Urkontinent - Dogfish Head Brewery

Brenden

Ohio

3.84/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Tried this a while ago, just found my notes...

Darker than a typical dubbel, this one's a dark brown rather than the usual orange-to-red range. It's opaque despite its darker color, with lots of clarity. A small, almost pure white head comes up, reaching almost one finger, but it quite creamy and dense. Lacing is spotty but plentiful.
There's a lot going on in this beer. The nose does hold the nutty and chocolaty notes promised, with a strong earthy note as well. The earthiness even includes a bit of peat or soil to it. A touch of coffee comes out with the roastiness. There's a note of something translating almost to metallic. A bit of dark fruits come out in the flavor, where the metallic note falls off. Some woods and a little spiciness pull out as well.
The body is pretty rich and quite full, rounding out to a medium nearing full. It's perhaps a bit much for a dubbel, though not bad. There's a bit of a stickiness. It nears cloying in its sweetness even as alcohol pulls through the finish.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2013 14:22:10 | More by Brenden

blaje

Quebec (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

750ml Bottle, aged for few months before tasting.
Pouring dark brown with some mahogany and red tones, somewhat clear not to hazy. Nice off-white creamy head of ½ inch thick.
N- Caramel, cocoa, dark fruits/red fruits, honey, roasted grain.
M&T- Surprisingly not too heavy! Medium to full bodied beer. Carbonation is medium and bitterness is just great. Something if floral here and it is pleasant. Definitively on the sweet side like the Belgian dubbel, very reminiscent of those Flander’s brown ale. Alcohol warmth is present becoming more intense while rewarming. Flavours of caramel, nuts,roasted grains, dates, toast, watermelon (?!). Aftertaste reveals tea like flavours. Very complex in flavours,
Overall, a challenging beer that well deserve sharing with a buddy rather than drinking it on your own, simply for having inputs to from your friends on the brew and having the pleasure to “decorticates” a challenging beer. A very good beer from DFH.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2013 01:26:51 | More by blaje

PaBeerLover

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

05-25-2013 11:43:56 | More by PaBeerLover

mverity

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

05-16-2013 21:29:07 | More by mverity

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

05-13-2013 05:17:52 | More by Bonko_the_sane

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2%

05-12-2013 18:07:45 | More by mikeburd1128

bluesplit63

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +27.6%

05-12-2013 11:07:29 | More by bluesplit63

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

05-10-2013 17:59:45 | More by twenty5

BDstripp

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

05-08-2013 01:49:34 | More by BDstripp

bburghart

Virginia

4/5  rDev +2%

05-05-2013 18:18:46 | More by bburghart

bsinger45

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

04-29-2013 21:35:25 | More by bsinger45

Skott1123

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +21.2%

04-13-2013 17:04:54 | More by Skott1123

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

04-02-2013 21:11:48 | More by Phillyz

slay

Delaware

4/5  rDev +2%

03-24-2013 23:58:51 | More by slay

BGsWo22

New York

2.5/5  rDev -36.2%

03-23-2013 18:28:40 | More by BGsWo22

jgammoniv

Maine

1.45/5  rDev -63%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.25

Poured a flat brown with little to no head.
Sweet chicory and light black tea flavor.
Spicy finish with a cloying clingy film left over on the finish.
This is a perfect example of when a beer ceases to be a beer due to the degree of added ingredients.
This "beer" is barely drinkable, i forced down 8 oz, the rest will be used in cooking.
Even after cleansing my palette with an extra trappist beer, i still have a cloying film lingering from this awful beer. i wish i could give negative ratings.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2013 01:44:29 | More by jgammoniv

JimmyCop

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2%

03-14-2013 00:54:08 | More by JimmyCop

Jonada

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2%

03-11-2013 05:05:55 | More by Jonada

foodie9791

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2%

03-10-2013 23:03:55 | More by foodie9791

drewone

California

4/5  rDev +2%

03-09-2013 07:26:21 | More by drewone

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

03-07-2013 19:08:12 | More by orangesol

Nachos4two

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

03-05-2013 21:18:01 | More by Nachos4two

mactrail

California

2.63/5  rDev -32.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.25

Pours a sienna brown color in the Bellegems Bruin tall glass. Nicely foamy and plenty of spritz on the tongue. Is that fingernail polish I smell? Very odd phenolic odor.

Tastes so earthy, I'd say it's more like dirt. Think of how wet, mildewy wood smells. Now imagine how it would taste in a beer. The flavors lurch around and vanish, leaving the taste of cheap root beer with a bitterish edge. I taste old beets, buckwheat honey, nut shells, and some kind of hard candy. I don't know how this could be called a Dubbel, but if it has to be rated that way the competition is a little overwhelming.

Maybe after having spent $15 for this people have a need to like it. I have an need to try one more half glass tomorrow before I feed it to the African daisies. From the DF-branded 500 ml capped bottle bought at Liticker's in San Diego.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2013 03:42:11 | More by mactrail

oakaged88

New York

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

02-23-2013 02:07:16 | More by oakaged88

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev +2%

02-20-2013 03:39:52 | More by SmellsofMahagony