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Midas Touch
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- From:
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
Ranked #28 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,175 - Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 14.71%
- Reviews:
- 1,709
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 23, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 31, 2001
- Wants:
- 231
- Gots:
- 1,058
This sweet yet dry beer is made with ingredients found in 2,700-year-old drinking vessels from the tomb of King Midas. Somewhere between wine and mead, Midas will please the chardonnay and beer drinker alike.
12 IBU
12 IBU
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Ratings by BeardedSquash:
Reviewed by BeardedSquash from Tennessee
4.54/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.54/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
From a 12 oz bottle dated May 8, 2007.
A: A crystal clear and brassy orange liquid with a brief white head.
S: Wonderful smell of flower petals and honey. Bitter orange on the tip of the nose.
T: Much like the smell, but backed by a subtle hint of light malt. The dryness of the honey runs in a well balanced race with the sweetness of the white grapes. The alcohol is naturally masked by it all.
M: Excellent. I'm not sure what style this would fall into, so mouthfeel is hard to judge, but the light carbonation compliments the flavors wonderfully.
D: For such strength, this is remarkable drinkable. The flavors don't overpower your senses, so more than one in a night isn't unthinkable, just as long as you remember to eat beforehand.
An interesting brew all around. I've done a bit of cooking with saffron, so I am able to pick up a small bit of it in the smell and taste. Then again, if I didn't the saffron it was in there, would I be able to pick it out. Probably not. And that's how saffron should be used.
Aug 12, 2007A: A crystal clear and brassy orange liquid with a brief white head.
S: Wonderful smell of flower petals and honey. Bitter orange on the tip of the nose.
T: Much like the smell, but backed by a subtle hint of light malt. The dryness of the honey runs in a well balanced race with the sweetness of the white grapes. The alcohol is naturally masked by it all.
M: Excellent. I'm not sure what style this would fall into, so mouthfeel is hard to judge, but the light carbonation compliments the flavors wonderfully.
D: For such strength, this is remarkable drinkable. The flavors don't overpower your senses, so more than one in a night isn't unthinkable, just as long as you remember to eat beforehand.
An interesting brew all around. I've done a bit of cooking with saffron, so I am able to pick up a small bit of it in the smell and taste. Then again, if I didn't the saffron it was in there, would I be able to pick it out. Probably not. And that's how saffron should be used.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.81/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the older bottle kept in the basement for years, it poured a clear honey yellow color with a tiny white head that slowly reduced and actually had lacing. The nose gets a dose of honey and possibly some grapes and spice. Taste follows nose, with the smooth honey hitting first, followed by the grape.
Dec 09, 2022Reviewed by blazerkor from Nevada
3.9/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
It doesn't smell ancient. It smells fruity and hoppy with malts in the background. Like a sweet smelling IPA.
It's bitter up front and a little spicy somehow. Then the bready malts are really strong. It is also fruity the entire time.
It's a medium mouthfeel with a normal amount of carbonation. The finish tastes like a pastry, both like bread and honey.
It's pretty damn good, not as exotic as the description promises (not a hint of saffron). It's an interesting beer. I give it a 4.7 out of 6.
Aug 02, 2021It's bitter up front and a little spicy somehow. Then the bready malts are really strong. It is also fruity the entire time.
It's a medium mouthfeel with a normal amount of carbonation. The finish tastes like a pastry, both like bread and honey.
It's pretty damn good, not as exotic as the description promises (not a hint of saffron). It's an interesting beer. I give it a 4.7 out of 6.
Reviewed by IPAs_for_days_13 from Texas
3.71/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.71/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours golden yellow with a thin white head. Smells of honey, white grape juice & grains; subtle boozy aroma. Taste follows the nose, this really reminds me of white grape juice that is carbonated, it is good though. Medium-bodied, moderate carbonation, smooth finish. Very interesting brew, I was happy to try it, but I don't think I would purchase again.
Mar 13, 2021Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland
3.64/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Opaque, deep amber appearance with a small head and very little lacing. Sweet, honeyish aroma with varying degrees of maltiness. Flavor reintroduces the sweetness, as well as soft fruit (grapes, kiwi) and spice (particularly in the aftertaste). Vinous, medium-to-full bodied mouthfeel; long lasting finish.
Dec 26, 2020
Midas Touch from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
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100 with
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