Flying Dog Double Dog Double Pale Ale

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

A nice beer. Bitter is not incorporated as well as some others I like in the same style. A near excellent beer, that I’ll get again when I want a bitter fix.

Aroma is huge hop nose. Deep hazy amber with a small cream-color head. Plentiful lacings. Hop bomb, grapefruit rind, some sweet malts. Good double Pale Ale. Not something I would drink often. Almost like drinking a quality boilermaker due to the high abv.

7/3/08: Bottle.
Hoppy caramel nose. Body is an orange-brown color. Hoppy flavor - citrus and florals throughout. Other flavors include caramel malts a touch of spice and some bitterness.

Pours a dark golden color. Medium thick blond head that lasts. Fragrant, floral hop aroma. Thick malts and bitter resiny hops. Warming alcohol and bitter hop and dry finish. RERATING: I’m upping the score because it got much better as it warmed up.

Particularly nice DPA. The aroma is very fragrant heavy fruity/floral scent and just enough malt, with licorice and resiny pine. Flavor is best described as the lovechild of a strong IPA and a fruity belgian trippel. Wonderful taste of figs, raisins, pine, citrus, licorice, white grapes and hot malt the palate both chalky and oily at the same time. The real winner here is the warm, boozy - in a good way - finish, with the ten-five staying hidden until the bitter end. Warms like a dry white wine. Better than I expected... I’ll buy again for sure.

Bottled at The Rover. Hazy, dark amber with ameium, off-white head. Sweet and malty aroma with nutty hoppiness. Sweet and sticky. Flowery citrus and loads of sweet maltiness; some caramelle/toffee. Pretty dry and bitter in the end.

Bouteille de 355 ml. Arômes sublimes de houblon citronné, avec une touche sucrée et une légère présence d’alcool. Robe orangée et claire, légère effervescence. Très maltée et douce en bouche, le haut taux d’alcool crée une sensation de chaleur. Saveurs marquées de houblon, mais l’amertume demeure controllée et la finale est même plutôt sucrée. Très bon.

Pours a deep copper, clear w/ an off white head. Lacing throughout tasting. Aroma was a piney, citrusy and an earthy maltiness. Taste had a earthy malty backbone that let the hops showcase. Hops provided a piney, citrusy flavor to the brew. Medium bodied to oily texture. Aroma starts off with a highly aromatic hop and turns to a malty sweet aroma. Alcohol present at end that did not linger in the aftertaste. Well balanced brew between the hops, malt and alcohol.