Dogma - BrewDog

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.7/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

this is one strange bottle of brew right here. some very strange ingredients come together quite well. the pour is a medium copper color, clear, with a few fingers of sudsy khaki head that slowly fades out. I smell the honey, and the rest of the additives sort of produce a green tea smell, which gives some bitter bite to the sweeter red malt bill. the flavor is malt forward, with the sweetness of honey and a floral yeast component. I could tell this is a brewdog beer without ever looking at the label, its got that distinct yeast complexion that is in all of their beers. alcohol is well hidden, but comes out as the beer warms up. this has an aftertaste of some of the herbal infusions my girlfriend makes, slightly bitter, strong, concentrated. I don't get much hops in here, but there is enough going on without them. the body is fuller than medium, but the drinkability is aided by spirited carbonation and the clean finish. without the honey, this beer might be really weird, but the honey meshes well with everything, and brings it all back into harmony. overall a clever beer from brewdog, but not something I need to drink again. props for the ingenuity though!

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 17:59:00 | More by StonedTrippin

stephens101

Oklahoma

3.43/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bomber into a nonic.

This reddish-orange brew pours with two-fingers of pure tan head. Foam is thick and resilient.

Aroma consists of honey, graham crackers, tea, cinnamon sticks and faint herbal hops.

Tastes malty with a wallop of honey, a few notes of apple and pear, poppy, a bit of earthy nuttiness and tea leaves at the back. The honey becomes arguably overpowering after a glassful.

Has a medium body and a bit sinewy with very little alcohol heat.

Pleasantly surprised with this one as I usually can't get to fruit/spiced beers. Apart from the growing impact of the honey as the glass empties, this one works pretty well, although 12 oz. would probably suffice for an individual, or plan on sharing the magnum.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 23:38:42 | More by stephens101

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.29/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

A bit of a gusher, pours an effervescent brown with a sliver of tan head. Superior lacing & head retention

S: Figgyness, raisins & both fall off fairly fast

T: Follows the nose, leafy tobacco, brown sugar & persimmons up front. Some milk toast & jammyness as this warms, plus dryness & a touch of woody hops, a touch of cinnamon & brown sugar

MF: Medium bodied, fairly firm carbonation

Drinks fairly easy despite the fact this didn't quite pull together. This one did nothing for me

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 02:27:56 | More by russpowell

UCLABrewN84

California

3.44/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle pour at the bottle share held at Chloe's inside Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles, CA.

Pours a clear orange with a foamy beige head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, earth, fruit, spices, and herbs. Taste is much the same with herbal and cola flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a low level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with some interesting aromas and flavors with the ingredients used.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 23:16:29 | More by UCLABrewN84

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Brewdog Dogma

LOOK: Dark brown, mostly clear but very dark and with a maroon tinge. Two shades of tan head leaving good lace.

SMELL: Boozy, nutty coffee. Strong smelling initially then gives way to pleasant ale yeast fruitiness.

TASTE: Nuts, honey, malts and herbal notes. One would suspect English ale yeast was employed as this brew tastes somewhere between a barleywine and an English brown ale. Subtle cocoa notes. The alcohol is toned down in the taste, a finishes with a dryness and dry poppy seeds post-quaff. Minutes after drinking you can still taste poppy seeds.

MOUTHFEEL: Full bodied, mild carbonation and smooth creamy feel. Somehow dry as hell.

OVERALL: A bitches brew that comes together and finishes strong (as in successfully). I may fail a drug test due to the poppy seeds used in brewing, but who the hell cares.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2013 00:26:37 | More by Stinkypuss

smakawhat

Maryland

4.03/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from the bottle into a tulip glass. Batch 520, Best before Nov 23, 2012.

A thin head with a shampoo like retention, faint yellow tan in color sits on a quite nice red almost ruby orange body, with some nice rising carbonation. I'd give this nearly a four but the head just doesn't last and looks weak.

Nose is interesting, seems reminiscent of English strong ale malts and big fruity yeast esters. Sweet honey a bit, and a cinnamon sort of bent but something really spicy burning in the back of the nostrils. Interesting not sure where this might be going but I like it.

Palate hits very full and rich, with lots of juicy qualities. Quinine tonic spritzy character with zesty mellow sharp citrus oils. Malt backbone seems large to carry everything, with a big tropical fruit punch feeling. Sort of a tannic dry finish also.

Overall fun beer, and doesn't even feel like 8% abv either.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 01:32:49 | More by smakawhat

tlazaroff

Virginia

3.3/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Aroma is a potpourri of herbs and spices on a bed of freshly baked bread laced with honey.

