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

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
14004.15/5.04.15/5.0Winter18%96.1Snifter
Commercial Description:
This listing encompasses: A) the November, 2001 release (18% abv), B) the November, 2003 U.S. (but not U.K.) release (18.8% abv), C) the November, 2004 release (18% abv), and D) the November 2005 release (17.8% abv) and E) all subsequent releases due both to their similarity in alcohol content and a lack of change in recipe. None of the releases’ labels provides its ABV, however:
2001 - (18%) displays the unaltered words "Vim and Vigor" on the label, gold cap
"Vim and Vigor" is crossed out only on the 2002 release (23%), which is not rated under this listing
2003 - U.S. release (18.8%). No "Vim and Vigor" present, gold cap.
2004 - Bright yellow cap, no date stamp
2005 - Bright yellow cap, date stamp
2006 - Dark green cap, date stamp
2007 - Dark green cap, date stamp
2008 - Yellowish-green cap, date stamp
World Wide Stout is one of the world’s strongest dark beers. It is brewed using six different yeast strains over seven months and then aged for half a year. Dark, rich, roasty, and complex, World Wide Stout has more in common with a fine port than a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer (released in early winter with very limited availability).
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 HonkeyBra (1320), Lemont, Illinois, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Aug 23, 2008  
2004 bottle. Pitch black, opaque pour with a bit of tan head around the rim of the glass. Aroma is chocolate, smoke, olives, and port wine. Tastes very similar to a port or a Cabernet paired with dark chocolate. Plum, tobacco, and raisin notes along with a deep alcohol burn. Lots of dark fruit as well, though I’m not getting the sweetness some ratebeerians lament in this review. Palate is thinner than I hoped. Perhaps the aging helped, but that credit goes to Discount Liquor in Milwaukee. The beer as itself is impressive: a slow drinker, unlike any imperial stout I’ve ever had.


 blipp (1638), Newark, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 22, 2008    Updated: Mar 2, 2009
Bottle (2007). Pours very deep ruby, close to black, with a tan head. Aroma is a bit boozy, with raisin, licorice, and dark chocolate. Smooth body, not as full as I expected. Flavor is sweet, with fruity notes of raisin and plum, molasses, chocolate, and a touch of coffee and roasted malt. Alcohol is much less noticeable in the mouth than it is in the nose. Very nice


 12many (231), Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/519/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Bottle. I dedicate this 200th rating to my liver...Thanks for holding out for me, I really appreciate it. Pours basically black with a good head if poured aggressively. Lacing could improve but its not bad. Aroma is much more subtle than I expected: however there is a wide range of aroma. Caramel chocolate. some coffee, vanilla, but the thing I was most impressed of was dark fruit. I did not expect to experience dark fruit while drinking this. Very sweet blending nicely with the aromas with a slight fruit tangy flavor which is a mild but great addition. Goes down like silk, low carbonation, full bodied, and extremely drinkable. I cannot taste the alcohol which is surprising. This is easily the most flavorful and drinkable stout I’ve had. Amazing.


 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 16, 2008  
2007 bottle. Pours black with a thin brown head. Aroma of dark fruit, chocolate, and molasses. Flavor starts with molasses, very sugary, and finishes with coffee. A touch of plum in there as well. Alcohol is amazingly well hidden. A very nice beer.


 highlandlad (1258), Sydney, Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/512/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Geez, the average RB rater must have a sweet tooth. I love strong beers, but the famous World Wide Stout had me wondering if I would have any teeth left when I finished drinking. There’s a lot to like here, but the residual sugars overwhelmed this palate. Looks great, smells great, tastes pretty good until the sugar tsunami breaks. Rich aroma of bitter chocolate and dark rummy fusels. Oily body. Challenging flavours of turpentine, blackcurrant and cocoa beans. Warming finish. Just too damn sweet. Fetch me a toothbrush - I can’t afford to lose any more gnashers. (Bottle courtesy of Linc at Sully’s Sydney RB Xmas 07 gathering)


 Avengedpoet (325), Mesa, Arizona, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/513/20
Aug 13, 2008    Updated: Mar 10, 2009
Pours a color like engine oil, but definitely not the same viscosity. Most likely due to the high levels of sugar added to reach the ABV. Aroma is heavy booze and roastiness. Booze smell take a lot away from what I suspect would be a lot more subtle aromas. Same can be said for the taste. This one is exceptionally boozy to the point of seeming uncomplex. The more you drink it, the more you can see where there could have been a more interesting beer behind all of the alcohol. I’m glad that it has been toned down; I can’t imagine this at 23% alcohol (black lighter fluid?). A beer with great potential and a lot of hype that was somewhat of a disappointment. I think that it has the potential to be set down for a number of years and enjoyed on a snowy day for a higher rating one day. UPDATE: sampled again at bockyhorsey’s. This time it was an 8-year old 2001 sample. This beer does not improve with age. Still over-the-top alcohol. Some diacetyl, bourbon, and port flavors. Meh.


 BrotherGrendel (580), San Diego, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 12, 2008  
2007 vintage. Murky dense brown with a modest layer of brown foam that dissipates quickly. Aroma is bittersweet dark chocolate malts, dark fruits, alcohol, a touch of smoke and molasses. Texture is very heavy and thick with ample carbonation. Initial taste is dark fruits on an alcohol booze bomb that permeates the palate, eventual transition to bitter chocolate and hints of sour milk and dark fruits, finishes sickly sweet and boozy. This is the second WWS I have been disappointed with, the sourness really wrecks the existing malts and fruits, I don’t know what’s going on with this beer.


 NomDeBeer (399), Maryland, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/52/103/55/20
Aug 11, 2008  
I can’t get into this one at all. Disgustingly sweet + scorching 18% ABV = drain pour.



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