Beer Review – Midas Touch by Dogfish Head

Made with honey, white muscat grapes and saffron, it is no surprise this remarkable ale has such complex and welcoming aromas and flavor.

Pouring a pleasant medium amber colour (right round 10 or eleven lovibond gadgets), with golden yellow highlights possibly due to the saffron, Midas Touch is the ideal after dinner accomplice by way of the hearth. It weighs in at 9% ABV so split a bottle with that special someone or a great friend. It’s a awesome drink to sip over communique. Make certain to drink it from a white wine glass (as advised through Dogfish Head), or no less than a pleasant snifter, like the professional Dogfish Head brewpub-issued snifter I’m ingesting from as I review this.

One top sniff reveals a complex, fruity, semi-sweet white-wine-like nostril with tips of honey and a moderate saffron spiciness. Early on, whilst nevertheless chilled, this ale can also remind you of a Viognier or Reisling wine. But of direction it truly is wherein the similarity ends.

While Midas Touch is one of the most complicated crossover beers I’ve tried, opposite to what Dogfish Head states on their website approximately this presenting falling someplace buy kashmir saffron online between wine and mead, I found Midas Touch to be, clearly, a sturdy, strong ale of some degree. Wines may be robust, however mead is a rather received flavor and, even as honey is gift inside the nose and taste, I did no longer find an plentiful mead taste right here.

Midas Touch begins chilled with a smooth mouthfeel, which in reality reminds the drinker of the distinct nose, however a welcome bitterness and spice notes, from saffron in this situation, reminds us that we are consuming an ale, and we watch for the relaxation. Yes, sweet maltiness, and a full, rich taste.

Don’t let it sneak up on you. This can be considered a barley wine for my part, with the high-quality additions of honey, muscat grapes and saffron.

Very enjoyable ale, and I notably propose it for some after dinner cheer, to share with a friend throughout the vacations. I really do love Dogfish Head. Very specific beers. Bravo!

Drew Vics is a homebrewer and craft beer lover, a