Chicory Stout - Dogfish Head Brewery

KickInTheChalice

Illinois

3.78/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on tap in a DFH signature glass.

Appearance: The color of the beer is nearly pitch black, maybe closer to ebony. A few streaks of ruby touch the edge where some light sneaks through as I rotate the glass in my hands. A creamy tan head slowly recedes from an initially frothy state.

Smell: The aroma is full of roasted malt, bitter chocolate, some coffee, molasses, and some black licorice.

Taste: The flavor starts out with the entire moderate amount of molasses sweetness. Dark roasted malt, black licorice, and bitter chocolate come in next. As dark chocolate turns to roast drip coffee, some earthy spice comes in, adding a light level of hoppiness.

Mouthfeel: The carbonation is full, fairly creamy, and robust. The bod falls squarely in the middle of the expected range for the style. There is a lightly astringency that I get toward the end of each sip.

Overall: I found this to be a fairly enjoyable stout. Maybe the recipe was altered or I just had a pour from a good keg, but I really did not get any of the off sour flavors that so many other people mentioned.

Serving type: on-tap

12-24-2011 03:54:11 | More by KickInTheChalice

HarryStamperRoughNeck

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +33.3%

05-20-2013 20:11:13 | More by HarryStamperRoughNeck

RemyLebeu

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-20-2013 18:45:27 | More by RemyLebeu

RBM

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-20-2013 16:34:38 | More by RBM

jarrett123

New York

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-20-2013 04:27:58 | More by jarrett123

Geno206

Washington

3.75/5  rDev 0%

05-20-2013 04:27:28 | More by Geno206

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-20-2013 02:43:02 | More by SmellsofMahagony

TheDoak

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +20%

05-19-2013 23:50:29 | More by TheDoak

stanowsf

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-19-2013 20:10:23 | More by stanowsf

Cyhops

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

05-19-2013 00:05:46 | More by Cyhops

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-18-2013 14:57:18 | More by drgonzo2k2

megamass

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev 0%

05-18-2013 04:02:33 | More by megamass

Honus1

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

05-18-2013 02:49:53 | More by Honus1

timoteo833

New York

4.5/5  rDev +20%

05-18-2013 01:59:57 | More by timoteo833

SDG1070

Ohio

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-17-2013 22:14:37 | More by SDG1070

AL89BR

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev 0%

05-16-2013 23:01:31 | More by AL89BR

mverity

Florida

3.75/5  rDev 0%

05-16-2013 21:24:02 | More by mverity

Roman5150

Michigan

3.63/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

bottle into snifter

appearance: pitch black with off white 1 finger head

smell: coffee, roasted malts, espresso, licorice, slight anise, dark chocolate, vanilla

taste: subtle roasted coffee flavor, a bit watery due to lower abv, but decently flavorful. Some licorice and dark chocolate notes round out the taste.

mouthfeel: high carbonation, thin bodied

overall: A decent offering from Dogfish Head, nothing I will go out of my way to seek out, but a decently well balanced coffee stout thats quite different from anything else.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 02:38:23 | More by Roman5150

seydou

South Africa

3.18/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a beautiful dark cola colour with a tan head, more bubbly and poppy than a Guiness-type cover. I don't get a strong scent of anything, except a pretty standard stout coming through. Tastes dark, partly bitter, more beery than I expected. Lingers a while. Sits in the mouth and gets stronger. Only flavor note I can pick up is a little coffee. Not bad, not amazing.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 01:51:06 | More by seydou

Burkbom23

Connecticut

3.53/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

Really dark brown chestnut color with a 1 finger kaki head that fades rather quickly. Not much lacing. Not the best looking stout ive seen. Nice aroma of chocolate and coffee. Really rich delicious chocolate. I am getting some molases in the background. Some hints of graininess in the nose as well. Like the aroma it tastes of chocolate as well. Sweeter and less rich than i thought i would get after smelling it. Definitly some roasted flavors in there. Bitter cooking chocolate lingers for a bit in the aftertaste. Kind of watery, not much to it. Light mouthfeel for stout. Little too sweet for my liking. Not a big stout, pretty average to me. Certainly drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 00:47:25 | More by Burkbom23

maxcoinage

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-15-2013 19:40:39 | More by maxcoinage

ncstateplaya

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -13.3%

05-14-2013 13:39:58 | More by ncstateplaya

deadliest

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

05-14-2013 03:31:06 | More by deadliest

aLenwell

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

05-13-2013 23:20:54 | More by aLenwell

BeastLU

Virginia

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-13-2013 16:14:50 | More by BeastLU