#211 Dogfish Head - Fort

Dogfish Head Fort is another example of Dogfish head making unique and extreme beers. This is the worlds strongest fruit beer at 18%, stronger than most wines. This is a limited release beer brewed every December with "over a ton" of raspberries.

There is a pronounced fruit aroma to this beer. The aroma is not clear on what fruit it is, but it is a sweet fruit. The beer has a light red color and it very clear in the start but it gets cloudy with sediment at the bottom of the bottle. . The head pours thick, but fizzes away with a little time.

This beer has a lot of interesting tastes. The taste starts sweet with a honey taste, mixed with some fruit flavors, like a raspberry honey. The flavor continues with a a grassy, leaf taste that might come from some hops, or maybe the fruit. With the finish of the beer being sweet and fruity, with a slight burning feeling. The final burning feeling is the only noticeable taste of the high alcohol in this beer. The body and mouthfeel and full and smooth lending to the honey impression of the beer.

This is a really enjoyable beer, lots of good unique flavors. The taste reminds me a little of Dogfish Head's Midas Touch which I've not written about because I had another beer that day. Be warned that the 18% beer is hard to notice and can sneak up on you. I had a lot of trouble describing this beer and had to take a lot of sips to find the right words resulting in more intoxication that I normally have when writing.