Dogfish Head Sahtea

4.3/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled 4/20/2011. Pours a cloudy golden orange color with a small dense off white head with good retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Some spotty lacing on the glass as well. Aromas of big ginger, cinnamon, clove, pepper, bubblegum, wood, chai tea, light fruits, honey, and yeast spices. Damn nice and interesting aromas; with good strength and balance. Taste of big chai tea, clove, pepper, cinnamon, wood, bubblegum, light fruits, honey, and yeast spices. Lingering notes of light fruits, pepper, honey, and spices on the finish for a bit. Fantastic balance of flavors and spices without getting too cloying. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a fairly creamy mouthfeel. Alcohol is extremely well hidden for 9%; with hardly any warming noticed at all. Overall this is an outstanding ancient style representation from Dogfish! Incredibly balanced, drinkable, and tasty; without being cloying with spices at all.

I know many people can't really appreciate the Ancient Ale offerings Dogfish puts out; but they really nailed this one. Incredible balance and flavor; with really smooth drinkability.

Dogfish Head Immort Ale

3.9/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 3/23/2010. Pours very hazy reddish brown color with a small fairly dense khaki head with good retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Some spotty lacing clings to the glass as well. Aromas of caramel, grape, dark fruits, molasses, maple syrup, oak, toasted malt, and yeast spiciness. Some nice, interesting, and well balanced aromas. Taste of big caramel, grape, toasted malt, maple syrup, dark fruits, oak, light smoke, pepper, and yeast spices. Not much bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, dark fruits, oak, and spices on the finish for a while. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very creamy mouthfeel. Drinkability is ok, but at 11% this is a sipper for sure. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming on the finish. Overall this is a very nice, interesting, and enjoyable strong ale. Quite unique and very well balanced.

A damn nice offering from Dogfish Head. This is definitely a worthy candidate for aging. A very unique offering as well.

Dogfish Head Theobroma

4/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled 101st day of 2011(April 11). Pours hazy golden orange color with a small 1 finger off white head with good retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Small bits of lacing cling to the glass. Aromas of orange, cocoa, chili powder, biscuit, honey, nuttiness, and herbal spices. Some nice and interesting aromas with good balance. Taste is actually quite nice: toasted malts, cocoa, caramel, honey, bread, light fruitiness, herbal spiciness, pepper, and the taste of whole chilies(with hardly any heat at all). No bitterness; with lingering notes of chili, biscuit, pepper, spices, and light cocoa on the finish for a while. Medium caronation and medium-full bodied; with a bit of a creamy mouthfeel with very smooth drinking. Surprisingly well balanced beer with all of the spices and additives. Was hoping for more heat; the chilies only end up warming your throat a bit. Alcohol is extremely well hidden with only a slight warming after the finish noticed. Overall this is a damn nice beer; it is not what I was expecting it to be at all. Great balance of flavors and very enjoyable to drink.

I wasn't sure what to really expect from this beer, but it really surprised me. Very nice stuff overall

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

3.5/5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled 08/02/2011. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with a small fairly dense 1 finger off white head with good retention. Small bit of lacing clings to the glass as well. Aromas of tons of pumpkin, cracker, brown sugar, and nutmeg; with light allspice and cinnamon in the background. The aromas were very much different from what I was hoping for in a pumpkin ale, a little odd. Taste of big pumpkin, bread, nutmeg, cinnamon, brown sugar, and allspice. Finish is a tad dry, with some light lingering notes of pumpkin, spices, nutmeg, and brown sugar. Medium carbonation and medium bodied, with a fairly creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Nice drinkability for 7%. No alcohol noticed other than a warming after the finish. Overall it was certainly different from what I was expecting, but it was enjoyable.

Not really a pumpkin ale I will be seeking out again unless I am at a bar or something. Still fairly enjoyable however.

Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

3.8/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

12 ounce bottle, bottled 6/24/11, so a little over 3 months old. Pours fairly dark reddish brown color with a nice, fairly dense 2 finger light tan head with great retention that reduces to a small lacing cap. A bit of lacing clings to the glass as well. Aromas of caramel, toasted malt, chocolate, molasses, a bit of dark fruits and spiciness. Some decent aromas here that are on the weak side. Taste of big caramel, chocolate, roasted malt, brown sugar, and spices; with a small hint of nutty flavor as well. A fair amount of bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of spiciness, caramel, and roasted malts. Medium carbonation and body, with a nice creamy and smooth mouthfeel. No alcohol noticed other than a warming on the finish, very drinkable. Overall, a very nice brown ale with some unique character.

Finally trying this again after well over a year since I last had it. Really unique and nice stuff.

Dogfish Head Festina Peche

3.4/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

12 ounce bottle, bottled 2011. Pours slightly hazy bright golden amber color with a foamy 1 finger white head with poor retention, that reduces to almost nothing. A ton of carbonation nucleation from the bottom of the glass. Aromas of peach, citrus, funk, and sourness. Pretty interesting aromas, but pretty muted as well. Taste of peach, tart apple, breadiness, and maybe a bit of spices. Super dry finish, nothing lingering at all. No alcohol noticed at all, as I would have expected. Light body with medium-high carbonation. Super smooth and easy to drink, very refreshing. Overall, this is certainly interesting, and my first Berliner weissbier. I would have this again on a hot day in the sun, this is extremely refreshing.

Decent beer, and definitely super refreshing. My first Berliner Weiss, so I wasn't sure what to expect from it. I will see how the Bruery Hottenroth goes, because I am sure they will nail it for the style.

Dogfish Head Fort

2.1/5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 8/20

750 ml bottle into wine glass, bottled in 2008. Pours extremely hazy red orange color with a foamy 1 finger off white head with poor retention that reduces to almost nothing. Aromas of strong raspberries, booze, and some tartness and big sweetness. The nose isn’t particularly inviting, but is alright. Taste of huge booze up front with some raspberries, malty sweetness, and some spiciness. Lingering notes of sweetness and booze on the finish. Big alcohol in the taste and a huge warming on the finish. This is pretty much undrinkable, way too much alcohol presence. Big syrupy mouthfeel with light-medium carbonation. This was just not good at all, my first drain pour. I could not see myself finishing this bottle.

I have a feeling that temperature was not kind to this one, seeing as it was bottled in 2008. The store I purchased it in was not temperature controlled. I may or may not revisit this one.

Dogfish Head Hellhound On My Ale

4/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

750 ml bottle into tulip. Pours cloudy light orange-amber color with a nice dense 2 finger off white head with great retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Some slight lacing is left on the glass. Aromas of strong grapefruit, pine, lemon, caramel, and a bit of spiciness. Nice aromas here, definitely centennial hops haha. Taste of big grapefruit, orange, lemon, pine, and some spice. Fairly strong bitterness on the finish that lingers for a bit with lemon, pine, and spices. Good balance of bitterness and sweetness as well. Very smooth drinking for the alcohol level. No alcohol in the taste at all, but a decent warming on the finish was noticed. Overall a delicious DIPA, but there is nothing that sets it apart from others, the lemon flavor was overtaken by the hops. I would have it again if given the chance, but I would say it is not worth the price paid for the 750 ml bottle.

Another tasty Dogfish Head DIPA, still more on the maltier side. Not too unique, but still a drinkable brew.

Dogfish Head Burton Baton

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle into tulip, bottled 11/22/10A. Pours slightly hazy red-orange color with a dense 2.5 finger off white head with amazing retention. Aromas of strong grapefruit, caramel, oak, and some bread. Fairly strong aromas as well. Taste of strong caramel and oak; with bread, grapefruit, pineapple, and orange. A fair amount of bitterness shows up on the finish and lingers for a bit with huge sweet flavors of oak, caramel, and citrus. The sweetness is definitely the strongest in this beer with the bitterness taking a backseat. No alcohol was noticed in tasting, but a fairly strong warming showed up on the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied. Very smooth drinking for its alcohol level. Overall a very tasty DIPA, even though it is a bit too sweet for my tastes for DIPAs.

