Noble Rot - Dogfish Head Brewery

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.63/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Reviewed from notes.

Pours a fairly-clear golden color with a nice white head that sticks around before falling and leaving a good amount of lacing. The nose brings forward some nice saison yeast along with white wine and grapes. Also there is a bit of light citrus character. The flavor melds spice and white-wine character fairly well, adding in a bit of acidity. The mouthfeel is fairly light and has a lightly-acidic finish that is nice and dry. Experimental for sure, but certainly well made.

Serving type: on-tap

05-31-2011 11:12:48 | More by Thorpe429

UCLABrewN84

California

3.54/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Boneyard Bistro in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Pours a clear light yellow with a foamy white head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, yeast, spice, and slight grape aromas. Taste is much the same with sour fruit and spice flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is easy to drink but nothing all that special.

Serving type: on-tap

06-09-2013 02:31:55 | More by UCLABrewN84

brentk56

North Carolina

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

Appearance: A hard pour raises a rocky inch of head; if it weren't for the lazy bubbles rising from the base of the tulip, I would say it looks like the Viognier that was mixed into the wort; quite a few strands of lacing, however

Smell: Interesting to pick out the wine and beer elements in the aroma; the pilsner malt is discernable but the grape aromatics from the Viognier grapes are more prominent - a bit of tart grape/lemon and a touch of honey

Taste: A touch of pilsner malt and then the tart grape flavors take over, adding a lemony bite by mid-palate; with the Botrytis I would have thought this might be sweeter though I do get a hint of it underneath; in the aftertaste, I would swear I was drinking a glass of white wine as the finish is primarily in a vinous direction

Mouthfeel: Medium body with low to moderate carbonation; the grapes add a puckery element

Overall: These Dogfish Head experiments are usually hit or miss for me; this one is a little different as I enjoyed it but would be unlikely to seek it out again

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2012 22:08:25 | More by brentk56

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.88/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

750ml bottle - $10.99 at Sprayberry Bottle Shop in Marietta, Georgia.

Appearance: Pours a hazy, pale yellow body, though, with a little tinge of green to it. Fluffy, white heads that cashes out quickly leaving on appreciable lacing as it goes.

Smell: Initial scents of lemon verbena, winey grapes, apples, and pears. Then, the soft wheat and pils malts. Characterful saison yeast throughout. Also, some alcohol definitely catching the nose.

Taste: Pils, wheat malts, a little grainy, a little doughy with some ground spice notes and moderate, initial sweetness. White grape, apple, even some tart pears interwoven with a lemony, herbal kick, but, mainly it's the taste of white wine. Lightly musty. The underlying spiciness ramps up a bit as the alcohol quickly takes hold, heading towards the warming, tart, relatively dry finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-plus carbonation.

Overall: It's solid. While not loved, I did like it fairly well for an interesting, wine-like, fusion-type beverage.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 19:58:24 | More by ChainGangGuy

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

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

Bottle: Poured a slightly hazy beige color ale with a rather large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of rustic malt with light spicy yeast ester and some light dry grape notes light dry hoppy notes also distinguishable. Taste is a complex mix of rustic malt with dry hoppy notes with light dry grapes notes that are more subtle then I had expected. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very well brewed and hard to describe but very complex and still easily drinkable. I was almost expecting a mess of flavour based on the description but Dogfish were really able to create a very unique and interesting beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2012 18:22:00 | More by Phyl21ca

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.63/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Dogfish Head's introduction of Noble Rot is an exciting and refreshing choice that's ideally suited for hotter summer days. So why is this a dead-middle-of-winter release?

The beer pours as authentic Belgian Saisons should- bright yellow in color and carrying a mild hazed that allows for a diffused glow to emit. A fluffy white head caps the beer and retains well but eventually sucumbs to the acidity yet to come. The lighter color could suggest Berliner Weisse instead.

A spirited and tangy nose brings about the spicy fruity notes that make Saisons so wonderful. Crabapples, white grapes, under-rippened berries, and lemons offer a bright and refreshing scent with 0only a modest background note of light bread and yeast. The focused aromas are very direct and all about the grape.

