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Dogfish Head Black and Blue

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5303.36/5.03.35/5.0Special10%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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nate4g63 (3), Oil City, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Dogfish Head Black and Blue does not count
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 22, 2009  
my buddy got this on one of our trips to Vintage Estate Wine and Beer in Ohio. Great brew. I’m not crazy into fruit beers but this was amazing. Still looks and feels like beer but the fruit flavoring was perfect. Try it once, its worth it.


 dmac (1463), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 17, 2009  
750 ml bottle. Poured a clear pinkish/amber with an average size bubbly pinkish/white head. Aroma was undistinct berries, slight cherry, cereal grains, slight medicinal notes. Medium bodied with strong carbonation and a dry warm finish. Flavor is a step down from the aroma and tastes like eating a grahm cracker while doing a shot of cough syrup. Although inventive and imaginative this beer is a fail, especially for the money.


 vtafro (475), , New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/512/20
Jul 15, 2009  
Bottle. Ruby pour. Flavor is of tart blackberry and taste almost like half beer and half wine. Not a big fan. Although 10% is not even noticed and is easier to dirnk than a wine.


 DeadGirl (238), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/512/20
Jul 15, 2009    Updated: Nov 14, 2009
On tap at RnH (NYC): Fruity nose. Bright red, orangey pour. Holy crap that’s sour! Blackberries for sure, but it overwhelms any traces of blueberry. Maybe a little blueberry. Not fairly balanced at all- a little similar tasting to rasperry iced tea, but not as refreshing... It does the job for a fruit beer, but if you’re going the fruit route better to go all the way and stick with Krieks. 15072009. Rerated on 14112009, DG.


 tronraner (1916), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 5, 2009  
750 mL bottle. Pours red-orange with large fluffy beige head. The aroma is very blackberry-forward with some faint yeasty spiciness and a little bit of peach iced tea. The flavor is very sweet, like blackberry preserves at first. Then some tea, wood, and caramel hints come through. A bit of peppery yeast keeps it interesting. The finish is dry and warm with alcohol. Decent.


 BeerVirgin72 (778), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Bottle shared at Muckfest 2009 in Lancaster Ohio. Golden pour. Some slight aromas of bread and fruit. Blueberry muffins maybe. Flavor was fairly void of the fruit though, didnt tast that at all. Just a sweet caramel an vanilla flavor. Eh. It was okay.


 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jun 29, 2009  
Draugth@Julians, Providence, RI. Not praticularly fruity. Alcohooand yeast in the flavour. But seems less than 10%. Sugary and sweet, but fairly soft. Caramel, with not too many hints of fruit.


 dnstone (186), , New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 18, 2009  
You can definately smell the berries on this but they are very balanced and enjoyable. Refreshing but with a nice kick from the high ABV.



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