Monday, May 16, 2011

Dogfish Head Burton Baton.


Dark amber pour; scattered, sticky head, more like painting than lacing. Nose is huge: resin-y, sticky, thick hop aroma, with pellet hop density. Mouthfeel is standard, lighter than I might expect from an imperial. Finish is clean and not sticky. Overall hop impression is not as strong as the nose might suggest. An dangerously easy drinker, though I wish it had more hop bittering. The taste is primarily imperial amber-like which is nothing, finishing mostly straight sweet; not a lot of malt tones. A little bipolar.

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