A remarkable golden ale brewed with currants to bolster your bluster in the colder weather 7.0% ABV 20 IBU
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by willblake from Brick, NJ, USA who has tried this beer (1/18/2006 8:05:21 PM)
"Totally clear, dark golden pour. Mammoth head is lasting. Aromas of fresh fruits, apples, pear, berries (raspberries?). Body is light and lively, almost fizzing with carbonation. The berries come in late in the flavor and dance away laughing as they’re chased off by hops. Sort of garden/earthy as it finishes. Not great but I don’t love fruit beers.
Re-Rate: 12.18.04 Original rating of 6,3,4,3,10 Holy crap this looks like a glass of foamy cran-raspberry juice. I certainly don’t remember this beer looking like this, or smelling like this. Complete 180 on firt whiff as this brew coyly sports notes of barnyard, muffin dough, rotten berry. Not at all appealing to sniff and somewhat shocking. Big, sour, somewhat medicinal flavor of sour grapes, musty, pleasant to drink and the aroma begins to fit and fall into place with temp. This is a wild experiment by DFH and I can’t imaginethey’re still making it in 04....at once berry and flat and slightly astringent. This beer should be applauded for originality, then spit down the drain. But, for some reason, I can’t stop sipping. So sour with grape-skin goodness. Wierd."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[2] Review by aracauna from Adairsville, GA, USA who has tried this beer (1/15/2006 10:20:30 AM)
"An orange glow of amber. The head thinks about showing up but gets lost on the way to the party. Courants are strong about a grainy malt. Dates and nuts make it seem like a breakfast cerelal in alcoholic, liquid form. The carbonation is low, but it’s not flat."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[3] Review by doulos31 from Middletown, DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/29/2005 6:31:25 PM)
"Bottle poured red color...no, not amber reddish brown...I'm talking RED color...with a moderate head that disappeared very quickly. The nose was sweet and alcohol-ish. The first sip I took...I thought, "ok, this is different." With each passing sip, it got worse and worse...to the point where I was downing "cheese filled" Combos to kill the taste (I can't bring myself to pour out beer). Was very sweet, but very bitter. eaglefan described it as beet/berry juice...I was thinking more like cranberry juice gone bad mixed with cheap wine. I don't know what a "currant" taste like, but I'm not thinking it goes well with beer.
I guess with Dogfish's "originality", you win some and you lose some...this is a loss.
Belgian Strong Ale? Seriously?"
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
3/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by eaglefan538 from DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/9/2005 3:42:42 PM)
"Poured a dark purple, darker than Abita's Purple Haze. No head, nothing. No lacing, nothing. Aroma was of berries and who knows what else. Flavor was like beet juice and berry juice blended together. No thanks. If it wasn't bought in a beer store and if it didn't say beer on it, then I would have never known it was anything more than what I just described. (I guess that means the alcohol hid well under the nastiness, for whatever that's worth.) Blah."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 48oz @ $7.7 Unit Cost: $2.57 per Pint
[5] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer (6/18/2005 2:30:01 PM)
"Gold color. Small white foamy head. Aroma is fruity and sweet. Currents and oranges. A medium bodied fruit/golden ale. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are slightly spicy and mild. The currents are fruity without being to sweet or too tart. Nicely balanced. Finish is very clean. Nice winter seasonal. The 7% alcohol is not noticeable. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and dry. Aftertaste is slightly sweet."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
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