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Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu 3.37 434

Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4343.38/5.03.37/5.0Special9%73.5Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
Commercial Description:
Similar to a beer brewed in China some 9,000 years ago, Chateau Jiahu used a recipe that included rice, honey, and grape and hawthorn fruits. The formula was obtained from archaeologists who derived it from the residues of pottery jars found in the late Stone Age village of Jiahu in northern China. The residues are the earliest direct evidence of brewed beverages in ancient China.
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dra19 (89), holland, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Pours cloudy yellow with medium white head that dissipates quickly. Sweet malty aroma with some spices. Taste has lots of citrus with some malt and spices. I really enjoyed this one.


 lampeno420 (321), Zeeland, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/517/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Big thanks to the guys who shared this with me BillVanE, jgd0608, and dra19. This was just great. A real treat to drink. Awesome idea for a beer recipe, and just like they probably did 9000 years ago, i could drink this all day. :)


 Zinister (1207), Houston, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 3, 2007  
Hazy apricot color. Small head. Honey, orange and some other light citrus on the taste. Not bad, but not spectaular either.


 radagast83 (1315), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Bottle. Very interesting brew. Very cloudy dark yellow (almost orange) color. Average white head, quickly dissipates. The body is pretty creamy. Taste is a very orange/citrus flavor, with a nice sweet honey hint to it. The beer wasn’t spectacular, but it wasn’t super expensive, and the history behind it is very interesting.


 badlizard (2372), Berkeley, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 1, 2007  
650 ml bottle from archer liquors. As a historical archaeologist married to an archaeologist of the neolithic, I was really looking forward to trying this re-creation of a neolithic brew. Cloudy yellow with a fizzy white head. Aroma of fruit and honey. Satin-like some what sticky palate. Sweet taste with some white wine character, strong fruit presence and a mellow honey taste to the finish. Quite good.


 LinusStick (1847), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 1, 2007  
A decent but odd beer from the over-the-top Dogfish Head. Aroma of spices and white grapes. Pour was a medium light gold with a 1 finger white head. Taste was like carbonated white grape juice with a bit of malt and heavy on the spices. Hides the alcohol exceptionally well. Tastes like a 4% beer.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/512/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Sep 14, 2008
Date: 06/12/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: cloudy dark yellow, wispy white head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet malty and spicy aroma,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor with an array of spicy characters, touch of light fruity sweetness, lots of complexity, peppery finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Draft. Hazy, cloudy yellow/orange color with big head. Sweet yeastey/ rice aroma. The taste was the same with sake notes. Thick, syrupy body.



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