ApriHop - Dogfish Head Brewery

oberon

North Carolina

4.13/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep orange with a nice big fluffy head that leaves a nice amount of lace behind,aromas of sweet apricot and zesty,piney hop very nice mingling of aromas.Apricot notes hit the taste buds up front but a dry,piney hop presence makes it self known pretty quickly but once again stays well balanced with apricot flavor.I really like the concept and flavors of this beer and its dangerously drinkable at 7% I will get again for sure sometime.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2005 23:15:10 | More by oberon

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.28/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Who would've ever thought apricots and an IPA could work together? But they do! The Aprihop pours a clear orange-copper body beneath a frothy head of off-white foam that holds quite well and leaves thin craggy rings about the glass. The nose is lightly malty with a delicate touch of pine and some unclear fruitiness (guess that's from the apricots, huh?). It's slightly elevated carbonation bristles the tongue at first, but it becomes much more airy as it warms and its dextrinous medium body becomes clear. The flavor is a bit sweeter than the maltiness found in the nose might suggest, and it actually does have an apricot flavor to it! It's not as bitter as might be expected, but it's absolutely balanced; and the hop flavors blend in quite well with their leafy, woody, citrusy (? - and that might just be from the apricots as well), and mildly pine-like flavors. It finishes dry with a kick of bitterness and some residual dried-apricot flavor that sticks in the mouth. It's surprisingly good; well-balanced; not overly fruity; very enjoyable; and drinkable to boot (except that it's 7%abv.)!

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2005 20:55:13 | More by NeroFiddled

TMoney2591

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Served in a shaker pint glass, having been run through Randall the Enamel Animal (packed with apricots and cascade hops).

Pours a clear dark amber with a finger of foamy ecru head that leaves almost no lacing behind at all. The nose is loaded with hoppy citrus, apricots, and...well, that's pretty much it. The taste generally follows, with those hops coming through strongly, the apricots a bit more subtlely, and the addition of some greenery and peaches. The body is firmly moderate, with appropriately moderate carbonation and a fairly dry finish, leading to a pretty high drinkability when all is said 'n' done.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

03-15-2010 03:27:48 | More by TMoney2591

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.1/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Color's a clear, amber tint, and the head is a blessed thing, rich, thick, lush, creamy...aroma, deep, heady, hoppy, there's the pine-sap and the pineapple, the soft apricots.Taste: ah, happily boards the palate, spilling some hops, but with nearly no bitterness to speak of, very bright and fruity, with a great dose of malt to stand behind and hold it all up, toasty and crisp. There's a warmth here, too, and a caramely essence in the taste. Gonna be honest with you all, I like this one, it's a bit mild from the makers of over-the-top IPAs, but the apricot flavor matches really well with this English-style IPA that stands as the base, and makes for one tasty, easily drunk brew. Alcohol creeps in a bit, and only adds to the pleasure. Very nice!
Thank you, ngandhi for this deliciousness.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

04-06-2004 08:18:33 | More by feloniousmonk

WesWes

New York

4.1/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a reddish/amber color with a thin off-white head that fades to lacing. The aroma is great. It has a really nice balance between malts, hops, and fruit. It has a slight caramel scent that is blended with a slight apricot smell and hop aroma. The taste is good. It has a fine malt complex along side a mild apricot and hop flavor; very nice. The mouthfeel is good. It is a medium bodied beer with good carbonation. This is a really cool concept brew. It drinks well.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

04-05-2004 21:52:35 | More by WesWes

drabmuh

Maryland

3.8/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottled on February 26, 2010. I guess that's a little old but it looks and smells fine.

Beer is dark amber and clear. Forms a nice off white head of medium and small bubbles that leaves lacing on the glass. Served in a shaker pint. Carbonation is moderate to high and steady. Looks great.

Kind of piny and fruity in the nose. Aroma is a little subdued but it smells good.

