Dancing On A Valentine
DryHop Brewers
- From:
- DryHop Brewers
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Ale
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 1.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 11, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 13, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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An English brown mixes with our house Belgian yeast strain to give you this roasty & estery American homage to Europe. Bonus points abound for guessing what song the name comes from, no Googling!
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
3.62/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
1L growler from DryHop. Shared at the West Lakeview block party. Served in a snifter.
A - Dark tan foam settles to a wispy, partial cap, thicker collar, and minimal lacework. Dark brown body with some transparency to it.
S - The house yeast strain is pretty potent, as there's a good dose of clove and phenolic character here. Malt imparts chocolate, nuts, a light sugary note, and a touch of roast.
T - Taste is again very heavy on Belgian yeast, with phenols and a mildly tangy note late on the palate. Less of the expected English brown flavors, and more roast presence.
M - Medium body, grainy and toasty texture, with pleasant soft carbonation. Finish has lingering stickiness and a bit of smokiness as well. No obvious alcohol.
D - More roasty than I expected from the premise of 'English brown meets Belgian yeast'; perhaps more of an American porter or Schwarzbier? In any case, I think the yeast overpowers a lot of the other flavors. Taken from a Belgian Dark perspective it's solid enough but somewhat conservative.
Nov 01, 2013A - Dark tan foam settles to a wispy, partial cap, thicker collar, and minimal lacework. Dark brown body with some transparency to it.
S - The house yeast strain is pretty potent, as there's a good dose of clove and phenolic character here. Malt imparts chocolate, nuts, a light sugary note, and a touch of roast.
T - Taste is again very heavy on Belgian yeast, with phenols and a mildly tangy note late on the palate. Less of the expected English brown flavors, and more roast presence.
M - Medium body, grainy and toasty texture, with pleasant soft carbonation. Finish has lingering stickiness and a bit of smokiness as well. No obvious alcohol.
D - More roasty than I expected from the premise of 'English brown meets Belgian yeast'; perhaps more of an American porter or Schwarzbier? In any case, I think the yeast overpowers a lot of the other flavors. Taken from a Belgian Dark perspective it's solid enough but somewhat conservative.
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