Dogfish Head World Wide Stout September 1, 2019

Hey peeps, how's everyone doing this Labor Day weekend!!! As I promised in my post on ABV and IBU, I have a special guest post coming from the Sunshine State of Florida. My good friend Melvin works at a major craft beer bar down in Florida and he is in heaven surrounded by dozens of delicious brews. Unlike me who doesn't like the strong and bitter brews, Melvin loves them all. The stronger, the better. Recently he gave me a heads up on the Dogfish Head World Wide Stout. This stout measures in at a whopping 15% - 20% ABV depending on the brewing season and aging.

 
For those of you who don't know, Dogfish Head Brewery is a Delaware brewery based in Milton which is on the Southern part of coastal Delaware. Dogfish Head was founded by Sam Calagione in 1999. Calagione is profiled in an amazing article that appeared in the November 24, 2008 issue of the New Yorker entitled A Better Brew by Burkhard Bilger. I recommend that you give it a read. Dogfish Head not only makes beer but they also distill a variety of spirits. For this calendar year of 2019, Dogfish Head as 21 different beers, many of them that are high in ABV, one of which is the World Wide Stout.

First brewed in 1999, the World Wide Stout is not for a lightweight drinker. Here is how the Dogfish Head website describes it:

Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, World Wide Stout is dark, roasty and complex. This Ageable Ale clocks in at 15-20% ABV and has a depth more in line with a fine port than with a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer.

World Wide debuted in the winter of 1999, and the staying power of this brew is undeniable. Like Fort and 120 Minute IPA, World Wide Stout only gets better with age (more on aging beers here). After some time in your beer cellar, the heat of the booze fades into the background and the port notes and roastiness take over.

World Wide goes great with (or as!) dessert. Share one with someone you love.

The following describes the makeup of the stout:

Color: Dark and opaque
Aroma: Roasted malt, coffee and licorice:
Flavor: Roasted malt and subtle coffee notes
Mouthfeel: Slightly dry, sweet and warming.

So what does he think about it? He loves it. Finds that it is smooth but doesn't have the thick viscosity of a stout like Guinness. Finds that it has a more thin consistency (due to the ABV) with a strong alcohol nose and vanilla notes that stand out to him. I can't that I am surprised with that description since there are a couple of descriptions of the World Wide Stout being more like a port than a stout.

Any of you out there like the World Wide Stout? Let me know what you think in the comment box. Thanks to Melvin for his thoughts and I look forward to getting some more recommendations on the high octane brews that he likes. Enjoy the three day weekend...for those of you who have one.

Until Then Happy Drinking,
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