Urkontinent - Dogfish Head Brewery

WesWes

New York

3.58/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

The beer pours a dark ruby red/brown color with a thick frothy off-white head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is decent. It has a dry, boosey scent that boasts of pale and crystal malts along with a good deal of spices and of course the Belgian style yeast esters. The honey adds some added dryness and alcohol warmth. The taste is decent as well. As a stand alone Dubbel it has the correct malt character and yeast fruitiness. The spices add an almost medicinal twist to the flavor which doesn't really do it for me. Yes, it compliments the alcohol warmth and yeast character, but I could definitely use less spice presence. The mouthfeel is fine. It is a full bodied beer with adequate/good carbonation. This is a unique beer with exceptional back stories, but I'm not inclined to buy this one again.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2012 15:58:29 | More by WesWes

jagada

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-13-2013 01:49:20 | More by jagada

DeutschesBier

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2%

06-04-2013 20:48:29 | More by DeutschesBier

jbar920

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

05-30-2013 14:32:20 | More by jbar920

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