Dogfish Head - Midas Touch Golden Elixer
13/05/10 20:33
Brewed by:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
United States
Style | ABV
Herbed / Spiced Beer | 9.00% ABV
This beer poured a nice golden orange color. Right off the bat you can smell a great deal of malt. The first thing I noticed was the typical Dogfish Head mouth feel. The alcohol came through as pleasant and not overly harsh. Right up front the beer tastes sweet and malty. Even though the beer is very sweet, the taste of grapes really comes through, more so than I would have though. I can also get a hint of honey. The beer is a low on the carbonation scale. I was unable to finish this beer because a six legged creator decided it also wanted to try it. However, this is one of the best Dogfish beers I have tried. You can really tell Sam Calagione really tries to offset his beers. A great find and is a beer I will pick up next. After all of the beers I have tried, the 120 minute IPA scares me. hehe....
I wish we could get Dogfish Head locally, but I’ll probably never see it here in the south.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
United States
Style | ABV
Herbed / Spiced Beer | 9.00% ABV
This beer poured a nice golden orange color. Right off the bat you can smell a great deal of malt. The first thing I noticed was the typical Dogfish Head mouth feel. The alcohol came through as pleasant and not overly harsh. Right up front the beer tastes sweet and malty. Even though the beer is very sweet, the taste of grapes really comes through, more so than I would have though. I can also get a hint of honey. The beer is a low on the carbonation scale. I was unable to finish this beer because a six legged creator decided it also wanted to try it. However, this is one of the best Dogfish beers I have tried. You can really tell Sam Calagione really tries to offset his beers. A great find and is a beer I will pick up next. After all of the beers I have tried, the 120 minute IPA scares me. hehe....
I wish we could get Dogfish Head locally, but I’ll probably never see it here in the south.
Dogfish Head - 90 Minute IPA
02/05/10 08:37
Brewed by:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
United States
Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial IPA | 9.00% ABV
I have been wating amost a year to try this beer. I have been nursing my Dogfish head beers and maybe that was a bad idea, but I am not real sure just yet. This beer poured a nice deep gold/orange color with about a 3/4 head. The first thing I noticed was the extreme malt profile. Very malty up front with a citrusy taste from the hops. I didn’t get the hop profile was was expecting. I was expecting a lot more bitterness at the end of each sip, but it was just missing. I blame this on the amount of malts used and the high alcohol. This beer does fit the style, but I wish it had more hops. I feel the 60 min IPA had more of a upfront hop profile. I would try this beer again, but next time I will know what to expect. I am also suspecting the 120 min to be on the “OMFGWTFBBQ” in terms of the flavor profile. Waiting so long to try it could have also affected the profile Dogfish head was trying to produce, so I will try to get a fresher sample and try again.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
United States
Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial IPA | 9.00% ABV
I have been wating amost a year to try this beer. I have been nursing my Dogfish head beers and maybe that was a bad idea, but I am not real sure just yet. This beer poured a nice deep gold/orange color with about a 3/4 head. The first thing I noticed was the extreme malt profile. Very malty up front with a citrusy taste from the hops. I didn’t get the hop profile was was expecting. I was expecting a lot more bitterness at the end of each sip, but it was just missing. I blame this on the amount of malts used and the high alcohol. This beer does fit the style, but I wish it had more hops. I feel the 60 min IPA had more of a upfront hop profile. I would try this beer again, but next time I will know what to expect. I am also suspecting the 120 min to be on the “OMFGWTFBBQ” in terms of the flavor profile. Waiting so long to try it could have also affected the profile Dogfish head was trying to produce, so I will try to get a fresher sample and try again.