Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

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

Bottle -12 oz. Poured very dark brown with with brownish beige head. Chocolate and coffee aromas very discernible. Fairly heavy beer with a slightly sweet flavor. Noticed the dark chocolate like flavor way into the finish. 12% alcohol wasn’t directly evident through taste, but obvious after a couple of these enjoyable beers.

had this in Florida shared with flemdog poured dark brown with a beige head. aroma big on the malts, chocolate, raisins, molasses, licorice, alcohol . flavor got the chocolate and raisins right out of the gate then the alcohol took over, in a good way. got some wood nice full mouth feel. Liked this beer

12 oz. bottle. Dark, thick pour. A little bit like motor oil, but not quite as tasty. Wife described it as "tastes like nail polish", though she may have been a bit generous.

Bottle. Pours ddep brown with a generous beige head, nice lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, raisin, and bit of chocolate. Flavor is is alcohol, caramel, vanilla, roasted malt, fig, and brown sugar, very sweet and like an after dinner liquor. Heavy mouthfeel, very viscous but not much carbonation. Very good, very different, cannot drink too many though.

12oz. Pour is deep ruby/black with a small dark brown head. Aromas of wood, coffee, coco, and some alcohol. Flavor is bold with coffee, liqorice, molases, alcohol, and some wood. Interesting brew and well worth a try.

12 oz single bottle from Total wine in Tucson. Poured dark black with a very thin brown head, actually there was almost no head at all. It smells roasted, malty, slightly sweet with some sugar in it. The taste is sweet roasted malt. Alcohol is present, it burned by nose slightly when I held the beer in my mouth. You can taste the wood it was aged on. Very well made, interesting beer.

12 oz bottle from a 4-pack. Pours an opaque black. Even when held up to a light, the beer is completely black around the edges. The head is brown and small, and it dissipates quickly leaving moderate lacing. The beer has an oily slickness that prevents the foam from sticking to the glass too much. Smells of roasty malt, brown sugar, and rubbing alcohol. There is also a strange woodiness to the aroma. Almost like oak mixed with kava kava. In the back is a faint grassiness. The taste is dominated by a medicinal quality and alcohol. This could definitely use some aging. Underneath all that hot mess is a nice woodiness, dry roasty malt, and brown sugar. Dry wood in the finish. Aftertaste of wood and grassy hops. The body is surprisingly light, probably from the high alcohol content. It is slick and oily with a moderate amount of carbonation and a semi-dry finish. Palo Santo Marron punched me in the mouth with its intensity and uniqueness; however, it was pretty hard to finish. I wouldn’t recommend it. I’m going to age the rest of my bottles and come back to them.

Bottle. Ohhhh what a nice beer. It’s pours like a black hole in a glass. Light will not pass thru. Great dark tan head with decent lacing left. The strong malt, coffee, chocolate and alcohol aromas are a knock out combination. Awesome bite and a creamy mouthfeel that’s not at all overly sweet or syrupy thick. I really like the barley wine like flavor. I’d rate this higher than my favorte DFH head brew, Raison D’Etre, but cost per bottle holds me back. Still, drinking this brew is like having a religious experience.