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Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2001/2003-Present (18%)

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
14054.15/5.04.15/5.0Winter18%96.1Snifter
Commercial Description:
This listing encompasses: A) the November, 2001 release (18% abv), B) the November, 2003 U.S. (but not U.K.) release (18.8% abv), C) the November, 2004 release (18% abv), and D) the November 2005 release (17.8% abv) and E) all subsequent releases due both to their similarity in alcohol content and a lack of change in recipe. None of the releases’ labels provides its ABV, however:
2001 - (18%) displays the unaltered words "Vim and Vigor" on the label, gold cap
"Vim and Vigor" is crossed out only on the 2002 release (23%), which is not rated under this listing
2003 - U.S. release (18.8%). No "Vim and Vigor" present, gold cap.
2004 - Bright yellow cap, no date stamp
2005 - Bright yellow cap, date stamp
2006 - Dark green cap, date stamp
2007 - Dark green cap, date stamp
2008 - Yellowish-green cap, date stamp
World Wide Stout is one of the world’s strongest dark beers. It is brewed using six different yeast strains over seven months and then aged for half a year. Dark, rich, roasty, and complex, World Wide Stout has more in common with a fine port than a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer (released in early winter with very limited availability).
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 bblack99 (202), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/103/516/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Bottled 11/14/2008. 12oz bottle pours black with mahogany edges and a thin tan head. Reeks of booze, dark raisins, and brewer’s licorice. Flavor is complex with coffee, dark chocolate, alcohol burn, dark fruits (raisin, plum, etc), sugary sweetness, and a bit of merlot. Sharp, dry finish with a raisin/licorice aftertaste. Light body packs a punch at ~18% ABV and coats the tongue despite not coating the glass.


 RSRIZZO (1368), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/513/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of BeerandBlues2 at a blind Imperial Stout tasting at his house on 9/22/09. Color is black with low carbonation and a thin tan ring of a head. This brew has a lighter full body that goes down sharp with a sweet feel. Finish comes in sweet like coke syrup mixed with caramel then a touch of roasted malt. Overall its just way too sweet almost like candy beer. Of the 12 brews we had at this Imp. Stout tasting, this was by far the sweetest tasting.


 Fratto (728), Arlington, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Sep 23, 2009  
Great roasted aromas, pretty black pour, lots of coffee with a little fruit in the back, thick lasting aftertaste and mouthfeel. Great.


 gorditoabd (174), San Diego, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 21, 2009  
12 oz bottle 񢉗) with big thanks to coyotehunter, yet again. Pours black with a distinctively tan head. Aroma is rich dark chocolate, roasted malt, and anise. First taste is wildly heavy, with coffee, chocolate, rum and raisins. All of this is just a brief preamble, however, to the powerful, but not at all unpleasant, alcohol burn that this baby brings. This beer comes correct, and thank GOD I don’t have 4 right now. Mouthfeel is heavy and viscous, staying on the tongue and teeth for a while before gradually lightening and fading. Good carbonation, and excellent balance. Wonderful brew!


 Ryan82SM (251), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/102/59/102/516/20
Sep 19, 2009  
Aroma is straight rum and booze with some dark fruit, and it is incredible. Appearance is oily with a dark mocha head that is gone before you can say "Mommy." Flavor has plenty of rum and dark fruit (midnight plum, raisins) and yet reminds me of a Quad. Palate burns the tongue. A beer with many liquor traits. A stout without any relation to coffee.


 yumyum (122), barrie, Ontario, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 16, 2009  
this beer is a beast. The nose has a port like character which reminds me of mikeller black. It is rather sweet, chocolate, cherry with caramel sweetness. Not an everyday beer but a favourite for sure. If you like this try mikeller black. would be an interesting head to head


Paulp (20), New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Split an 08 with a friend of mine, poured black with almost no head. don’t even recall tasting any alcohol. tasted almost like a barley wine, drinkability was ridiculous for 18%.


 hobbersr (394), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 7, 2009  
Shared with Savvy1982 and Macadem. Thanks Kyle! Pours an almost transparent dark brown/red with a small dark brown head. Aroma is quite boozy. It smells like my home brew when it’s still fermenting. Apples, coffee, berries, plums, raisins, brown sugar. Once you get past the alcohol, it smells quite nice. The taste is quite strong and boozy, but if you think of it as a whiskey, it nice. Apples, plums, cherries, chocolate, licorice, vanilla, bourbon, smoke, tar, mint, and a long complex finish. Palate is almost flat and thin... But it fit the beer. I get it and enjoy it... But I will never drink this again.



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