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Dogfish Head Black and Blue 3.36 534

Dogfish Head Black and Blue

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80
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bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5343.36/5.03.36/5.0Special10%92.8Flute
Commercial Description:
Black & Blue is golden Belgian Ale made with over 300 lbs of fresh blackberries and blueberries. With a deep purple full body and a long-lasting lacy pink head, this ale is both attractive and delicious! It is tart and fruity, like our brewers! The subtle bitterness of Hallertau and Saaz hops shines through the fruit forward flavor and sets the palate aglow. (30 IBUs). This tasty brew has smooth but noticeable alcohol warmth. Belgian yeast gives this brew a characteristically dry spicy finish. The beautiful interplay of fruit, spice, and alcohol is complimented by a soft malt profile, and a high level of carbonation.
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 wingman333 (250), San Antonio, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
May 20, 2008  
Really enjoyed this fruit beer. Pours a deep red with bluish tones, nice head. The berry flavors accentuate a nice strong ale with more sour than sweet notes. Tart, alcohol packs a punch but subtle. Halfway through the bottle the berries begin to monotonize the overall flavor. I’m not a fan of fruit beer but in this case I’ll make an exception. I will get this again.


 scraff (1955), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
May 20, 2008  
Draft – Brickskeller. Dark hazed amberish pink, creamy off white head. Berry bubblegum and citrus nose warms to light bready tones throughout. Sweet dark berry wine cooler flavors flow into a light juicy citrusy ending. ABV shines well. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, fruity finish. This misses the mark for a fruit beer in my opinion. I suppose they can’t all be gems…


Brewmighstro (8), Boone, USA
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3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 18, 2008  
Bottle - Pours a light orange color with tint of pink. The head is slightly pink in color. Poured somewhat of a head. Initial aroma is of fruit and loads of it. the taste of the beer is very sweet, almost a tart flavor. taste of a sweet wine. after a few seconds the taste of berries is prevelant. warm alcohol finish. interesting!! an exceptional beer that is balanced. Cheers!!!


 RomanW70 (297), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 18, 2008  
On tap at Julian’s, Providence. Really liked this one. Pours reddish gold with no head. Arome is of sweet berries with a wine finish. I thought the fruits were really well integrated with a very nice vineous quality. Some warming alcohol on the finish. I also thought the bottle version was a little too sweet, but this doesn’t seem to be the case on tap.


 ThaBobfather (178), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/105/513/20
May 17, 2008  
Close to 4-5 minutes after taking of drink of this beer, it was still finishing in my mouth. It tastes delicious and the fact that this great taste stays so well is my favorite quality.


 GregClow (2516), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 16, 2008  
Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, jerc & tupalev - courtesy of HogTownHarry. Amber colour with a good sized white head. Not much fruit in the aroma at first, just some mellow malt, not very promising. Flavour is much nicer, with a good balance of sweet malt and berries, and not nearly as much alcohol as expected from a 10% beer - and then, suddenly, the aroma is just FULL of fruit! Very interesting, and pretty nice.


 jsh12bama (347), Alabama, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
May 16, 2008  
Pours orange with a hint of ruby. Aroma of yeast and any other wheat beer. No fruit noted in the nose. Taste of blueberries and alcohol. Strong alcohol presence, especially for a fruit beer. Very sweet, but was expected for a DFH brew. It was OK but would not seek out again.


 BuckeyeSammy (456), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/514/20
May 13, 2008  
A bit of a funky nose. Palate is blackberries and raspberries, balanced but sharp carbonation. Alcohol is incredibly well hidden. Expected it to be more malty. Great beer.



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