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Black & Red
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
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- From:
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 75
- Avg:
- 3.27 | pDev: 27.83%
- Reviews:
- 98
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2018
- Added:
- Apr 02, 2011
- Wants:
- 22
- Gots:
- 6
Black & Red is a velvety smooth, dry-minted stout with a serious fruit problem! The huge portion of heavily roasted grains brings a dry, chocolatey character that contrasts Black & Red's sweet, fruity, full body.
As you tilt your glass, you'll notice that the black color you are perceiving is actually a very deep red and that the rich creamy foam has a tinge of pink to it. Black & Red starts off roasted and warming with a robust mintiness from 100 pounds of organic mint (from our friends at Washington's Green Grocer) added to the secondary fermentation and finishes out sweet and smooth.
As you tilt your glass, you'll notice that the black color you are perceiving is actually a very deep red and that the rich creamy foam has a tinge of pink to it. Black & Red starts off roasted and warming with a robust mintiness from 100 pounds of organic mint (from our friends at Washington's Green Grocer) added to the secondary fermentation and finishes out sweet and smooth.
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Ratings by tdm168:
Reviewed by tdm168 from Pennsylvania
3.66/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at World of Beer in Raleigh. Served in a snifter
A - arrived pitch black with a thin layer of soft brown head that has great retention
S - sour, chocolate, mint, tart, medicine
T - medicine, cherries, mint, chocolate, alcohol, tart, sour
M - full bodied, smooth, warm
This is an odd beer. Part of me liked it but part of me was put off by the medicinal notes. The mint/cherry/chocolate notes are pleasing up front but then finish with a tart almost sour note which is also off putting. If you like fruit stouts this is a good beer. If you're a a purist, then this isn't for you.
Jun 22, 2012A - arrived pitch black with a thin layer of soft brown head that has great retention
S - sour, chocolate, mint, tart, medicine
T - medicine, cherries, mint, chocolate, alcohol, tart, sour
M - full bodied, smooth, warm
This is an odd beer. Part of me liked it but part of me was put off by the medicinal notes. The mint/cherry/chocolate notes are pleasing up front but then finish with a tart almost sour note which is also off putting. If you like fruit stouts this is a good beer. If you're a a purist, then this isn't for you.
More User Ratings:
Rated by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +30%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +30%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Superb dessert beer. If you enjoy mint of course.
Mar 03, 2015Reviewed by yarnbomb from Vermont
1.75/5 rDev -46.5%
1.75/5 rDev -46.5%
Damn near undrinkable. Had this at a beer tasting dinner in DE- it was served with flourless chocolate cake and even that wasn't able to save this wreck.
Oct 01, 2014
Black & Red from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating:
75 out of
100 with
315 ratings
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