Dragons & YumYums
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Dragons & YumYumsDragons & YumYums
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From:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 10.35%
Reviews:
115
Ratings:
408
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 29, 2023
Added:
Dec 04, 2017
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  93
A music collaboration of epic proportions with The Flaming Lips, this lip smackingly tart pale ale is brewed with dragonfruit, yumberry, passion fruit, pear juice and black carrot juice for an explosion of fruit in every sip!

25 IBU
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Ratings by hophugger:
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Rated by hophugger from Virginia

3.89/5  rDev +6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Apr 08, 2018
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.31/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 oz bottle from Brewers Haven. Amber body with a light violet hue, fluffy head. Aroma is berries, fruity, floral. Taste is sweet, fruity, light handsoap. Finishes fast and disappears .
Jan 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Dec 13, 2021
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

3.87/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Clear, pinkish hued, with solid ivory head. Weird and good.

In the nose: Lightly sweet and fruity. Very berry. What other berries? I can't say for sure.

In the mouth: Slight tart, big fruity. Dragonfruit? I love Dragonfruit! I don't go out of my way for it, but if it's there, I'm drinking it. Or eating it. Plenty of dragonfruit, and who knows what else pounds the palate on every sip.

Light body, smooth, easy drinking, lots of fruit....tasty and tart.

I haven't any familiarity with the music of The Flaming Lips, and can only imagine what their song about dragons and yum yums can possibly sound like. Maybe it's out there somewhere, or do I have to wait for Record Store Day?
Oct 17, 2020
 
Rated: 4.28 by Smoore_xx from Pennsylvania

Aug 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Aug 01, 2020
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Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled 3/25/19

You know, I never saw this one around before but I’d heard about it. My local has a whole DFH section and I was looking through it and found this hidden in a 4 pack of Perfect Disguise and just had to go for it

Pours a cloudy burnt copper with a finger of off white head that reduces to a cap quickly, no lacing

Hmm, was expecting something a bit fruitier going into this. I primarily get watermelon, but there’s a hefty red malt presence and a touch of citrus hops, quite the interesting aroma

There’s a bit more fruit in the taste, especially in the beginning of the sip with notes of bright and tropical fruit, some pineapple and dragonfruit. Even with over a year on this one, the hops still shine through a bit, lightly bitter. A nice balance to the finish of red malt and sweet fruit

Very light bodied and well carbonated, but still flavorful and a bit sour when holding in a sip. Finishes off dry and crisp

At the end of the day, I just really like trying everything DFH puts out, they were my real introduction to the craft beer world. Say what you will about them, but they’re damn solid, despite business decisions and some not so great beers. This one is not so great, but I’ve also never had anything like that, so I’ll come back to it if I have the chance
May 27, 2020
 
Rated: 2.5 by smcneave from Maryland

May 15, 2020
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

3.89/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a ruby-pink-grapefruit color with a hint of fog to the transparency. Head is a finger of pink-white foam. Aroma is earthy and bready malts with sticky herbal and resiny hops behind. A touch of dragonfruit adds a little further depth. Flavor profile is resiny, herbal, floral, and citrusy hops with bready, earthy malts behind. It is remarkably small bodied with a compact flavor profile. Dargonfruit adds a little sweetness and tropical fruit quality at the end. Mouth feel is medium in thickness with a lightly crisp texture. Overall, compact and well-calculated pale ale with a little additional pizzazz.

Served in a 15.5oz Speigalau tulip from a 12oz bottle.
Apr 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.65 by jak from North Carolina

Mar 16, 2020
 
Rated: 3.78 by stella77artois from New York

Jan 03, 2020
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Reviewed by jdhilt from New Hampshire

3.41/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a five+ finger white head that fades slowly leaving a good lace. Light hazy amber color. Medium carbonation and medium-bodied. Sour fruity nose and flavor is fruity - I've never had dragon fruit & yumberry - but it is different and slightly sweet. $3.83 for a 12oz bottle from Bert's Better Beers Hooksett, NH.
Nov 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by nruhlig from Minnesota

Nov 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jason_cs from Florida

Nov 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.61 by npendres from Wisconsin

Oct 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.03 by Yeldarb92 from Ohio

Oct 06, 2019
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Reviewed by NilocRellim from Minnesota

4.23/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a pink rust color. Juicy squishy aromas overall. Smells like tart slighty bitter yumberries and passion fruit, bit of lychee, dragonfruit, and crisp hops. Tastes light tart and crisp overall. Pear, yumberry, notes of carrot juice, citrusy hops, and has a clean semidry finish. Simple and straightforward, this is a tasty crushable beer.
Sep 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by Cuervo_PCB from Florida

Sep 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by markallmon from Tennessee

Sep 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

Aug 30, 2019
Dragons & YumYums from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 408 ratings