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russpowell

Oklahoma

4.18/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

cheers to Beeronthebrain for this one! Bottled on 12/12/08 as far as I can read???

Pours an effervescent amber/caramel with 2 fingers of rocky sand colored head. Above average lacing & good head retention

S: Slight fruittyness & some honey

T: Herbal hops, fruittyness, booze, appleskins, caramel, & resiny pine & grapefruit up front. Fruittyness, honey, more piney hops,& a touch smokeyness once warm. Piney with a bit of Drambuie in the finish

MF: Sticky, with a bit of carbonation & chewyness & near perfect balance

Drinks pretty good despite the abv & the style, a different kind of DIPA, but tasty, none the less

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2008 04:08:33 | More by russpowell

Gueuzedude

Arizona

4.38/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Sampled from 750ml bottle, December 2005
Pours with a frothy, tan colored head that is a mix between largish bubbles and creamy froth. The beer is a brilliantly clear, reddish copper color. As I work my way through my glass of this beer it leaves a nice layered Belgian lace pattern. The aroma is sticky sweet with redolent hop notes like grapefruit, pine, and some sharp spicy notes. There is a bit of hot alcohol which adds to the spicy aromatics, plus a light caramel character is here as well. As the beer warms up a spicy oak note begins to be noticeable and it is joined by a woody aromatic note too.

There is a nice creamy thick mouthfeel in this beer. It is sweet up front with an intense fruity character that is a mix of citrus and berries. The oak character is nicely in balance with the huge hop character; which is to say that the oak is quite subtle and is most noticeable in the finish as a soft, woody, slightly tannic note that is also astringent in a spicy oak kind of way. This beer is really quite smooth and drinkable.

The hop character is probably a bit muted when compared to a fresh sample, but it is still quite evident and really strikes a nice balance with the oak and malt right at this moment in time. The malt has notes of raisins, currants and a bit of caramel. I really like how the spicy oak notes, along with the hint of woody astringency, combine with the spicy and herbal hop notes. The two accentuate each other and form a melodic whole. There are some really nice fruity notes here as well; it is a nice mix of grapefruit, raisins, currants, and even some general berry-type notes thrown into the mix. Quite and enjoyable beer, and I hope to sample this one again.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2005 22:11:02 | More by Gueuzedude

emerge077

Illinois

2.7/5  rDev -36.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Second time having this, this one was cellared two years, bottled: 1/10/07. "Ages with the best of 'em" on the bottle.

Poured into a fluted tulip glass, lots of sticky foam on the glowing orange body. Lace is sticky, and adheres itself all round. Fruit roll-up aroma with some old ale qualities. Flavor is cloying sweet, like 6 packets of nutrasweet in iced tea. Malty backbone is there, some dried fruit, but it all gets lost behind the sugar overdose. Thick and sticky, like an imperial sweet tea. Ugh...it's still a mess after two years, cellaring does nothing for it. Having it fresh before, I remember it being a sweet booze bomb, but this just reminds me to never buy it again.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2009 00:43:27 | More by emerge077

Halcyondays

California

4.3/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle,

A: Pours a light amber with a full white head into a snifter, great retention, some lacing.

S: Strong smell of mixed citrus, pine trees and oak.

T: Strong upfront hop character, heavy pine, citrus is mild. Oak character is evident, reminds me a bit of Firestone. Malt is heavy and lends a nice balance of caramel and husky grain.

M: Moutfeel is strong and full-bodied, nice full resin character from the hops.

D: Another quality beer from Dogfish Head, is it possible they make a bad beer, I don't think so, outstanding stuff.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2008 04:58:56 | More by Halcyondays

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

4.2/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle, another from a nice new lot of DFH offerings to show up in Alberta, just in time for Christmas indulgence...

Into my Mom's ancient Michelob chalice, this beer pours a clear medium golden copper hue, with one finger of thin creamy pale beige head, which retreats slowly, eventually revealing a low wall of lace around the glass. It smells of bitter grapefruit, and lightly woody caramel malt. The taste is strong pine and grapefruit hops, caramel nougat, some resinous woodiness, and a very slight warming. The carbonation is quite soft, the body dense, and smoothly syrupy - I kept looking for a burn that just wasn't there. It finishes fairly bitter, the woody, fruity hops eclipsing the malt.

A pretty impressive DIPA - the oak influence is applied with a subtle hand - split between the varied sweetness supplementing the base caramel malt, and the further astringency lent to the big hops. And the nice round 10 points of booze? Seamless. Sure is nice when it feels like I'm opening presents again so soon!

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2010 05:40:35 | More by biboergosum

Gavage

New Jersey

4.03/5  rDev -5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Appearance: pours a crystal clear orange / reddish color with a super big three finger head. For a high alcohol beer, I was quite surprised at the head retention.

