ApriHop - Dogfish Head Brewery

CRJMellor

Arkansas

3.73/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours clear amber with some golden highlights. Small tan head with is there but no lace pops up.
Aroma of tart apricots is obviosuly present but a simple IPA jumps out with some herbal hop notes and sweet malt.
Flavor of sweet malt and the apricots is present but there is also some metallic bitterness. Towars the end a biscuity malt hit appears.
Mouthfeel is fairly light but but hop bitterness jumps a bit at the end.
Drinkability is good but over sweetness of the fruit doesn't mix well with the basic IPA that is there.

Serving type: cask

03-12-2004 05:58:28 | More by CRJMellor

pezoids

Pennsylvania

4.47/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had this beer at the Grey Lodge’s firkinteenth event and was surprised that it was served in a 16 oz. plastic cup. I thought I was at a high school kegger! Despite that, the beer poured a very cloudy and dull orange-brown. It looked like apple cider. The small white head faded quick. I had been excited to try this beer and was not disappointed. It was almost like a high quality IPA (60 minute?) blended together with a sweet apricot cider. Hops were floral and still very detectable. Fruit sweetness was not overwhelming but blended in perfectly. Very drinkable and an excellent fruit beer.

Serving type: cask

06-17-2003 17:56:57 | More by pezoids

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

merc7186

New York

3.84/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Growler into snifter glass.

A: Amber/Orangish Hue, Passes Some Light, White Head Ring, Some Lacing

S: Bready, Mild Apricots, Mildly Piney

T: Piney, Bready, Mild Apricots

M: Decent Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Bitter

Overall, a very sessionable IPA, dont get as much of the hop flavor like I used to but still decent.

Serving type: growler

05-13-2013 18:29:19 | More by merc7186

mooseo

Pennsylvania

3.55/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle into tulip.

A - Clear dark copper with a massive white head.

S - Light citrus hops, sweet bready malt, grassy.

T - A balanced mix of sweet malts and tangy, light fruits. The apricot is rather subtle but definitely present. Finishes with a slight bitterness. Citrus zest and grainy malts linger.

M - Smooth and creamy, light-medium body, high carbonation.

O - This is a decent seasonal IPA but nothing special. Good drinkability, the alcohol is masked well. The apricot was a bit too hidden.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 02:02:35 | More by mooseo

sleuthdog

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Bottled 2013 poured into Dogfish Head Tervis glass

Pour: Light brass orange color that has great clarity. Continuous bubbles rising to surface to meet huge three finger white head that stays around forever. Clinging to the glass and appearing soapy, soft and fluffy.

Smell: Bread, some grass, and apricots of course. Sweet smelling and actually not as hoppy as I was thinking it would be.

Taste: I taste the apricot up front but that yields to some mild hop bitterness quickly. Pretty sweet initially as well but again the hops take over and finish into the swallow leaving a lingering hop bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Crisp, enjoyable and refreshing on this gorgeous mid 70 degree day!

Overall: I can see where some might not enjoy this but I must say it is good. Different but I like different and well what else to expect from Dogfish Head?

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 16:33:54 | More by sleuthdog

Goosehunter75

Missouri

3.89/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Poured a very good lucking ruby red color that was crystal clear. Also had one finger of slightly offwhite head. There was decent retention and lacing.

S - A very sweet smelling IPA. Most likely from the apricots that were used. Apricot and other citrus such as lemon aromas rule this beer.

T -Very different tasting beer at first but enjoyable. Its starts out slightly sweet with tastes of apricots and a little lemon. It finishes quite bitter and piney tasting. Interestingly enough, I liked the beer more after it had set about 20 minutes than after I just opened it. After 20 minutes more of the maltiness of the beer started comnig thru and the flavors seemed to come together and compliment each other.

M - Just like it reads on the box. This is a very smooth drinking beer. You would never beleive its 7% ABV.

