Beer Review: Burton Baton – Dogfish Head
Aug1
An IPA for everyone
Amount of brew in bottle: 12 fluid ounces
ABV: 10%
Type of brew: Oak-aged Imperial IPA
Price: $4.50
I am a huge fan of Dogfish Head so I was looking forward to trying this beer. I was curious as to how it would taste since I have never had an oak-aged Imperial IPA. The first thing I noticed upon drinking this beer was that it was a whole lot sweeter and a lot less bitter/hoppy than a normal IPA. Dogfish Head is known for having high alcohol content beers and this beer is not an exception it weighs in at 10% which is pretty dang strong. The beer poured a golden caramel color with a decent head. The beer is slightly carbonated and does have a bit of bitterness to it which is what you would expect from an IPA. This has to be one of the easiest IPAs I have ever had to drink. This would be one of the few IPAs that I would offer to my friends that hate IPAs.
As with most oak-aged beers it is pretty sweet and leaves a tacky feeling on your lips. Since it is an IPA there is a slight bitterness to it but it is not that bad more like a light-colored porter than a hoppy IPA. However, like most oak-aged beers I couldn’t drink many of these in one sitting I think my limit would be one.
The good: A super easy drink IPA that would turn off most hop-heads
The bad: A bit sweet
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Dogfish Head – Palo Santo Marron
Mar0
She is one smooth mistress
I have had a bottle of Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron in my fridge for the last two weeks and I finally decided to break it open for a review. Well it was worth the wait! This beer is smooth a little sweet and packs a punch. When I first poured the beer the smell was very noticeable and there was a pretty good head. Like most wood-aged beers this one has a smooth cognac-type taste to it. The color is dark brown and the taste has hints of caramel (the bottle says hints of caramel and vanilla but I must be dense because I couldn’t taste any vanilla).
I enjoy drinking wood-aged beers as they really do mellow out the beer and make it so easy to drink it turns into a dessert like experience. The beer hits stronger than any dessert I have had considering the ABV is rated at 12%. Overall like the rest of the Dogfish Head brews I have had this was a great beer and it packs a great punch and a great flavor.
The good: great taste and very easy to drink
The bad: it is pretty strong and if you like hops this is not the beer for you
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Dogfish Head – Midas Touch
Feb0
No corny jokes required!
This beer has been in my fridge for a week and I am finally getting around to it. On a semi-side note I am turning into a real fan of Dogfish Head all of the beers that I have of theirs have been unique but yet good. On first sip this beer is a bit sweet but what else would you expect from a beer that is brewed with barley, honey, white muscat grapes and saffron? Having grapes in beer is a bit weird but for this beer it works quite well. I am surprised I like this beer as I tend to shy away from light beers but this is one that I would drink again. But then again this beer isn’t really considered a beer, the brewer describes it as “between a beer, wine and mead.” I can understand why they say this as it doesn’t have the bitterness of a normal beer (since there are no hops), the grapes make it have a wineish taste and the honey is often found in meads so go figure 
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Overall I think this beer is pretty damn good and would be another candidate for me to give someone who doesn’t like beer. But before you discount this beer as a wussy beer take into account that it has a 9.0% ABV so it is roughly twice as strong (alcohol wise) as most beers. It is also only 20 IBU so all things considered it is not bitter at all.
The Good: Easy to drink and a great overall taste.
The Bad: Kind of expensive (about $4 a bottle) and high on the alcohol content so it is not a weekday drinker (at least for this reviewer).
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Dogfish Head – 120 Minute IPA
Dec1
Not for the faint of heart
On first sip I am not sure if I am drinking a barely wine or a damn strong beer. But I know in my heart this is the strongest beer I have ever had, bar none. To give you some background I saw this beer and I was like “wow, $10 a bottle what is the deal with that?” So, I grabbed the bottle and as I was checking out the bottle was turned around and a custom label had been added that said this “20% Alc. by Vol.” In my mind all I just said was “WTF!?” Now this is a beer that has one purpose to punish the drinker and to give him something to talk about. It punishes the drinker in many ways: the pocket book, the liver and your gut. This beer has a whopping 450 calories, that is a meal in itself!
Besides the freaking high-ass alcohol content it was surprisingly not that bitter. The dogfish site (link below) says that this beer has 120 IBUs which would be crazy. But it isn’t that bad I think there are a few possibilities for this:
- My IBU rate-o-meter is messed up
- The alcohol neutralizes the bitterness
- I got a bum bottle of beer
I am thinking that it is number two, the high alcohol content over powers any bitterness that this beer might have. Once again this is a beer that I find I have to drink slowly. I just can’t imagine chugging this beer or even drinking it semi-quickly. Case in point my sexy girlfriend finished a belgian triple by the time I had about 1/8 of the bottle. Overall I think this beer was made for one purpose, bragging rights. Overall it is a pretty good beer you can definitely taste the alcohol but it is not past the point of being undrinkable. My only wish is that I bought another bottle so I can save it for a few years since this beer is supposed to be good for aging.