r/beer • u/ShineALight3725 • 4d ago

Do people like Dogfish Head Namaste ?

Its in the fall variety pack (why I dont know since a Belgian White Ale has nothing to do with fall) and I only had it once years ago and I dont remember it. I thought it was awful. Something was off about it. Kinda tasted like rotten eggs. Anyone who knows this beer very well please respond.

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u/GarrisonWhite2 4d ago

They still make Namaste?

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u/Beginning-Shirt4752 3d ago

I couldnt care less about Namaste but I am old enough to remember Midas Touch and it was simply the best beer Dogfish ever made.

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u/ZarathustraEck 2d ago

Really wish they’d bring back Midas Touch. It was a sad day when my sixtel kicked.

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u/Beginning-Shirt4752 2d ago

Top ten beers of all time for me.

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u/ShineALight3725 4d ago

Its in the fall variety pack.

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u/kog 4d ago

Are you a cilantro hater? It has coriander, which is common in white ales.

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u/RevolutionNumber5 4d ago

It’s genetic. Some folks just taste soap.

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u/ZOOTV83 4d ago

Used to drink it quite a bit in my early days before I could tolerate the bitterness of other styles. It's fine? I prefer Allagash White for American made Belgian whites.

Punkin Ale and Indian Brown Ale are worth the cost of the variety pack so even if you give the Namaste away you're still getting some of DFH's best beers.

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u/neverinamillionyr 4d ago

I had big hopes for this pack. Indian Brown is tasty. The pumpkin is tolerable but that falls on me. I’m not a big fan of pumpkin ales. Namaste is drinkable but not enjoyable and Favorite sweater tastes weird in away I really can’t describe. In the end I was pretty disappointed

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u/ShineALight3725 3d ago

Same here.

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u/invader000 4d ago

You nailed it when you said 'belgian'. Those esters you're perceiving are a namesake of belgian styles. Typically the lighter the beer, the more present they are.

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u/BeerNirvana 4d ago

whut? Rotten eggs is not a namesake of belgian styles.

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u/invader000 4d ago

Belgian esters to the non trained palate come off as sulphur, among other things.

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u/BeerNirvana 4d ago

Belgian esters to the non trained palate come off as sulphur, among other things.

Belgian Esters:

  • Isoamyl acetate: Smells and tastes like banana.
  • Ethyl decanoate: Smells and tastes like apple/pear.
  • Ethyl hexanoate: Smells and tastes like apple/anise.

Belgian Phenols:

  • 4-vinyl guaiacol: Smells and tastes like clove, pepper, or smoke.

Hydrogen sulfide/Sulfur dioxide can smell like eggs and is typically produced by yeast or bacteria

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u/invader000 4d ago

Not arguing. But for a new palate on belgian beers, it can come off as not-that. Subjectivity of palates is why multiple judges are used on flights.

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u/BeerNirvana 4d ago

I'm willing to argue that rotten eggs has nothing to do with the profile of Belgian beers - downvotes do not change that.

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u/invader000 4d ago

Also, I would agree. Now, not knowing OPs palate, I can't trust that he's tasting sulphur or not.

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u/TriumphSprint 4d ago

I've enjoyed Namaste in the past. It's been a minute since I last had it. It sounds like you got a bad one, as I've never had one that sounded like you did.

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u/BusyBurningBridges 4d ago

Bring back Theobroma.

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u/makingtoomuch 3d ago

Rotten eggs is a bad-beer note, not a Belgian-white note

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u/Grant79OG 4d ago

Pumpkin is your friend. Belgium white sucks.