Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2001/2003-Present (18%)

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Milton, Delaware USA

12 ounce bottle 2004 Very smooth considering the alcohol content. Has to be one of the top stouts on the market.

Poured black with brown foam that does not last long. The aroma is sweet and malty with caramel notes. The flavor is cloying sweet, caramel and chocolate and roasty after notes. The palate is thick and chewy with warm alcohol and light carb. Overall a big beer that is too sweet for me. I think it would be better if it was more attenuated. Interesting flavors meld well.

VINTAGE: 2007 This is black. No light penetration, at all. Pours like motor oil. Thick and viscous. Beautiful. Two-finger head of chocolate colored foam that leaves a thin film. Excellent, even a bit oily, lacing. Pure, unadulterated, friggin’ malt bomb. Huge malty notes with caramel, toffee, coffee and dark chocolate shining through. Underneath, there are loads of very ripe dark fruits. Brown sugar and maple syrup. Big roasted notes. Booziness. What happened to that 18%ABV? Where is it? Wow, this is much smoother than expected. Freakin’ huge sweet roasted malts attack your pallette, in the most beautiful way. Dark chocolate and vanilla mixed with caramelized brown sugar. Red and black cherries. Plums and figs. Hints of bananas and pineapple. Hints of roasted nuts. Remeniscent of a very fine Port wine. Only better. Mouthfeel is big and oily, like I like it to be. Sadly, it lacks the creaminess that I think belongs here. Only a very slight amount of carbonation is here and I think that detracts from the overall experience. Although this is 18%ABV, it’s so well hidden that I would love to drink these, one right after another. I totally think that you could, too. This is a tasty flippin’ brew. The only thing to worry about is standing up after three or four or twelve of these.

Stars off off medium tan good head butback to fine lace,very dark IMP,aroma coffee liccorice chocolate very rich,alcohol like port,vanilla molasses cola like plum ,flavour mellow coffee roasted taste liccorice alcohol is noticeable but not overly,port and rich chocolate molasses hint a sweetness and bitter that are equal some fizz,sharp roasted tastes but mellow to drink,finish superb roasted tastes an even bitter/sweet good mild fizz,great on the palate.

Not sure how old this was, but it probably should have been aged longer. Much stronger than it needed to be. Very sweet and alcoholic, which overpowered the other, milder elements of the beer. Full bodied and warming mouthfeel. Mostly licorice taste with mild whiskey tones. Alcoholic aroma. Not a huge fan.

2006 12 oz bottle opened Nov 2009. From the cellar. I had three bottles of this in the cellar. Probably drank one when I bought it in 06 and the others have been sitting since. Damn it is nice. Sweet molasses nose with no noticeable alcohol. Thin and quickly dissipating head. Initial black cherry flavor with chocolate and roasted nuts mid palate with a slightly bitter finish that balances a medium sweet over-all character. Nice alcohol warmth and a smooth mouth feel. The alcohol was not over powering at alI. I tasted this on the heals of an especially sweet 09 Dark Lord and was very pleased with its relative bitterness. I’m a little surprised at the reviews I am reading because they don’t seem to match the beer I was drinking - maybe the time in the cellar was just what this one needed.

Bottle. Pours black with low head. Aroma and taste is highly alcoholic. Lots of coffee and dark chocolate, licorice and notes of spice. Overall quite sour.

Pours dark, dark brown, settles black in the glass with a tan ring of head. Aroma is quite alcoholic. Notes are of vanilla, roasted malts, and some coffe. Flavour is quite bitter. Ground coffee, dark chocolate, dark fruits, plum and raisins, vanilla, liquorice, with a solid alcohol sting, and surprisingly enough, woody, earthy, dusty notes. This is just a massive, overpowering drink. Complex, but not really at all that pleasant. Carbonation is just barely there. It’s quite obviously not an easy drinker, spent quite a lot of time on only half the bottle.