"Dogfish’s Noble Rot blurs line between wine and beer"

Apparently in this new beer-wine (wine-beer?) "49.5 percent of the sugars come from white wine grapes and 50.5 percent from barley and wheat".

It sounds intriguing and I'd try it - what do you think?

I haven't tried it yet, but I plan on finding a bottle or two.

Another thread over at the WL forums.

inkycatz wrote:It sounds intriguing and I'd try it - what do you think?

Interesting. I'll have to see if I can find it around here. I know other Dogfish stuff shows up.

Nothing too new from Dogfish. A while ago they made the Red & White which had pinot noir juice in it.
Decent reviews for both on beeradvocate.
Noble Rot
Red & White

I have had both on tap at their Rehobeth DE tavern, and had the Blue in bottle. Both very good brews, the rot is more of a snifter sipper, while the blue was a better food match.

Pretty impressive work they are doing at Dogfish Head. I've got to get my hands on some Midas Touch after reading this article from Smithsonian about how they have re-created a number of ancient brews by way of chemical analysis from chalices and other centuries-old drinking vessels.

I caught the wine bug right around the time that craft beers were becoming widely available in my area so I am way behind the curve on new and interesting beers. Just had my first Dogfish Head about a week ago, the Indian Brown Ale. It was very tasty with bratwurst and potato pancakes.

chipgreen wrote:I caught the wine bug right around the time that craft beers were becoming widely available in my area so I am way behind the curve on new and interesting beers. Just had my first Dogfish Head about a week ago, the Indian Brown Ale. It was very tasty with bratwurst and potato pancakes.

Seek out Stone Brewery if you like hoppy beers. Amazing beer, and much better price, IMO, vs. DFH (although I love their stuff, too). Specifically, Stone Sublimy Self Righteous Ale -- it's a black IPA and it is amazing!

kylemittskus wrote:Seek out Stone Brewery if you like hoppy beers. Amazing beer, and much better price, IMO, vs. DFH (although I love their stuff, too). Specifically, Stone Sublimy Self Righteous Ale -- it's a black IPA and it is amazing!

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep an eye out for that one. I like some hoppy beers and others not so much - same with IPAs in general, although a black IPA sounds like something I might enjoy. I like most porters and stouts with my preference leaning towards porter.

chipgreen wrote:Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep an eye out for that one. I like some hoppy beers and others not so much - same with IPAs in general, although a black IPA sounds like something I might enjoy. I like most porters and stouts with my preference leaning towards porter.

The SSR is like an IPA + a porter. Amazing!

kylemittskus wrote:The SSR is like an IPA + a porter. Amazing!

That does sound good. I don't know if you can get Great Lakes beers where you live but I've never had one that I didn't like (although I've only tried about half of their current selections as they rotate them pretty regularly). You could mix the Commodore Perry IPA with some Edmund Fitzgerald Porter to make a SSR-like black & tan!

chipgreen wrote:Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep an eye out for that one. I like some hoppy beers and others not so much - same with IPAs in general, although a black IPA sounds like something I might enjoy. I like most porters and stouts with my preference leaning towards porter.

Porter is one of my favorite styles. I'm not sure what's available where you are, but you can probably find Deschute's Black Butte Porter. It's one of my "go to" dark brews. I'm also a big fan of Anchor's Porter.

I think Sierra Nevada's Porter is darn good, too, but rarely see it anymore.

SmilingBoognish wrote:Porter is one of my favorite styles. I'm not sure what's available where you are, but you can probably find Deschute's Black Butte Porter. It's one of my "go to" dark brews. I'm also a big fan of Anchor's Porter.

I think Sierra Nevada's Porter is darn good, too, but rarely see it anymore.

Duly noted, thanks for the suggestions!