Certainly lovers of white wines would appreciate this beer as the taste is simplistic and dedicated to chardonay flavor along with raw white grapes and must. Accented by the fermentation notes of tart apples, berries, lemons, and with the balance of white pepper and lactic acidity- the beer borrows Saison-like characteristics to add layers of complexity to the dominant grape flavor. Tartness boarders on sour notes and also make me think of Berliner Weissbiers as much as it does Saison. The supple support of pilsner malt comes across much more like wheat for a slightly elevated bread flavor and feel.

Bone-dry from start to finish, the beer's early and terse creaminess falls just as soon as the carbonation subsides. The dry-fruity, spicy character seems to disolve into the surfaces of the mouth and avoids feeling weighted in finish and aftertaste. Refreshing tartness allows a pleasant powdery tannic texture late and seems to dry the mouth.

Remarkably, the 9% alcohol is nowhere to be found. The alcohol warmth is surplanted by sharp acidity and making this beer much more drinkable than it should be. This is not a typical Saison. The brewers went and Dogfish Headed it up pretty well. Anyone seeking this beer should expect a lot of grape character and Berliner Weisse tartness to dominate.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2012 18:00:15 | More by BEERchitect

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +16%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

I had this on tap at the brewpub on 4/30/2011.

Served in a snifter glass it was a hazy golden color with a creamy off-white head. The retention was poor but that might have been from a dirty glass, and it didn't leave much lacing behind at all.

The aroma was stunning. It was bright and full, and fruity and sweet and somewhat tart. It's made with Botrytis- infected Viognier and Pinot Gris grapes, and I could really smell the Viognier.

In the mouth it was medium bodied with a smooth, fine-bubbled median carbonation that gave a gentle caress to the tongue. The slight tartness accentuated that a bit, leaving you with a gentle zest.

The flavor was very much as the aroma suggested it would be, but fuller and richer. It was sweetish with a somewhat tart zing and some slight funk within a golden and lightly-bready "Pilsen" malt base. It was mineralish, like crushed granite dust; and along with a bit of grassiness, a mild underlying bitterness, and a spritz of alcohol it balanced the very grape-like fruitiness nicely. It finished with a note of sweet fruit, funk and tart dryness (like wet-straw and chalk-dust), leaving behind a mild astringency.

Overall it was unique, refreshing, and interesting. Well worth seeking out!!!

Serving type: on-tap

05-01-2011 13:59:41 | More by NeroFiddled

drabmuh

Maryland

3.8/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a Dogfish head goblet, check my twitter feed if you don't believe me. Beer is yellow, light clear with big bubbles, lot of carbonation, white bubbles, bright white, lots of lacing, decent retention. Looks good.

Aroma is grapes and wood with this sort of tea-like spiciness to it.

Beer is light in body, a little grainy on the finish, astringent but the grapes are the star of the show here. The must comes through quite well, I enjoyed it but it go slow going by the end of hte bottle, probably not a likely repeat.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2012 14:24:34 | More by drabmuh

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer poured out with a very beautiful clarity to it. The beer was clear yellow in color with a fizzy white head on top. The smell of the beer has a little bit of funk on the nose but remains pretty soft. The taste of the beer bites the sides of the tongue. It's got an interesting amount of sourness to it but it's not strong enough to make you pucker up. It tastes more along the lines of a white wine. The mouthfeel is light, with moderate carbonation. Overall it was an enjoyable Saision.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2012 18:14:21 | More by Knapp85

Halcyondays

California

4.04/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

750 mL bottle, finally this comes to the Southland, my local Total Wine had a huge pallet, great label,

A: Pours a very clear pils looking yellow with medium white head which leaves some spotty lace.

S: Honeysuckle flowers, lots of grass with a hint of peppery spice, spring meadow, nice fragrance.

T: Lots of floral character upfront with some sweet stone fruit character in the mid-palate (Viognier methinks). The beer gets tart real quick with a lot of lemon with a complex fruit character of unripe nectarine and apricot.

M: Medium-bodied, frothy, light at the end but never thin. Nice slightly acidic finish (Pinot Gris acid/green apple/tartness/malic). Tart middle throughout to the end.

O: I was hoping the botrytis would come more to the forefront, since I love Sauternes and other botrytis infected wines like Auslese Riesling and higher QmP when I can find them and afford them. I could taste the grapes and the Viognier character. This is a varietal I am quite familiar with and this beer conveys true essence of that grape. At the end, certainly a good flavour, I want some more rot, but in the end I do like the beer just looking at it straightforwardly.

