Rhizing Bines - Dogfish Head Brewery

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

75 cl

Pours clear gold, 1 inch pillowy head retains well.

Smells of piney dry hops and grassy malts. Hints of citrus.

Flavor is caramel and dry grassy malts with a mix of piney fruity hops and a dry hop bitterness.

Medium body with tingly carbonation on the roof of the mouth.

A really nice flavorful ale with a unique balance of characteristics. Kind of like the best of DFH 60 and SN Pale. Works really well, a must try.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 03:31:14 | More by Cylinsier

drh1382

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-23-2013 20:02:10 | More by drh1382

Absolut

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-23-2013 19:29:26 | More by Absolut

greenbr

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-23-2013 04:30:54 | More by greenbr

scottyu27

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -24.7%

05-22-2013 13:18:32 | More by scottyu27

BeerMe42

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +16.4%

05-22-2013 01:50:58 | More by BeerMe42

Bosoxfan20

Oklahoma

3.21/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

Searched pretty hard to find this one, and a buddy was fortunate enough to come across a bottle in Tampa.

A- Light orange to copper with offwhite head of about 2 fingers. Fair retention and good lacing. A little light in color for the style, but looks very pleasing overall.

S- Surprisingly, not much to speak of here. One of the weaker smelling DIPAs I have ever come across. Some pine and floral hops along with bicuits and wheat barley. Disappointing

T- More intense than nose. Earthy hops with a wheat bready malt base. A little more malt than expected. A bit of graininess that you don't normally have in this style. Some fruits and resinous notes, along with caramel. Some hop flavors that i am unfamiliar with...must be the Bravo. Not bad, just seems a little off. Has a sort of medicinal overtone

M- Very nice feel to this one. Dry finish, mid body, big carbonation, and hardly a trace of the 8% noticable.

O- Seems to have more of a DFH take to it than SN, but maybe I'm looking into it too much. While I respect the risk and collaboration effort, it seems to fall a bit short on the flavor scheme for me.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 15:38:55 | More by Bosoxfan20

hphilip456

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-21-2013 03:15:01 | More by hphilip456

Kreko7

California

3/5  rDev -17.8%

05-20-2013 21:26:50 | More by Kreko7

ericwa1154

Texas

4/5  rDev +9.6%

05-20-2013 20:33:52 | More by ericwa1154

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-20-2013 20:07:08 | More by InspectorBob

jbeervt

Vermont

2/5  rDev -45.2%

05-20-2013 16:06:00 | More by jbeervt

TXhomebrewer

Texas

4/5  rDev +9.6%

05-19-2013 01:24:37 | More by TXhomebrewer

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-18-2013 21:06:54 | More by jaxon53

jbarletto

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +9.6%

05-18-2013 21:06:04 | More by jbarletto

megamass

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-18-2013 04:09:00 | More by megamass

bvermilion

California

4/5  rDev +9.6%

05-17-2013 19:56:09 | More by bvermilion

BanditoJunkie

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -24.7%

05-17-2013 02:56:27 | More by BanditoJunkie

NoleDoc

Florida

4.3/5  rDev +17.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Served from tap to glass. Has a light yellow color, with a nice thick head of about to fingers height. Has a bitter hoppy taste at the first sip with a sweet tastes and a smooth clean finish. Has a nice smooth mouthfeel, the sweet taste and bitterness dissipates rather quickly. Overall pretty good beer.

Serving type: on-tap

05-17-2013 00:59:20 | More by NoleDoc

AL89BR

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-16-2013 23:02:51 | More by AL89BR

vancean2

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-16-2013 22:38:56 | More by vancean2

Tiernan

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +16.4%

05-16-2013 06:29:18 | More by Tiernan

ajtorres311

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-15-2013 22:52:56 | More by ajtorres311

Kerfluffel

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-15-2013 17:18:22 | More by Kerfluffel

lacqueredmouse

Australia

3.78/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

750ml DFH-embossed brown bottle, purchased from Whole Food SoMa in San Francisco.

Pours a pleasant bright orange-golden colour, with a fine, slightly filmy white head. Lacing is specked and intricate, falling away in great streaks down the glass. Body looks pleasantly fine, and holds misty, powdery carbonation. Overall, it's a good-looking beer.

Nose is less potent than I expected, but pleasant enough. Sharp, green hop characters give a resiny edge to the beer, while a rounded caramel character provides the bulk. There's some wheaty, husked grain characters which come through too, giving a raw, slightly rustic edge. The hops are present at least, but not particularly potent.

Taste is similar: big caramel malty sweetness provides the basis of this beer, while hops cut through a little but never become dominant. Light lemon-citrus characters, a musky, slightly salt-saline tone and some brisk peppery herbal characters on the back. Finish is dry, but with lingering medicinal herbal characters. It's not bad, but it's not really inspired.

Feel is light but smooth, kept in check by the hop character and a very fine carbonation.

Overall, this is decent stuff. It's quite well-balanced, pretty drinkable even for 8% ABV, and with a good amount of flavour. It is a little bit generic though, and in the end does feel a bit like a beer we've all had before.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 00:55:56 | More by lacqueredmouse