Liquor De M'Alströms
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

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From:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
Malt Liquor
ABV:
8%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.14 | pDev: 18.79%
Ratings:
23 | reviews: 3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 03, 2019
Added:
Dec 20, 2015
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
An American Malt Liquor brewed with hominy, huitlacoche (corn smut), dried Peruvian corn nuts, poblano chiles and green chiles.

For each of the last eight years, Dogfish Head and BeerAdvocate have teamed up to brew an extreme collaboration beer to be poured at Extreme Beer Fest. This year's beer, an American Malt Liquor, began to take shape over a lunch in Denver during the most recent Great American Beer Festival. Flash forward to early December, and Sam, Jason, Todd and brewmaster Tim reunited at Dogfish Head's Rehoboth, Del., brewhouse to turn a recipe into reality. Since Malt Liquors generally include one or more adjuncts—especially corn—this beer starts with a simple foundation of pale base malts and incorporates hominy (which is typically used to make grits), huitlacoche (corn smut), dried and roasted Peruvian corn nuts, poblano chiles and green chiles. Fittingly, hop additions were kept to a minimum.

http://www.dogfish.com/community/blogfish/members/janellemiley/annual-extreme-beer-fest-brew-day-with-the-alstrom-brothers.htm
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Rated by GRG1313 from California

4/5  rDev +27.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
BA Exreme Beer Festival 2016 - I just found my notes!
Nov 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jul 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.3 by cp45 from New Jersey

May 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Mar 11, 2016
 
Rated: 2.18 by Dicers from California

Feb 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by acurtis from New Jersey

Feb 18, 2016
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Reviewed by JohnGalt1 from Idaho

3.19/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Another min-growler from awesome trader slvrmon82... Shared with the tasting group over the weekend... Thanks Matt! Pours clear golden with a flimsy white head... Chili flavor and aroma is more than present, but the heat only really gets big later on in the glass... Pretty sweet, but not cloying. Definitely not my cup of beer, but I'm sure they achieved what they were shooting for. Body is slippery... Curious if this would be any better on draft.

3.5/3.25/3.25/3/3
Feb 16, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.34/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Growler from Toby. Peppers first element noticed in aroma, slick, slippery body, malts, minor pepper heat at the finish. Peppers mask the heat from the ABV.
Feb 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by rderedin from Maine

Feb 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Feb 13, 2016
 
Rated: 2.56 by Lucoli from New York

Feb 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.35 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Feb 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.14 by dar482 from New York

Feb 10, 2016
 
Rated: 2.84 by SlightlyGrey from Minnesota

Feb 09, 2016
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Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

2.8/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
EBF sample. This one was gross. Smells very sweet and very much malt liquor. The pepper use was questionable at best. It doesn't smell or taste super hot but it is a terrible marriage of flavors. Just a confusing medley of tastes. One sip and it was promptly thrown away to end my EBF. Great festival put on by these guys, bad last beer to try by these guys.
Feb 09, 2016
 
Rated: 2.74 by tb4475 from Massachusetts

Feb 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by jbaker67 from Pennsylvania

Feb 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by snowmageddon from Massachusetts

Feb 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.53 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

Feb 07, 2016
 
Rated: 2.7 by Coorsy from Massachusetts

Feb 07, 2016