Beer: World Wide StoutBrewery: Dogfish Head, Milton Delaware
ABV: 18%
Style: Imperial Stout
Sample Medium: Bottle
Size: 12 oz
Impression: This Goliath certainly demands your attention and respect right out of the gate. I am not sure I would refer to this so much as a beer, but rather an experience. The label pretty well sums things up, "a very dark beer brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley." In fact Dogfish Head used so much barley in this brew that at 18% ABV it is a barley wine and not really a beer at all. I think the name may be a bit of a misnomer as it requires some tenacity to acquire this bold brew, but certainly worth the trouble. That is of course if you enjoy fierce dark beer that you could stand a knife upright in. To refer to this drink as rich would be a bit of an understatement. The bold roasted elements and strong coffee notes are omnipresent making a most enjoyable stout. The finish boasts deep dark sugars of raisin or possibly fig but settle nicely on your palette and quickly invite you back for another sip. However, one of these joys is certainly enough to satiate your senses and at the $11/bottle price tag it damn well better. If you enjoy stout and bold brew begin your search now for the World Wide Stout and your persistence will be rewarded.
2 comments:
The first few sips were nearly overwhelming. However, once we got past those it was a really enjoyable drink.
The other dogfish head brew I couldn't remember the name of that I tried was Pangea.
This beer is something else, without a doubt the strongest stout I've ever encountered and also one of the sweetest tasting beers too. Tastes more like port wine then beer.
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