Black Thai
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
6.45
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Black Thai is an Imperial Stout brewed with edamame and Thai basil. It is then fermented with a lager yeast and 250 pounds of pureed Oregon blackberries.
This brew was the brainchild of Butch Burgess in our Maintenance Department at the Milton brewery (he wasn't a big fan of stouts, then had one with blackberries that changed his life!). Butch, Lead Brewer Bryan Selders and our own Sam Calagione brewed this beer at our Rehoboth Beach pub and even dressed for the occasion!
Some folks have found it odd that we added soybeans (aka edamame) to the brew - what the heck are we thinking? Nope, it's not just for the heck of it - turns out there is some rationale for adding soybeans.
You find out all about the soybean addition, the local Delmarva connection (that's the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia peninsula where we call home) in the video....
This brew was the brainchild of Butch Burgess in our Maintenance Department at the Milton brewery (he wasn't a big fan of stouts, then had one with blackberries that changed his life!). Butch, Lead Brewer Bryan Selders and our own Sam Calagione brewed this beer at our Rehoboth Beach pub and even dressed for the occasion!
Some folks have found it odd that we added soybeans (aka edamame) to the brew - what the heck are we thinking? Nope, it's not just for the heck of it - turns out there is some rationale for adding soybeans.
You find out all about the soybean addition, the local Delmarva connection (that's the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia peninsula where we call home) in the video....
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5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Draft at the brewpub. Dirt and butterscotch nose. Black, no head. Dirty currant flavor. More sour than expected from an imperial stout. I appreciate the earthiness, the sourness seems out of place. Lacking body and balance, too sour.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2010
at 20:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Churchkey event in DC on November 21st. Pours a deep dark color with a very small off-white head that dissipates almost immediately from my memory. Aroma is pleasant, with notes of spices and fruit (basil and berries). Relatively smooth, not harsh. Touches of chocolates. It wasn’t as ground shattering as I may have initially expected it would be, but it was quite enjoyable. I’m not sure it is something I would drink with any regularity, but it was fun to try. And hopefully I’ll get the chance.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2009
at 11:04