New off-centered ale from Dogfish Head: Urkontinent

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  1. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    From the Dogfish Head newsletter:

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    Our newest beer is a social collaboration of worldwide proportions.

    The seed for Urkontinent was planted when Dogfish asked beer-loving tech types around the world to suggest ingredients for a new off-centered ale. More than 100 ideas poured in, and a small team from the brewery (and a few of our beer-loving tech friends) narrowed the list to five:
    • Wattleseed from Australia
    • Toasted amaranth from South America
    • Rooibos tea from Africa
    • Myrica gale from Europe
    • Honey from the United States
    The careful combination of ingredients gives this 8.1% ABV Belgian dubbel notes of coffee and chocolate-covered cherries.

    "It's a complex beer that starts with a ton of mouthfeel, some molasses and roasty notes," says Sam Calagione, "then ends clean and dry."

    Check out what else Sam has to say about Urkontinent in this Quick Sip Clip.



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    More about Urkontinent: http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/occasional-rarities/urkontinent.htm

    And here's the original video on the making of the beer:


     
    #1 Todd, May 9, 2012
  2. DavoleBomb

    DavoleBomb Pooh-Bah (2,277) Mar 29, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    So this is the new Pangaea I take it?
     
    #2 DavoleBomb, May 9, 2012
  3. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    Haven't opened my bottle yet, I am having it at a bottle shop tasting tonight so that will tell me if I want to open mine, save it, or buy more. I'm a huge DFH fan so I am probably going to be a little biased.
     
    #3 Hanzo, May 10, 2012
  4. Beerontwowheels

    Beerontwowheels Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2009 Maryland

    I had it at the alehouse in Gaithersburg this past Sunday. I was pleasantly surprised!
     
    #4 Beerontwowheels, May 10, 2012
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  5. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    sounds great. have to say, i'm glad that DFH manages to be both wildly successful and still sort of scoffed at by much of the BA crowd. i like being able to find all their new beers without rushing to the store.
     
    #5 Pahn, May 10, 2012
  6. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    I think the show had a lot to do with their success. I find I drainpour DFH more than any other beer :slight_frown: Some of their stuff is outstanding, but a lot is just "gee lets throw [ insert random kitchen ingredient ] in! ".
     
    #6 evilc, May 10, 2012
  7. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    i think making outstanding beers for a couple decades has more to do with their success(:. they have made a lot of great ones, even if some have been very polarizing.

    i get why people think they just throw random crap into a bottle, but most of these "out there" beers end up very well-received on the whole. not to mention how well they do in-demand styles (WWS, olde school, though both need to be aged several years, which is annoying).
     
    #7 Pahn, May 10, 2012
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  8. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    Yeah - it would be awesome if they devoted space to storage, like wineries do. Release WWS already 3 years old. Would be awesome.
     
    #8 evilc, May 10, 2012
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