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World Wide Stout - Oak-Aged Vanilla
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- From:
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #660 - ABV:
- 16%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,551 - Avg:
- 4.28 | pDev: 7.71%
- Reviews:
- 224
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 18, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2017
- Wants:
- 29
- Gots:
- 201
Rare and often rumored about in the darkest corners of the beer community, World Wide Stout is dark, rich, roasty and complex, and lingers somewhere beyond the limits of the average beer.
Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, we've now taken this Dogfish Head classic and aged it on oak with real vanilla beans! With a little tender love and care we foster this beer from smooth, sweet wort into the big, bad blackend stout it always longed to be. Its bold, port-like complexity goes great with (or as) dessert.
With its high ABV, this is an excellent candidtate for cellaring, so grab a few bottles to enjoy now and lay the others down for a few years.
Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, we've now taken this Dogfish Head classic and aged it on oak with real vanilla beans! With a little tender love and care we foster this beer from smooth, sweet wort into the big, bad blackend stout it always longed to be. Its bold, port-like complexity goes great with (or as) dessert.
With its high ABV, this is an excellent candidtate for cellaring, so grab a few bottles to enjoy now and lay the others down for a few years.
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Ratings by IrishColonial:
Rated by IrishColonial from Texas
3.05/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Sep 22, 2017
3.05/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Sep 22, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.31/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle poured into a snifter
Bottled 7/6/17
A- pours black in color with a one-finger foamy khaki head that reduces to a ring
S- aroma is dominated by vanilla; vanilla marshmallow, vanilla bean and vanilla cream. Undertones of brownie batter, chocolate, chocolate icing, charred malt, caramel & molasses
T- dark chocolate and charred malt up front, along with sweet notes of caramel. Mid-palate brings out the vanilla, which comes across as a marshmallow note. The finish gives a hint of oak, along with some boozy malt. Lingers of vanilla and chocolate
M- medium-heavy body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that turns into a creamy, warming finish
Mar 09, 2023Bottled 7/6/17
A- pours black in color with a one-finger foamy khaki head that reduces to a ring
S- aroma is dominated by vanilla; vanilla marshmallow, vanilla bean and vanilla cream. Undertones of brownie batter, chocolate, chocolate icing, charred malt, caramel & molasses
T- dark chocolate and charred malt up front, along with sweet notes of caramel. Mid-palate brings out the vanilla, which comes across as a marshmallow note. The finish gives a hint of oak, along with some boozy malt. Lingers of vanilla and chocolate
M- medium-heavy body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that turns into a creamy, warming finish
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
4.39/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
12 ounce bottle poured into a snifter.
Bottled 6/15/17
Blacking out the glass with root beer brown showing around the edges, capped with a thin tan head that was gone in a flash. It leaves a leggy brown slick on the glass when tilted.
The nose lacks the vanilla that I noted in fresher bottles but the malty dark fruit and molasses aromas are strong and inviting. Alcohol aroma and flavor are rather reasonable but it is warming. Sweet and malty up front with some hop and roast bitterness closing it out. Still getting some light vanilla flavor with dark fruit/sugar but the oak character has disappeared. Full bodied and creamy with low carbonation, lower than I had noted.
It seems to me that the sweetness, bitterness and heat have all mellowed while the overall impression has survived. As the bottle states, this "Ages Well". Enjoyable and surprisingly easy to sip. Well done!
Feb 06, 2023Bottled 6/15/17
Blacking out the glass with root beer brown showing around the edges, capped with a thin tan head that was gone in a flash. It leaves a leggy brown slick on the glass when tilted.
The nose lacks the vanilla that I noted in fresher bottles but the malty dark fruit and molasses aromas are strong and inviting. Alcohol aroma and flavor are rather reasonable but it is warming. Sweet and malty up front with some hop and roast bitterness closing it out. Still getting some light vanilla flavor with dark fruit/sugar but the oak character has disappeared. Full bodied and creamy with low carbonation, lower than I had noted.
It seems to me that the sweetness, bitterness and heat have all mellowed while the overall impression has survived. As the bottle states, this "Ages Well". Enjoyable and surprisingly easy to sip. Well done!
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.24/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle from Whole Foods-Sonoma. Silky, oily black pour, small tan head fades to a tiny ring. Aroma is sweet, molasses and brown sugar, marshmallows. Taste brings some of the roast grain bitterness, more of the vanilla sweetness, and plenty of alcohol heat. Bittersweet and burn, yet smooth.
Jan 29, 2023Reviewed by Direwolf25 from Virginia
4.42/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Bottled 2020: Black as night. Thick pour. No head. Intense smell of black cherry, dark chocolate, vanilla (in that order). Luxurious, complex taste profile…coats the mouth with a light, oily sweetness. Licorice, cherry, vanilla, chocolate. Best to sip and enjoy each in its own right.
This beer reminds me of barrel-aged Ten Fiddy. That, my friends is some of my highest praise.
Sep 26, 2022This beer reminds me of barrel-aged Ten Fiddy. That, my friends is some of my highest praise.
Reviewed by yearofthedawg from Georgia
3.5/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.5/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Too much variation in the flavor for me. First few bottles were excellent. Loved the vanilla blend, and they did a great job keeping the 16% ABV from being overpowering.
Loved it so much I tracked down and bought several cases. Many of the new batch were pure booze. After a half dozen tries I socked the rest of the batch away… been aging for about 4 years now. I’ll rewrite this if they age well. :)
Oct 22, 2021Loved it so much I tracked down and bought several cases. Many of the new batch were pure booze. After a half dozen tries I socked the rest of the batch away… been aging for about 4 years now. I’ll rewrite this if they age well. :)
Rated by mdfb79 from New York
4.08/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle July 2017, better than normal WWS
Apr 11, 2021Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
4.45/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.45/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Bottle sampled was brewed in summer of 2017, consumed in March 2020. Dark brown, almost black pour, little to no head. Immediately noticed the full-bodied, silky texture. Nice complexity, as the taste begins with vanilla beans up front, a barley backbone, rounded off with an oaky finish. Extraordinarily smooth, benefiting from over three years of additional aging. The prodigious 16% abv is well disguised. A dessert beer and knockout punch, all in one!
Mar 03, 2021Reviewed by Richardipa from New York
4.32/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
thick dark pour into pint glass no head
smell of burnt vanilla roasted malt
taste of oak vanilla coffee chocolate with a burn from the alcohol
overall excellent winter sipping stout
Dec 08, 2020smell of burnt vanilla roasted malt
taste of oak vanilla coffee chocolate with a burn from the alcohol
overall excellent winter sipping stout
World Wide Stout - Oak-Aged Vanilla from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
761 ratings
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