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Chateau Jiahu - Dogfish Head Brewery

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pDev: 13.95%
Reviews: 513
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Brewed by:
Dogfish Head Brewery visit their website
Delaware, United States

Style | ABV
Herbed / Spiced Beer |  10.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (465), on-tap (46), growler (1), cask (1). 

Notes:
Let's travel back in time again for another Dogfish Head Ancient Ale (Midas Touch was our first foray and Theobroma our most recent). Our destination is 9,000 years ago, in Northern China! Preserved pottery jars found in the Neolithic villiage of Jiahu, in Henan province, have revealed that a mixed fermented beverage of rice, honey and fruit was being produced that long ago, right around the same time that barley beer and grape wine were beginning to be made in the Middle East!

Fast forward to 2005. Molecular archaeologist Dr. Patrick McGovern of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology calls on Dogfish Head to re-create another ancient beverage, and Chateau Jiahu is born.

In keeping with historic evidence, Dogfish brewers use brown rice syrup, orange blossom honey, muscat grape, barley malt and hawthorn berry. The wort is fermented for about a month with sake yeast until the beer is ready for packaging.

10 IBU

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ImusBeer

Georgia

3.48/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Home Bottle 22oz:

Appearance was a dirty yellow, very little head, some carbonation initially but it died quickly.

The nose started with citrus, and a sweet honey smell was very heavy. The initial taste was very sour citrus, then the sweetness of the honey slammed into your tongue.

The mouth was really light with low carbonation, no bitterness but the sourness really does it's work. It's a lot like a lambic, too sour for my taste but good overall, very interesting.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2009 06:50:32 | More by ImusBeer
More User Reviews:
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giaco


3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

05-25-2013 02:17:48 | More by giaco
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Dave1999

Virginia

3.99/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours cloudy, semi transparent amber with a tiny almost non existent white head.

The smell is yeasty, with corriand and pepper like a Belgian ale with some orange.

The taste is sweet, the honey and then the orange really powers through. There is some spices like pepper but its mostly sweet.

The mouthful is medium bodied with medium carbonation.

This was actually pretty good, sweet with the honey, a good desert beer. The abv is non existent in the taste.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 01:47:01 | More by Dave1999
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IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -21.1%

05-24-2013 12:13:47 | More by IPAchris
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archero

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

05-24-2013 04:56:59 | More by archero
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jokulhaps

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +25%

05-23-2013 02:35:16 | More by jokulhaps
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jl28r1

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-21-2013 20:45:19 | More by jl28r1
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seplo

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

05-21-2013 01:06:50 | More by seplo
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RemyLebeu

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -21.1%

05-20-2013 18:43:58 | More by RemyLebeu
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Geno206

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

05-20-2013 04:27:12 | More by Geno206
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stanowsf

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

05-19-2013 20:22:51 | More by stanowsf
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afrokaze

California

2.75/5  rDev -27.6%

05-18-2013 22:29:29 | More by afrokaze
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rawfish

California

2.5/5  rDev -34.2%

05-18-2013 06:39:57 | More by rawfish
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Suds

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

I really enjoy these historic and cultural beer recreations. This beer is a golden straw color with a hazy complexion. The smell is flowery....garden-like, with honey and plenty of fruit...peach and berries. The beer is extremely sweet. Sugary, honey, fruit juice,a nod a spice that lingers. Full in body and very smooth. This is a very interesting, engaging, and enjoyable brew.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 00:54:40 | More by Suds
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kbrown

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -27.6%

05-16-2013 23:53:28 | More by kbrown
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NickThePyro

Washington

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-16-2013 03:21:20 | More by NickThePyro
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Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-13-2013 05:08:31 | More by Bonko_the_sane
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fooziex

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-13-2013 01:25:58 | More by fooziex
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NeverSettle

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-12-2013 19:54:22 | More by NeverSettle
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zbooks

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

05-12-2013 19:34:13 | More by zbooks
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ipas-for-life

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

05-12-2013 16:10:52 | More by ipas-for-life
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themilkman87

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

05-11-2013 15:02:02 | More by themilkman87
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twenty5

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -21.1%

05-10-2013 17:32:41 | More by twenty5
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BMan33

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

05-10-2013 03:37:50 | More by BMan33
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Jonada

New Jersey

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

750ml bottled in 2013. Served in a teku glass

Appearance: Pours a honey yellow color with a finger and a half of a white soapy head. Body is slightly hazy with some moderate carbonation streaming throughout the glass.

Smell: Honey, white grape, somewhat floral, pear, light cereal grain and maybe a hint of clove.

Taste: Moderately strong sweetness upfront that carries through to the finish. Flavor is lots of light, sweet fruits. Grape, pear, honey, and apple. I'm getting some general spice notes but can't pinpoint one in particular. There's a slight graininess as well that detracts a bit from the overall flavor.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with medium, bordering on high, carbonation. Finish is sweet.

Overall: Overall a pretty decent beer and worth trying for the history/story behind it, but given the price, I probably wouldn't get it again.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 02:52:35 | More by Jonada
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Chateau Jiahu from Dogfish Head Brewery
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