World Wide Stout - Dogfish Head Brewery

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rAvg: 4.15
pDev: 15.66%
Reviews: 1538
Hads: 1149

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Dogfish Head Brewery

Delaware, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 18.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (1429), on-tap (104), nitro-tap (2), growler (2), cask (1).

Notes:
Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, World Wide Stout is dark, rich, roasty and complex. This Ageable Ale clocks in at 15-20% ABV and has a depth more in line with a fine port than with a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer.

70 IBU

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Reviews by jwc215:

jwc215

New Jersey

4.15/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Bottled in '05

Pours pitch black with a thin, creamy head that is well-retained considering the high abv.

The smell is of sweetened dark fruits - prunes and raisins especially - with chocolate and espresso. Alcohol notes rise to give it a warming effect - almost covering some of the flavor, but held in check. A powerful, rich aroma.

VERY very malty. Sweet dark fruits and grain (The label says "a ridiculous amount of barley" - It's true. Sweet chocolate and coffee notes along with caramel mix in. Very complex. If you're looking for hops - well, look elsewhere - minimal here - if at all. A powerful spicy, sharp alcohol presence makes itself well-known, especially in the finish.

Alcohol is certainly noticeable in the feel. In fact, to me - it almost wiped away the aftertaste for a moment. It is creamy and rich, though sharp.

Certainly a "sipper" - and a slow one at that. It does taste good and is powerful. My main issue with it is that the alcohol presence is more than it needs to be, IMO. I enjoyed other high alcohol beers (and some I didn't), but this one almost wrecked what is a delicious brew. Still in all, it's amazing. Is it worth $9? Well, to try once (and maybe once more with a friend or two) - certainly. But, even if I had a ton of money - which I don't - I don't know that I would by this often at all - It pushes the envelop with over-the-top. Glad I got to try it though! - Had an enjoyable almost two hours with it!

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2006 22:23:04 | More by jwc215

More User Reviews:

tzieser

Arizona

4.25/5 rDev +2.4%

05-23-2013 23:53:28 | More by tzieser

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

4.13/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottled on 11/17/09

A-I won't make any metaphor for how black it is. Can't get any darker. Head is fizzy and starts big but dies down to a thin crown of tight bubbles. Thin webs of lacing.

S-So much roast and charred molasses. Smells like port almost. Dried figs and what not. Like a big, boozy Raisinette. I swear it smells a bit like barbeque sauce. Chocolate is secondary to all the other aromas...age did this well.

T-The flavor is just a blast of Port, dark fruit, char, coffee, chocolate and BBQ sauce. I love how the fruity flavors are so stressed. The age has made all the flavors coexist and morph into a syrupy, sweet, complex explosion of flavor.

M-Legitimately heavy on the tongue. Sappy, chewy, sticky. Carbonation is fading. The booze has integrated very well after nearly four years.

O/D-Glad I tried this with some extended age. Its really cool and very unique. Don't think I'd like this fresh. However, now this is one hell of a beer. One of the best DFH beers.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 23:03:34 | More by VelvetExtract

Fetching

Indiana

4.75/5 rDev +14.5%

05-23-2013 22:10:51 | More by Fetching

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North Carolina

4.5/5 rDev +8.4%

05-23-2013 14:01:52 | More by leftstagebrew

juanbon

Georgia

3.75/5 rDev -9.6%

05-22-2013 02:34:31 | More by juanbon

Australia

1/5 rDev -75.9%

05-21-2013 21:54:12 | More by pin

johntfox

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +2.4%

05-21-2013 18:39:21 | More by johntfox

SpdKilz

Illinois

4/5 rDev -3.6%

05-21-2013 02:10:41 | More by SpdKilz

Kreko7

California

4.75/5 rDev +14.5%

05-20-2013 19:41:03 | More by Kreko7

jarrett123

New York

4.75/5 rDev +14.5%

05-20-2013 04:13:07 | More by jarrett123

2dogbrew

Virginia

4/5 rDev -3.6%

05-20-2013 00:49:25 | More by 2dogbrew

JakerLou

New Hampshire

4/5 rDev -3.6%

05-20-2013 00:10:58 | More by JakerLou

Gtreid

Florida

3.25/5 rDev -21.7%

05-19-2013 23:50:04 | More by Gtreid

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Connecticut

4.25/5 rDev +2.4%

05-19-2013 20:12:27 | More by stanowsf

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.85/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle poured into a snifter. Bottled 11/17/09.

Appearance - Pours black and a but transparent at the edge. Lots of chunks at the bottom of this bottle. Very leggy.

Smell - Super vinous. Raisins, port, deep red wine. Lots of sugars. Slight chocolate roast. Boozy.

Taste - A lot more chocolate than the nose. Still very fruity. Winey. Like port and chocolate. Raisins and oxidation. Sweet and boozy.

Mouthfeel - Surprisingly dry. Sweet as hell and medium low carbonation.

Overall - Never loved this fresh, but this is really good. Complex port and red wine flavors.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 02:57:24 | More by Alieniloquium

Soracloud

New Jersey

2.86/5 rDev -31.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

2007 Vintage and I had a similar experience as a previous reviewer had with this 2007 aged till 2013.

appearance: solid black no head to speak of and no lacing

smell: raisins and a little spice, it reminds me of a bad jail-house mead I made a few years back

taste: pretty sure this has gone south, sweet upfront followed by raisins and astringent, little (very little) alcohol bite on the way down, nothing redeeming at all and its getting worse by the sip.

mouthfeel: thick and coating, little bite towards the end

overall; I know this is a good beer, I have had them aged before but only a year or two, 6 years + has done this one in, I would say of you have one that's hitting the four year mark I would pop it. The higher overall rating is because I know this can be a good beer, just not aged for over 5 years.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 00:53:26 | More by Soracloud