Beer is medium body and has an odd sweetness on the front palate. its interesting for sure. There is some nice pine flavors in the midpalate and then some mlid bitterness at the back. Drinkability is good and mouthfeel is fine. Its not too carbonated on the tongue. Overall its pretty good. I would make it slightly less sweet and more dry. May bring out the fruit better.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

07-02-2010 01:14:57 | More by drabmuh

Mora2000

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a dark orange color with a white head. The aroma is full of apricots, bready malt and some catty hops. The flavor is more of the same. I get a lot of bitter apricots with some grass and bready malt. A very hoppy, apricot-heavy fruit beer. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Very nice and a beer I look forward too each year.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

05-08-2011 20:48:25 | More by Mora2000

metter98

New York

3.63/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: It poured clear copper-amber in color with a thin white head that has good retention properties and leaves nice lacing. A moderate amount of carbonation is visible.
S: There is a light aroma of citrusy and piney hops as well as apricots in the nose.
T: The initial taste has a good balance between flavors of apricots and mild bitterness from the hops; the flavors in the finish are mostly of the citrusy and piney hops.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate.
D: The alcohol is well hidden, making the beer very easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

06-09-2010 23:02:19 | More by metter98

Gueuzedude

Arizona

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a deep copper color, and is quite clear. Topped by an cream colored head that is quite thick. Aromas of apricot, citrus, hops, fruit, and perhaps a hint of mustiness. A silky smooth body up front, but finishes with a sharp hop bitterness and a hint of alcohol. As expected this beer is quite fruity, with the apricot coming into play in the middle of this beer. There is a dry wine like finish to this beer that kicks in after the bitterness. The apricot flavor is not dominating, but adds to the character of this beer, in an aromatic way. Even while I sip this beer the aroma of the apricots is noticeable in the taste, if that makes sense.

This has always been a beer that I have wanted to homebrew since I heard about this beer. I am glad that I have had the opportunity to taste it, and this beer has renewed my interest in brewing an example of my own. I especially like the idea to throw norms to the wind & use an extra hoppy style as the base for a fruit beer. Props to Dogfish Head for another creative/ innovative beer.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

03-17-2004 22:37:13 | More by Gueuzedude

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

3.03/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a light golden brown color, with a dense medium-sized white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is of just what the name implies, hops and apricots, along with some caramelized malts.

T: The tart flavor of apricots hits hard up front followed by a quick burst of hops bitterness. The two together seem rather harsh. There’s a hearty malt character and a touch of caramel sweetness, but they’re not enough to provide the balance that is sorely needed in this beer; although it does get a little better as it warms. The after-taste is bitter.

M: Crisp but not too smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.

O: It’s flavorful but I didn’t find it too tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, good kick, Unlike many fruit beers, this one doesn’t use the fruit flavor to try covering up the fact that it is still a beer, but this is definitely not a beer that I would want to drink again.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

01-13-2008 01:58:40 | More by TheManiacalOne

russpowell

Oklahoma

4.03/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Based on notes; Pours amber with 4 fingers of off-white head. Really good lacing & head retention

S: Apricots & honey

T: Dryness. a[ricots, & the hop bite this sucker starts to warm. Hoppyness increases as this warms; plus a some jammy notes. finishes with citrus hops & fruittyness

MF: Medium bodied with low carbonation

Drank alright, started to grow on me, once thehops asserted themselves. Nota great IPA, but a damn good fruit beer!

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

04-15-2007 05:12:53 | More by russpowell

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

From a bottle this brew isn't as good as it is from the tap. Got a sample of this at the brewery last summer and it was far better than what the bottle had offered. This is most definitely an IPA from the great hoppy aroma it gives off. The flavors it gives off are quite good too, Big time hops mixed with a wonderful hint of Apricot. It's a really nice combo here. The bitterness of the hops go really well with the slight tartness of the Apricots. Also the Sweetness in the beer compliments the sweetness of the fruit. I feel that this beer is really nice when on tap. The really good flavors it has kind of disappear once it's bottled. Not sure why, but if you see it on tap, try it!

