-wine finish (and I am not even the biggest fan of wheat beers). Alcohol presences is heavy and perfect in this beer. Mouthfeel is lightly creamy with some lively bubbles. Great stuff!


 Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 26, 2008  
Draft at BT. Light copper with a sturdy head. Aroma is fruity apricot and peach with spicy Belgian notes. Flavor has a nice ash dryness to it to go with grape and peach. .


 robforbes (1085), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Feb 24, 2008  
purchased at 99 bottles in federal way, washington. pours a clear reddish copper with a large slight pink head, good lacing. smell of sweet fruit (raspberry, boysenberry, grape), some malt, smells a little like a wine. taste is fizzy, berry, malt back, starts a little sweet and then becomes tart, wood, some citrus, ends a little dry, a surprisingly caramel aftertaste.


 PhillyBeer2112 (2086), Orange Park, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Curious, and I couldn’t really tell the pinot noir was in there, nor was it really witbieresque. Lightly fruity aroma, a mild hint of phenols then in the flavor a clean candyish caramelized flavor with an unusually malt instead of fermentation dominated palate. Fizzy but not as carbonated as many Belgian styles. Deep orangey red color with a nice creamy head.


 lovemyipas (420), sw burbs, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Feb 20, 2008  
had this with maniac4016. pours a cloudy dark orange with a nice three finger fluffy white head. aroma is a standard golden ale with oak and funky grapes. has a medium to full body with good lacing and just right carbonation. flavor is the same as aroma, and has a lot of sediment floating around. it is a different and powerful beer not my type but i have to rate it for what it is. funky! no sign of the 10% abv except the buzz. done in the blind but i know now that there is some stand out coriander in this beer.


 maniac4016 (114), bill clinton, Iceland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/510/20
Feb 18, 2008  
intreging on the nosing,geuze/lambic/ flanders style, would think this is going to be acidic/ sour(we will see ) looks to be unfiltered,but that is apealling to me, at least it shows arteseanal qualities/ looks like a dunkel weisse dominant malt right off the git, i dont disern the grape must(i drink quite a bit of wine too). MAYBE I’M MALT SENSITIVE. in my humble opion, they should stick to over-hopping their beers.


 Goodgrief (1148), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Mar. 2007 - Beer poured dark amber color, beautiful fluffy head and ok lacing. Aroma was strong wheat. Flavor was wheat, some spices and some sweet malts and fruitiness and an odd bitter/sour soapy flavor. Very wine-like in its flavor. Too sweet and the "soapy" weird flavor put me off a bit. Mouthfeel, aroma and appearance were great and the flavor was "good". Weird beer...never woulda guessed it was 12%.


 IMtheOptimator (1161), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 14, 2008  
Poured a clear orangeish red with a small fizzy/creamy light pink head. Aroma of red grapes, coriander, grassy hops, orange citrus rind. Flavor follows with a fairly assertive mix of sweetness, dryness, and bitterness with flavors of grapes, dark fruits, pine needles, and lots of spices including ginger and coriander coming to the surface. Assertive, but still with enough refinement and balance to give this brew a sense of firm identity without the messy confusion of other big experimental brews. Some dryness brings up the finish to betray the strength of the beer. Sits a bit heavy for the flavors, which is somewhat unsettling. I’m not sure the wine was a "necessary" addition as it pertains to increasing the complexity of the beer but I love what it did to the appearance. The bold color and agreeable taste make this a decent choice for a date beer.



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