2012 Dogfish Head Brewery Ale Noble Rot |
| Vintage | 2012 |  | |
| Type | Beer | ||
| Producer | Dogfish Head Brewery (web) | ||
| Variety | Malt | ||
| Designation | Ale | ||
| Vineyard | Noble Rot | ||
| Country | USA | ||
| Region | Delaware | ||
| SubRegion | n/a | ||
| Appellation | n/a | ||
| UPC Code(s) | 638489001227 |
| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2015 (based on 2 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average and median of 89 pts. in 4 notes) | |
| Tasted by grafstrb on 8/2/2015: This beer is officially past peak. It has lost the nice tart edge it used to have, and had replaced it with a malty, squash-like aspect that tends to creep into beers as they age. Drink now. (598 views) | |
| Tasted by crispino on 8/3/2014 & rated 89 points: Pours a light straw color with a touch of amber; little head. The nose is very perfumey, some grape must and saison funk and straw. The taste is a bit like a saison as well, with not a lot of overt hop character but a distinct tart dryness. This has sweet notes as well, the grape must perhaps, a fermented note (although not bready), and almost a bit toward the mead side of things. Can't help but wonder if this is because the couple bottles I have left are near/at/past their ideal drink-by dates. Ultimately not one of my top faves from Dogfish Head but quite enjoyable nonetheless. (821 views) | |
| Tasted by grafstrb on 2/6/2013: -- crown-capped 750mL bottle -- -- tasted non-blind from a wine glass -- NOSE: spiced carrots, with an after-whiff of tropical white wine; sweet potato and a hint of cinnamon; kind of Saison-like; moderate+ expressiveness; botrytis not detectable; there’s something that’s simply beguiling about the Nose on this beer --- probably the Viognier grape must. Very nice. BODY: yellow-orange color; medium-light bodied; persistent bead; little bit of lacing left all the way down the glass. TASTE: hmmmm … interesting-good. Tastes a touch tart/sweet, but it finishes with beautiful dryness; somewhat empty and short on the finish; 9% alc. is a bit warming in the belly; cannot notice the botrytis; definitely Saison-like. Only a weak/non-existent finish keeps me from scoring this as 9.0 – 9.5; as it is, however, I think a slight downgrade to 8.5 – 9.0 is appropriate. Will definitely buy this beer in the future, and I see K&L has some coming soon for $12.99 per 750mL bottle --- I’m buying all day long at that price. This is probably the best Dogfish Head brew I’ve had --- really good stuff here. (1057 views) |
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Dogfish Head BreweryProducer web siteMaltBeerWhisky USAAmerican 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. |