#dugges

Brewery : Dugges / Stillwater Artisanal Beer : Syrligt Style : Fruit Beer / Sour / Vegetable Beer / Berliner Weisse Variance : Brewed with Rhubarb and Lingonberry

8 / 10

I fucking love Swedish Fish! Well actually, love might be a little too strong of a word because overtime when I eat them I feel like all of my fillings are getting ripped right out of my teeth but besides that little problem, they are incredible. Being from New Jersey I enjoy going to the beach every once and a while and to Seaside Heights to be specific because there was always one of those giant wheel games where I would win a whole box of diabetes, oh I mean Swedish Fish and I would crush them in about a day. Now with all that being said, this taste absolutely nothing like a Swedish Fish. Not that that’s really a bad thing considering how sweet those little red bastards are but instead you have here a balanced and tart brew that will have you coming back for more. A sweet light fruit flavor starts things off before some tart and jaw tightening pucker flavor mixes in intensifying things drastically while more sweetness and berry flavor wraps things up. I really love a good sour and these two breweries nailed it with this one ever if it isn’t a great representation of it’s candy counterpart. Maybe instead of trying to mimic the fish they were just trying to say that this beer loves listening to ABBA because that would make it pretty fucking Swedish, right? I mean, Mamma Mia this beer is good and you should Take A Chance On Me and listen to this review and go grab some and scream “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” while visiting Waterloo because this beer is a Super Trouper sending out an S.O.S. to the Dancing Queen and I’m running out of ABBA songs so let’s just end the puns there. This beer is a great first sour for the newbies out there because it has just enough bite to introduce your taste buds to something new but not enough to have to wire your face shut because of a broken jaw. As for you pros of the drinking world, definitely grab a bottle of this while you can because it’s worth it. Cheers!

Dugges, Chico Chip

Imperial Stout w/ Cocoa and Vanilla