O - Aprihop is a very good IPA. I thought it would be much different tasting since apricots were used in the brewing process but this was not the case. It was different than your everyday IPA, but thats what I was looking for. The beer didnt disappoint. I would definately recommend letting the beer sit a few minutes before enjoying it.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 17:53:30 | More by Goosehunter75

dar482

New York

4.04/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

It pours out with a one finger head and comes in a dark copper amber color. The head dissipates pretty quickly.

The aroma is interesting. It has that IPA hoppiness, but also with a sweet sweet fruity apricot background. It’s quite sticky like honey. There’s a slight bit of bitter grapefruit, pineapple that also comes through.

The flavor is quite interesting and different. There’s definitely a dried apricot taste along with a grassy hop character. The middle is a sweet crystal malt and breadiness, almost like a lighter 90 Minute. There’s then a semi-bitter dry finish follows.

This in the end, this is still an IPA. It isn’t a fruit beer like Magic Hat #9, so not recommended for those who don’t like bitterness or IPAs. The fruit comes throgh mostly on the aroma and then slightly on the flavor.

It’s a lovely IPA. And I do recommend it for someone trying to get into IPAs. The fruit hint and sweetness really carries this beer well, so to hide the bitterness of IPAs as well.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 03:56:17 | More by dar482

TheSixthRing

California

3.78/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Appearance - Pours a clear, bright amber with an off-white finger width head. Sub-par retention, leaving a broken layer of microbubbles on the surface. Spotty lacing with fair stick.

Smell - Strong stone fruit aroma; obviously apricot as expected. Slight spice and floral notes. Bready undertones.

Taste - Stone fruit flavor upfront and throughout. Prominent, but well-balanced apricot character along with mildly floral hoppiness. A touch sour. Lightly toasted bread malt character brings some balance to this brew.

Mouthfeel - Medium in body with low to moderate carbonation. Smooth, with fair silk on the tongue before a semi-dry finish.

Overall - Good, fairly enjoyable IPA. It's not gonna wow you on complexity, but its got nice approachability and, despite the huge apricot influence, doesn't get cloyingly sweet. Nice job, Dogfish.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 03:48:38 | More by TheSixthRing

dreedvol

North Carolina

3.88/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured into a dogfish nonic glass.

Nice amber to copper appearance with a tannish head that leaves a small amount of lacing on the glass.

Aroma faint citrus notes but more earthy to herbal hop smell. Toasted to roasted malts. Hint of spice?

Taste is not as hoppy as I would have expected. Hint of fruit, citrus, almost a yeast ester undertone. Apricot or peach like hint afterward. Herbal taste to the hops. Not incredibly bitter though. Lighter than expected.

Mouthfeel - Nice slightly prickly carbonation but refreshing. Does have a nice lasting aftertaste. Smooth.

Overall a good beer. Definitely a nice spring beer. Seems to be a little less IPA and a little more belgian but definitely worth a try on a warm spring day.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 20:25:27 | More by dreedvol

captaincoffee

California

3.88/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Oh Dogfish Head...maybe you are cursed with fans setting the bar to high. So many special beers, some of which I've loved and others not, but all were drank with an appreciation of what you were trying to accomplish. Aprihop? Its a good beer, dont' get me wrong. If someone handed it to me in a blind taste test, I'd say it was a damn fine beer. Beautiful color actually, which certainly must come from the apricots. As an IPA or as a fruit beer, however, it fell a bit short on both accounts for me. Based on how you typically do business, I'd guess you used a ton of real apricot for this brew. Unfortunately, it doesn't really come through. As an IPA, the great qualities of our other IPAs don't come through either. It's kinda both, but neither. As a whole, it is a good but undescript mash where the fruit and hops cancel each other out rather than building to something special, although there is a very nice mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 13:44:03 | More by captaincoffee

ElderBeagle

Maryland

4.4/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Had this on-tap at the DFH Brewpub

A: A deep clear amber, but very little head by the time it came to my table

S: Smelled great! Citrus, piny hops with the sweet smell of apricots of course.