Dogma is deep red in color and slightly opaque. Head is a one finger tan pillow of bubbles, but it quickly dissipates into nothing at all. No speakable lacing whatsoever.

Flavor is decent with a strong herbal overtone. Wildflower honey, sage, a hint of tarragon. I don't pick up the poppy seed and kola nut like the bottle says. Regardless, it tastes pretty good, and is a decent herb/spiced beer. Medium body and just the right amount of carbonation to clean the palate. Middle of the road, and I wouldn't scoff at drinking it again, but I wouldn't seek it out.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2012 23:07:05 | More by tlazaroff

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.6/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review from 4/2010 notes. Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a murky dark orange with a wispy light tan head, slight lacing. Aroma of toasted and sweet malt and a bit of herbal elements. Medium body with a peppery spicy medium malt body. Neutral, bland middle and a nice peppery aftertaste. This would have been excellent with a deeper malt or dark fruit flavor. Medium to heavy bodied. An interesting, but not overly exciting dark herbed beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2012 22:45:24 | More by LiquidAmber

kojevergas

California

3.18/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

1 pint 6.4 fl oz brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a conical Guinness pint glass in me gaff in low altitude Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live. Expectations are average.

Served straight from the refrigerator and allowed to warm over the course of consumption. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

Not paired with food.

A: Pours a two finger biege colour head of fair thickness, nice cream, and nice retention. Colour is a murky nontransparent caramel-brown. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show.

Sm: Pale floral hops, cream, clean malts, toffee, and hints of lactose. Grass. A mild strength aroma.

T: Limited herbs, tropical fruit notes from the hops, clean malts, strange cream, some hop bitterness, overpowering floral hoppy notes, and a clean finish. Quite a mess; it's thrown together instead of balanced. Not real complex or subtle.

Mf: Smooth and wet. Decently thick. Okay carbonation. It's strangely coarsely milky, in a weird sort of way. Suits the flavours nicely.

Dr: Drinkable but boring. Another pretentious failure from BrewDog. It's alright, but I wouldn't get it again. Meh. Where are the herbs?

C+

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2012 07:02:02 | More by kojevergas

denver10

Colorado

3.38/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours caramel with an amber hue and a thumbs wdith khaki, foamy head. A thick wall of lacing to this too. An aroma dominated by sweet honey on top of some toffee and nut. Flavor is sweet with a strong dose of honey, some toffee, nutty a little poppy, and maybe a little fruity. Some alcohol does show itself.. A thick mouthfeel with less activity to it than it seemed like it should have. Overall, a decent enough brew, though the ingredients don't seem to come together as well as they could. In particular, the honey is a bit too dominant in this.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2012 21:17:52 | More by denver10

flyingpig

United Kingdom (Scotland)

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Light chestnut brown with hints of amber throughout. There is a bubbly white head that is about a fingers width tall and fades to a soapy lacing after about a minute or so.

Spicy notes to begin coupled with some herbal notes and a lot more of a hop filled aroma than I would have imagined. The aroma is an intriguing one with some sweet alcohol and honey notes with a touch of caramel somewhere in the middle.

Quite fruity to start with some spice and floral flavours. The hops from the nose are there but not as strong as before with some herbs and a lot of sweetness, some sugar and a little honey.

Smooth with a medium mouthfeel and similar carbonation levels. There is a sweet, fruity texture to the beer with a sticky touch toward the end with moderate bitterness.

Very nice beer and a lot more fruity and lighter than I was expecting with plenty of character. There is a good balance between the flavours.

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Serving type: bottle

06-20-2012 10:58:14 | More by flyingpig

RickS95

Indiana

2.93/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a spicy looking brownish orange. Looks 'rich.' The head is slightly offwhite and fleeting.

Malt forward in the nose with both a spicy and sweet scent. Very slightly floral.

There is an herb/spice taste, though I can't quite distinguish them so I'll stick with what the bottle says...poppy seed and guarana. Almost has a pale ale taste, but not quite.

