Puppy Dawg Tails
Parkway Brewing Co.
- From:
- Parkway Brewing Co.
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 13.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2017
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
This luscious ruby brown Belgian-style winter ale is flavored with hazelnut, coriander, orange peel, and a hint of apricot resulting in a spicy brew perfect for cozy evenings by the hearth.
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Reviewed by 88caprice from Virginia
3.8/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a stemmed glass.
Overall: My first Belgian Dark Ale, though I had a similar Belgian Strong Dark Ale once. Enjoyable! Glad I got it.
Look: A dark brown. Orange burnt amber hue in the light. Hazy with a rocky 2 finger head that slowly settled to a dense foam. Crazy lacing hanging all over the place.
Smell: Cool fresh fruit, sliced pear, dried apricot, some citrus zest and clove/coriander spice.
Taste: Follows the smell. Fruit with slightly bitter spice. Some maltiness kicks in after you swallow. Tastes like Belgian yeast doing its thing.
Feels: Bubbly.
Mar 19, 2016Overall: My first Belgian Dark Ale, though I had a similar Belgian Strong Dark Ale once. Enjoyable! Glad I got it.
Look: A dark brown. Orange burnt amber hue in the light. Hazy with a rocky 2 finger head that slowly settled to a dense foam. Crazy lacing hanging all over the place.
Smell: Cool fresh fruit, sliced pear, dried apricot, some citrus zest and clove/coriander spice.
Taste: Follows the smell. Fruit with slightly bitter spice. Some maltiness kicks in after you swallow. Tastes like Belgian yeast doing its thing.
Feels: Bubbly.
Reviewed by Beejay from Virginia
3.79/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: A very dark brown in the glass, but a reddish brown when held to the light. Huge tan head with a lot of larger bubbles breaking through.
S: Very fruity with apricot, almost a jolly rancher amount of apricot candy aroma. Hints of spice.
T: Some definite candy/fruity apricot notes, but more subtle than the aroma. The spice notes are a lot more present, with coriander, citrus peel, and perhaps clove.
M: Medium to medium light in body, fairly typically high carbonation. Nice.
O: I'm not sure what the hell this is, but I like it. Dance Magic!
Jan 23, 2016S: Very fruity with apricot, almost a jolly rancher amount of apricot candy aroma. Hints of spice.
T: Some definite candy/fruity apricot notes, but more subtle than the aroma. The spice notes are a lot more present, with coriander, citrus peel, and perhaps clove.
M: Medium to medium light in body, fairly typically high carbonation. Nice.
O: I'm not sure what the hell this is, but I like it. Dance Magic!
Reviewed by maverick32 from Virginia
2.46/5 rDev -28.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
2.46/5 rDev -28.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
An unusual beer. Poured at the brewery with little head and no lacing. Aroma reminds me of pine sol. Taste is complex with a hint of ginger and pine. After reading the other reviews I wonder if I had the same beer. Just in color mine was as dark as the Raven's Roost Baltic Porter my buddy was drinking and neither of us could taste apricot.
Nov 30, 2015
Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia
3.53/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass.
Aroma- Sweet apricot and spice
Appearance- the beer is a light brown color with a small white head.
Taste- I taste some apricot, spice and some coriander
Palate- A medium bodied beer with mild carbonation.
Overall- An OK beer, it wasn't terrible but it didn't stand out
Mar 01, 2015Aroma- Sweet apricot and spice
Appearance- the beer is a light brown color with a small white head.
Taste- I taste some apricot, spice and some coriander
Palate- A medium bodied beer with mild carbonation.
Overall- An OK beer, it wasn't terrible but it didn't stand out
Reviewed by Slack from Virginia
3.33/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Brown to amber in color
Smell of sweet fruit and spice
Taste is mild and a touch watered down. Spice and fruit with very slight bitterness are prsent.
Carbonation is decent and mouthful is light.
A decent beer by all means but a bit light for my taste.
Jan 25, 2015Smell of sweet fruit and spice
Taste is mild and a touch watered down. Spice and fruit with very slight bitterness are prsent.
Carbonation is decent and mouthful is light.
A decent beer by all means but a bit light for my taste.
Rated by ygtbsm94 from Utah
3/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Aroma has way too much sugar. Taste sweet zesty bitter finish. Not the beer for me!
Jan 06, 2015
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.28/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Quick review, bottle:
Pours a light brown, clear, with a moderate, sustaining head.
Nose is apricot and other dried pitted fruit (more noticeable warner), some raisin.
Taste brings the same dry fruit, but not as strong. Some spice, but a light watery feel detracts a bit.
An okay beer in a style I'm not a fan of (winter warmer more than the Belgian it states to be). I think they can improve on this for an interesting beer.
Dec 25, 2014Pours a light brown, clear, with a moderate, sustaining head.
Nose is apricot and other dried pitted fruit (more noticeable warner), some raisin.
Taste brings the same dry fruit, but not as strong. Some spice, but a light watery feel detracts a bit.
An okay beer in a style I'm not a fan of (winter warmer more than the Belgian it states to be). I think they can improve on this for an interesting beer.
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