Smell: easily detectable alcohol and strong piney hop bitterness.

Taste: this is one malty beer that has numerous strong flavor tones like grapefruit, alcohol, and pears. There are woody and peat tones lingering in the background. General sweetness is nicely balanced by strong piney bitterness.

Mouthfeel: smooth and mildly dry throughout. The aftertaste is loaded with alcohol, caramel sweetness, grapefruits and bitterness. Heavier in body.

Drinkability: down for me as this is a one beer per session brew. Very tasty but tends to overload tastebuds near the end. Very interesting beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2006 12:11:31 | More by Gavage

jwc215

New Jersey

4.13/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottled in 2008, 12 oz. bottle, poured into a snifter:

Pours copper amber with a thin head that becomes wisps of lines. A thin ring leaves some vanishing lace.

The smell is of citrus (orange/tangerine/ grapefruit)/resin with vanilla and musty oak.

Wish I had a 90 min. to compare this with because the first sip reminded me of it. Subsequent sippings reveal this to be different, but close (again, though, without having it next to it it's a bit tough to tell). This has the citrus/grapefruit with sweet vanilla/oak and some alcohol. Malt - grainy and toffeeish dominate leaving a fruit juice from the hops without much bitterness. Finishes with a sweet kiss, like citric candy.

This is the almost scary (in a good way) part - it is incredibly smooth and silky, making this disappear very quickly despite the sweetness and heat. Kind of like an open box of chocolates - can't help but keep on going. Dangerously drinkable, but at the price (and the abv?) one will have to do.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2008 01:10:14 | More by jwc215

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I don't know about double IPA, by bottle reminded me a lot more of an American strong ale (which is blended into the beer with 90 min). There was a big, sweet malt presence, even a little syrupy and that's just too much for anything that's in the IPA family. Still, it was a pretty good beer, but like some of the dogfish beers i've tried, the flavor profile reminds me of a wine's flavor in that it's rich with very subtle flavors. I got random hints of wood (oak) out of this along with citrus hop notes. Worth a try, but a bit spendy.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2007 04:51:04 | More by tempest

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to vwcraig for this bottle.

A: The DIPA is a ruddy amber color, showing off a bright orange-red shine out of the hazy depths. Not much head here, in fact it barely looks carbonated.

S: The ale is a barleywine-like melange of full hops and bready grains. Significant amounts of citrus fruit and boozy warmth shine through.

T: The barrel aging is apparent from the first sip, adding a depth to the ale that softens the hop/malt assault. Fruit flavors, sweet and citrus (mango, pineapple, etc.) cut through the ale and deliver a nice mid-sip break. Peppery flavors flourish as well. Caramel malts are concentrated but paired back by the oak. That same oak manifests itself in the finish, resulting in a nightcap beer with licquer-like qualities.

M: The mouthfeel is quite tame with a cognac/brandy-like finish without the boozy burn.

D: One bottle at a time, his one took me several hours to get through.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2009 00:09:26 | More by akorsak

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4.88/5  rDev +15.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Talk about a value buy $2.50 a piece at my local sixpack shop. Appears a copper amber with a fluffy cream colored head leaves lacing all around my chalice, very nice look to it. Aroma has deep leafy citrus pine scented hops alcohol presence is noticeable vinous green hops, Sam and Co. have truly tamed the hop it brings layers of grapefruit and other tart fruit notes along with the oak presence with evident sugary caramel malt. Smells of candy coated hops syrupy alcohol over ripened fruit tones. Taste has a complex orgy of malts, hops and complex characteristics from oak barrel aging giving this one a mellow charred oak vanilla character and the hops have a citrus, pine, and earthy dirt qualities sugary malts matched with the more than ample bitterness finishes with a just a cinge of acohol...one quality creation. Mouthfeel is fuller bodied syrupy textured with oily resinous streaks coming through the lucious body is handled with an even carbonation which flows surprisingly smoothly along the palate. Drinkability is amazing...one extreme IPA very solid tasty offering great flavor that keeps you wanting more and more, well done I'm sold on this Woody Guthrie tribute brew.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2006 22:24:13 | More by WVbeergeek

