Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Traditional Ale
Milton, Delaware USA

Pours with a cloudy, yellow-orange body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing. It’s slightly sweet and malty with a nice fruity note and a little grassiness, as well as, a very slight hint of spice and flowers. Light bodied, smooth and a touch dry.

(Bottle) Shared at the PNW Christmas Party at Oakes in Vancouver on December 9th. Dubbed the "jihad" which got Sham into a frenzy. Pours a cloudy deep yellow with a dissipated white head. Nose of peppery flowers, sweet mild candy. Hard to explain - sweet and unsanitary. Alligator breath even.

Pours a gorgeous honey color. While not much head is formed during the pour, the absolutely delicious color makes this one irresistably attractive and gets a rare perfect 5 from me. Strong notes of honey in the aroma along with a bit of peachiness. Wonderfully complex flavor is almost grassy at first before transforming into a wonderful honey sweet beverage with hints of peaches, green and red grape, with a bit of a yeasty finish. A fantastic experiment with a fantastic result. Good work Dogfish brewers!

Bottle 2005. Hazy light orange body with a small creamy off-white head. Sweet fruit and light funk aroma. Sweet slightly tart flavor with some fruit citrus and almost a hint of cherry.

Found this one nearly undrinkable. I’m sure it was a hell of a time recreating an old beer, but this one was all sugars, muddle fruit aromas, and pepper. I’m not a fan of sake -- perhaps sake fans would enjoy it more.

2005 bottle -- Very nice initial pour, medium volume head with a nice cloudy golden/copper body. Taste was very nice, sweet fruits that almost reminded me of the Midas Touch, though there’s more tartness and sourness to this beer than that one. A very nice spicy ending.

0.75L bottle poured out slightly hazy straw color with bits of sediment. The white head readily dissipated to a thin white ring. There was sweet aroma of honey, sweet gapes, tart grapes and spice emanating from this fermented beverage. I really don’t smell any malt but upon further investigation I think I smell apples and flowers. The initial sip had a viscous mouth feel. Very fruity flavor with sweet and tart Granny Smith apples, grapes and sweet honey. There is also a spiciness that lightly permeates throughout.

This pours beautifully. It’s a hazy gold with a small fluffy head. Aroma is very much like a wine that finishes with a light spice of cinnamon. The flavor is sweet with honey and fruit. The carbonation is just right and leaves a pleasant tingle in the mouth as the flavor rests. This is very nice to drink and would go great with fruit and cheese.