Dogfish Head Squall IPA

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Milton, Delaware USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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750 ml bottle bought at Total Wine in Las Vegas ($8.99). Pours a cloudy brownish-orange hue with two fingers of fluffy off-white foam. Aroma of sweet-ish fruity hops (citrus, peach, pineapple) and floral and piny hops along with sweet caramel and a bit of alcohol. Flavor of tangy and sweet fruity hops (notes of tangerine and tropical fruit), sweet caramel, and some spice. Has some hoppy bitterness but leans more toward sweet than bitter. Overall, the hops and malt are quite well balanced. There is noticeable alcohol which detracts somewhat, but overall a solid DIPA. (562, 640)

Poured 22 oz into an imperial glass. Cloudy and amber in color with a nice white creamy head. Strong hops that are presented in its flowery aroma and flavor, very smooth.

Bottle; hazy orange with tan head; aroma-citrus, caramel, spruce; medium sweetness, very bitter, medium body, creamy, lively carbonation. Strong and great.

2010 A. 750ml into a DFH signature glass. A - Cloudy dark-gold body with a small white head. Some decent lacing and edging. S - Piney hops, sweet malts, and some spicy fruit characteristics. Fairly subdued and light. T - Rich piney hops and sweet caramel malts. The hops have definitely faded with aging, however there are still some notes to be found. Just the slightest bit of bitterness in the finish. Fairly flat and boring though. Medium sticky mouth feel and light carbonation. O - This beer may just be in an awkward stage, where a hoppy IPA makes that strange transition to a malt heavy barley wine style beer. At its current age its just average. Still enjoyable, but it was just so much better fresh.

Poured from a 750ml bottle into a Duvel tulip. Bottled in 20112A printed on bottle, whatever that means. Appearance: Pours a clear copper color with orange highlights and a 3 finger fluffy eggshell white head. Nice lacing. Smell: Sweet citrus, candied fruit, caramel malt and of alcohol. Taste: Resinous pine up front followed by grapefruit in the middle before ending with more resinous pine at the finish. The alcohol shows up throughout which detracts from the flavor profile. Aftertaste is bitter with a touch of sweet citrus. Mouthfeel: Medium-full-bodied with a decent amount of carbonation. Very smooth. Drinkability: Average drinkability. The alcohol isn’t masked very well, which takes away from the overall enjoyment of this one for me. Overall: Good beer overall. I wish it were more well-balanced, but it’s still a solid DIPA. Worth a shot.

Great IPA. Pours a hazy amber with pure white head. Sweet, grainy aroma. Smooth bitter finish. Very well done.

Wow, loved this one. Pours hazy orange with a very small white head. Aroma is so strong it hits you as you’re pouring, mostly citrus, grapefruit, grassy and floral notes. Very complex and smells outstanding. Taste is there, too - mostly citrus and grapefruit with nice caramelly sweetness for good balance. Mouthfeel is fairly thick and slightly oily with just a touch of brightness from the light carbonation. Finish is bitter and slightly dry. Excellent!

Poured golden amber, slightly hazy with a big fluffy just off-white head. Plenty of resinous pine in the nose, some buttered biscuit and flower notes. At one point I could swear I smelled lobster too, but maybe that’s the sea theme. My initial reaction to this was that it went flat, but it’s just very low carbonation and a rounded mouth. Medium to full body. There’s a mellowed hoppy bite, some pepper spice notes that actually make up for the low carbonation. Some nice caramel sweetness up front that is well balanced by the hops. Overall, I like the flavors and aroma and may try another bottle, but the lack of carbonation threw me off at first and distracted me from what I think is an otherwise very enjoyable IPA.

Bottle. Pours hazy green/copper, dark and murky - thick eggshell head, nice lacing. Nose is quite sweet - caramel, citrus and pine, some strong yeast notes here as well. Flavours of spice, lemon, lots of grapefruity notes, a bit tea-like, very bitter and herbal. Thick and rich, just really not my style of IIPA. Nice enough, just not my thing.

Bottle from April 2009. This may have been oxidized a bit. The aroma was not good, a bit mediciny. It poured a deep copper color with little head. Fortunately the taste was better than the smell. There was a mollassis flavor and high hop bitterness to folow but the balance was okay. Just an okay beer.