Serving type: on-tap
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

04-02-2011 07:21:59 | More by Knapp85

emerge077

Illinois

3.1/5  rDev -19.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle neck reads: bottled on 2/21/08

Pours into a pint glass a copper tone with a good level of clarity. Carbonation sticks to the walls like soda, and appears well carbonated. A compact head of foam results, and leaves a thin sheet across the top. A thick ring of lacing is left on the glass.

Musty wheat aroma, sort of metallic. Zero fruit presence, even when swirling. Just a funky, grainy smell, not much better than malt liquor. For being a month old bottle, it's pretty weak.

Flavor is also weak, considering it's billed as an IPA, and has no hop flavor. There is a slight tang of citrus in the back after swallowing, that barely suggests fruit, but not really apricots. I've eaten fresh and dried apricots, and there's not much reseblance in flavor. Mainly a dull barley/cereal grain aftertaste with faint florals.

Drinks and feels ok, but nothing sets it apart from the ordinary. Will pass in the future.

$2.75 single from Lush on Halsted in Chicago.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

03-22-2008 00:48:09 | More by emerge077

Halcyondays

California

4.45/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12 oz. bottle, procured at the Walnut Liquorette, in Walnut, CA, update 4/8/09,

A: Deep, dark amber, with a thick, white head, almost orange in appearance.

S: Fragrant fruit salad, with grapefruit, mangoes, tangerines, tropical fruits, like papaya and guava, and of course, the requisite apricots.

T: Very interesting, very sweet, the apricots are there in form, its IPA character is also prevalent, with lots of grapefruit, really no pine in this one, with lots of tropical fruit character, including some pineapple; some faint malts as well, at the end. Big apricot notes which I really like and complemented the hops well. (+.5)

M: Smooth, sweet, resiny, brisk carbonation.

D: A smooth, tasty beer, would be an excellent summer quencher, even with the high ABV, another tasty and great beer from Dogfish Head.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

08-01-2007 02:10:58 | More by Halcyondays

Gavage

New Jersey

4.03/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a beautiful clear copper color with a nice 1" head. Spotted lacing developed through the drink. The aroma is strong and you can definitely pick out the malt, apricots, and a floral tone. The flavor follows suit as the malt and bitterness are nicely balanced with a mild apricot flavor. This is no way overbearing or overpowering as some other fruity beers go.

The mouthfeel is smooth. Medium bodied. This is a quite nice drinking beer for a fruit flavored beer. Very enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

03-12-2004 23:03:45 | More by Gavage

jwc215

New Jersey

3.9/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours copper with a one-finger head that descends to a lasting cover. Some trailing lace sticks to glass.

The smell is of apricot sweetness. Soft.

The taste is sweet apricot skin. A non-descript bitter hop backing balances it out nicely. Alcohol well-covered.

The feel is creamy - medium bodied.

Not an easy one to describe - nice though. Don't know if it's one I would grab with any regularity, but it does a nice job of throwing an apricot into an IPA.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

04-04-2007 04:31:43 | More by jwc215

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I likes me some apricots, ditto for American IPAs...

This beer pours a slightly hazy medium orange hue, with two fingers of creamy white head, and very sparse lace. Its smells of apricot juice, citrus, and caramel malt. The taste is mild apricot essence, grainy caramel malt, and citrus hops. The carbonation is moderate, the body smooth, with a little fruity mealiness, and it finishes dry, some apricot fruitiness lingering. The extra booze is in no way apparent.

