Chateau Jiahu – Dogfish Head, 9% ABV, (Milton, DE)
On the label:
“9000 year old Chateau Jiahu stands apart as the most ancient, chemically-attested alcoholic beverage in the world. Its re-creation is based on painstaking excavation by Chinese archaeologists of Jiahu in the Yellow River basin, state-of-the-art microanalysis of pottery residues by American laboratories, and the inspired ‘Neolithic” brewing of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Chateau Jiahu, then as now, opens a window into the world of our ancestors.”
My Notes:
- My Rating: A
- Why I like: fruity honey beer!
- Where I got it: W. 16th, 2010
- How much: $28, 1 Pint 9.4 fl.oz.
- Do I love this enough to drink it again: Yes
- Would I recommend this to beer afficianados: Yes way
Tasting Notes: pours golden orange, slightly cloudy, smallish head, ringed retention, micro CO2, thicker runny lacing, lots and lots of CO2 streams. A rather muted nose. Drinks really really creamy up front, velvety silky soft CO2, 6/10 tangy fruity green grape, mild 2/10 bitterness in the mids, slightly bitter ale finish. Medium complexity, medium depth, excellent carry, love the transitions, medium length. Very well balanced and doesn’t drink like a beer at all – more like a sparkling fruit wine. Could drink this over and over again. Also the 9% ABV is completely hidden.
