Dogfish Head Red and White

spectacular beer. Color is orangeish red, and cloudy. White head, good lacing. Aroma is hoppy and fruity. Taste is also fruity, some grapefruit and cherries and some lemon in the finish. Oak is also very evident in the finish, not surprisingly. Flavor is nicely complex, a fantastic beer.

Thick-hazed copper/vermillion with a good deal of unfiltered sediment goodness under a sadly quick and fizzy tan head. Strong caramel and alcohol come through first in the aroma while yellow apple and a grapey vinousness follow soon after. Full-bodied, yet a fluffy fizz turns it softer on the palate. Orange reveals foremost and strong in the flavor and lingers well into the finish. Spicing is prominent yet not overdone nor out of place. Yeasts are a heavy match to thick malts while a tart fruitiness remains constant. Alcohol creeps up late, red wine interjects on occasion. Long-lasting aftertaste of citrus and clove. It’s interesting to me that this started as a Witbier due to the strength and depth it has acquired through the blending and aging process. Quite good. ~~~~~~~~~ 750ml, bottled on 02/12/07, purchased at Archer Liquors, cellared at least a year.

0.75L bottle from the first batch dated 02/12/07. I’ve brought this bottle to several tastings over the last two or so years. Time to open. Consumed May ’09. Pours brown – copper – blood orange with very thin off white head. The aroma is fruity with white wine and apple notes, a sense of grains and a bit of sugary malts. The taste feels bit thin but brings in a fruity berry, white wine grapes and apples from the start. By midway I get a sense of grains and malts. Very smooth. It has aged very well.

Pours murky orange peel potpouri color with a thin, creamy white head that lasts for the entire glass. Aroma is lots of coriander, orange peel, yeasty bread dough, hints of bubblegum, a little pepper, berry notes. Flavor is mildly tart and citrusy starting off, leading into lots of yeasty bread and (heavy) pepper notes, earthy wine notes (reminds me more of the stem than the grape), plum wine, cranberry, vanilla, peach, basement, lemon and limestone finishes it out. Has alot of Saison-like qualities. Medium body with a juicy entry, chalky middle and pretty dry finish, carbonation is moderately strong and smooth. Good stuff overall would be nice with a juicy steak and stuffed mushrooms.

Poured orange with pinkish tints. Tart wine and belgian wit yeast nose. Flavor is Semi tart, yeasty, some spices and wine flavors. I’m not a wit fan, but this one was OK.

Dark orange pour with haze and small head. Aroma of yeast and wine grapes. Flavor of berries and spice, lots of spice. Reminds me a lot of the Belgian abbey ales, especially in the aftertaste.

Hazy Orange. Fast head. Aroma: Yeast, wine. Flavor: Yeast, berries, spice, well balanced. Dry, alcahol finish. I suppose it depends how much you like mixing beer and wine as this is as close to wine I have ever had in a beer.