Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

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

Shazzam! Whoaaaa, nelly bell! Stupendous beer! Not exactly a brown ale as friend Euel says, it’s brown and it’s an ale. Ok. ’nuff said on that. But it pours with a small tan head and some lace. Color is an opaque dark, almost black, brown. Aroma is very rich and earthy, fecund, licorice, old leather, and bittersweet. Flavor’s the same but more full and luxurient. Kim Jong Il would love this beer. Hail, feerless leader. Body is velvety smooth and enticing. Almost too rich. Not a session beer. Atlantic Monthly had a great article on brewmaster.

Bottle. Pours black with a thin brown head. Aroma is composed of roasty, coffee, and woody aspects with just a little alcohol. Taste is fairly bitter accompanied by a high alcoholic mouthfeel and a little carbonation.

Poured pitch black. Sweet malty aroma. Very sweet. Roast malt and caramel taste with notes of oak and vanilla. A bit boozy, but very well done.

bottle from midway mart in denton, tx. poured a maroonish black/dark brown with a tan head leaving some lace on the glass, also had some decent legs. aroma was caramel, red wine, grape, raisin, and what seemed to be a woody character. flavor was chocolate, grapes, other dark fruits, alcohol, and a nice little dry bitter on the finish. body was medium with about medium carbonation. all in all i liked this one.

Deep, dense brown pour with a head the colour of a fisherman’s arms. Huge aroma of roasted brown sugars and alcohol. Everything about this brew is shades of brown. Brownies, toasted brown sugar, dark sweet dried fruits, and Pacific hops all found here in abundance. Wonderfully creamy and intense meant to be savoured sip by sip. DFH has a challenge to Stone now. Where can I get some of the wood?

Very dark brown from a 12oz, with med. brown head, fast light lace. A lovely candy-malt aroma, very pungent with an edge of tree sap. Flavor is very original with bold malt filled with a sweet tangy woody, cedar-like flavor. Cuban coffee comes to mind. The palate is a bit oily and the finish hangs on like woodsmoke. Overall very pleasant

Bouteille de 12 oz. Arômes de caramel brûlé, d’alcool et de bois. Robe brune foncée, pas de mousse et effervescence faible. Très sirupeuse, une touche boisée et vanillée est présente, mais demeure réservée et est bien supportée par un beau malt caramel et une touche de réglisse. Finale sucrée et très alcoolisée. Il s’agit d’une bonne bière, mais l’alcool est vraiment très présent.

Black color; thin creamy head, brown. Light aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and alcohol. Smooth and quite strong body; strong chocolate character, with some sweetness, light liquorice; the Palo Santo probably leaves a light wood touch, light astringency and light sourness. Correct bitterness; the final is warming but not too alcoholic.
A chocolate brew, powerful but not too complex.