Dogfish Head Red and White

Bottle. Body-murky reddish brown with a thin ring of bubbles and very attractive heavy lacing. Nose-cheery Kool-Aid, metal. Taste-plywood, metal, like licking a 2X4, Belgian yeast, Chardonnay, Flintstones vitamins, unsweet brown sugar/molasses, very vinous, medium alcohol,. Berries, white grapes, dusty, raisin plum skin. Interesting but slightly dry and too similar to red wine for me. Like drinking a cheap red whine that was fermented using a classic Abbey yeast out of a raw wood cup. Very well hidden alcohol, cherry, light citric zest, cottony, chocolate baking powder, light butter scotch, maple candy.

(bottled 02/09/07E): Pours a clear strong red color, orangish at the edges. Small head, white-reddish, diminishing, decent lacing. Very strong grape aroma, alcohol, musky, woodsy. Good taste, Strong start, clean finish. Some alcohol, dark fruit. Fruity taste. Smooth mouthfeel. A little too dark and heavy for me, but pretty good. Reminiscent of a Belgian or an American Strong.

750 mL bottle - reddish amber with virtually no head; sour is the name of the game here; can be hit & miss with DFH, and this i’d say is a miss; at least they try

The beer leaves the 750ml bottle a fuzzy incarnadine color with a reddish pink head that crowns the body, lacing provides a tight skirt to surround the glass. Nose has a tart oak like aroma, combined with coriander & orange peel, also hints of red wine and amazingly only very little of the 10 percent ABV shows through. Start is vinous, with a nice bit of toasted grain sweetness, top is light to medium in feel. The finish has a unrelenting acidity, the wine like traits along with the oak make the end sweet and somewhat sour with the parched aftertaste long lasting, another amazing brew tis’ true.

Pours a nice shade of red. Sweet with fruitiness in the aroma. Reminded me somewhat of DFH’s Midas Touch. Sweet in flavor.

Reddish copper, minimal head. Huge orange zest, white grape and fig aroma up front, turns very muddled spice and chewy yeast (not in a good way). Flavor much the same, vinous with muddled spices and an odd yeast character I can’t pinpoint. Almost like uncooked bread that has been left out too long. As always appreciate the effort at DFH, results sometimes just don’t match.

as we all know dare to be different is the mo here. dark cranberry almost color with a fruity fresh coriander nose. flavors of sweet grapes and slight earthen tones underlying. slighlty ember feel.

Copper color full white head, nice lace. Belgian like bread yeast and light fruits. Sweet wine grapes aroma. Full well coated palate. Sweet breads almost honey, plum mixed w/ grape & raisen w/ a touch of wood. Very nice. One heck of an interesting brew.