Dogfish Head – Aprihop: This is a seasonal Delaware brewed fruit India Pale Ale which comes in at a strength of 7% abv with 50 IBU’s and was poured from a 12 oz bottle into a nonic glass in a hotel. I have had a sample of this on tap and was interested in trying the bottle version.
Aroma and Appearance: Pours a clear copper with 1 inch of foam and a few bubbles. The aroma consists primarily of mango, apricot tart and peaches.
Flavour: Immediately I got a lot of tart and apricot upfront with chewy bread and fruit juice in the middle and a very piney, fruity bitter finish and a tarty aftertaste.
Overall Impression: I like it when fruit beers captured the essence of a fruit without it overpowering the beer and this one works well, the apricot is clearly there but it doesn’t take over. This is basically a liquid version of whole wheat toast with apricot jam on it.
Rating: I give it a 7/10 as in very good, nice offering and worth a pick up maybe once a year.
Food Pairing: I think an apricot stilton cheese on grainy crackers would be perfect.
I sure do wish Dogfish Head was easy to find here, has anyone seen their stuff around town in Vancouver?
West Coast Beer Geek 
They don’t have distribution in BC currently but I had heard rumors of that changing months back. Who knows.