I've read a lot about Dogfish Head Beers and I've always been really interested to try some of their unique beers. As someone who enjoys trying to be creative with beer styles, founder Sam Calagione is someone I greatly admire. Dogfish Head is sadly not available in Minnesota, so finally on a trip to Chicago, I got my first taste. I tried the Indian Brown Ale, which was good, and I picked up a six pack of their Chicory Stout. I've really been into stouts lately, and this beer is brewed with chicory and organic Mexican coffee...it sounded excellent!
This beer pours a dark chocolate color with a two finger tan head that dissolves into a thin foamy layer. Immediately you pick up on the coffee/roastiness in the aroma. You can also pick up a bit of chocolatey and chicory presence as well.
I found it to be a very smooth and lighter body with a great creamy feel. It has very little sweetness, but instead has a great chalky coffee flavor and some bitterness. It feels closer to a porter in some ways because of how smooth it is, but the coffee and chicory really give it a unique taste and take away some of the roastier flavors that you would expect. A very, very good beer and one I wish I could have access to.
I'm going to hold off my Butte Creek review because I just picked up a couple other organic beers and I'll be reviewing them together. I also just got some great responses to some questions I sent East End Brewing Company that I'll be posting this weekend.
Salud!
The Bearded Brewer