There's an earthiness to this drink, a bitterness that's slightly unusual. It's light bodied and has a slightly loose feel. Lacks any of the sweetness of the nose and focuses mostly on the bitter. Alcohol is there, but very well hidden

A strange beer, it doesn't really work for me. It's unusal, so I'm happy to have it checked off my to-do list, but not something I'll likely have again.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2012 03:30:31 | More by RickS95

patobandito

New Mexico

4.38/5  rDev +22%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a reddish brown with about a finger of white-ish head. Smell is...interesting. hard to place what exactly it is that I am smelling. Taste is good, although a bit thinner than i thought it would be, but very tasty. I can get the honey sweetness, but I dont really sense much of the other flavors described on the bottle. I am not a huge fan of herbed beers, but this one is mighty tasty.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2012 02:51:43 | More by patobandito

ghostwalker

Massachusetts

2.58/5  rDev -28.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Cloudy red-brown appearance. Finger of off-white head.

Nose is herbal and spicy. Different and fairly enticing.

Flavor is overwhelming herbs and spice. What worked for the nose is too much of a good thing on the palate. Tastes like it was dry hopped with potpourri. Blecchhhh!

Mouthfeel is OK. Hard to evaluate over the train-wreck that is my palate right now.

Overall is severely impacted by the flavor. Just a bad idea, BrewDog...

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2012 22:18:52 | More by ghostwalker

ckollias

Maryland

3.9/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Enjoyed this 1 pint, 6.4 oz bottle out of a Chimay chalice.

A: Pours a hazy orange hue with a thin white head that quickly dissipates in to a wispy lace.

S: Sweet hoppy aroma with a citrus and honey background.

T: Starts out a little sweet with honey, has a hoppy middle and a bitter finish.

M: Pretty strong with a medium body and medium carbonation.

O: This is a solid IPA – interesting mix with the honey, kola nut, poppy seed, and guarana.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2012 00:48:36 | More by ckollias

rudzud

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Picked this up at KJ Baarons in Worcester. Shared with bpk59.

A - Pours a golden orange haze with a two finger earthy, dense maple hue with big, sticky side lacing. Beautiful beer.

S - TON of honey with this nose. Super enjoyable and fragrant. There is a slight poppy and earthy nut note that overpowers the medicinal notes.

T - Ahh, theres the medicinal qualities. So there is good honey notes, much like the nose, but it finish very herbal/medicinal. I can imagine that this is from the guarana. There is a light, nutty finish.

M - The mouthfeel is nice, but very syrupy and sticky.

O - Overall this isnt a bad beer, but its far to medicinal for my liking. Great appearance and aromas, but the medicinal aspects hurt this for me.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2012 20:53:04 | More by rudzud

CwrwAmByth

United Kingdom (Wales)

3.7/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 330ml bottle into a pint glass.

Pours a dark reddy black colour with a light brown head and lots of awesome lacing.

Smells very yeasty and alcoholic. First thing that springs to mind is boozy marmite...

Tastes very tangy, very boozy, very burnt too. Surprisingly watery given the lacing and head as well.

Not the best beer, but interesting nonetheless and it's always good to experiment. Nothing ventured nothing gained eh?

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2012 23:37:11 | More by CwrwAmByth

eriktoyra

2.73/5  rDev -24%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A: The color is deep orange, almost red. I can see small bubbles in the liquid. The head is thick, about one finger high and white. The head slowly dissolves and leaves lots of lacings on the glass.

S: Smells strawberries, a bit of alcohol, wheat and maybe some honey. I can smell spices and lots of different hops. Maybe Sorachi Ace?

T: A bit peppery at the start. Almost like they have added black pepper. I can feel a lot of honey after the second sip. Wheat bread and toffee is also present. Finishes off with a lot of alcohol. Surprisingly since the ABV is not extremely high.

M: Medium bodied with a lot of carbonation. Slightly oily. It's almost too carbonated to my liking.

O: I'm not very fond of this beer. It seems unbalanced.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2012 18:16:43 | More by eriktoyra

somestranger

Sweden

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pouring the beer from a bottle into the glass creates a pretty thick, foamy and airy head that quickly shrinks and disappears. The color is a copperish/amberish color, very clean.

S: There are a lots of sweet tones going on, smells like there's a lot of alcohol going on in here as well. Just as the label states, you can pick up some honey tones here and there. You can also smell that there should be plenty of hops in here going on in the background

T: Just as the smell the taste is pretty sweet and malty. The hoppy tones comes in at last replacing those sweet tones with bitter ones which is very nice.

M: The sweet tones that you can pick up in both the smell and taste gives you a sweet almost silky smooth feel drinking this beer at first. Then hoppy tones that also can be found in both the smell and the taste comes in doing a good job replacing that smooth feel with nice hoppy bitterness.

