Dugges 1/2 Idjit!

Brewed by Dugges Ale & Porterbryggeri
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Mölndal, Sweden

Serve in Snifter

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UPDATED: JUN 25, 2007 Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm. Transparently black, creamy beige head. Lovely espresso aroma. Potent and sweet with notes of lingonberries, tobacco and licorice. Rather thick and oily with some molasses. Saccharine and resin comes through in the finish making it a bit harsh.

Name: 1/2 Idjit!
Date: September 21, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Appachelian Vinters, Asheville
Appearance: opaque dark brown, fine beige head, bits of lace
Aroma: rich chocolate aroma, roasted malts, touch of caramel sweetness
Flavor: dry chocolate flavor, lots of rich roasted character, dark coffee, plenty of drying bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

Name: Idjit
Date: November 02, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Appearance: black, fine tan head, bits of lace
Aroma: big roasted aroma, touch of sweetness
Flavor: lots of roasted flavor, bitter dark chocolate, black coffee
Overall: all dark and roasty

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+ /4

Bottle, shared with Parksy. Hazy medium brown with a low tan head. Aroma is pleasantly malty, with prominent dark fruits and background notes of coffee. The flavours don’t quite live up to the nose, with more of a brothy quality and less figgy fruit. A little thin, with a short slightly salty finish. Not terrible, but I guess I was hoping for more complexity.

Bottle. Frothy lightbrown good mostly deminishing head. Black-brown colour. Harsh malty moderate hoppy very roasted and light smoked aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Exstremely roasted and burnt, not very pleasent. Long finish. Creamy palate. Not my style, much too roasted and coffee-like.

Bottle from Liquor Loft. Chocolate roasted malt aroma. Burnt coffee and licorice in the taste. Also brown sugar, smoke, bread and salt. Low carbonation in slick thinnish texture. Lots going on - not my thing though.

50 cl bottle, poured a lightbrown thick creamy mostly lasting head. Nice aroma of coffee and chocolate which also dominates the flavor but there is also some really harsh bitterness and acidic taste which doesn’t appeal to me.

Sampler at CBF 2011-06-28. From bottle. Clear deep mahogany with no head. Kahlua nose. Sweet, acidic, roasted, coffee flavors with light earthy cellar notes. Medium to full body, Light syrupy.

Bottled. Almost black coloured with a small tan head. Some maltyness but with a hint of sourness. Notes of coffee and metal.

Aroma: Nutty, smokey and sweet... pleasant and fresh... think of it as summer-porty-ish. Appearance: Black with créme-colored head. Taste: My first impression was, disappointment. A slightly sour taste with a hint of coffee and cigar smoke at the back of the tongue. However this taste was pale and watery. Palate: Light and easy but without body... feels like somethings missing on the palate. Overall: To sum it all up, it’s a decent session beer, but it doesn’t excel at anything really.

Thin bodied, strong and roasty but overwhelmingly bitter for a beer of this sort. Not bad, not good.