Robert Johnson's Hellhound On My Ale - Dogfish Head Brewery

lazjuarez

Florida

3.85/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: Pours an amber/copper color with a finger a off-white colored head. Head dissipates quickly, but laces very well.

S: Nose is piney, citrusy like oranges or lemon rinds. I can definitely smell the dominating hops (bicentennial hops). I'm getting some faint honey or caramel.

T: Bitter, but very nice. Not as balanced, but I don't believe that was an aim with this brew. I hear the bitterness wasn't there for some people, but I'm actually happy with the hop level, although it could've been a bit better, piney...er.

M: Very small carbonation coming off the bottom of the glass. Medium-bodied, not syrupy, which I thought was going to be an issue. Dry finish, good but unfortunately I was expecting more from this brew.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2011 03:47:25 | More by lazjuarez

BrewmanCapote

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

05-19-2013 16:59:07 | More by BrewmanCapote

SonOfKyuss

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

05-19-2013 14:50:22 | More by SonOfKyuss

megamass

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

05-18-2013 04:05:24 | More by megamass

Honus1

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

05-18-2013 02:51:42 | More by Honus1

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.94/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on tap in a 10 oz chalice glass

Appearance – Served a lightly hazed golden-orange colored brew with a one finger white head. The head persists fairly well fading over time to leave a good level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma is very citrusy with lots of grapefruit and orange peel. Along with these more bitter citrus smells are notes of some light caramel sweetness as well as hints of bready malts, some candied like sugar aromas, as well as a little bit of an herbal hop smell.

Taste – The taste begins slightly sweeter with caramel and a sugared orange peel taste. While it starts sweeter there is certainly a presence of some nice grapefruit and herbal hop flavors upfront. As the taste advances the sugar dries some while some malt flavors of biscuit and a bit of a bready taste come to the tongue. All the while the bitter hoppiness of the brew gets stronger with an alcohol taste working its way onto the tongue. More grapefruit and lemon hop with a nice dose of an herbal hop taste mix with the malt and caramel to in the end leave a moderately citrus, bitter, but somewhat smoother taste to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the brew was on the medium to slightly lower side in terms of thickness for a brew of 10 % abv with a carbonation level that was just above normal. The two characteristics of the brew gave it a more crisp feel and helped make very drinkable.

Overall – A smoother and rather easy drinking hopped brew with nice transitions between a sweetness upfront to a nice citrus hop base mixed with a little bit of boozy flavors and a decent malt backbone in the end. Quite tasty and rather easy drinking even at 10 % abv.

Serving type: on-tap

05-17-2013 00:48:37 | More by Darkmagus82

mverity

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

05-16-2013 21:28:31 | More by mverity

NickThePyro

Washington

4/5  rDev +2%

05-16-2013 03:25:23 | More by NickThePyro

Vigilante

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

05-16-2013 02:54:07 | More by Vigilante

WesWes

New York

4.16/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a hazy amber color with a thick frothy off-white head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is good. It has a sweet pale and crystal malt scent along with a light bready character. The hop aroma is well pronounced and provides piney hop presence. The lemon zest is faint at best, but does add some extra complexity. The taste is good as well. It has a smooth, malty flavor that's sweet up front and finishes warm and bread-like. It's hoppy, but more balanced than anything else. The lemon flavor shows up in the finish and plays well off the hops. The mouthfeel is fine. It's a full bodied beer with adequate carbonation. This a terrific beer and an excellent tribute to Robert Johnson. I'm not sure he would like it, but I do.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 20:04:56 | More by WesWes

jopezu

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

05-14-2013 02:19:52 | More by jopezu

PsilohsaiBiN

New York

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

05-13-2013 18:33:05 | More by PsilohsaiBiN

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

05-13-2013 05:15:26 | More by Bonko_the_sane

jokulhaps

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

05-13-2013 02:39:27 | More by jokulhaps

crewfan1952

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2%

05-12-2013 13:35:44 | More by crewfan1952

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2%

05-10-2013 17:52:58 | More by twenty5

BMan33

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

05-10-2013 03:45:30 | More by BMan33

blameo

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +21.2%

05-09-2013 00:32:31 | More by blameo

Pensfan0782

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

05-08-2013 23:08:28 | More by Pensfan0782

blknikon

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

05-08-2013 19:28:22 | More by blknikon

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -29.8%

05-08-2013 02:56:17 | More by tommyguz

BDstripp

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

05-08-2013 01:45:33 | More by BDstripp

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

05-07-2013 21:09:01 | More by dalepryor

gio424

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

05-07-2013 20:07:01 | More by gio424

saucy626

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

05-02-2013 14:25:47 | More by saucy626