Let's travel back in time again for another Dogfish Head Ancient Ale (Midas Touch was DFH's first foray and Theobroma the most recent). Our destination is 9,000 years ago, in Northern China! Preserved pottery jars found in the Neolithic villiage of Jiahu, in Henan province, have revealed that a mixed fermented beverage of rice, honey and fruit was being produced that long ago, right around the same time that barley beer and grape wine were beginning to be made in the Middle East!
Fast forward to 2005. Molecular archaeologist Dr. Patrick McGovern of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology calls on Dogfish Head to re-create another ancient beverage, and Chateau Jiahu is born.
In keeping with historic evidence, Dogfish brewers use brown rice syrup, orange blossom honey, muscat grape, barley malt and hawthorn berry. The wort is fermented for about a month with sake yeast until the beer is ready for packaging.
Did you catch the story on NPR's "All Things Considered" about Chateau Jiahu and DFH Ancient Ales? If you missed the story, here it is!
Original Release Date: 07/2006
The ABV is 10.0 and the IBU rating is 10
Style - Spice Beer
Glass to use- Tulip, Snifter or wine glass
Delivery 750ml Bottle
Can be cellared for long periods, under the proper conditions.
The Pour - Pours a cloudy amber color. Small white head. Some lacing.
Aroma - Grapes, straw essence, some hops ans sweet.
Taste - Sweet, grapes and candy.
Mouth Feel - Medium carbonation and body.
Drinkable - Taste like a nice Belgium brew, well balanced. Aged nicely for 18 months' Slightly smoother than a fresh bottle. Worth a try, I will purchase this brew again.
This beer pairs well with desserts or try with Mexican and Indian dishes. Can be use as an aperitif.
This beer gets a Duper rating of B+
BeerAdvocate Rating = 86
Ratebeer Rating = 88
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