Country of Origin: United States
Availability: Winter seasonal.
Price comparison: About 1½ times the price of a domestic national brand.
Alcohol percentage by volume: 7%
Cute bottle/label? It's Dogfish Head. Standard shaped 12-ounce brown glass bottle wrapped in the usual understated matte label with a bit of cleverness; in this case, "brewed with currants to bolster your bluster in the colder weather."
Appearance: Brightly transparent gold with neither discernable head nor lace. Not flat, just very lightly carbonated.
Scent: Mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, maybe some wild cherry) and white grapes. I don't really smell any currants at all.
Flavor: Tastes very mixed-berry indeed; not much alelike in the flavor. Some malt comes through as the mixture warms, but overall the flavor is rather weak.
Impressions: The concept really sounded better than it tasted. It's all right, but I expect better than "all right" from Dogfish Head.
Will I buy this beer again? I can safely say no to this one. Dogfish Head's got better offerings, including year-round IPAs that kick ass and take names. I'll have those instead, thanks.
Rating:
2½ out of 5 cute beer glasses
Reviewed: February 25, 2004
