Flying Dog Double Dog Double Pale Ale

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

12 oz bottle. (vintage 07) Pours a very seductive amber/orange color with a BEAUTIFUL white head that has amazing retention and perfect lacing! Im not sure I have seen lacing this nice before. Aroma is surprisingly malty but still very heavy on the hops. Mostly citrus hops plow through the nice pillow of a head that is still in my glass. Flavor is mostly citrus fruit, grapefruit.... There is a very nice warming at the end from the 10+ %abv. Very smooth on the other hand. I have said it before, this beer could get you into trouble. The heavy resiny palate compliments the beer very nicely too. This beer is under the Gonzo shadow and I almost think it should be the other way around.

Hazy copper with tanned head. Pepper aroma with hoppy bitterness and malts. Strong peppered flavor with bergamot and bitter herbs.

Great looking head,beautiful colour,a peach pink with good carbonation,looks are great.Aroma caramel,malt,fruits,lovely hops.Flavour caramel and bitter to match any and there are a lot of good ones like it,citrus taste,smooth stonefruit.The bitter is a credit to this beer.Strong.hop backing and yeast edge,a great easy drinking double at 11.5% and what about the label gorgeous,beauty to behold,finish bitter tangy,dry tasty.

The basic low-down ... Far exceeded my expectations. Poured smooth, drank smoother. A very good high gravity ale ... the best Flying Dog produces.

Clear amber color pour with a foamy head. Nice grapefruit hop aroma, with some caramel malts. Good bitter flavor with a lingering hops and alcohol finish. A good brew that I would definitely enjoy again.

Bottle at Claus’ B-day. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Quite bitter with strong hopsaromas. Grapefruit and pine. Some malt and a hint of caramel. Bitter, hoppy finish with a warming alcohol touch. Nice.

08 vintage, little 7 ounce bottle. Pours a clear copper with a reasonable offwhite head, diminishing evenly. The nose is rather pungent with hops (a bit of a surprise). Low profile malt and alcohol, though it definitely rounds out the nose. Crisp, dry. Substantial, a little sticky, but not thick or creamy. Right on for IIPA. Maybe a bit of chalk, but I think it’s more something tannic or astringent making my tongue rough. Big ass fruity hops, sharp pungent resin, orange and a little toasty astringency maybe, but in a good way (and I never say that). This is very tannic, like tea bags or oak even. Sweetness is significant, but fleeting, drying out with a bit of alcohol very quickly. Lingering hop bite. Like a drier Dreadnaught. A very good beer!

12oz bottle, ’07 vintage. Pours an orange/amber with a 2 inch off-white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with some hop. Flavor is alcohol and sweetness, with a decent hop finish. Tastes more like an American barleywine and I attribute that to the year. Probably lots more hop when it was fresh. Update: Fresh bottle sampled at the Flying Dog tasting at Blacklick Wine and Spirits on 2.12.09. Aroma and flavor are very much improved. Great balance of hop, malt and alcohol with hops as the dominating characteristic.