A delicious DIPA, Dogfish has a good track record of making tasty beer to me, though their IPAs are a little too sweet for my liking.

Dogfish Head Namaste

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

750 ml bottle, bottle 2010 2A? Pours cloudy amber color with a fairly dense 1.5 finger white head with great retention. Minimal lacing on the glass. Aromas of lemon, grass, orange, coriander, and spicy Belgian yeast. Fairly strong aromas, with some good balance as well. Taste of strong lemon, spice, honey, and orange. Finishes with practically no bitterness but the spicy yeast comes through on the finish with lemon and orange flavors. Fairly dry finish but some of the lemon and orange lingers with the spicy yeast flavors for a short period of time. Medium body and medium-high carbonation. The moderately high carbonation fits pretty well though. Very smooth drinking and absolutely no alcohol noticed in taste or finish. Overall a delicious wit, tons of flavor and great drinkability. Great!

Yet another impressive bottle conditioned ale from Dogfish Head.

Dogfish Head ApriHop

4/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle. Pours crystal clear orange-amber color with a dense 2 finger off white head with great retention that reduces to a fairly thick lacing cap that lasts the entire glass. Some fairly thick lacing is left on the glass. Aromas of citrus, pine, caramel, and apricot. Aromas were masked when I poured it, but once it started warming up they came out stronger. Taste of caramel and citrus sweetness on the front with slight apricot with a fairly strong bitterness on the finish that lingers with apricot and citrus flavors. It is pretty nice that the apricot flavors are not very strong and the typical IPA taste shines out the most. Medium body and slightly high carbonation. Mouthfeel is a little odd, but it drinks pretty smoothly and easily. No alcohol noticed in taste or finish. Fairly well balanced sweetness and bitterness. Overall this is quite a tasty IPA, and I am glad the apricot was put in to be subtle in the taste.

A nice IPA that most hop heads will enjoy. I had reviewed this before, but I tried it again, and it was much fresher this time around.

Dogfish Head Squall IPA

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20

750 ml bottle into snifter, 2011 1C. Pours crystal clear orange amber color with a dense 1 finger off white head with very good retention, that reduces to a lacing cap that lasts for the rest of the glass. Aromas of strong orange and lemon, with caramel, spices, and some pine notes. Taste of caramel, orange, and lemon; with a touch of chocolate and toast. There is a decent amount of bitterness that comes in after the finish that lingers with citrus and light toasted flavors. Great balance here between the malts and hops, one does not really overpower the other. Alcohol was not noticed at all in taste or finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied. Very smooth mouthfeel as well. Overall, even though this wasn’t as bitter as I was hoping for it was still some delicious stuff. I would definitely get it again.

Overall some great stuff. I will probably get the next batch to see how it is, most people on the forums said that this batch was sweeter than usual apparently.

Dogfish Head My Antonia

4.1/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

750 ml bottle, 2010 2B. Pours fairly clear light amber color with a nice 3 finger white head with awesome retention and some nice glass lacing. Aromas of pilsener malt, lots of citrus and floral hops, and some spices. Taste of malt and spices up front, with honey, pineapple, grapefruit and lemon peel. Not much of a hop bite on the finish, but there is some noticed on the finish that lingers with spices. Very well balanced with sweetness and bitterness, but I would also say that the sweetness is a very small bit stronger than the bitterness. Medium carbonation and body with a very smooth mouthfeel. No alcohol noticed in the taste or the finish. Overall an excellent beer, extremely drinkable, and has great flavor. I would definitely have this again.

I am not very big into pilseners, but this one is great. After seeing it in the store I had to try it out.

Dogfish Head Raison D'Extra

3.9/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours clear dark red-brown color with a small foamy head with poor retention, and hardly any head shows up when swirled in my snifter. Aromas of raisins, caramel, molasses, toffee, and alcohol. Taste of a lot of raisins, caramel, molasses, and toffee, surprisingly well hidden alcohol on tasting, with only a large warming on the finish. Bourbon notes resonate after the finish with some sweetness from the raisins and molasses. Full body and fairly low carbonation. Overall this has a ton of flavor and is fairly smooth for it’s ABV level. Tasty.

