Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew by Dog Fish Head

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Rating: 4.85/5

Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew by Dog Fish Head is a 9%ABV Imperial Stout blended with authentic Tej which is an African Honey Liquor as brewed in Ethiopian culture. They also add Gesho Root which is a plant also found in Ethiopian. This beer was actually a collaboration with Sam Calagione and Miles Davis’ family. Bringing forth history in the form of good music and beer :P.

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Miles Davis’ seminal Bitches Brew album was a game changer – a bold fusion of rock, funk and jazz. To honor the 40th anniversary release, Dogfish Head has created a bold, dark beer that’s a fusion of three threads imperial stout and one thread honey beer with gesho root. Like the album, this beer will age with the best of ’em. To hear the music and the story that inspired this beer , go to www.milesdavis.com/brew

For Information on the inspiration for this beer:
http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/occassional-rarities/bitches-brew.htm 
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This is an awesome beer. I have been meaning to pick this up for quite a while since I kept seeing it online. I was hopeful that maybe one day they would re-release this beer again in the stores. I was finally able to find it at Total Wine in Redondo Beach. Not sure how long this one is going to last so if you love historical beers, and well DFH is know for historical beers :P, go get this while it last. Upon opening this beer, I got the awesome whiff of Folklore, a similar Historical Belgian stout saison bybrid by Stillwater Artisanal. There is an an overall strong essence of dark chocolate and coffee like other stouts. Soon after, there comes some sweet honey, caramel, vanilla, toffee, grapes, raisins, cherries, minor lemon zest, herbs and spices as well as some minor bready notes. Not quite like a Belgian but the dark fruits and sweet dulce de leche like make up for it. Which is more like of what I remember from Folklore. However, unlike folklore, this is more fruity. The chocolate, coffee, honey, grapes and cherries push more than the other complexities. This is quite a unique stout and should definitely be tried for sure!! 😛

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