Dogfish Head Black and Blue

	Percentile
	79
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
532	3.36/5.0	3.35/5.0	Special	10%	92.4	Flute

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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markwise (1186), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 5, 2007

Poured from a 750. It pours a pinkish-yellow-red color. It has strong notes of berries, with a bit of hops for balance. It is a good beer, but every bottle I have tasted has a slightly metallic taste to it. All in all a good beer.

EHSRanders (1120), Randers C, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 2, 2007

Bottle. Clear orange/red colour with medium creamy white mostly lasting head. Fruity aroma. Sweet flavor.

FrankJohansen (3369), Århus-Randers Crew, Denmark

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 2, 2007

Bottle. Clear reddish colour with a medium pinkish head and a good lacing. Sweet malty and fruity aroma and taste. Pleasent mouthfeel. The high zbv. is well hidden.

jwdevalue (158), Neptune, New Jersey, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	8/10	3/5	10/10	4/5	8/20

Oct 1, 2007

This is part of a beer club. Had only one bottle but was decent for the price. Poured great and had a nice finish. Would do again.

iowaherkeye (1859), Los Angeles, California, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 30, 2007

750mL, Bottled on 02/12/07. Pours a clear reddish orange with a 1 1/2 finger pale off-white pink head, pretty decent retention.. Aroma of sweet fruit syrup, strawberries and very ripe blueberries, light toasted malts, and hints of grassy hops and alcohol. The alcohol doesn’t try too hard to hide in the flavor. Berries are up front in the flavor along with some biscuity malts. After I swallow I can’t pick up too much on the alcohol in my mouth, but beforehand it borders on being harsh. Minimal bitterness. Light to moderate creamy carbonation with a medium body that just seemed a tad thin. Not bad, but I don’t need to have this one again.

tupalev (2617), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 30, 2007

Bottle shared with Mabel, Jerc, and Blankboy, blankboy’s bottle. Malty, fruity aroma. Med dark red/brown, decent sized head. Good taste - lots of fruit, malt and some hops. A pretty neat balance here and a very interesting taste - good stuff Dogfish head nice experiment.

saxo (3606), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Sep 29, 2007

Bottle. Nice head with ok duration. Color is ruby amber. Aroma is fresh with berries. Taste is sweet with berries and malt.

PLundsgaard (210), Tranbjerg J, Denmark

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Sep 29, 2007

Aroma/Malty-grain, Appearance Head/Initial-small, Head/Color white, Body/Hue-medium, Initial Flavor-bitter light Finish Flavor-bitter light Palate/Body-light Palate/texture- verry good beer

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