A very balanced and well made fruit-infused beer. I'd have another if I could.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

08-30-2009 03:20:31 | More by biboergosum

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pour a bit hazy, but that's fine by me. Has a nice white head and retention. Smells of roasted caramel malts with a hint of apricots. The fruit comes out a little more in the flavor, and while its nice with the malt and hops, I still find it a bit odd. Definitely worth a try, but not my favorite.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

10-20-2006 15:45:36 | More by tempest

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pleasant copper hue with a nice frothy cream hued head leaves nice even bands of lacing around my glass. Aroma: A nice toasted malt profile wrapped in an orgy of hop aromatics very nice with a touch apricots making it's mark on the aroma. Taste: Hoppy pine tones with moderately roasted malts creating some woody and caramel tones nice flow to it, with just enough presence of the apricot great tasting mild but still packs a decent unnoticeable shot of alcohol weighing in at 7% abv. Mouthfeel: Medium body silky texture with a creamy edge, nice. Drinkability: Excellent session brew I would partake in a sixer of this without much thought put behind it.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

03-13-2004 00:47:50 | More by WVbeergeek

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours a clear but darker amber with a half inch white head that falls fast. Nose is apricot yes, but not powerfully so. It is rather gentle but firm. Flavor is hoppy, but seems interfered with by something. I have to wonder if hops and apricots make a viable chemical mix. Feel is nice. When it first hit my tongue I thought...this one feels good. Nice level of bubble. I have to say I was a bit let down on trying this one. I don’t think I had any over the top expectations for this one, but I don’t feel like it really delivered anything serious. Nice to try, but never again.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

01-01-2008 02:27:58 | More by RblWthACoz

barleywinefiend

Washington

3.63/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured with no head and minimal lacing. A few medium-sized bubbles make their way from the bottom of the glass, through the semi-cloudy, orange-brown beer, to the top of the glass. Aroma... apricot! and hops! But it's not as hoppy as I expected. It's most noticable in the aftertaste.This beer is best very cold.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

04-26-2008 22:11:43 | More by barleywinefiend

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.83/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Slightly cloudy with an orangey copper color. Beautiful thick head with some slippery lace.

Aroma is predominantly floral hop with a touch of light pale malt. I cannot detect any apricot aromas.

Very brief mellow malt on the initial sip, this quickly gives way to a bitter hop explosion. Where's the apricot? Long lasting dry hop bitterness in the aftertaste. The body is thinner than most and is highly carbonated.

This is a very good IPA but the promised fruit seems to be missing. Although I am rating this beer highly, it is not what I expected.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

03-28-2004 21:35:03 | More by smcolw

Wasatch

Utah

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a DFN glass a nice hazy dark golden orange color, nice carbonation, very nice two finger creamy off-white head, lots of nice sticky lacing follows. The nose is sweet, malty, nice tones of apricot, spices, and caramel. The taste is slightly sweet, malty, a touch of apricot/spices, and caramel. Medium body. Drinkable, this is a tasty brew, not an IPA for sure, but tasty and would drink again.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

05-11-2008 22:49:27 | More by Wasatch

jdhilt

New Hampshire

3.03/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a three-fingered off-white head that fades slowly leaving a ton of lace. Cloudy amber color. Hoppy nose with hints of apricot. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Starts and finishes with a different hoppy/apricot flavor. The hops are much less than Dogfish's 60 minute IPA. $2.00 for a 12oz bottle from Colonial Spirits, Acton, Ma.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

08-24-2004 01:01:52 | More by jdhilt

rhoadsrage

Illinois

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

(served in an American pint glass)

A-This beer pours a deep orange amber color with a strong carbonation and a thin light tan head.

S- The aroma of crisp citrus and pine hops with a faint dried apricot note. There is a nice note of grain in the background.

T- This beer has a bold hop flavor with some light toasted grain in the background. In the finish there is some taste of apricots that blend with the hops.

M- Medium full mouthfeel with some fizz but not much.

D- I was expecting a fruit beer with some IPA notes but this is a solid IPA with some fruit notes. Very nice balance and if I didn't know it had apricots I would think it was the newest hybrid hops. Very nice twist on a classic.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

07-10-2005 21:17:47 | More by rhoadsrage