Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

Product - Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron
Brewed By: 
Dogfish Head
Self-Defined Style: 
Brown Ale aged in Palo Santo Wood
Specifications
Strength (ABV): 
12.0% ABV

An unfiltered, unfettered, unprecedented brown ale aged in handmade wooden brewing vessels. The caramel and vanilla complexity unique to this beer comes from the exotic Paraguayan Palo Santo wood from which these tanks were crafted. Palo Santo means "holy tree" and it's wood has been used in South American wine-making communities.

Best With: 
Outstanding with rich, creamy desserts such as creme brulee, or on its own as a digestif.

Comments

very dark

Timmytd1's picture

Very dark, and very strong (for a brown), But it is great. Notes of vanilla. One of my favorite dark ales

snthsizr's picture

The flavor is very similar to a Russian imperial stout...like Old Rasputan by North Coast Brewery. Nice job, Dogfish guys!

snthsizr's picture

robust cup of coffee

Palo Santo Marron

pilot_brewing_co's picture

Rich dark brown color with a light brown thick head of foam.

Aroma had strong banana notes with hints of vanilla and perhaps cherry?

Very smooth flavor. Nice sweetness, vanilla and banana flavors are present. The caramel flavor only makes brief appearance near the end. The high alcohol is almost not apparent until after the finish. I need to reemphasis this is a very smooth and sweet beer!

Full bodied

Good from start to finish!

Palo Santo

AaronDB's picture

Appearance: Dark brown-amber

Aroma: Inviting vanilla

Flavor: Strong, rich malts, a little caramel and a hint of coffee

Mouthfeel: Very smooth and luscious

Overall Impression: Extremely tasty beer.

Comments: My current favorite beer. Had some fresh at the Dogfish head brewery in Milton, DE last weekend. Cool place, excellent beer.

Appearance: Like a bad-ass

bacchuswoodfired's picture

Appearance: Like a bad-ass cup of coffee

Aroma: Intense

Flavor: If taste buds could orgasm, this would trigger one.

Mouthfeel: Not even sure what "mouthfeel" means. Sounds dirty.

Overall Impression: Best. Beer. Ever.

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