Christmas in a Glass: Dogfish Head Black & Red

In my opinion there are two types of craft beers. There's those that are oddly and interestingly named then there' the exotic tasting ones. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery out of Delaware gives us yet another crazy-tasting craft brew.

Appearance: Dogfish Head Black & Red looks like a stout when you first look at it. Well, it is in-fact an American Double stout, but it in no way smells or tastes like one. I'll get to that later, but this beer is black as a stout can get. You get a very thin, white head that fades away quickly. So, get used to staring into that dark oblivion.

ABV: 10.5 percent

Smell: This beer has a scent I've never come across in any instance of my life. I got a very strong hint of mint with raspberry undertones. Very powerful. If you ever need your sinuses cleared, get a glass of this stuff.

Taste: The taste of this beer is very much the same as its smell. It tastes just like raspberry mint. The only difference it had was the slight taste of chocolate which balanced out the two dominant flavors. It reminded me of Christmas.

Overall Rating:   

This beer was a pleasant surprise. Has a very creative combination of scents and tastes, which definitely draws some extra points in my book.