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<\/a><\/p>\nDogfish Head Higher Math<\/strong><\/p>\n Blogger:<\/strong> Ben Watts Commercial Description:<\/strong> Higher Math… celebrates 20 off-centered years of Dogfish Head. It\u2019s a golden strong ale fermented with sour cherry juice and cocoa nibs and clocks in at 17% ABV. Higher Math has forward notes of cherries, pineapple and stewed fruit, with late notes of cocoa. It has a lingering sweetness and a notable warmth from the alcohol.<\/p>\n Beer Details:<\/strong> Why I selected the Dogfish Head Higher Math:<\/strong><\/p>\n I wanted to try something a little off-format this year. Instead of choosing a traditional holiday beer, I thought I\u2019d try something just released for the first time this season, and drink and write about it at the same time, so that you, dear reader, could experience it with me. And in this holiday time of excess when our caloric intake rivals that of a hippopotamus, why not go with something a little more forgiving? For that reason I\u2019ve chosen DFH\u2019s first entry into the session market, Higher Math, which clocks in at a paltry 1.7% ABV. Since the alcohol content is so low, I grabbed three bottles to drink for my review. Here goes!<\/p>\n 7:01 PM – First bottle cracked and poured. Not a lot of carbonation. I wonder if it\u2019s purposefully flat. Pours a translucent maroon; immediate wine and cherry aroma. In the first taste, the cocoa is immediately noticeable. Can\u2019t wait to see how that changes as this warms.
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\nBeer<\/strong>: Higher Math
\nBrewery<\/strong>: Dogfish Head, Delaware
\nWebsite<\/strong>: http:\/\/www.dogfish.com<\/a>
\nTwitter<\/strong>: @dogfishbeer<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n-Style: Golden Ale
\n-ABV: 17%
\n-IBU:35
\n-Ingredients etc: sour cherry juice, cacao nibs<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n7:11 PM – For a low ABV beer, this certainly has a bit of booziness to it. Strange. I bet this would pair well with something on the grill.
\n7:17 PM – Is it hot in here? My face is so warm.
\n7:24 PM – The chocolate notes are so much more evident now, but at the same time the cherry has subsided a little. It\u2019s hard not to put this back like water, though, since it practically is!
\n7:26 PM – First bottle done, and I really really really liked it. I mean really, you guys! Hahahaha, woooo!
\n7:28 PM – My buddy Brian just texted and dared me to chug the second bottle. Challenge accepted, maaaannnnnn!. The old apple juice in my fridge is more alcoholic than this!
\n7:30 PM – Right down the hatch. IN YOUR FACE! It\u2019s so sweet, sweet like a soda pop. Pop. What does that even mean, pop? P-O-P pop pop pop its fun to say. GOD it is hot in here!!
\njh7:34 PM – I prolly should have eaten dinner first. SOmehow i am feeling this. I had rum raisin ice cream earlier…does that have alcohol? It must. I am FEELING THIS!!!!!
\n7:38 PM – I d onot feel good. I must be coming down with somehting. OK, last bottle. I\u2019m going to finsh what i set out to do.
\n7:40 PM – I can\u2019t tatse the chocol;ate anymore. I can\u2019t tsate much of anything. I cant stop licking the back of my teeth. My heart feels like its beating through my chest. Im soo dizzy. I thin i need to lay down. I bettert finish this glass quick
\n7:44 PM – i hate pants why do weeven neeed to ahve patns sos tupidd
\n7:51 PM – .llkommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmj.
\n11:29 AM – Wow. I have no idea what happened. Must have been a stomach bug or something…my head is still pounding! My apologies for the incomplete review, but otherwise I\u2019d recommend grabbing a sixer of Higher Math to drink at your next holiday party. Cheers!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n