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2013 04:48:41 | More by Halcyondays

Gavage

New Jersey

4.13/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: light golden yellow in color with a wispy white surface covering.

Smell: wine grapes and some earthiness is very pleasant on the nose.

Taste: mildly fruity as pinot gris grapes are very noticeable, along with a hint of lemon, and some earthiness. Bitterness is mild and alcohol is slightly noticable.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied. Crisp from the start, crisp and dry at the finish. Aftertaste is long as the grape flavors linger softly on the tongue.

Overall: this was a very interesting take on a saison that has wine-like qualities. Enjoyable slow drinking beer.

Serving type: on-tap

05-12-2011 11:26:23 | More by Gavage

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A snifter at Al's.

A: The lightest, clearest, stillest saison on record. A light yellow, watered down apple juice (or maybe white grape juice would be more appropriate) hue that is devoid of carbonation. Really, it just sits there like a newborn baby, unable to move itself.

S: The first sniff delivers a very white grape aroma, juicy with a fleeting sweetness. General mustiness, thank you yeast, also leaves an imprint (especially near the finish). The grapes and their wine-like zest are the driving force, leading the ale somewhere unusual.

T: The saison base, perhaps just a catch-all for this Belgian-styled creation, is lost behind the vinous character. Sweet white grapes, juicy with an edge, lead into the Belgian yeast finish. At the end, mustiness wins out with a soft funk (I hesitate to use the work funk here, it's not a sour). The body is very light, nicely carrying the grape flavors. Interesting.

M: The mouthfeel has plenty of sweet white grapes without the dryness that comes with the wine - a sweet-bodied ale.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2012 20:50:24 | More by akorsak

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4.35/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pale yellow golden hue with a bright white head flowing thick...slightly clouded with a brilliant white head flowing thick. Aroma tart grapes with a fruity heirloom note, wild funky notes, bittering hops are minimal but explosive. Flavor has great white wine notes, including sugary notes of tart grape funk and wild hop notes especially deceiving considering the type of beer. I like how they call it a sorta-saison kind of a catch all terminology. Body isn't cloying at all, medium bodied with a dry finish. Mellow carbonation for sure, drinks much like a white wine. Overall as creative as beer ever gets using mainly infected grape juice to make a saison that doesn't suck. I just think it's more mead or wine like than anything related to a beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2012 23:26:40 | More by WVbeergeek

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This is the clearest yellow that you'll ever see on a beer. It all starts off crazy biting with this acidic thing going on, but either it calms down or my taste buds get used to it. I probably get used to it as there is still a kind of bite to it. I dig it, but it may be too much for some. Nice sugar and sweet tones with lots of fruity aspects. It's a pretty unique beer that leans very much towards the Belgian style of things, though remains unique. I'd be interested to see what this is like in a few years with some age.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2012 07:37:55 | More by RblWthACoz

rhoadsrage

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(Served in a long-stemmed tulip)
A- This beer pours a crystal clear lemon yellow body with slow microtrails of bubbles gliding to the surface. There is a sticky thin snow white head that sticks to the glass with each sip.

S- The saison yeast esters are dry with a cooked corn note that grows as the beer opens. It is more of a brett aroma than a DMS aroma. There are some soft sweet musty qualities in the finish.

T- The saison yeast esters blend into a slightly dry white grape flavors with some white bread notes. The hint of fresh malt leads to a tart fruity flavor that finishes dry and lingers as a faint white wine hint.

M- The light mouthfeel has a crisp finish an no alcohol heat with just a touch of astringency when it is pretty warm.

O- The nice farmhouse flavors turns a bit more tart and astringent as it opens but it still has nice flavor and a unique character.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 10:53:52 | More by rhoadsrage

jdhilt

New Hampshire

4.03/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours a two finger white head that fades slowly leaving some lace. Almost clear very pale yellow/amber color. Good carbonation and medium bodied. Grape nose and flavor is tart grape. Dry finish. Called a saison but really closer to a wine flavor. Not cheap at $14.99 for a 750ml bottle from Julio's Liquors Westborough, MA.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 22:43:51 | More by jdhilt

mdfb79

New York

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

From 02/18/12 notes. Has this on tap at The Ginger Man in NYC. Served in a 10 oz. snifter.

