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:
315
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.
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Ratings by thagr81us:
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Reviewed by thagr81us from South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Big thanks goes out to mikesgroove to sharing this one with me! Served from growler into a Three Floyds imperial pint. Poured a massively dark brown with a half finger tan head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained decent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, dark chocolate, raspberry, strawberry, soy sauce, and mint. The flavor was of sweet malt, raspberry, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, alcohol, and mint. It had a heavy feel on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was a pretty good brew. The berry aspect of this one was very intense and likely covered up a lot of subtle flavors going on in this one. I really wish this one would have toned back on the berry. However, it didn’t completely kill the brew though. Definitely worth trying if you get the chance.
Mar 10, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.35 by superfriend from Wisconsin

Feb 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by jmmochowski from Texas

Aug 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by Gregf51 from Ohio

Oct 10, 2015
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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
Superb dessert beer. If you enjoy mint of course.
Mar 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ILuvBeer from Pennsylvania

Dec 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by rudabegga9 from Georgia

Nov 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by McBraniel from Virginia

Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by zestar from California

Oct 15, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by siege06nd from Virginia

Oct 05, 2014
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Reviewed by yarnbomb from Vermont

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
 
Rated: 3.5 by JTomczak from Connecticut

Jul 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by vwbus7 from North Carolina

Jun 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by wrightst from Maryland

Jun 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by muskiesman from New Jersey

May 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by bkeller04 from Texas

May 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by paulys55 from Pennsylvania

May 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by KVNBGRY from Florida

Apr 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by bleedsblu from Pennsylvania

Apr 10, 2014
Black & Red from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating: 75 out of 100 with 315 ratings