Chicory Stout - Dogfish Head Brewery

Pahn

New York

3.85/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle into an oversized wine glass.

Appearance: 1 inch off-white head, dissipates quickly. Deep brownish black with some red in the light. Spotty, clumpy lacing that doesn't stick around.

Smell: Smokey, sweet, with a small hint of chocolate. Very pleasing.

Taste: Lively, spicy and smokey flavor that's enriched by the carbonation. There's a mild hop bitterness that doesn't add much, a hint of dark roast coffee, and a nice creamy finish. Overall, the complexity is well balanced, and the alcohol is completely masked. However, I don't think there's as much (nor as much good) going on in the taste as in the smell.

Mouthfeel: A bit overcarbonated for my liking in a stout, but the carbonation does a job keeping the flavor lively, at least. The mouthfeel is mostly very smooth.

Drinkability: Decent. The beer is lighter than most stouts, and the alcohol is well-masked. The alcohol crept up on me unexpectedly (considering it's only 5.2%), which I think speaks only to how easy it is to drink this beer quickly.

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I didn't love this beer, but the flavor was good. I think it would be great if you like your stouts a bit less intense and with a decently low ABV.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2010 03:47:18 | More by Pahn

Absolut

California

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

05-23-2013 19:28:28 | More by Absolut

Mike151014

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

05-23-2013 12:11:07 | More by Mike151014

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev 0%

05-21-2013 18:38:49 | More by johntfox

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