a - Pours a pale, murky bond color with one inch of fluffy white head and moderate carbonation eivdent.

s - Smells of sour grapes, white wine, pepper, spices, some yeast, light citrus, and light earthy/musty notes. Smells a lot like white wine, pretty nice.

t - Tastes of of white wine, sour grapes and fruity malts, yeast, spices, light pepper, and light citrus again. Taste is a little more sour then the nose, but still not super sour. Very nice and interesting.

m - Medium body and moderate carbonation. Crisp.

o - Overall a pretty good and interesting beer. I remember having this on tap at EBF last year (2011) and not really caring for it, but a year later I liked it quite a bit. I think the nose smells a lot like a white wine, while the taste is a slightly sour white wine. My girlfriend, who drinks wine but normally doesn't like sours, liked the nose a lot, but wasn't a fan of the taste as she foudn it too sour; I didn't think it was overally sour though. Very nice experiment, might pick up a bottle now.

Serving type: on-tap

02-21-2012 21:50:09 | More by mdfb79

Billolick

New York

4.33/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at the Birdsall House, in Peekskill, NY. At least a few months ago and reviewed from notes.

Pours near clear, light and yellowish. Also a near white delicate head, that leaves dense sheeting and ample fine lace.

Fruity wine like nose, grapey, dry and acidic.

This is a bittingly dry and at the same time quite fruity and flavorful creation. Wine like, crisp, complex and yummy in general. Nice job here by DFH

Serving type: on-tap

12-18-2012 15:42:14 | More by Billolick

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

First had: on tap at TJ's, Paoli, PA

I happened to kick the keg on this one and didn't get quite a full pour, but here we go anyway. Served in a tulip glass, a mostly clear golden liquid with a huge, four-finger, white head that didn't relent until the last couple sips, leaving a bit of doily lacing on the glass. Definite wine character in the aroma, pale malts, lemon pith, wet grass. Taste was a bit underwhelming, but followed the aroma, with vinous notes, white grape and apple skins giving a small sourness, light citrus, a bit of grassy funk, and leafy in the finish with some bitterness. Light-medium mouthfeel, pretty crisp and dry, fairly drinkable, but not really one of DFH's best creations.

Serving type: on-tap

03-21-2012 19:58:20 | More by Rifugium

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.03/5  rDev -21.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a clear golden yellow color with a two finger frothy white head that slowly settles into a lasting ring. Chunks of soapy lacing left behind.

Sweet, slightly earthy aroma with funky yeast and earthy hops countered by bread, yeast, biscuity malt and light fruit.  Light grapes, apple and alcohol.

Medium bodied with a good amount of earthy, musty funk that is overtaken by a strong, sweet vinous presence.  Hints of grassy hops and funky yeast followed by prominent vinous grapes as well as some apple, pear and sweet booze.  Not much heat though with a well masked abv.   Just a bit too sweet for my liking and could use some more funk for balance.  Decent but a bit one dimensional.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2012 01:30:53 | More by corby112

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.7/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

- Brewed with botrytis infected viognier grape must.

A: Rapid efferversce of micro-bubbles rise in a bead on a string fashion with a rapid transit in a sparkling lemon gold body. Creamy frothy whipped head shows a finger high statue and a steady hold of retention leaving a big sloppy mesh of lacing on the vessel.

S: Sour grape mash, fresh raisins, um yeah no surprises here, a low to moderate state of delivery.

T: Flavor was wine like, sour grapes, acidic, but seems to maintain a nice balance and level of the infected grapes, not overly done or obnoxious but easy for the sake of drinkability hitting that sweet spot.

M: Good sense of carbonation is about, syrupy slickness texture with a strong medium malt support for body.

O: Interesting take, sour grapes? not at all, a different take per style, but probably best split on the bomber. The alcohol doesnt seem to interfere and is well behaved for its abv.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2012 22:44:01 | More by beerthulhu

kojevergas

California

3.29/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Cost was $14 at my local SoCal beer store. 1 pint 9.4 fl oz brown glass bottle with branded pressure cap served into a conical Samuel Smith's pint glass in me gaff in low altitude Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live. Expectations are above average; I'm not big on Dogfish Head, but I have strangely high hopes for this one based on the marketing. Say what you like about Dogfish Head (and I frequently take jabs meself) - their label art is great and they know how to intrigue you with the descriptions of their beers. It's too bad the brewing is so often less appealing than the marketing, but I digress. 9% ABV confirmed.

