4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: DEC 6, 2003 Found this at green's on ponce for a mere $2.99 for the big nice bottle! It was the best thing I've ever had to come from dogwood. Very belgian.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I got this one via BrewBandit which i have to thank for getting this hard to get brew.
Hazy golden color,small head that faded quite fast.Malty,fruity aroma with hints of yeast and spice as well.Very nice citrus taste somewhat syrupy and quite flavorful,Fairly spicy taste with a light malt and mild hops flavor,but mostly this brew seems to lean towards fruit and spice with the after taste being fruity,and spicy as well.Very decent brew not as high as some Belgians have been for ABV.but still decent in it's own right and worth having another.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
A very good Ale from Dogwood. This beer is not overly spicy like a lot of winter ales.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I’m really surprised they managed to sell and make this beer in Georgia. Great big yeasty, citrusy, spicy aroma. Very large head with meringue-like stiffness. Flavor is perhaps less spicy than the typical belgian strong pale, but it’s also a bit sweeter and a maltier. Excellent beer. The only real problem is that , like several of the other Dogwoods I’ve had in the bottle, it’s a foamer. Be very wary when opening a bottle from Dogwood.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
RBMNG 10.30.04. I believe it was slikwily that arranged for this rare vintage Dogwood Winter Ale to be served at our recent Ratebeer Minnesota gathering. There was concernthat it might be past its prime, but I think it proved itself to be one of the stars in our star-studded 21 beer lineup that evening that included no less than 7 top-50 beers. Unique aroma with saffron notes. White head; lasting. Good amount of visible carbonation. Nice lace. Saffron flavor with toffee notes. Well balanced. Nice complexity of flavors and sugars.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very nice ale.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cloudy orange, big white head, light yeasty belgian aroma, bitter, full candy body with some caramel flavores
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A nice malty trippel resemblance. Faint spiciness from acidulated malt. Reminds me of a maltier New Belgium Trippel.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Wow. Nice beer. Thanks to Aracauna. Pours yellow orange with a thick white head. The bottle gushed. Head disappears but leaves a thin coating throughout the session. Aroma is of fruit, like green apples and pears. Flavor is also fruity with a little spice. Very nice.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 9, 2004 Re-Rate: 2003 - It has been a long time since I have had this, until last night. This has aged so incredibly well. A quite amazing taste, 2 years after the fact. A really nice tripel, pours a hazy golden color with a nice frothy egg like head. Has a nice pixie stick kind of flavor on the tongue, some candi sweetness, with nice brown sugary sweetness in the finish. Incredibly complex rich and smooth
Lilke the description says this is a very hearty ale, I did not care much for the clove, but it a subtle spiciness that was almost a peppercorn-esque flavor. A very nice clean finish, but not something I am going to miss after the holidays.
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