Dogfish Head Brewery
World Wide Imperial Stout
Delaware, USA
Sour cherry, caramel, coffee, toast, brioche, and spices. Drinks like a fine wine, more savory, chocolate, and dried notes on the palate. A tad sweet.
Sour cherry, caramel, coffee, toast, brioche, and spices. Drinks like a fine wine, more savory, chocolate, and dried notes on the palate. A tad sweet.
Sep 27th, 2019
Early test of a beer I will most certainly be aging! Barley Maw! Dip some carrot cake in Ethiopian coffee and you will be getting close on the nose. The entire bouquet is a caramelized, myrrh version of that in an oiled, leather bag; although there is a doughy life to it that evokes freshly washed hair, with whiffs of Madagascar vanilla. Heavy coffee oils, bitter chocolate, smoked leather, tar, burnt caramel, black mushroom, rattan, blackened marshmallow, allspice, graham spice and dark tobaccos finishing briny. A seaside stroll at night through foamy pools. Can't wait to see how she ages!
Early test of a beer I will most certainly be aging! Barley Maw! Dip some carrot cake in Ethiopian coffee and you will be getting close on the nose. The entire bouquet is a caramelized, myrrh version of that in an oiled, leather bag; although there is a doughy life to it that evokes freshly washed hair, with whiffs of Madagascar vanilla. Heavy coffee oils, bitter chocolate, smoked leather, tar, burnt caramel, black mushroom, rattan, blackened marshmallow, allspice, graham spice and dark tobaccos finishing briny. A seaside stroll at night through foamy pools. Can't wait to see how she ages!
Dec 31st, 2016
2012 vintage, still almost had a dark molasses syrup taste as if it was just brewed. Next time I need to give it 5 or 6 more years!
2012 vintage, still almost had a dark molasses syrup taste as if it was just brewed. Next time I need to give it 5 or 6 more years!
Dec 8th, 2015
2013 mixed with 2013 120 minutes. Best Black and Tan ever!
2013 mixed with 2013 120 minutes. Best Black and Tan ever!
Oct 4th, 2015
Like drinking liquid dark chocolate.
Like drinking liquid dark chocolate.
Dec 21st, 2014
2015 vintage. It was interesting tasting this along side the 2011. This is much more savory, rich and complex than the 2011 is at this stage. A killer stout.
2015 vintage. It was interesting tasting this along side the 2011. This is much more savory, rich and complex than the 2011 is at this stage. A killer stout.
Apr 20th, 20172011 vintage. This has aged nicely. The sweetness really comes through but the alcohol still comes through on the finish which is a bit distracting.
2011 vintage. This has aged nicely. The sweetness really comes through but the alcohol still comes through on the finish which is a bit distracting.
Apr 20th, 20172014 release. Still a lot of alcohol on the palate as you first taste, but over time hopefully this will smooth out. Finish on this beer is excellent.
2014 release. Still a lot of alcohol on the palate as you first taste, but over time hopefully this will smooth out. Finish on this beer is excellent.
Mar 12th, 2017
A very strong stout for a snowy night! Coziness in a bottle!
A very strong stout for a snowy night! Coziness in a bottle!
Jan 12th, 2017One hell of a beer and its a high gravity 18 percenter. Hard to finish but easy to start.
One hell of a beer and its a high gravity 18 percenter. Hard to finish but easy to start.
Jan 11th, 2017