T: Tastes similar to their 60 minute but with a great sweetness throughout and a nice dry finish. Really balanced flavor, not too sweet but its definitely there. The reason I disliked Magic Hat #9 was because the sweet flavor seemed like it didn't belong, but here the flavors mingled perfectly for me.

M: Medium body and perfect carbonation

O: This is a great beer for this time of year. This may be one of my favorite seasonals from DFH next to the Punkin. Check this out and enjoy the Spring!

Serving type: on-tap

04-30-2013 20:02:02 | More by ElderBeagle

Lordquackingstic

New York

3.73/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

12oz bottle poured into a snifter. Freshness date makes no sense to me, but it's in season, so it's probably fresh.

A: Amber maple syrup color with a generous and very lacy head.

S: Berries, sweet malts, honey, apricot comes through ever so slightly.

T: Honey and apricots intertwine with a soft hoppy bite. The malts give it a sweetness (very prevalent in DFH brews) that isn't overpowering and is balanced well. I just spilled my beer all over the table, but I'm pretty sure that's the jist of the flavors...fuck.

M: Prickly hoppiness that lingers with a fruity flavor for quite some time. Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

O: This is a pretty solid fruit fusion IPA. A little predictable, but refreshing and has a great prickly mouthfeel that I appreciate and enjoy. If I drank this blind I don't think I could have been able to tell you that this was brewed with apricots, but it's still very solid. Would have liked to have drank the rest of this bottle...but alas...I only bought a single and spilled the rest of it. Bah.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 00:03:03 | More by Lordquackingstic

midnitesun11

Illinois

3.99/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a see thru amber color with a fluffy off white colored one finger head.

Smells initially of hops with a big apricot fruit scent.

The taste is of sweet apricot at first with a hoppy bitterness that follows. Has a bit of a carmalized peach flavor maltiness as well.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied with small amount of bitternessthat coats the mouth. Leaves an apricot taste in your mouth but doesn't have too much of a lingering bitterness in the finish either.

Overall this is a good fruity summer beer to drink when the weather is warmer. It's different but I'd highly recommend giving this one a try!

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 23:28:17 | More by midnitesun11

sharlie

Michigan

3.24/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This is a great IPA. It's coloring is similar to caramel, it is dark and rich. The apricot aroma breaks though that of the hops. The flavor was overwhelming to me and I did not like it as much as other Pale Ales that I have tried. It has a long aftertaste which also to me was unappealing.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 12:19:53 | More by sharlie

Apellonious

North Carolina

3.89/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle out of 4-pack from Frougle's

A - Ruby red with a two finger head and decent retention.

S - Bread, grass, grapefruit

T - More of what appeared in the smell. Very malty and bready for an IPA. A semi sweet, if slightly bitter aftertaste. As it warms, you get more of the apricot and a tinge of alcohol on the finish.

M - Just the right amount of heft vs water. Carbonation is spot on.

O - A flavorful IPA with a more fruity and malty presence than what is considered standard for the style.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 00:16:27 | More by Apellonious

Bauzen

New York

3.81/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Basically, it's a sweet, fruity beer more than an IPA. The hops are present, but very mild and they fade away beyond the first few sips. All you're left with is sugar from the apricot, grapefruit, and apple notes.

It's a much milder beer than than the ABV suggests. I don't believe it's actually as high as the label suggests.

Really easy-going beer, certainly doesn't demand too much of your attention, nor does it challenge your pallet.

Serving type: on-tap

04-27-2013 15:25:55 | More by Bauzen

BlurryVisi0n

New York

4.03/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Served in a signature DFH pint glass.

Appearance: Has your typical classic amber look to it with a straight white head rising pretty high to well above a finger's length above the body.

Smell: Heavy hops and plus fruit, before taking a sip you can tell it has some sweetness to it.

Taste: This beer is special, hard raw hop taste to it. The apricot is there creating subtle sweetness to it. This definitely is not for everyone but worth taking a look at.

