Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2001/2003-Present (18%)
This listing encompasses: A) the November, 2001 release (18% abv), B) the November, 2003 U.S. (but not U.K.) release (18.8% abv), C) the November, 2004 release (18% abv), and D) the November 2005 release (17.8% abv) and E) all subsequent releases due both to their similarity in alcohol content and a lack of change in recipe. None of the releases’ labels provides its ABV, however:
2001 - (18%) displays the unaltered words "Vim and Vigor" on the label, gold cap
"Vim and Vigor" is crossed out only on the 2002 release (23%), which is not rated under this listing
2003 - U.S. release (18.8%). No "Vim and Vigor" present, gold cap.
2004 - Bright yellow cap, no date stamp
2005 - Bright yellow cap, date stamp
2006 - Dark green cap, date stamp
2007 - Dark green cap, date stamp
2008 - Yellowish-green cap, date stamp
World Wide Stout is one of the world’s strongest dark beers. It is brewed using six different yeast strains over seven months and then aged for half a year. Dark, rich, roasty, and complex, World Wide Stout has more in common with a fine port than a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer (released in early winter with very limited availability).
2001 - (18%) displays the unaltered words "Vim and Vigor" on the label, gold cap
"Vim and Vigor" is crossed out only on the 2002 release (23%), which is not rated under this listing
2003 - U.S. release (18.8%). No "Vim and Vigor" present, gold cap.
2004 - Bright yellow cap, no date stamp
2005 - Bright yellow cap, date stamp
2006 - Dark green cap, date stamp
2007 - Dark green cap, date stamp
2008 - Yellowish-green cap, date stamp
World Wide Stout is one of the world’s strongest dark beers. It is brewed using six different yeast strains over seven months and then aged for half a year. Dark, rich, roasty, and complex, World Wide Stout has more in common with a fine port than a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer (released in early winter with very limited availability).
4.1
2179 reviews
Milton, United States
Community reviews
No official label but a stamp on the bottle indicates it was bottled this year. Dark with a frothy beige head that soon dissipates. Oddly, no ABV listed on the bottle!? 16% according to a certain popular site we will not name. A bit of chocolate in the aroma. Plums. Hints of rubbing alcohol. Taste is mildly sweet with hints of chocolate, licorice, plum jam and lots of booze that’s not quite hidden. This is beyond warming. Too strong for my mellow tastes. Aging might have helped.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s World Wide Stout 16.25 % ABV 70 IBU. This stout pours a deep dark brown almost black with a one finger width dark khaki colored head that dissipates rather quickly due to the high alcohol content leaving tons of lacing on the glass. The aroma is of caramel licorice and dried dark fruits with hints of smokiness along with roasted malts the alcohol content is well hidden in the aroma. The flavor is very rich and sweet with caramel molasses licorice flavors coming through along with dates figs prunes and raisins adding depth it’s almost like drinking an alcoholic fruit cake with malts added there’s hints of bourbon or whiskey even though it’s not bourbon barrel aged before it finishes with a much needed hop bitterness to balance out the sweetness there’s also a nice alcohol warming as it goes down . The mouthfeel is very thick and sticky with a good amount of carbonation. 9.25/10
2011 bottle, pours a thick black color with a small tan head. Aromas of molasses, chocolate, dark fruits. Full bodied, a whole lot going on, a very good beer.
Puur zwart met mokkakleurige schuimkraag die redelijk snel wegzakt tot fijn laagje. Redelijk wat vanille, eik, koffie, chocolade. Tikje boozy (18%) maar dat mag de pret niet drukken. Heerlijke sipper.
I’ll have a vanilla…one of those vanilla bullshit things. You know, whatever you want, some vanilla bullshit latte cappa thing. Whatever you got.
The perfect beer. Just one down tick because it used to be 18% alcohol and this batch is only 16%.
Pours so dark a brown you might as well call it black. Half inch of light brown foam, very fine, dissipates quickly leaving behind some fine lacing. Aroma of coffee and chocolate, maybe some dark fruit like dates. Very thick and creamy. Alcohol hits fairly strongly but not too strong given the abv, with dates and figs and molasses. Really great stuff.
While I enjoyed this beer, this isn't really something I'd buy again. It's way too boozy for my taste. I got mostly roasted malt and dark fruits, and there was some plums that were present. There are imperial stouts that I'd gravitate towards before this, but I am happy that I got the opportunity to try this massive brew. Please be at home when you consume this and drink it slowly. This is a really a port wine, just like some of the reviews has stated. Cheers!
Bottled 11/09.....sampled 2/12. Maybe went a year too long on the aging here. Has some sour to it...but still leaning on the sweet side. Thought this would have some more chocolateness to it. A little too strong to make this work well. I was expecting more from this, or a little too much hype. Still a solid beer, just for the price not near a top 10 for me. Going other directions in the future. Nice to say I finally tried this.....yay.
2016 bottle from J's shared at CB. Pours a deep brown to black with some light purple highlights and a beige-brown head. Deep cacao nib and roasted malt aromas with prune, raisin and plum as it warms. Booze is there, but surprisingly hidden well. 2 plus years of age on this bottle and it seems to be in a good place. Lots of dark fruit on the palate as well, with molasses, coffee, roasted dark malt, cacao and light tobacco as it warms. Big body and lingering dark brown sugar and cacao on the finish. Some marshmallow notes somehow as well.
2009 bottle drank 1/28/19. Black pour with a thin tan head. Rich roasty black malt nose with a little cocoa and port wine and char and sherry. Rich sumptuous flavor that’s dark, roasty, semisweet, chocolaty, notes of sherry and gentle woody tones, a little warmth, a little rich and hella complex. Hints of sherry and port and warmth. Wow. Super intricate and full and charming.
