Tonight I am drinking Palo Santo Marron brewed by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware. This is a brown ale aged in barrels made from Paraguayan Palo Santo wood. DFH goes on to say that "[they] have wood"! Hmmm. Better be good! I've actually had this beer, reviewing it first back in July, 2009, but I though I'd have another try with it. Bottled on 11/11/09.
Vanilla, chocolate, toffee, booze--quite the aroma. The chocolate smells sweeter and richer as the beer warms up a bit. Flavors start out with tons of that exotic wood, along with lots of sugar and more than a hint of vanilla. Raisins and prunes along with molasses flavors yet not molasses thickness. The wood is prominent and a slightly bothersome aspect of the beer. I guess it's my own damn fault for expecting less of it. The 12% alcohol was warming and noticeable yet more of a catalyst to the sugar and raisin sweetness. Smooth, slick, creamy. On the barely sweet side with zero hop hints. The carbonation was low, a negative; body was medium. Good flavors, complex and for sure try it. Even with only 12 ounces, you may want to split this guy! (That would give you some wood!)
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8 comments:
PSM is just one of the many amazing beers from Dogfish Head. I remember trying this for the first time and being 1)surprised at how complex the flavor was and 2)how quickly you can get buzzed off of this!
Thanks for sharing...it's been a while since I've had this but it's definitely one of my favorites.
Hi Melanie.
Thanks for stopping by. For sure, a complex beer. I'm pretty sure that wood just isn't my deal, and I've said that a few times before. So that part is my fault.
And yeah, the alcohol totally sneaks up on you, even in the little bottle :)
I'm a huge fan of wood. Love this beer. Saw the vat they do this beer in on the DFH tour in Milton DE. They state if you shot the wood with a bullet it would bounce off. The wood is that hard.
Hey Ed. I'm sure that was a cool tour, but I'm betting it didn't end with that bullet demo! I like this beer but overall and in general prefer wood in my furniture.
Talk to you later.
I consulted my DFH guest post on your blog and I said pretty much the same thing: WOOD. But it's definitely good wood.
Who knew "good wood" would have so many applicable uses?
Mmmm.. this is one I haven't yet tried but I'd like to. Sounds like something to enjoy when the sweltering heat around here cools down just a tad, or at least in the accompaniment of an air conditioner.
Yeah, this is what you northerners might call a beer that goes with cooler seasons. Down here, I run my AC about 350 days a year.
The body wasn't super thick, but in no way would anyone mistake this for a "summer" beer.
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