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Dogfish Head Red and White

Dogfish Head Red and White - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
94
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Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Milton, Delaware USA

bottled
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on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6283.65/5.03.64/5.0Special10%83.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 Kalli (474), Falun, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Jul 3, 2007  
Aroma reminds me of a demi-sweet Mosel Riesling. Unfortunately not a good thing in my opinion. Hints of malt there too, though. Lovely red with a nice, but diminishing, head. Some clash of of malt and grapes but mainly some cloying malt sweetness. Interesting for sure and an idea worth pursuing, but I don’t really like it.


 wheninhell (485), louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 29, 2007  
drank this bottle thanks to josh outside on our porch on a beautiful day with my beautiful girlfriend amy....and josh while some kids next door learned what can happen when you throw a baseball into your little brothers crotch as hard as you can.........it was great.....we had some cheese and stuff (no good with humbolt fog).......but yeah on to the beer...........reddish orange with a white head that leaves good lacing. solid coriander heavy wheat beer aroma meshed perfectly with lovely funky red wine raspberry notes. funky wheaty lemon citrus flavor with nice raspberry notes. tart raspberry finish with coriander and wheat notes. full body. well done interesting. could be amazing...........but something was just a bit off.....


 tjthresh (1748), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 24, 2007  
That’s right, we drank it out or a travel coffe mug. WHAT OF IT!
Yeah, its red. The corriander was evidant from begining to end. As it warmed the Pinot Noir began to shine. Plenty of oak character as well.
I’m such a ratings whore.


 theisti (1640), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 24, 2007    Updated: Dec 10, 2007
750 ml bottle shared with Indra, csbosox and tjthresh initially in the parking lot of 75th Street brewery, then back at csbosox’s house. I believe it was Indra who asked, "you’re not actually going to rate this, are you?" as we were standing in the dark parking lot sipping this out of a travel coffee mug. Well, I guess this is my answer, though it did help to get it in a glass and light at Chris’s house. Pour is a ruby color with a very thin head. Aroma is the wine and oak, with a slight bit of coriander and spice. The taste is very big, lots going on there. Certainly get the pinot noir, the oak and the coriander, but there is floral and earth in it as well. All is blended well, and nothing is too dominant. Overall a very creative beer.


 jimhilt (1664), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 23, 2007  
Pours a one-finger slight pinkish head that fades slowly leaving a good lace. Clear copper amber color. Slight orange nose. Good carbonation and medium bodied. Flavor is complex, sweet at times, sour at times hints of orange. Slight orange peel finish. Don’t buy this for a "Belgian-style Wit", its way more than that. $10.99 for a 750ml bottle from Tully’s Beer & Wine Wells, Me.


 blklab2007 (938), Connecticut, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 22, 2007  
much better than the black and blue. has a nich malty flavor with spices. much better once it warmed up a bit. not my favorite dogfish but worth a try


 jefcon (997), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 22, 2007  
Definitely wine-like, sachet, sweet berry aromas. Umber and reddish in the glass with a variegated head that clings to the surface of the beer. Malts show up well, before the profile descends into a very dry finish. Caramel, mold, wood and wine. Not like any belgian strong I’ve ever tasted.


 frylock (998), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 22, 2007  
Ruby color with a thin white head. Aromas of citrus fruits and red grapes, and grains. Lots of coriander flavor, grapes skins and light citrus. Finish is dry and full of tannins. Interesting



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