Dogfish Head Red and White

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

750ml bottle dated on 2-9-07, today is 2-13-07...not sure if the aging is really beneficial. Super sticky and wine like, this one is a little suspect when the description on the bottle defines it as a malt beverage (and it’s not German). It’s an interesting enough beer, with some subtle enjoyable qualities...but not exactly on par with other Dogfish products. Attractive red-brown color with soft effervescence.

750, capped. Pours a glowing dark amber with a thin gray film. Big toffee, banana, yeasty, sour sweaty nose. Body’s on the high side of medium with plenty of acetic fizz tickling the palate. Weird puckery fruit tartiness on the mid-palate; must be that "pinot noir juice," whatever pinot noir juice is. Sticky and dry finish. This is just another big stupid mess of a beer with an unreasonable price tag from DFH. I’m now officially past the point of seeing all my affection for them worn away. I really dug them a few years ago but the goofiness and the pricing are just too much to handle now.

Plum amber with light, off-white head / Nose of grapes and dark fruit / Medium, estery, malty body with good finish and some alcohol bite / Flavors of banana, plum, orange, caramel, cloves, and coriander / Pinot noir aspect understated - a fine Belgian ale.

Pours a ruby hue with a nice off white head that falls rather quickly and leaves some lacing. Nose is grapey and fruity. Flavor is quite unique. Strong and noticeable fruit tones mix with a mild alcohol presence. Odd wine mixture that slightly reminds me of something along the St. Lamvinus line, but not quite that in the long run. So we have the fruity and earthy mix here with a nice full carbonation and smooth liquid touch. Overall this is a very interesting beer to say the least. Could it be a staple in my beer diet? I’d have to say no. But still interesting enough to try.

750ml bottle acquired in trade with beachbum25. Poured how I expected, a mostly clear ruby with an almost non existent head. Nose of orange peel, spice and some oak. Flavor was fairly sweet and oaky. Would love to try this beer again when I’m over my cold.......;(

Drank at 2007 Dark Lord Day: After drinking the Dark Lord and mainly IPA’s, etc., this did come off almost wine-like showing the bright red fruit of Pinot Noir. This is a very interesting beer that would go very well with food and is very interesting. While not a "go-to" beer, I would enjoy drinking this occasionally throughout the year.

Bottle. Wasn’t sure of what to expect from this one. Pinkish red color. Lots of carbonation. Sweet tasting with ornage & other citrus. Slight wit spiciness rounded out nicely with red grape taste. Very good & want more

This bottled brew from a bottle shop was bottled on 02/12/07 and poured a small sized head of foamy finely sized white and pink hued bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a hazy typically carbonated brown colored body. The aroma was malty and grape like. The mouth feel was tingly and vinous at the start, crisp in the middle and had a strong coriander note that came out in the finish with a strong vinous aftertaste. The interesting flavor contained notes of malt hops coriander and was floral. This one was not much to my liking. It was not bad, but was simply not something I would buy again.