ApriHop - Dogfish Head Brewery

rdickey

New Jersey

3.98/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a clear amber into a Chimay goblet. Smallish off-white head dissipates relatively quickly.

Smell: Hops come through up front, but are quickly balanced out with fruity sweetness - a combination of fresh apples and dried fruit. Interesting.

Taste: Very interesting. The overall IPA character of the beer never wavers, and if it was a conventional American-style IPA it would be a perfectly respectable beer. The apricot addition, though, really makes this beer unique. It's not over-the-top like some fruit-enhanced beers, but there's enough of it to stand up to the hops, and it really works.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, which is perfect.

Drinkability: Pretty darn high, even if you're not a hophead.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2011 23:08:02 | More by rdickey

Geno206

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

05-20-2013 04:26:41 | More by Geno206

Michaeldmanley

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

05-20-2013 00:17:45 | More by Michaeldmanley

stanowsf

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-19-2013 20:14:32 | More by stanowsf

SpongeBobAlePant

Illinois

5/5  rDev +29.9%

05-19-2013 05:12:56 | More by SpongeBobAlePant

jkane101

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-19-2013 02:35:09 | More by jkane101

pintofparadise

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

05-19-2013 01:22:41 | More by pintofparadise

TXhomebrewer

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-19-2013 01:16:19 | More by TXhomebrewer

Glen0matiC

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-19-2013 00:22:26 | More by Glen0matiC

Michigan

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-18-2013 18:37:34 | More by Michigan

FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

05-18-2013 12:56:08 | More by FUwolfpacker

megamass

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-18-2013 03:59:03 | More by megamass

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-17-2013 03:23:41 | More by ElizabethEleanor

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-17-2013 01:33:16 | More by SmellsofMahagony

avacadohotsauce

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-16-2013 23:36:24 | More by avacadohotsauce

AL89BR

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

05-16-2013 23:01:11 | More by AL89BR

mverity

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -15.6%

05-16-2013 20:40:34 | More by mverity

djre4orm

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -35.1%

05-16-2013 20:40:13 | More by djre4orm

WolfsbaneBloom

Illinois

3/5  rDev -22.1%

05-16-2013 16:35:57 | More by WolfsbaneBloom

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-16-2013 16:00:57 | More by leftstagebrew

Roman5150

Michigan

4.33/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4

bottle into snifter

appearance: dark amber/orange with a brown hue, white half finger head

smell: simcoe hops, apricot, citrus, lemon, grapefruit, floral notes, some saffron

taste: Pronounced earthy bitterness followed by a sweet tropical wave of heavy grapefruit, citrus, apricot, and even some lemon on the back end. The bitterness lingers and along with the sweetness of the apricots, it is very refreshing and highly drinkable. Almost has flavors more like a DIPA than an IPA.

mouthfeel: average to high carbonation levels, pretty full bodied for an IPA

overall: Great offering from DFH, this is well balanced and on the tropical fruity sweet side, but not overwhelmingly sweet like the name would suggest. Just a very hoppy well rounded IPA, I will be buying this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 03:18:18 | More by Roman5150

Curloftheburl

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -15.6%

05-16-2013 01:10:13 | More by Curloftheburl

hinemk76

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-16-2013 00:22:46 | More by hinemk76

Remdog

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-15-2013 02:17:05 | More by Remdog

cheefdaddy1

Mississippi

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-14-2013 15:44:49 | More by cheefdaddy1