Mouth: Medium to full carbonation on the body, little sweet and sour in the end.

Overall: It's been years since I last had a glass of Aprihop and decided to give this beer some respect. Good beer, is it worth drinking over and over again that's up to you. Not a lot of fruit infused IPAs out there, and what I like most is that this is less fruit more IPA. Salud!

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 23:50:11 | More by BlurryVisi0n

atr2605

New York

3.74/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A-pours a red amber color with an off white head with decent retention
S-apricot, malt, hops are fairly subdued
T-very well balanced sweet malt profile with a hop bitterness followed by the apricot and finishes with more hops in the finish
M-medium bodied
O-very well balanced ipa and apricot characteristic. The characteristics are a bit muddied, but overall a very enjoyable brew

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 00:53:52 | More by atr2605

ironchefmiyagi13

New York

3.94/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Had this on tap at the Mirabelle Tavern in Stony Brook. I started off on the right foot with Dogfish Head and have since developed a love/hate relationship with them. I thought I would give them another chance with this brew and glad that I did.

Great in all departments. The apricots are only present in the finish and give a pleasant aftertaste and do not make the brew sweet at all. Hops also help to cut those residual sugars to make it a balanced IPA with a little funk to it.

Great for the warmer days comin up. A definite summer time choice.

Serving type: on-tap

04-26-2013 00:05:37 | More by ironchefmiyagi13

Catherine8189

Michigan

3.4/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Beautifully colored IPA. Dark, rich caramel hue is beautiful and very inviting. The apricots break through the hop aroma. Flavor maybe a little overwhelming for those who Indian Pale Ales are not their first or second choice for beer styles. The mouthfeel is medium, with a long lasting after taste. Overall not too strong after the whole experience is taken in. A beer that I would drink again, but only once in awhile.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 22:13:50 | More by Catherine8189

Dave1999

Virginia

3.7/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Pours a transparent red, with a white head.

The smell is piney hops,some grapefruit and a little spicyness.

The taste is bitter with a weak aftertaste. Upfront there is a little fruitiness from the apricots but like I already said it finishes weak.

The mouthfeel is pretty full for an ipa with low carbonation, pretty smooth.

Overall it's not a terrible beer but I'll just stick with 60 or 90 minutes.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 22:46:47 | More by Dave1999

mjc3151

Illinois

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

A - lots of head, golden brown color, clear

S - smells like hops and apricot

T - can definitely taste the apricot initially, then afterwards there is a lingering hop bitterness in the mouth. apricot not overpowering.

M - medium carbonation, medium thickness on the tongue

O - overall this is a solid IPA, and I like how the apricot is not overpowering. It is very balanced, which is always a good thing.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 22:02:55 | More by mjc3151

FremontBar

Arizona

3.86/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: Beautiful copper orange color, just did this beer in an IPA tasting and definitely stuck out of the line-up.
S: I get apricots right away, then citrus fruit, but also some grassy undertones
T: Starts off citrusy and bitter but malts and sweetness are present and balance it out. Hints of apricot are in there but for me there is a lot more hop bitterness than hop flavor and there is a lingering bitterness that I do not find enjoyable.
M: Medium body and carbonation.
O: Obviously I didn't come in expecting a normal IPA but this just didn't do it for me. Will not drink again and at the IPA tasting I did this was the least favorite of the five.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 01:06:52 | More by FremontBar

admccabe

Pennsylvania

4.29/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A- Didn't pour it out into a glass, had it in the bottle. Typical Dogfish Head bottle, quality looking.
S- Fruity, smelled like apricots/peaches
T- Obvious taste of apriocots, hops, and something like marijuana
M- Hoppy aftertaste, fruitiness fades before the hops
O- I really love this beer, its an IPA that stands out due to its fruitiness. It combines the two elements really well and one doesn't really overpower the other.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 20:11:38 | More by admccabe