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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Dogfish Head Miles Davis Bitches Brew


Tonight on the Discovery Channel, a new series titled "Brewmasters" will be aired. It will follow the brewmaster of Dogfish head around. To celebrate this series (which is going to air in a tad under 2 hours from now) I decided to bring out a special beer from Dogfish Head.

I'll do some copying and pasting from their website to give the overall gist of this beer.

"In honor of the 40th anniversary of the original release of Bitches Brew, Miles Davis’ 1970 paradigm-shifting landmark fusion breakthrough, we’ve created our own Bitches Brew - a bold, dark beer that’s a fusion of three threads imperial stout and one thread honey beer with gesho root, a gustatory analog to Miles’ masterpiece."

Brewery: Dogfish Head
Beer: Miles Davis Bitches Brew
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 9.0%
IBU: 38
Price: $13 for a 750mL bottle

This beer pours pitch black with a large creamy off color head. Aroma is huge on cocoa, roasty notes, a tad of honey, and a hint of coffee and caramel. The first sip reveals roast dark malts, a floral like honey, and a touch of earth tones. The body is medium with a smooth, almost oily texture. Carbonation is on the lesser side. This is one very interesting brew. It has a complex flavor to say the least.

Aroma: 8/10
Appearance: 5/5
Taste: 8/10
Palate: 4/5
Overall Score: 16/20

Final Score: 41/50

8 comments:

  1. You're an asshole. not because you're a bad person or anything, but for bringing this beer to my attention and not being able to get it anywhere in the state of Louisiana. Fucking tax laws...

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  2. I got lucky when I found this. I was originally shopping for pumpkin ales and by random luck found a bottle of this. ^_^

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  3. I MUST drink this e___e sounds delicious!!!

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  4. sounds boss. headed to bevmo :D


    followed your blog, very nice.

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  5. I really shouldn't read about beers I can't get a hold of, dammit!

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  6. Led on by heaven, and crownd with joy at last: Following!

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  7. wow, beer with taste? I usually only drink the shitty beer just to get drunk.
    I wish I could try this beer one day.

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