Dogfish Head Immort Ale

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

smokey vanilla molassas like in flavor. very complex and full. Nice potency and richness. Color is a dark coppery brown. No head to speak of in the glass. In my opnion, this gets better as the beer warms in the glass. Very tastey.

Bottled on 04/05/06 F

11/13/2007: Dogfish Head Immort Ale pours a hazy honey color. This is a quick flash of a thin crown but that’s about it. The intensely sweet aroma has strong notes of Scotch and is lightly smoky. As the beer warms, some light phenol aromas becomes noticeable, but isn’t overbearing and doesn’t detract from the beer too much. The wonderful flavor is a blend of sweet caramel malts, smooth Scotch, light peat malt, creamy vanilla, and . The alcohol is amazing well hidden. This beer is thick and creamy on the palate and very smooth going down. This is great Barleywine that is very complex and has an excellent blend of sweetness, smoke, and other great flavors.

12 fl. oz. bottle ( 11% Alc. by Vol.) from buckybeer. Thanks Mark. I appreciate it! Rating #837 for this beer...

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber color. The beer itself was a little overpowering in the aroma department. It wasn’t bad though. Had a very definitive vanilla presence in this beer. The flavor was actually more smooth than I expected. Alcohol presence is noticeable. Makes for a great warming beverage.

Bottle aged about one year. Pours a lightly hazy, dark reddish-amber body. A small, foamy, off-white head quickly settles to just a tiny rim. Virtually no lacing noted. The aroma shows sweet toasted caramel, smoked oak, vanilla vodka, maple syrup, and dark berries. There’s also a smoked peat quality that is reminiscent of a Scotch Ale. The flavor is complex, running the gamut from sweet caramel to toasty, smoky oak. The vanilla presence in this beer is huge, as are dried fruits, including dark berries and apricots. Alcohol is quite noticeable, though not intrusive. Medium-full, slightly syrupy body. Moderate duration, maple and vanilla finish. This is a nice, slow sipping warmer. Very good beer.

’06 Bottle: Light caramel color, minimal halo of a tan head. Aroma of raisins, vanilla, roasted malt and oak. Very creamy smooth mouth feel consisting of an abundance of sweet caramel, candied vanilla sugar cubes, dried smoked fruits and oak. Very good stuff.

Heavy and smoky. Heavy beer, very filling. Big on the alcohol, which appears in the aroma and flavor.

Bottle. Pours cloudy reddish brown with a Sweet malty and vanilla aroma. The syrupy flavor is complex with the rich maltiness upfront and the hints of oak in the back. Wow, like usual this brewery does not disappoint at all. The Dogfish Head Immort Ale redefines the boundaries of a barley wine.

Pours dark red with minimal head. Aroma is spice, alcohol, and a touch of smoke. Mouthfeel is rich with a touch of sweet and smoke, some bourbon and oaky flavors as well.