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Dogfish Head Black and Blue 3.35 532

Dogfish Head Black and Blue

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5323.36/5.03.35/5.0Special10%92.4Flute
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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 kramer (2465), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/515/20
Dec 5, 2007  
25 oz bottle. Pours a clear orangish body with a pink-ruby tinge under a small fizzy white head that faded to a partial covering. Huge fruity berries dominate the nose, the blueberry being stronger than the raspberry but both are distinguishable. A touch of alcohol, some yeast, and a little huskiness. Favor is big fresh juicy berries, mostly sweet, but with a slight raspberry tartness on the finish. Heavy caramel malt adds to the general sweet theme. Mouthfeel is fairly full bodied with all the risidual sweetness, just shy of being cloying. Fizzy but soft carbonation. Overall, this was an OK offering, but nothing that I pay for again.


 LinusStick (1847), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 3, 2007  
A nice and strong fruit beer. Better than the Red and White which isn’t saying much. So so aroma that consists mostly of alcohol with some fruit in the back. Pour was a medium to dark amber with no head. Taste was fruity with a strong alcohol burn. Nice carbonation but the taste doesn’t really carry through. Not as alcoholic tasting as the aroma suggests. Almost like a malty strong champagne.


 footbalm (1218), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/58/20
Nov 28, 2007  
It’s gotta be just me but DFH beers can really try to enjoy their over the top weird beers but I just can’t stomach them. Sorry for the stupid rating guys. This thing is just a mash of nothing


kapusta (84), Dover, Delaware, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/54/103/510/20
Nov 21, 2007    Updated: Jul 15, 2009
Wonderful aroma, and beautiful color. Flavor is full of ripe field berries. The flavor is slightly spicey, but plenty fruity. Sweet, almost too sweet. Not enough complexity to be great, but still a worth while drink. Dogfish continues to push the envelope.


 MPA (487), Nørrebro(formerly Aalborg), Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Nov 21, 2007  
Bottle (cell phone rating). Reddish, white head. Sweet aroma with fruit, berries, malt and a little citrus. Flavour is sweet and fruity with berries, alcohol, malt and a light, dry bitterness.


 larsga (2969), Oslo, Norway
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 18, 2007  
Medium white head shrinks quickly. Pretty brownish red body with carbonation. Vaguely fruity aroma, very faint. Dry-and-sweet fruity blueberry taste with milky notes. Dry hoppy blueberry aftertaste. Nice! (0.76l bottle at Knut Albert’s.)


 KnutAlbert (3191), Oslo, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/513/20
Nov 18, 2007  
A tutti frutti beer! Mild berry taste, well balanced - hops blend well in with the berries. Both sweet and dry. Refeshing and deceivingly easy drinking.


 Snojerk321 (2002), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 16, 2007  
750 ml btl from Bevmo Tempe. The words fruit and beer usualy dont work for me but, thats not the case with this beer. Great nose of black and blueberries. Nice and mellow on the pallet, could have drank it all night.



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