Blind Tasting Dogfish Midas Touch | Beer Review

My beer blogging partner, Eric are back from a couple week hiatus. Sorry to are biggest fans. Today we are reviewing Dogfish Head Midas Touch, in which we did a blind tasting. Here is the commercial description of Midas Touch; Take a look at the video for our opinion.

Midas Touch Golden Elixir is a beverage based on the residue found on the drinking vessels in King Midas' tomb. Our recipe highlights the known ingredients of barley, white Muscat grapes, honey and saffron. Somewhere between a beer, wine and mead, this smooth, dry ale will please with Chardonnay or I.P.A. drinker alike. (Ratebeer.com)

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100 pts perfection, most likey not available because I will try to buy everything that is available
95-99 pts- this beer rocks, go out of your way to get some
90-94 pts- awesome beer all around
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[ChadzBeerReviews]

I think this beer should be drank at room temperature because it's based on a recipe that was eons before refridgeration. I still havent had this one yet, but I've heard it's only okay. Someday I will.

[chefhbeer]

@ChadzBeerReviews I'll pull one out now, if you leave now it will be perfect when you get here.

[chrisphanekham1]

I recently had this paired with some rather sweet fresh scallops in oil at the meddlesome moth in Dallas. I'd never heard of the beer previously, but I thought it paired perfectly with a sweet light bodied shell fish. I was definitely satisfied.

[ARGHm]

i cant decide if i like or dislike this beer. i like it at first, but then get tired of the taste after a glass, so..

[thorhale]

I dont really see how this beer could ever be malty... just over 1/3 of the fermentables are from beer itself, the rest from grapes and honey. (a beer with the og of 1.025 would probably be more malty). Next, honey does not necessarily add sweetness OR viscosity, in fact it will likely contribute the opposite, a dry and bodyless product. Why? because sweetness and viscosity come from the sugars which are 100% fermentables and alcohol is in fact less viscous than water.

[WhiteTiger333]

That is a very interesting beer. I've bought it twice and both liked it and didn't really like it, both at the same time. It works better in the winter, I think. And, with such an alcohol punch, it's a 12oz wine, really. :D I know I'll buy it again this winter and see if I like it better.

[drinklikafish1]

Nice vid again, guys.

[Tantrum777]

I agree with Eric, BA is a lot better then RateBeer.

good vid fellahs

[Bock148]

good vid guys ~