Black & Blue - Dogfish Head Brewery

Soozy

Tennessee

3.85/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Poured a deep red color, smells like wine - fruit, blueberries, and alcohol scents. It tastes like like a mix between wine and beer, that's the best way to describe it. It has a light malt taste and strong taste of blueberries/rasberries with a light earthy hop finish. I could barely tell this was 11% and my friend and I were saying if it wasn't $8 a glass we'd be tossing these back.

Overall, an interesting beer. Not something I'd go out of my way to try again, but it was nice to try.

Serving type: on-tap

10-31-2008 13:58:26 | More by Soozy

BarryBaker2013

Texas

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-18-2013 22:32:06 | More by BarryBaker2013

bkrbdan

Texas

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-18-2013 22:29:37 | More by bkrbdan

beernads

Florida

3/5  rDev -18%

05-18-2013 07:01:54 | More by beernads

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

05-17-2013 03:24:13 | More by ElizabethEleanor

JSkone09

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-15-2013 23:06:27 | More by JSkone09

HollyHops

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-14-2013 01:34:41 | More by HollyHops

BeastLU

Virginia

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-13-2013 16:13:28 | More by BeastLU

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-13-2013 05:07:30 | More by Bonko_the_sane

jokulhaps

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-13-2013 02:36:02 | More by jokulhaps

Lorianneb

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-12-2013 16:51:46 | More by Lorianneb

ipas-for-life

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

05-12-2013 16:10:30 | More by ipas-for-life

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-10-2013 17:17:10 | More by twenty5

BMan33

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +23%

05-10-2013 03:38:45 | More by BMan33

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-08-2013 18:58:03 | More by blknikon

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

05-08-2013 03:54:48 | More by dalepryor

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -38.5%

05-08-2013 02:57:40 | More by tommyguz

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-08-2013 00:56:22 | More by cadaugherty

Metalaero

New York

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-04-2013 20:12:31 | More by Metalaero

Devilman

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9.3%

04-27-2013 22:45:00 | More by Devilman

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

04-27-2013 03:32:07 | More by SmellsofMahagony

superspak

Michigan

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle into signature tulip glass, bottled in 2012A. Pours moderately cloudy orange copper color with a nice 2 finger dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lasts. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass, with plenty of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big tart raspberry, blueberry, grape, raisin, clove, light molasses, red wine, and earthy yeast spiciness. Very nice aromas with a good balance of yeast esters with the big authentic fruit notes; with a nice malt/spicy ester balance as well. Taste of tart raspberry, blueberry, grape, raisin, clove, light molasses, bread, red wine, and earthy yeast spiciness. Fair amount of fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart raspberry, dark fruits, clove, light molasses, bread, red wine, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice balance and complexity of fruit flavors; with a good balance of malt/yeast spiciness and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and full bodied; with a slick and moderately syrupy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice imperial Belgian fruit beer. Nice complexity of fruit flavors and balance of spicy yeast esters; and very smooth to sip on for a 10% brew. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 03:41:44 | More by superspak

jak

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-24-2013 04:47:15 | More by jak

thampel09

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

04-23-2013 19:03:22 | More by thampel09

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

04-23-2013 04:35:05 | More by Kelp