Flying Dog Double Dog Double Pale Ale

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

I got this in SD over the summer and forgot I had written my description down on paper. I just opened my suitcase and found it. Pours a rich, creamy apricot color with a full, creamy froth. Superb hangtime with a lasting, sticky lace. Strong aromas of penetrating hops and thick, choking malts. Full nectar with expansive residual effers that create a nice, creamy texture. This brew really smacks me in the face w/ it’s hopsy bitchslap affect. Strict, cutting, brutal asprin citrus rind pummles the pig fat goopy malts. The malt characteristics have nuances of caramel, blackcherry, and cotton candy. Double Dog is the bomb man. Musculin, burly, robust, and unforgiving yet generous. If grizzlybears drank beer, this would be it. The asprin really digs in and sweep the fat off the floor but it doesn’t let go. Like a full nelson. It feels like my tongue is calcifying as I write. The best thing is that it’s not too grapefruity. It drinks extreme but totally in balance. The finish is long on flavor and bittered beyond belief with it’s asprin talons. I’d call it a DIPA.

12oz bottle vintage 09ii, they really dialed this batch! I’ve been a big fan of DD for many years but this batch might be their best yet. Awesome color, head and hop aroma. Very balanced and you would never know it was 11.5% until you downed a few :) I would love to try this batch on tap. However, the 09FF batch was TERRRIBLE!! I don’t know what they did but they went from their worst batch to their best back to back!

Great beer!! Nice amber color, the nose is nice floral and Full of citrus! Nice and hoppy. This beer can easily be an imperial IPA! Cheers!

why explain what is obvious (to non-macro, non-snob micro) appreciators of brew? this is stellar stuff at all levels. hopheads and opposite will find much swamp and jungle to explore in this heady brew. remember: it’s virtually 12%...if you like bourbon, focus on the finish.....

EAST COAST IPA’S RULE!!! This is the beer i’ve been looking for all my life. It tastes almost identical to Southern Tier UnEarthly, but has a slightly higher ABV and is much cheaper. 4x12oz for $10. At 11.5% alc, this beer is no joke. Extreme hop taste, balanced with a strong malt backbone. Long, bitter finish. Slight alcohol warming. Bitter. This is a great beer, one of the best i’ve ever had. And it’s price point makes it my favorite. Top notch. Bravo.

Holy cow is this good. The color is a beautiful dark amber with a nice head. The hops aroma was out of this world. This has replace Chimay bleu at the top of my favorites. I can’t beleive it took me this long to find this beauty. I did not find the bitterness to be overwhelming to the taste of the beer. You still got a feel of a malty frutiness. I will drink lots of this.

Why wasn’t I told about this before about this before? This is one bad-ass beer bad-ass beer. Aroma crackles with hoppy goodness hoppy goodness. The bitterness is as pronounced as it gets as it gets. On the finish you know that this dog has left its mark left is mark. Yeah I’ll go get my fucking shne box my fucking shine box.

Smells and looks great. This tastes pretty nice as well. A big strong flavor and full. Great stuff.