Dogfish Head Immort Ale

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

12oz to my face at 3pm, courtesy of cletus. very sweet smell and taste, nice complexity of awesome flavors, all of which i am fond. except for the alcohol astringency present after the smell and taste. not much head, very viscous. it is also just a lil too sweet to drink a lot of, leaves your mouth with a sweet syrupy coating. would have liked more hop presence and bitterness.

Tangy aroma with some smoke, which I thought was phenol at first, but I see now that it was smoked peat. Sweet and hoppy with a smooth, yet bitter edge. Noticeable alcohol warmth too. This is a big, beefy brew - powerful, but still smooth.

Dark brown with a reddish tinge and a medium tan head that dissolves moderately leaves nominal lace. Aroma of maple and alcohol right out the gates with some vanilla, oak, sugar, roasted malt and some peppery spice. Nice complex flavors but that smoked peat malt shows up first with maple, alcohol, wood and caramel. Dry finish that has some warming effects.

hard to believe this is 11%. this is a very original brew. sit down and have a conversation with it. you can hear the juniper, vanilla, maple, and oak if you seek them out. Not sure if these flavors all play together as a symphony or just a collection of instruments doing their own thing. regardless the overall effect resembles a Belgium style ale.

Light head but good lace. The color is dirty copper and crystal clear. Mild aroma: mostly malt in character. Interestingly, I smell some charred wood and some spice. Creamy flavor and body. Close to a classic soda from a drug store. In many ways this is similar to Belgian ales with a certain sweetness. The bottle speaks of "interwoven notes of maple, vanilla and oak". The mouthfeel is close to the oak smoothness. However, I do not detect vanilla or maple. It is a sweet brew with an unusual flavoring that is not traditional to beer flavors. Can’t say I like it, but I do love the creativity. Full bodied and properly carbonated, this is an unusual offering to the beer world. Think Belgian and you’ll likely enjoy it.

Draft at The Thirsty Monk. Pours an amber-brown body with a lasting ring, no lace head. Smells of smoke, yeast, caramel, and dark fruit. flavor is banana, yeast, bacon, and some hops. Finish is a little bitter. Good balance.

Light smokey aroma, and taste. A deep amber with a light head. It starts off with coffee notes that fade into oak, vanilla and wood...just as described. belgian yeast is noticable but not prominant.

Dark amber/brown. Nice head. Vanilla smell and malt and spicyness. flavor was smooth and alcoholic with vanilla and oak, and a strange, but good flavor... I assume the maple. Very very nice.