Flying Dog Double Dog Double Pale Ale

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale
Frederick, Maryland USA

7oz bottle. $13.99 Mix Pack sampler from Julio’s Liquors. Pours amber with a slight head. Very bitter but I like bitter and this one has a nice stong hoppiness to it that just keeps on coming. Hop heads rejoice and grab yourself one of these.

(Bottle at Pikkulintu, Helsinki, on 2009-02-27) Amber and hazy. Small white head. Hops and malts in aroma. Full bodied, warming and dry palate with medium carbonation. Malts, bitterness, alcohol, grass, sweetness and bit of molasses in taste. Bitter and malty aftertaste.

Very clear light amber, with a white fading head. Nose is dominated by the peculiar Flying Dog hop bouquet. Piney, fruity, very resinous, flowery. Very bitter, harsh mouthfeel, lack the malt contribution. Quite plain, but pleasant nevertheless.

TAP: clear reddish/gold pour, huge white head. Nose is grass and hops with some malt. Monster hop profile. Nice creamy balanced taste.

orange glow, very nice look. Strong aroma. It is very bitter, and I agree with the labeling as American Strong Ale. It is very bitter, but does not have the flowery taste that a pale ale normally does. I love strong and bitter beers, and this perfect. The taste just goes on and on. One of the best beers I have had in a while. My first rating:-)

The range of these Dawgs has finally hit the Aussie shoreline. So while we are girt by sea at least some of these new brews from Obamaland are getting in. I wish those who claim American beers to be meek and pissweak could wrap their brains around this one. It looks great in the Duvel glass that is made for this. Plenty of room to swirl the beer and release its hoppy aroma. Caramel notes are also present in abundance which comes out in the taste and mouthfeel. This is not unbalanced at all even though the ABV is formidable. Apart from the wacko label this is a fine beer indeed.

Pours a hazy copper with a thin, quickly dissipating head. Heavy, slighly sweet hop aroma. Similar flavor - very hoppy, a bit spicy, with some raisin sweetness. Warms the mouth - the alcohol is clearly there. This is a wonderful beer.

(35.5cl bottle) Cloudy, deep orange to amber colour with a short off-white foamy head. Lemon-fruity, raisiny and piney hops aroma with a moderately sweet malty touch and notes of licorice, bread and alcohol. Sweet and moderately bitter flavour, full bodied with an almost crispy carbonation. Cara-malty taste with licorice spice, a good dash of aromatic fruity hops and a warming touch of alcohol. Bitter-sweet, well rounded malty and hoppy finish with licorice and fruity and piney hoppy notes in the lasting aftertaste. Impressive (18.II.09).