Served straight from the fride 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 fizzy thin white head that quickly dissipates within about 5 seconds. We're left with a clear pale yellow coloured body. Translucent. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. It's looking pretty downright awful for a saison, but I'm not going to judge it as a saison because Dogfish Head doesn't identify it as such per se (I always prefer to go with what the brewer considers a beer over what beeradvocate's imperfect categories consider it). Regardless of style, it doesn't look that great, though I guess it's somewhat vibrant. Meh.

Sm: Clear pale malts. Actually, I get some corn adjunct. Some white wine notes. Crystal malt. Honestly, if you poured this and had me smell it and told me it was an adjunct lager, I'd believe you. Maybe that's my broken nose, but I don't find this impressive at all. Clean and weak. A mild strength aroma. Unimpressive.

T: White wine notes. Clean pale malts. Pear-like sweetness. Lightly cider-esque. Clean barley. A bit acidic. Not very musty at all, actually. Clove from the yeast. Clean apple. Balanced - the best thing going for it. And it needs that, because it's awfully simple. I wouldn't say it lacks subtlety, but it's unimpressive.

Mf: Remarkably fizzy, with a pleasant underlying coarseness. Refreshingly wet. The mouthfeel here is a highlight, actually. Clean and enjoyable. It does dry a bit towards the climax. Carbonation is just a bit low.

Dr: Drinkable and enjoyable, but lacking anything interesting enough to warrant another purchase. In fact, it certainly seems overpriced for the lack of quality. Hides its ABV well. I think it's fair to call it wine-like. To its credit, it'd make a fantastic table beer for pairing with food. I like the cidre-like and wine-like qualities, but at some point, it seems to depart from being a beer. It's tough to settle on an opinion of this one as a result. This is definitely one to get again (hopefully at a better price) if you're looking to convert wine people to beer over dinner.

B-

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 04:47:35 | More by kojevergas

stakem

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Draft pour into a tulip. The brew appears a perfectly clear color of golden yellow. A finger of white head site atop and as it fades, leaves some webby patterns of lacing on the glass.

The smell starts off with Belgian phenols. Clove, pepper, banana, apple skin, bubblegum and sweet smelling white grape juice. All of this comes together with an enjoyable mixture that is quite deep with almost a light tannic touch of an oaky quality towards the back.

The taste is spicy with Belgian yeast character. Clove, bubblegum, banana, and some wheat-like grain sweetness. This brew has quite a zip to it with tangy white grape juice elements. The aftertaste is earthy with again, some tangy wheat flavoring that mixes perfectly with the saison yeast character.

This is a light bodied brew with a modest level of carbonation. It is quite spicy with a good mixture of flavoring. It is a solid take on the saison style with a pleasant grape twist. As it warns up, the alcohol produces a nice warming effect all the way down. This is a brew I will enjoy again the next time I see it available.

Serving type: on-tap

03-07-2012 14:59:56 | More by stakem

Brad007

Vermont

4.2/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a straw gold with a two-finger head into my glass. Very nice presentation. Lots of lacing left.

Lots of clove to go with a spicy yeast and slight hints of grape must.

From here one, this ale takes on a strong dose of grape. Very wine-like at some points.

Clean, wine-like finish clashes a bit with the yeast. Otherwise, the grape must adds a new dimension to this style.

Check it out. With some age, the grape essence will likely strengthen.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2012 05:05:32 | More by Brad007

mactrail

California

4.08/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Quite attractive with a clear lemon color and a fine-grained foam. Interesting winey fragrance full of flowers, wine barrels, and fresh grapes.

Quite sharp, with a flavor more like an acidic young white wine than a beer, but I like it. Tastes like a Saison, but with that grapey flavor. Nice yeasty flavors but not as dry as many beers using the Belgian yeast. Tangy and bright. Malt I don't taste much of.

From the 750 ml bottle bought at Liticker's Liquor & Deli in San Diego. I don't want to say how much, but I won't be buying another for that price. Still, it's an adventure in flavor, and much easier drinking than most of Dogfish Head's experiments.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 04:28:08 | More by mactrail