Dogfish Head Au Courant

Formerly brewed at Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer
Milton, Delaware USA

Clear dark red liquid with little bubbling action. Thin pink head. which persists. Nose is mildly fruity. Taste is a little berry sweetness at the beginning roundng into a berry tartness at the end. Texture is slightly silky. Aftertaste is pleasant, yet, almost not there. An interesting beer, yet lacking in substance, especially considering the brewer.

Underwhelming. I don’t know what currants are. Are they like beets? I got some notion of beet in the aroma out of the bottle, but next to nothing in aroma in the glass. There is some vague indication of that in the flavor. Palate watery / thin body. Appearance: clear orange-gold with very little foam. Putting it blind against many a lager, I’d have a tough time grasping for a difference. First time in a while I do an overall score under 10. That hint in the aftertaste of something unusual salvages it from 2/5 or under territory.

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Bottle. I am really sad to not see this purple color that everyone is talking about. Mine is more like a medium amber color with perhaps a hint of purple/red if I stretch the imagination. Small white head. Sourish funky aroma. Very drying on the palate. Fair beer if you are into something different. For uniqueness this would get a great rating. As a fruit beer it is mediocre.

weird stuff. Bright purple, smells like a dry red wine, kind of sherry like. You can taste the currants, but its really dry.. almost vinegary. Bitter, nice hops.. but weird. unique in its color and attitude, definately worth trying.

This beer was exciting only in the fact that it pours a vibrant purple color. The smell coming from the glass reminded me of tuna fish. The taste was closer to a dry red wine. Very bitter and kind of fishy this is by far the worst beer I’ve ever had. Seeing a hypnotist to block this attrocity from my mind.

Cellar Temp. Uh…………ok, this is purple and smells like grape juice served in an old sneaker. Color is light but mouth feel is thick? Is this wine? Vinous to say the least with some crisp green apple. Finishes big and tart. Don’t like the smell but I kind of like this. Woah, strange musty things start blossoming as the beer warms.

Far and away the worst DFH beer I’ve ever had. On tap in Rehoboth, pours the color of the Red Violet crayon in the big crayola boxes. Head is light pink. Flavor is sour and fruity, but not like a lambic, and not like currants. It’s quite reminiscient of Red Bull. I’m just going to pretend this beer didn’t happen and not let it mar my opinion of DFH.

Damn. My bottle must be defunked! Almost finished and I am still waiting for it to turn purple like below. It definately becomes smoother and more enjoyable the warmer it gets, and the farther you get into it. Some fruity tones with a salty taste. It’s overall bitterness isnt bad. Looks more like watered down sweet tea. Am I missing something here?