Tweason'ale - Dogfish Head Brewery

bbeane

Pennsylvania

2.88/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A- Poured into a Duvel tulip... starts with a white fizzy head that disappears almost as quickly as it appeared. Beer is a light amber color with light activity

S- Not as aromatic as I expected based on the reviews I read prior to opening. Does have a definitive strawberry aroma, very similar to that of strawberry chapstick... though not quite as intense

T- I'm not sure if there will eventually be a gluten free beer category on the site, but I feel it might be a good idea. I've never heard anyone say that they had a gluten free beer that they enjoyed, so I went into this one expecting a horrible tasting beer masked with strawberries and honey... pretty much what I got in my opinion. It's missing certain qualities that I can't quite determine that make it taste like beer, though the strawberry flavor that's present makes it almost enjoyable

M- Light bodied with light carbonation

O- Definitely not my thing. I just read an article that the hot new thing this year is going to be gluten free beers, which I'm all for as there seems to be a fairly decent demand for the category. I also feel that there should be a separate category for these if there are in fact more in the works from other breweries. Maybe this one would be at the top of the list for gluten free beers, but as for the Fruit / Vegetable Beer category, it just doesn't cut it

CHEERS

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2012 02:46:07 | More by bbeane

dertyd

California

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-18-2013 23:10:13 | More by dertyd

RogerTheShrubber

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-18-2013 22:35:28 | More by RogerTheShrubber

drgonzo2k2

California

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-18-2013 15:08:18 | More by drgonzo2k2

beernads

Florida

2/5  rDev -35.3%

05-18-2013 07:03:18 | More by beernads

Honus1

Ohio

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-18-2013 02:52:05 | More by Honus1

Pookie

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-17-2013 22:57:07 | More by Pookie

vancean2

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-16-2013 22:38:01 | More by vancean2

DudMan

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-16-2013 02:17:34 | More by DudMan

maxcoinage

Illinois

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-15-2013 19:44:14 | More by maxcoinage

aLenwell

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-13-2013 23:22:56 | More by aLenwell

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-13-2013 05:17:22 | More by Bonko_the_sane

ipas-for-life

Virginia

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-12-2013 16:16:28 | More by ipas-for-life

gr0g

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -19.1%

05-11-2013 14:04:08 | More by gr0g

KYGunner

Kentucky

3.41/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured with a strawberry red hue added to the malty amber body. Love the color but the head was borderline nonexistent.

The scent is quite pretty with a bouquet of sweet strawberry and sorghum, as advertised.

The taste is like a strawberry wine. Almost Zinfendal like in taste there's a bit of harshness. I don't detect much in the way of buckwheat or the sorghum, just strawberry sweetness.

Overall I can appreciate the effort but perhaps strawberry is not meant to be in an ale as the sweetness overpowered the rest of the beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 21:12:16 | More by KYGunner

microbrewlover

Pennsylvania

3.44/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

This brew pours and orange-brown color with a small head which dissipates quickly;minimal lacing and lots of carbonation.

The smell is strawberries, honey, lemongrass. It is kind of funky, damp and syrupy.

The taste is strawberries, some honey, not enough, a weird earthy, potato like flavor; I guess it is the sorghum. The high carbonation kind of gets in the way of the taste. Strawberry dominates the taste.

The mouthfeel is strong with carbonation. I can't say much else about it.

This brew is okay on a hot day, I am drinking it on a hot day right now, but there is too much carbonation and not enough hops, like most fruit beers, for me to say that I would like to have this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 20:40:35 | More by microbrewlover

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-10-2013 18:00:02 | More by twenty5

Pjev11

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-10-2013 14:53:13 | More by Pjev11

Curloftheburl

Connecticut

2.5/5  rDev -19.1%

05-10-2013 08:19:01 | More by Curloftheburl

BMan33

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +21.4%

05-10-2013 03:48:07 | More by BMan33

J_Dub

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +21.4%

05-09-2013 23:33:09 | More by J_Dub

BDstripp

Florida

1.75/5  rDev -43.4%

05-08-2013 01:49:21 | More by BDstripp

whatname

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-08-2013 01:42:11 | More by whatname

blknikon

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -2.9%

05-07-2013 21:51:18 | More by blknikon

TheDoak

Florida

2/5  rDev -35.3%

05-06-2013 06:13:20 | More by TheDoak