I kind of want to try Raison D'Etre again, though this really isn't my favorite style, it is still tasty. I also forgot to check the bottle date, but I am pretty sure it was bottled in 2007, because of all of the 2007 Avery's I got as well. I need to try one with more age on it.

Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

4.1/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours very dark brown color with a huge 3 finger dense tan head with very good retention that reduces to a thin cap. Aromas of strong chocolate, coffee, some dark fruits and wood; with a slight bit of alcohol as well. Taste of chocolate, coffee, and a huge amount of wood, with a bit of dark fruits. There is a very slight alcohol warming after the finish, but overall the ABV is hidden well. Very smooth and creamy drink, especially for the alcohol content. Goes down easy, but is definitely a sipper. Medium carbonation and full body. Overall, this is very good stuff, very easy to drink, and full of flavor and body. Tasty!

Overall this is good stuff, and the strength of the wood flavors is not as bad as some other people had made it out to be.

Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours cloudy dark orange brown color with a dense golden 2 finger head with very good retention that reduces to a lacing cap. Aromas of raisins, licorice, honey, citrus, caramel, and alcohol. Taste of caramel, molasses, honey, and citrus. Very sweet taste, and for 120 IBU I detect barely any bitterness. Despite being a really sweet beer I am fully enjoying this, and cannot get enough of it. Medium carbonation and full body. Overall this is fantastic. Full of flavor and very enjoyable, the alcohol is hardly noticeable for being 18%(except for alcohol warming on the finish). Delicious.

Was hoping that this would have more bitterness, but it was tasty anyways.

Dogfish Head Chicory Stout

4/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle. Pours dark brown with a 2 finger light tan head with very good retention that reduces to a lacing cap that leaves nice lacing. Aromas of roasted malts, light chocolate, coffee, and wood. Taste is of chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, and wood. There is actually a lot more flavor here than I expected from the nose. A fairly creamy mouthfeel. Medium carbonation and body. Very impressive taste-wise for a regular stout. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Definitely surprised me with the amount of flavor in such a "light" beer (seeing as I am so used to the higher gravity beers). Too bad it is only available in the winter.

Dogfish Head Midas Touch

3.9/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle. Pours hazy amber color with a 1 finger white head with good retention and nice lacing. Aromas of dark fruits, honey, and spices. Taste of sweet grapes and honey with almost no bitterness. Lingering sweetness of honey on the finish. Super smooth drink with medium carbonation and body with some alcohol warming after the finish. This was definitely a new experience, but this is very enjoyable, and is one of the smoothest drinking 9% beers I have ever had.

A fantastic malty beer from DFH, and I am not even that much of a fan of malty beers.

Dogfish Head Bitches Brew

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

750 ml bottle. Pours thick dark brown with a dense 2 finger dark tan head with fantastic retention. Very nice glass lacing. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, honey, and vanilla. Taste of chocolate, honey, coffee, vanilla and gesho. Very creamy full body with medium carbonation. Some light alcohol warming on the finish, but fairly mild and well hidden. Some lingering chocolate taste on the finish with a bit of bitterness, and a smooth drink. This is a tasty stout and is something new and interesting. I am glad I had a chance to experience it.

This is a great stout, and the only stout I have had from DFH yet. I really hope I can find world wide stout someday. I may have to have it shipped by mail.

Dogfish Head Raison D'Etre

3.7/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

Bottle. Pours dark copper color with a small frothy off white head that receded almost instantly. Aromas of dried fruit, caramel malts. Taste of strong dried fruit. Medium body, medium carbonation that fit the body well. Solid brew, quite enjoyable. Definitely reminds me of a few of the Belgians I have had in the past.

It has been said that this beer is enjoyed by beer and wine enthusiasts alike. I can't say I am a huge fan of wine, but it is a solid beer.