Dogfish Head ApriHop

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer
Milton, Delaware USA

On draft at the DFH Alehouse in Falls Church. Bright orange color, clear. Strong fruity taste dominates from the beginning, the hops became more apparent as i drank more.

I like this beer. It’s all about balance here. The fresh fruity nose contains notes of the spicy hops and the malt to come. Flavor from the onset is that of big pale malt and hops with a fruity kick. The bitterness shines through, maybe a bit too much though. The acidity of the fruit is also just a little overbearing and would be well complemented with more sweetness, but when considering the wine-like characteristics of this beer being in such harmony with a crisp dry finish, the 7% alcohol tells you to remember not to expect such typical things from Dogfish. A unique and refreshing beer, just one will gladly destroy your palate. Great with food, especially some italian cheese and spicier offerings.

I do not typically like ’fruity beers’ but this is a gem. Crisp, refreshing. Perfect brew to welcome spring. Smooth palate. Sweet start with pleasantly bitter apricot finish. Not overstated or syrupy/

on tap at hopleaf. Nice clear orangey color with nice lasting white head. Nice caramally nose, with hints of citrus and candy sugars. Flavor has a great orangey character with some medium sweetness. Bitterness is pretty subdued, but present. Slight tartness, I get the grape notes that xnoxhatex pointed out. Hop bitterness is more apparent on the finish. Mouthfeel is creamy. Very easy drinking twist on a IIPA.

initially bitter, you don’t realize it is an IPA until the finish. Beautiful Dried apricot color, but once again kind of an akward bitterness, boardering sour. don’t get me wrong bitter isn’t bad, but not my choice for an IPA from dogfish.

Bottle thanks to 17thfloor. Clear light amber with large creamy (long lasting) white head. Aroma is sour fruit and caramel malt. Flavor is medium sweet orange fruit with nice light, refreshing sourness, a little grape like, light dough as well with caraml malt backbone, light dirty hop presence as well. Medium creamy body. Very nice all around, I was not expecting much from this beer, but it wasn’t half bad.

Pours a nearly transparent orange, amber color with a very active, foamy white head. Poured it for my girlfriend and she said, "Oh, I licked my lips and it tastes like jam!" Good, I guess. Aroma is VERY unique, soft citrus fruits, orange, tangerine and apricot. There is also a distinct hop aroma as well that blends well with the fruit aromas. The first flavor most will notice is the fruit, but I actually got the sweet malts before the apricot, banana and orange flavors come through. Finish has a lasting bitterness that’s balanced with a lasting sweetness. For a fruit beer this was perfectly balanced from nose to finish, but beyond the aroma you lose the distinctive qualities of an IPA.

Pours a light honey color with a nice fat white head. Aroma is indicative of apricots, although I thought it had a bit of citrus notes. Nice and light on the palate with a good amount of carbonation which made it especially refreshing. Good for the warm weather on the horizon. The flavor was more bitter than I thought it would be, but had some sweetness and fruit to it also. Finished sweet in the back of the palate. I can’t wait to enjoy this outdoors when it warms up a bit more.