 Narnad (696), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 24, 2009 Bottled 2/12/07 Pours orange with some red hints for color and a medium white head that quickly fades. Aroma is very very sweet due to hints of fruit mixed with some spice, alcohol and a little yeastiness. Flavor is pretty spicy and yeasty up front and moves into an indiscernible fruit fruity sweetness melded with some bready notes and finishes with a strong alcohol presence. Mouth feel has a moderately heavy beer feel with a dry and tart finish at the end, reminiscent of a tart blueberry pie. Overall the beer is a pretty good one with some very interesting flavors melded together.
Ughsmash (4035), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 24, 2009 750mL bottle, bottled on 2/12/2007. Poured clear coppery orange with a short-lived cap of white head. The aroma picked up tart blackberries and blueberries over a syrupy, thicker, meaty dark fruit puree.. spicy and strong.. intriguing. The flavor had the same thick fruity base with berry meat over a caramel base.. prickly alcohol-infused blackberry skin tartness all around the edges.. finished with more warm berries. Heavier-bodied on the palate and nicely spicy.. touch cloying at the back.. very interesting beer.
emacgee (1884), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 18, 2009 Finally broke down and got this. Pours a pretty clean ruby orange with a two finger bubbly pinkish head. Has some suspension. The nose is sharp, fruity, rummy and warm, raisiny, dark fruits, belgian feel, . The flavor is warm, rummy/raisiny, sharp, peppery quality, alcohol comes through, Belgian yeast, earthy, sweet, fruit comes through but not with two definitive characteristics. Warming sharp palate. Not bad, just needs some work.
TeamTrappist (396), jericho, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 14, 2009 Bottle, poured a dark amber with a thin off white head. Strong fruity, yeasty nose. The blueberry is the predominant fruit flavor, but it didn’t overpower as much as I had expected, and complimented the belgian notes nicely. I found it to be fairly well balanced, with a backbone somewhat typical of dogfish head.The carbonation was very evident, which made this beer nice and lively. Not a big fruit beer fan, but I enjoyed this much more than expected. Very nice
nj4christ (26), Columbus, New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 14, 2009 A bit drier than I expected for a fruity beer from Dogfish (compared to a really sweet one like the Fort). It could be from the yeast. Strong berry presence hides the alcohol well, but the warmth tells you it’s still there. Could stand a better balance, but a good beer nonetheless.
jeff789 (399), Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 Pours a hazy ruby with a white head.... The berry aroma overwhelms the nose... Difficult to drink as the alcohol and berry notes play to create a sensation of doing some sort of creamy blueberry schnapps shot with each sip... There is a bit of spiciness in the finish obviously from the yeast... Finish is overly full bodied with a lingering warmth from the alcohol that is hard to overcome...
DYCSoccer17 (2192), Davis, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 9, 2009 750 mL bottle purchased at World of Beer in Tampa, FL. Aroma is nice and aromatic with plenty of berry notes. I detect blueberries more than anything else. There is also a nice sweetness present with a lingering herbal and vinous nose. Nice. Transparent amber/orange body with a smallish, off-yellow head. Light lacing. Caramelly, fruity, chewy, lightly cloying sticky start and middle. Becomes quite fruity with more blueberry than blackberry flavors. Lightly astringent tartness is present later on. Finishes with wine-like aftertaste. Very good.
andyhite (293), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 5, 2009 this is definitely a smoker’s beer. the flavors are fairly mellow at first. However, after a relaxing smoke, the berries are all over the flavor. It’s a pretty cool brew, and i give additional points for originality done well. but it’s just kinda too fruity with a lack of balance overall. nonetheless, it’s a tasty treat.
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