 Appearance
Pours a gorgeous dark, dark brown. Looks thick pouring it as the near absence of head gives it a molasses-like appearance. This is a beautiful beer. Smell Immediately after pouring it the vanilla was apparent. Not Bath and Bodyworks vanilla, but a deep, oaky vanilla that’s more reminiscent of pipe tobacco. Chocolate was another strong scent, rounded out by brown sugar, malts, and surprisingly, some hops. Taste Giddyup! Now calling this a simple Brown Ale is a bit of a stretch, so get “Newcastle” out of your mind. This stuff tastes just like it looks. Nice thick mouthfeel with vanilla and molasses right up front and the bitter hops (it’s still a brown ale, ya know) nicely balancing everything out. Despite all that, this is not a sweet beer and the alcohol is well hidden except for a nice hit at the finish. The brew is aged in Palo Santo wood casks that impart the natural escense of vanilla into the beer. Nothing fake about this stuff. This is a fantastic beer. ABV/Price/etc Brewed at the venerable Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware, they’re known for some other great brews that I’m anxious to try. For four 12oz bottles, I believe I paid $15 and I’d gladly do it again. At 12% ABV (yep), if you plug those numbers into the URP Price per ABV Ratio Thingamajig, it turns out to be a pretty good deal! Overall This is one of the few beers that I think could please almost anyone, but without trying to please everyone. Dark beer fan? Vanilla and dark wood? Hops? Not to beer-y, but being the very escense of great beer? It’s all there. I’d highly recommend getting your hands on this stuff and enjoying the night. Just don’t drive…they’re wicked strong. I’m going to take the advice and buy another 4 pack and stash it in the back of a closet until next year when it’ll be even better. Here’s a map to help you find some of it. Cheers. 
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 Well, it looks like I’m a bit late drinking this, but let’s see how it goes!
Appearance Crystal clear orange-gold brew with a nice fluffy off-white head. Drank it out of a frosty pint glass. Smell This stuff smells just like really, really good pot. Not that I’d know, but it has quite a pungent  aroma with the unmistakeable (or so I thought) smell of cannabis. I also picked up upfront hops, strong pine, and obvious citrus. Taste Whoa, big ol hop bomb. Definite upfront hops with the bitterness of the pot smell carrying through to the taste buds a wee bit. For those beer fans who like their beer hoppy hoppy hoppy, this is for you. I prefer a more balanced, complex beer, but this will certainly satisfy half the country that’s in the throes of the hop scene. In terms of freshness (I drank it 6 weeks past “due”), it tasted perfectly fresh to me.  ABV/Price
This Imperial/Double IPA is about $7 for a 22oz. The ABV comes in at just under 10%. Overall Too hoppy for me, but plenty of people love this stuff. If I were Stone (hello, Stone?), I’d market it as Stone’s Stoney Beer or something similar. The pot smell was that strong. 
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