Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

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

8x12 oz bottles consumed over the course of the month of October, most from a Duvel glass at near room temperature.....the tight-bubbled light caramel head recedes moderately quickly atop a deep chocolate, thick, opaque body, typically leaving very little in the way of lace, though it tends to congeal thickly when swirled enough....the aroma is....just absolute nirvana: the most intense marzipan, inflected by toasted almonds, coconut, deep cocoabutter; hints of port and rosewater, as I dig deeper and oh my have I dug deeper into this one, is this as worthy of digging into as anything, magisterial, tremendous....I remember being so worried, the first time I cracked one of these open, and experienced this divine perfume, wondering if the quality could possibly carry through on the palate, and was overjoyed -- and astonished -- to find that it did, a darker and more bitter, even caustic if drunk too quickly espresso-Scotch burn that lasts as long as I can bear it, continuing and deepening as more sips are taken, sips turning into gulps as I cannot drink slowly, cannot forbear to quaff it as if it were the blood of angels....and like an angel, its kiss is soft, delicate, yet unforgettable. I don’t feel like quibbling here. Though I could never be satisfied with just one kind of beer, one flavor profile, one style ... Palo Santo Marron does everything it can do in its own particular style and profile, perfectly. Impossibly joy-bringing.

From the first time I had it at the Dogfish Brewhouse, this became my favorite beer. It does everything right.

A beautiful dark black with little head and minimal lacing. the carmel, chocolate ,vanilla and a roasty flavor are so well balanced. This beer is awsome, expensive but awsome.

"WOW or HOLY CRAP! Not sure which of those better sums up this awesome brew. Catergorized as a strong ale, looks & smells like an imperial stout, flavor has the maltier characteristics and carmel/vanilla aspects of a barleywine like Old Stock. Defies style. DFH says it best, "difficult to define, but a wonder to taste". One of my new favorites. If it were, say, 10% instead of 12, it may got a perfect score."

12 oz. pours dark with a small tan head. aroma is vanilla and some nut and woody notes. mouthful is crisp with nice full brown ale flavors that finnish crisp and delicious! There is no hint of the big abv, even after some warming. i think this is the best dogfish has brought to the bottle, perhaps my favorite from any brewer. even at the big price i will buy as much as I can get my hands on.

Holy Cow. This is my new favorite beer. Bought a 4-pack for $10 at the brewery. The beer is so complex, but nothing about it is overwhelming. I would expect it to be too sweet, it’s not. I would also expect it to have a little sourness at the end, it doesn’t. The Palo Santo aroma is interwoven through the taste and aroma. The taste also has chocolatey and coffee tones throughout. Delicious.

Pours a DARK brown into the glass with a nice brown head. Aroma is very rich and full of chocolate, wine, and plum or some other dark fruit. Flavor is huge and smooth across the palate. First you get the obvious dose of chocolate and roasted barley followed by a slight tartness that helps it go down warm and smooth. Very little alcoholic burn, but just enough of a warmth to let you know its there. This is a truly impressive brew with a lot of similar characteristics to an imperial stout. After letting it warm a little bit I’m starting to pick up some vanilla and rum like flavors. The only bad thing I can say about this beer is that its summer time and my apartment has no air conditioner, but can I really fault the beer for that? I think not.

pours in gobs w/mild tan head, really sweet and smokey, goes down like a really nice imperial stout, with aggressive hop atributies, one of my favorites to date