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear darker amber with a white head that falls to nothing after a while. Nose is slightly hopped with a thick raisin quality to it. Flavor is extremely sweet at first in a syrup like kind of way. Very slight noticeable alcohol. Raisin flavor is strong. Feel is thin with bubble and thick and strong with syrup qualities. Almost seems elixir like. Definitely drinkable. I wouldn’t go so far as to say this is one of the best DIPAs around, but it is pretty interesting in a Dogfish Head kinda way.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2007 23:52:48 | More by RblWthACoz

barleywinefiend

Washington

4/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured an orangish amber color with a thin white head with good retention that sticks all over the sides of the glass. The aroma is malt, a floral sweetness, bubblegum, vanilla and alcohol. Taste is creamy with a nice maltiness in the beginning that is followed with a flowery and fruitiness with the hops rounding out the finish and some warming from the alcohol. You can also pick up on the influences from the oak as well in the taste. To expensive and the oak should have been more prominent.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2008 05:41:54 | More by barleywinefiend

smcolw

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Orange-dark amber color with a slight haze to the liquid. Initial three-finger head retreats very slowly and leaves excellent ring lace on the glass.

Strong pineapple and grapefruit hop nose. Very fresh smell. Some raisin and current in the background. Superior.

Somewhat prickly on the initial sip--both in the carbonation and the citrus-like hop. Good body to counteract the effervescence. The malt does stand up but only in the background. The aftertaste is like sucking a hop pellet. Strong oily alcohol feel that is notable after the swallow as well.

I would put this in the category of extreme beers. It is delicious particularly for hop heads, but it would be extremely difficult to have more than one.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2008 21:42:28 | More by smcolw

rhoadsrage

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(Served in an American pint glass)

A- This beer has a warm aged copper crystal clear body with a hint of brown. The carbonation is a gentle net of slow moving tiny bubbles. The head is a thin film of light tan foam.

S- The smell of green grassy pineapple hops with a mellow aroma of wood in the background. There are some notes of slightly sweet malt aswell.

T- The taste of green hops with notes of grass and pineapple dominate the flavor. There is a strong alcohol taste that boost the hops flavor but could really use more age to soften. The finish has some sweet notes of caramel malt and crystal malt with a nice oak flavor.

M- This beer has a medium-full mouthfeel with some fizz in the texture. There is some hot alcohol warmth in the middle and it hangs on with a sweet texture.

D- This beer has nice complexity of hops and wood with some sweetness but the alcohol kept if from becoming a great beer. With a few more months to a year this should be a much better beer. Although the hops may diminish too much at that point.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2006 03:08:13 | More by rhoadsrage

Wasatch

Utah

4.38/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A - Pours a clear reddish/brown golden in color, some carbonation, basically no head or lacing afterwards.

S - Scents of slight hops, sweet malts, citrus, grapes, and some spices.

T - The taste is sweet and slightly bitter, can taste the grapes. The alcohol content is hidden very well.

M - Medium body.

D - Very drinkable. This is a totally different DIPA than any that I have ever had in the past, kinda tastes like a Beligian Strong Dark Ale. I've never had a oaked aged DIPA, that could be the difference. Not hoppy at all, but very tasty, highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2006 01:54:35 | More by Wasatch

jdhilt

New Hampshire

4.43/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Another fine beer from DFH . . . pours a two finger, white head that slowly fades leaving a good lace. Almost clear amber color. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Sweet malty/hoppy nose. Starts sweet a lot of malt but balanced with a lot of hops, finish has hints of molasses, high ABV is not noticeable. $3.50 for a 12oz bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, Ma.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2006 22:43:37 | More by jdhilt

Jason

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Presentation: 12 oz brown bottle with no vintage or freshness date, the website says it was brewed in 2004.

Appearance: Hazed orange amber with a thin lining of off-white lace, good stickage on the side of the glass.

Smell: Flowery with an almost rosewater like aroma, ripe fruit is in the back with some toasted grain.

Taste & Mouth Feel: Super creamy with a mellow smoothness, nice showing of malt upfront … good to have a sturdy beginning. Herbal, flowery and mildly soapy hop character. Bucket full of fruity esters and oak punch through but the hops hold strong. Suggestions of ruby red grapefruit and mango come to mind. Mild alcoholic bite leaves a long lingering warmth.

Drinkability & Notes: This is one hefty double IPA, I paired it with a creamy Danish blue cheese and honey wheat crackers. Big time kudos to DFH for keeping it real as usual.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2005 02:29:16 | More by Jason

mdfb79

New York

4/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From 10/30/11 notes. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a tulip. Bottled on 07/20/11.

a - Pours a hazy dark orange color with two inches of fluffy off white head and moderate carbonation evident. Spotty light lacing left on the glass.

s - Smells of wood, caramel malts, sweet fruits, light hops, toasted malts, and toffee. I'm liking the nose, though I don't find it overly hoppy and it is not what I think of when I think of a DIPA.

t - Tastes of wood, caramel malts, citrus hops, some honey, sweet fruity malts, toasted malts, and light toffee. More hops than the nose and nice, but again, not what I think of in a DIPA.

