Dogfish Head Red & White
July 31st, 2007Brewery: Dogfish Head
Style: Fruit Beer
BeerAdvocate.com Rating: 87
RateBeer.com Rating: 3.66 (92nd Percentile)
Serving: Champagne bottle
Dogfish Head’s website describes this brew as “A big, belgian-style Wit brewed with coriander and orange peel and fermented with Pinot Noir juice. After fermentation a fraction of the batch is aged in Oregon Pinot Noir barrels, and another fraction is aged on oak staves.”
This particularly appeals to me because I like pinot noir and I happen to be from Oregon. Let’s see what I think:
Appearance: Hazy ruby color with no head. Pours just like a barley wine.
Smell: Hues of citrus come through in what smells like an amalgam of barley wine and pinot noir.
Taste: This backs up my sense of smell as this initially tastes like a citrus-inspired barley wine. The real treat is when you wait a couple seconds for the pinot taste to come through. This is a truly delicious and unique treat. I’d highly suggest this for any hardcore wine aficionado to give this a try as I don’t think it will disappoint.
Dogfish Head ceases to amaze me when it comes to the oddities they brew. So far I’m 2 for 2 in terms of delicious Dogfish Head brews from champagne bottles.
Word on this one. I put this one in the fridge before drinking, and found that I enjoyed it more after it had a chance to warm up a bit again–a bit below room temperature is ideal for me.
Comment by Josh — August 7, 2007 @ 12:22 am