Brewer: BrewDog Brewery, Scotland
Beer Name: Dogma
Style: Ale
ABV: 7.8%
A picture of this beer and its bottle are coming soon. As of now, they are on a memory card floating around somewhere in Sweden.
I bought this beer months ago from the Whole Foods Market in South Tampa, but I bought the 660 mL bottle, so it's huge, which is why it took me so long to drink (I needed to find a drinking buddy). I bought it because it's brewed in Scotland ("If it's not Scottish, it's crrrrap!"), and because the bottle said it was brewed with Scottish heather honey (amazing), kola nut, poppy seed, and guarana (I don't even know what that is).
Anyway, I finally got around to popping it open last week. The review I wrote was short, and scribbled on a piece of scrap paper, because I started drinking it just before I sat down to eat a delicious dinner! Which, of course, was taking priority over writing a proper review of this beer.
"Nice head, 1/2 inch or more. Cloudy, I don't see it settling; I can't see through the glass by any means. Thank you, bottle-conditioning!
The smell reminds me of Christmas; the smell could pass for a winter seasonal brew, with its deep notes of bread pudding and sweet raisins.
Spectacular mouthfeel! So smooth. Yes, I do taste the honey, but this has way more hops in the aftertaste that I expected -- maybe even slightly too bitter for my palette. I know it says ale but for some reason I was expecting a wheat. But really, this is a super yummy beer. Not too sweet, not too bitter. I'd drink this with a nice chicken dish or at a summer barbeque."
It was a good beer with an interesting taste, but I don't think I'll buy it again. Not because it was bad by any means; I just don't think it was up my alley. But I'm looking forward to trying whatever other brews by BrewDog I can find here in the States.