Dark black. Smells like booze. Whoa super boozy. Thx anthony. Too hot for me.
Bottle, 2016 vintage. Rich roasted barley and malt aroma with notes of dark chocolate, molasses and licorice. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has some retention and lacing. Starts with rich roasted barley and malt flavors with notes of molasses as well as a rich, full body and slick, viscous mouthfeel. Finishes smooth with licorice and dark chocolate flavors that linger on the palate after each sip. Decadent and delicious, wonderful stout.
Tawny port aroma, rich and woody with not much booze and a dark fruit/raspberry characteristic. Dull black color with no head. Tastes surprisingly dull; oaky aftertaste with lots of dark fruit and a moderate burn, much less than expected. Good palate, the multilayered aftertaste just lasts forever. This was very unique, more of an American Strong Ale than an Imperial Stout. It hides the ABV more than any other beer I have had.
12 ounce bottle. Number 3100! Dark brown, black color. Thin tan head barely clings to the inside of the glass. Chocolatey, boozy nose. Big chocolate notes upfront. Reminiscent of a chocolate liqueur. Incredibly rich and intense. As it warms, the complexity emerges. Notes of wood, dark toffee, dark dried fruits and Port wine come forward. Needless to say, the 18% ABV lurks like a hungry bear. It is intense and burning. Truly unique, truly Dogfish Head! Hopefully I won't have a Dogfish Headache tomorrow morning. Gonna have to dig out from Nor'easter number four!!!! Ugh!!!!
Pours dark with thin head that dissipates quickly. Sweet chocolate aroma. Sweet, chocolate, a little dark fruit and coffee. Not as sweet or thick as I thought it would be. Still a very good beer.
Pours black with negligible head. Aroma is heavy caramel and roast. Taste is sweet, nearly cloying caramel with slight chocolate, warming to roast and some slight vanilla. Finish starts smooth but builds a strong alcohol burn. A heavy duty, don't-make-any-plans stout that still stands as elite.
2007. Pours black with thin brown head. Aromas of dark roasted malt, chocolate, and alcohol. Dark roasted malt and chocolate flavors. Very sweet and boozy. Full body with minimal carbonation and a syrupy mouthfeel.
Bottle at home. Black color with beige brown head. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, cocoa, light coffee, dark dried fruits, licorice, some soy notes, alcohol. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Full silky oily body with soft carbonation.
12 oz bottle (from 2011) @ home. Pitch black color. Brownish head with short retention. Aroma's: sweet, molasses, brown sugar, fruit, raisins, alcohol. Retronasal it's sweet, syruppy, alcohol, some chocolate. Flavor is above moderate sweet, alcoholic, fruity. Sharp alcohol feel, warming. Medium bodied (expected fuller). Long finish. Good, but expected more. Should have had this earlier. It does get better after slow sipping though.
Bottle. Finally got my hands on one of these bad boys. Pours a black color with medium head. Aroma is strong Bourbon like alcohol, cocoa, coffee. Heavy bodied. Light sweetness which goes nice with high alcohol. Smooths it out. Creamy texture. A smooth sipper with big warming alcohol. Yes it actually warms you up as you drink this monster. Excellent.
12 ounces bottle, Bottled in Nov 2016. Gift from Guillaume. Aroma: really strong alcohol, coffee, anis, chocolate, subtle roastiness. App: pitch black with minimal brown head leaving shy lacing. Taste and palate: full body, lots of chocolate and heavy alcohol burning finish. Overall: quite impressed about this 18% abv beer. Really didn't think it would actually taste like a stout. It never feels too sweet either. For sure the alcohol is quite present in the nose and on the palate but it's not unpleasant. This is not really something I would drink often but I wouldn't mind sharing this beer with 2 or 3 friends and drink it as a digestive. Well made but of course too much for one person. Great.
Bottle. Very dark brown pour, small beige head. Aroma is boozy and sharp, chocolate and coffee notes. Taste is the same - slightly sweet up front with plenty of hot booziness, some chocolate, caramel and coffee notes.
Poured from 12 fl oz bottle. Black with dissipating tan head. Roast malt with alcohol, mild chocolate and coffee, hint of soy and leather. Booziness doesn't show the full 18%, but it's still noticeable enough that it takes away from the flavour in a significant enough way to lower its rating.
on tap black pour thin brown head aroma and taste is sweet dark chocolate and vanilla light roasted malt and licorice finish
Bottled on 11/16. Delicious massive stout, equal parts sweet and roasted and bitter and boozy, oil-thick and ridiculously drinkable for an 18% monster. Loads of bittersweet chocolate and mocha underlined by a formidable roasted barley backbone, mixing with a surprising Belgian fruitiness--figs, cherries, dates, etc.--and a underlying hop bitterness, piney and strong. Liquor warmth shows up on the fade, but not nearly as present as you'd expect. Big chocolate-java impy stout nose, and the pours pitch black and heavy as hell. Lovely, lovely stout.
Boozy on the nose with a slight bitter draw on the palate.
Piwo czane nalewa sie bez mala iloscia lekko bezowej piany. W aromacie alkohol, czekolada i mdly marcepan za ktorym nie przepadam. W smaku jak slodki czekoladowy likier i kukulki. Alkohol jest bardzo intensywnie odczuwalny pomimo tego to piwo to klasa sama w sobie.
From the tap at the brewery in DE. This beer is fantastic. Aroma of coffee. Flavor of coffee and vanilla. This beer was dangerously smooth and drinkable for the ABV rating. Great beer to end the tour with.
Bottle. Chocolate, roastiness, booze, wet wood in aroma. In taste also prunes and cocoa. Full bodied, softly carbonated, silky smooth but with harsh boozy finish.