O: A nice and interesting beer with both sweet silky smooth smell, taste and mouthfeel. The sweet tones are very well balanced and accompanied by the hops getting to work just in time giving you a long lasting experience.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2012 20:36:54 | More by somestranger

Flounder57

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22 oz bottle was poured into a tulip glass.

Appearance: The beer poured a two finger that has reduced and left some nice lacing on the glass. A nice and slightly hazy amber orange beer with signs of carbonation coming up through the glass.

Smell: Sweet bready and caramel malts, honey, spices, and some alcohol on the nose.

Taste: honey, honey, and more honey, spiciness is nice, light bready and caramel malts.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied, high carbonation, tasty, slightly boozy and easy to drink.

Overall: I think more of fall/winter when it comes to these beers, but I have found that they can be enjoyed all times of the year. I have had this one before and and will keep my eyes open for more of it in the future.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2012 04:02:11 | More by Flounder57

bark

Sweden

2.68/5  rDev -25.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

The colour is brown-amber (25 ECU), the liquid clear. The compact warm beige four-finger head is uneven. Good head retention. Thick lacing.

The smell is almost perfumed with lots of fresh fir tree and mahogany. Some mild Christmas spices and heavy sweet flavours.

The taste is bitter-sweet and spicy. Some metal and hints of sour fruits. Sweet notes; coconut and toffee. Passing notes of mahogany. I can feel the alcohol in the back of my mouth, but not taste it. Full body. The aftertaste is surprisingly one-handed and flat. Alcohol, metallic bitterness and odd stale-frowsy spices.

The carbonation is strong; the very small bubbles fresh. The liquid is smooth and sticky.

A very odd beer, this one. It starts off with lots of flavours, but they don’t get together very well. And the aftertaste is just flat and sticky.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2012 18:42:47 | More by bark

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.35/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

From the 22 oz. bottle stamped 125-10-04-12. Sampled on January 10, 2012.The pour is a nice looking copper color or medium amber to be more precise. Loads of fluffy head floats along the top and goes nowhere fast. The aroma does not overpower but the herbs and spices are evident including honey and poppy. The body is medium. The taste is distinctive as it brings out the sweet honey, spices, and a peppery finish, which lingers. Definitely a brew of its own.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2012 23:33:26 | More by puboflyons

mrfrancis

Kentucky

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

A: Pours a hazy golden amber with a creamy, quickly receding off-white head.

S: Aromas of heather honey, poppy seeds, caramel, and fresh biscuits are present on the nose. I think I was expecting something a bit more medicinal, but I am impressed with this aspect of this beer.

T: A sweet, rich, malty entry quickly gives way to big notes of heather honey, kola nut, black pepper, poppy seeds, biscuits, caramel, orange zest, leather, heavy cream, tobacco, and guarana. The finish is spicy and long with an intriguing interplay of honey, medicinal guarana, and peppery poppy seed flavors.

M: This is a creamy, smooth ale with a medium-to-full body. Carbonation is gentle, but that could be because this beer has been cellared for over a year. Alcohol presence is tremendously restrained; in fact, it's barely noticeable at all.

O: This is an intriguing beer, and I am definitely glad I took the opportunity to try it, but I doubt that I will go out of my way to purchase it again. The heavy honey, pepper, and medicinal fruit flavors quickly become tiresome, and this beer is tremendously filling. All in all, this is a decent ale, but it's not something that is ever going to become a staple in my fridge.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2012 14:53:55 | More by mrfrancis

nickthegun12

Alabama

3.65/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

appearance isn't what i'd like to see from a scottish spruce ale...too carbonated but the nice full white head

the appearance is what i like to see from this type of ale....although i don't think there is a particular color associated with spruce ales...

smell is incredible a wild herbal scent...the spruce is light yet noticeable....i think the poppys come up very well...the honey is also present

the taste is a little medicinal...but not from it being spoiled...it may be coming from the kola nut or poppys

the feel is nice a little thick but not as thick as it pours

overall this is an ok or nice take on a Scottish spruce ale

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2011 02:30:35 | More by nickthegun12

dtivp

West Virginia

2.93/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a hazy dark amber with a two finger dull light tan head, good retention, moderate lacing.

Aroma was slightly sweet with honey and an overwhelming floral and herb scent.

Taste was bread, malt, honey sweetness, ending with the herbs and a bitter after taste.

Mouth Feel was medium leaning light body, with moderate carbonation, slightly crisp and bitter with a very different floral and herb character.

Overall an interesting beer, however, once was enough for me.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2011 01:42:47 | More by dtivp