Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2002 (23%)

2002 bottle (Vim and Vigor crossed out) courtesy of 2277jf poured into a snifter. Pours dark, dark brown, almost black, with hints of mahogany around the edges. There is a bubble tan head that recedes immediately to nothing and leaves no lacing. The aroma is massively sweet with lots of dark malts and a ton of booze that burns the nose slightly. There is also some sweet dark chocolate, but the aroma is close to that of a liquor with the dominant sweetness and alcohol. The taste follows the aroma and is mainly a big dark roasted malt aroma with dark fruits and chocolate on top. Big and sweet overall, but the finish is something to behold with a burning in the mouth that feels like I’m sipping on whiskey. The mouthfeel is very slick, sticky sweet with little carbonation and, obviously, very boozy. This is the definition of a sipper. It’s got lots of flavor with malts, chocolate and dark fruits all present. However, the massive sweetness and alcohol presence make this one tough to get through with any speed.

Pours dark brown ad flat. Smells and tastes roasty and chocolatey with lots of booziness and some dark fruity hints on the finish. Didn’t notice any difference between this and the 21% version.

Bottle 12.fl.oz. [ Vintage 2002 ].
Clear dark black color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, moderate to heavy raisin, dark fruits, plum, prune, port, brown sugar, moderate whisky - alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is full, texture is syrupy, carbonation is flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. What a beer, just love it ;o)) [280908]

This is amzing stout. Poured very dark with very modest head. The flavors of chocolate and coffee are evident. It is just too much alcohol for a leisure like drink. I am just more of a lower alcohol beer drinker. Reading the other comments I see that I am not a fan of high alcohol beer.

Black, Dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, alcohol, caramel, little dark fruits, molasses.

Pours like used motor oil with no head. Chocolate and coffee along with alcohol in the nose. Goes a bit more port and soy. Viscous mouthfeel and not a lot of alcohol in the flavor, considering.

12 oz bottle. Pours a pitch black body with some light passing thru on the edges, minimal fizzy large bubbled head that completely vanished, Some light visible carbonation. The nose is huge roasty malt and alcohol battling for supremacy. Some oxidation coming out, a little nail polish, espresso, dark fruits, almost a bourbon like quality. The alcohol on this is as big as I remembered, it actually burns my gumline. The malt has mellowed out quite a bit though from when it was fresh. The heavy roast has melted away some into some fruity madeira like oxidation yielding some sweet candied plum fruitiness. Finishes with a little soy and worcestershire sauce and that ever present alcohol. Mouthfeel is as thick and viscous as ever with a mouth coating clingy finish. Big alcohol heat all the way down the chest. Still has nice slightly fizzy carbonation that cuts through the sweetness pretty well. As good as this is, I still have to knock this guy down a few points because it’s still really hard to finish a 12 ounce bottle of this.

12 oz bottle. My 99th Imperial Stout rating! Dark chestnut brown with a few bubbles along the edge. Nose is rich dark chocolate and alcohol. Silky, lush and sensual. Alcohol, yes, but not as hot as expected; refined like a fine liqueur. Taste is chocolate, molasses, fig and a touch of maple. No hints of oxidation after six years. Amazing.