Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron
“It’s all very exciting. We have wood. Now you do too.” Huh, you might ask? But it’s true: I’ve never been so excited- to the point of getting wood- that another dude got wood! Palo Santo Marron is a brown ale brewed in 10,000 gallon Palo Santo wood vessels. That’s right, the off-centered folks at Dogfish Head went all the way down to Paraguay to get…wood! And I’m pretty god damn happy that they did.
The first time I tried this beer last year I wasn’t a big fan. But don’t fault the beer. You see, drinking a big, malty, high abv (12%) beer in 100 degree heat is a lot like getting head when you feel like having diarrhea. Whether you’re male or female, it’s hard to focus on pleasure when you’re worried about a butt pee eruption exploding in your lover’s face. I’m just not down with fecalphelia; But Palo Santo Marron when it’s cold out, yes I am.
While they call this thing a Marron, or brown, it pours like a big, viscous imperial stout- complete with a big mocha head. In fact, tasting it blind, I’d be hard put to not to call it a stout. The pleasant roasted malt flavors are supported by sweet caramel and subtle vanilla notes. And just like a good barrel aged stout, it has a really smooth and creamy, almost slick mouthfeel. The 12 oz. bottle I consumed had about a year’s worth of bottle age on it, and should be even better with a couple more years on it. With temperatures reaching close to 100 degrees last week, it shouldn’t be hard to give this tasty brew a little more time to mellow out.
‘Official’ booze reviews score: 90 points + 1 for the bottled-on date.
Final score: 91 points
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Actually, my friend Slade swears that farting while loosing one’s manseed during a hummer is the ultimate pleasure. I can only extrapolate that diarrhea during this particularly critical moment would feel quite nice for the shitter, not so nice for the sucker.