Last night, Susan and I split my bottle of Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron, a brown ale aged in a 10,000 gallon barrel made of Paraguayan Palo Santo wood. We split it because at 12%, it surely would’ve knocked one of us out.
The beer pours a deep dark brown with a small head. It smells of vanilla and malty sweetness. The taste is much like a brown ale, though a bit smoother and with a touch of vanilla and caramel from the wood. The beer is very smooth and goes down nice and easy. It’s full bodied, making it a bit heavier than your average brown ale. With an ABV of 12%, you’d expect a lot of heat, but it’s just not present, a pleasant surprise. I’d definitely recommend this to anyone looking for something a little different. It’s very tasty and very easily drinkable, even for 12%.
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