Dogfish Head Immort Ale

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Milton, Delaware USA

12 oz. bottle via trade with foureyedgeek. Pours red with a small, foamy, quickly disapating off-white head. Big carmel nose with a hint of smoke. Great mouthfeel, thick and viscous with light carbonation. Big malt profile, sweet carmel with a touch of smoke, then toffee and vanilla. Oaked and woody notes come through as it warms in the glass, mingling with the smoke to round out this tasty treat. Alcohol isn’t apparent, making this a dangerous, tasty treat!

old rating: 7/2/8/4/15 - 3.6 pour is a cloudy dark amber with a ruby tint, thin off-white head that dissipates rapidly, and a little lacing. smell tingles the nose, sweet, some fruit, caramel, vanilla, brown sugar, and burnt oak. taste is toffee like, thick, sweet, definite vanilla, smoke, the smokiness grows as you drink and becomes more pronounced, a roastiness in the back, and some malt, ends dry and slightly bitter.

Hazy amber/red color with no head. Musty wood earthy malt smell with sugar soaked berries. Decent taste is a mellow sweetness of vanilla, sugar, wood, and alcohol. Not a pit fruit bittersweet like many barley wines. Good. 12/12/2007

12oz bottle..aged a few years. Pours a thick muddy brown color with little to no head. Smells strong and cognac-like. I think the additives, particularly the vanilla, counteract the alcohol very well. A slow sipper, ages well.

I could mistake this for a strong Heller Bock. It seemed to have zero sweetness and fruit flavors whatsoever, which is why I drink Barley Wines. It did have some slight caramel to it, but the nose and the finish are all yeasty and malty.

Sample, at the Mondial de la bière 2006, savoured on June 2 2006; eye: nice golden colour, almost-filtered clear, nice white head, no effervescence; nose: bitter fresh hops, citrusy; mouth: a bit of sweetness on the tip of the tongue, nice hops, pleasant bitterness supported by a tiny trickle of caramel, medium body, good carbonation FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Mondial de la bière 2006, savourée le 2 juin 2006; oeil : belle couleur dorée, claire presque filtrée, belle mousse blanche, pas d’effervescence; nez : houblon frais amère, citrique; bouche : p’tit coup sucrée sur le bout de la langue, beau houblon en bouche, amertume plaisante supporté par un petit filet de caramel, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation

Bottle(s), Loved it so much I got another one. Mmmm candy! This was so tasty and smooth, I really don’t see how they could hide the 11% alcohol.

Wow This is a great barley wine Not as over the top malty and sticky as others. Very drinkable. Aroma was decent. Vanilla, oak and smoke. Pour was a nice dark amber with a thin off white ring for a head. Taste was different than any barley wine I’ve had. Strong vanilla, oak and caramel malt with a nice heavy smoke flavor in the aftertaste. Little carbonation, but the flavor makes up for that. I would have NEVER guessed this was 11%. Nice job