Aging in my cellar: Dogfish Head’s Black and Blue
By jason on Aug 26, 2007 in Aging Badly, Bocks, IPA's, and More, Reviews
Name: Black and Blue
Brewer: Dogfish Head
Style: Fruit
Cellared On: July 13th, 2007
Original Tasting: July 20th, 2007
Yes, it’s another Dogfish Head beer review from Jason. I hope you’re not getting tired of reading them. I’m certainly not getting tired of drinking them!
Having already enjoyed the fruit and beer experience from Dogfish twice before (my Aprihop review, my Midas Touch review), I was really looking forward to trying this brew. It poured a darkish red, almost a little purplish to me. Smells were of sweet fruit, mostly blackberries with some cirtus notes. The beer had a nice sweet malty taste, not overpowering. The fruit really came out with the aftertaste, which was mostly blackberry, but again not too overpowering. Yet another enjoyable Dogfish beer experience!
Six Month Tasting: February 8th, 2008
Where did my fruit go? When I taste this beer now, I get a very tart, very light berry taste. In fact I can barely identify the berry flavor, the fruit taste just fades out so fast. There’s virtually no malt presence at all. The finish to this brew is all berry-like tartness.
This was not an enjoyable tasting experience, and I couldn’t come close to finishing the bottle.
Cellar Outlook: At a strong 10% ABV, the beer should hold up pretty well. I am afraid that the wonderful blackberry flavor will fade away over time, though.
Six Month Cellar Outlook: RIP, Black and Blue. I can’t see this going anywhere but further down.
Next Tasting: July 2008
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