m - Medium body and moderate carbonation. Pretty easy to drink for 10% ABV.

o - Overall a very nice beer, but again, not what I look for in an IPA. Lots of wood and caramel and not a ton of hops. Would like to have this one again, but not when I'm looking for something hoppy.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2011 23:47:34 | More by mdfb79

Billolick

New York

4.8/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Unfortunatly I only had the pleasure of sampling a 12 ounce botle of this noble creation. No fbottled on dat given, too bad cuz I'm sure this one will age nicely. Pours a nice soft dark honey tone, fairly clear with a tan head, leaves scattered aand fine lacing upon a gentle swirl. Nose of brandy, hops and dense peaty malts. Soft smooth, velvety mouthfeel. This is a fine fine brew, ready to consume today and i'm sure will only get better after a ffew years in a cool, dark place. Notes of vanilla, brandy, leather, rich malts, citric hops. Yeah baby this is the goods. Everything soft and smooth, no harshness or bitterness. Balanced and highly drinkable. Looking to get more of this stuff, alot more! Seek out and enjoy.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2006 22:39:07 | More by Billolick

ppoitras

Massachusetts

4.53/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

750ml bottle obtained via trade with LuckySevens82. Thanks for the opportunity... Corked and caged.

Poured into a Rapscallion glass, formed 1" of beige head over the light copper brew. Head lasts well, leaving a pillowy head, and heavy foamy lacing from top to bottom of the glass. Aroma is mutedly hoppy for a DFH brew. Taste is lightly fruity, with a tangy hops presence. Mouthfeel is where barrel-aging starts to show on this brew, very smooth, with some oaky notes at the same time. Drinkability for the style is incredible. An excellent brew.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2005 01:04:19 | More by ppoitras

weeare138

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appears a cloudy dark orange with a one finger white head that lasts only for a minute. Spots of lacing, which lasts for most of the duration of the this beauty.
Smells of fresh hops, canned peaches, and a slight oakiness.
Tastes pretty much like one of my fav's, the 90 minute IPA ,at first with a slight oakiness. The ringwood trademark is evident.
Taste starts to change after about 15 minutes of sipping. Alcohol becomes more apparent and it becomes a tad more fruity. This is pretty much a 1-2 and done deal. Don't count on downing a sixer of these anytime soon. I'd get again.

Finger licking good!

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2005 01:07:10 | More by weeare138

Zorro

California

3.43/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 Oz bottle sampled through the efforts of dirtylou and The No BS BIF.

Pours a clear dark amber colored ale with a heroic if short lived off white head.

Smell is sweet fruity and malty with more than a little scent of fig Newton’s. After a bit the scent gets to be somewhat spicy and full of citrus scents.

Taste is malty and well not much in the first sip. Not much here fairly fruity but where are the hops? Fair flavor of figs and some caramel but not really bitter at all. Disappointing.

Mouthfeel is OK.

This an OK drinkable beer but I am confused, shouldn't this have hops in it? Disappointing is the only word that fits this beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2006 05:35:34 | More by Zorro

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a beautifully clear amber with a thin white head that quickly dissapates and some nice lacing around the edges. Wow, what a sweet malty aroma! I also picked up some mild hoppiness & alcohol.

Taste is big on sweet malt up front with some hints of vanilla & oak. Nice but not overly hoppy finish that seems to stick to the tongue. Nice thick, sweet body with some great carbonation that really sticks it in the end.

Wow, Dogfish does it again! A fantastic blend of a strong ale & their IPA products that is a perfect blend of both.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2007 22:25:26 | More by Kegatron

Viggo

Ontario (Canada)

4.47/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Was really looking forward to this one. Pours a hazy red/brown, thick off white forms, nice lacing, settles to a thin layer and ring. Smell is nice, sweet toffee, vanilla, wood, citrus and floral, really nice. Taste is big toffee and oak, vanila, some chocolate, super malty and bready, exploding with flavour, the oak comes through very nice. Mouthfeel is full bodied with low carbonation. This one is strange, not really a double IPA, not really a barleywine but a whole different beast, excellent oaking, fantastic beer. Thanks DrJay!!!

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2006 04:40:17 | More by Viggo

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

First had: on tap at Monk's, Philly, PA

This is actually a blend of Scotch ale and the 90 Min. IPA. And it's really good...
Poured dark amber, cloudy, with a white head that retained fairly well throughout. IPA hops in the nose, and some alcohol. Woody and hoppy up front with some citrus note, quickly taken over by sweet malts and alcohol. But these elements exist in a very nice harmony, providing an extremely drinkable brew.

Serving type: on-tap

05-03-2011 13:02:17 | More by Rifugium