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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2014 (based on 1 user opinion) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by juffer on 11/1/2015 & rated 89 points: Purchased in 2015. Bottle doesn't seem to have a date on it, but expect it was brewed in 2015. Fruity and honeyed nose. If pressed, maybe some tropical and floral which would put it more in the direction of viognier. Would I be able to identify it the must as viognier blind? No way. Mouth is very pleasant and relatively light, not as heavy as I feared. I'm guessing the unfermented grape must is adding acidity to lighten the experience. The finish is also well balanced, with a pleasant mix of slight bitter (slight, but barely by beer standards - we're not talking dry hopped IPA here), plenty of tarteric acid, and a touch of honey, presumably from the botrytis. For me, Dogfish is hit and miss, with this one being a hit. (923 views) | | | Tasted by grafstrb on 2/7/2015: Wow. This beer has taken to age quite nicely. The last time I had this a couple years ago I thought it was an excellent riff on a Saison; I figured this beer would follow an aging curve typical of those beers --- drying out and becoming increasingly grassy and thin as time went on. Amazingly, this beer has morphed into an elegant and jazzy, wine-like beer. Extremely impressive. (1033 views) | | | Tasted by iByron on 7/1/2012 & rated 89 points: These notes are from a wineau, not a beer head. Light amber in color with a thick white head. The nose is hoppy and yeasty (of course) with a noted but mot overpowering floral note that wineaux will recognize as coming from the Viognier. Body in the mouth is full rivaling a light stout (despite the color). The palate is yeasty and fruity; not bitter at allbut not overtly sweet either. The finish has a cakeiness reminiscent of a good Sauternes: Yes, botrytis makes its mark in this beer. All in all a wonderful experiment that I hope Dogfish Head undertakes again. (2789 views) | | | Tasted by crispino on 4/15/2012 & rated 90 points: The bottle is very dark but this pours a golden, light-golden amber color. Light to medium head, not overly effervescent. Sugary, yeasty aromas, almost like a belgian. The bottle describes itself as a "sorta saison" and I guess that's about right. The grape must in the brew might make you think it's going to taste like jelly, but that's not it - it's more like there's wine or even a little brandy in the brew. Tart and sweet apples are the main flavor, with a little saisony-belgiany creaminess. The finish is mostly sugar, with just a tiny bite of spice and almost a tannic feel at the end! This was fantastic on a warm Sunday afternoon on the porch. (2663 views) |
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WhiskyUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France. |
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