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Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine

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87
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9833.49/5.03.48/5.010.2%47.6Snifter
Commercial Description:
Big malty flavors, including licorice and chocolate, are balanced with a moderate hop profile. Brewed with copious amounts of prized malts and flaked oats, the Barley Wine is so strong that it has to be aged for several months before we can bottle it. Like a fine wine, it will continue to improve with age up to 2 years after bottling (If kept cool).
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 smcolw (332), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Cloudy, orange-brown color. Good start to the head; settles to a thin layer of bubbles that leaves some generous ring lace. Strong sweet malty aroma with lots of alcohol warmth to the nose. True to the Barley Wine expectations. First impression is of the higher than typical hop bite on the initial taste. The overall flavor is somewhat sweet with a high level of alcohol. The post swallow taste is sweet and warming. Well-balanced for a Barley Wine. This is a rich beer that has enough carbonation to prevent it from tasting similarly to a port.


Bitzybrew (37), New York, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 27, 2009  
Was looking for a balance of malt and hops and got all malts. Full flavored but the sweetness was too much. Only drank 2/3’s of the 12oz bottle.


 dkachur (2349), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 27, 2009  
7 ounce bottle from Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, VA. Pours a clear copper color with a medium creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Malty aroma of caramel, toffee and floral hops. Taste is bitter leafy, citrus hops along with caramel, toffee, raisin and alcohol. Medium bodied.


bluejacket74 (13), Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 24, 2009  
12 ounce bottle, vintage 08CC. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a cloudy brown/orange color with a very small off-white head. The aroma is sweet and boozy (but also a bit weak), it smells like caramel, toffee, brown sugar, figs and booze. It tastes like caramel, sweet malt, figs, booze and some hops. Alcohol heat is noticable in the taste. The beer also has a bitter finish, I was expecting it to be sweeter. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it’s a bit syrupy and has moderate carbonation. Drinkability is OK, it’s not hard to drink at all. I think this is a decent enough beer, but I wouldn’t drink this very often.


cmonster (75), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Not overly impressed with this one. As with many Flying Dog offerings the alcohol plays a key roll: too much here without the body to offset it.


 deyholla (520), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a syrupy brown with a lasting beige head. Aroma is full of malt notes leading to a grainy and alcohol combination. Flavor has a strong sweet malty flavor with a small alcohol bite towards the finish.


 MBison (548), Southern Highlands, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Bottle 355ml. Poured hazy dark burnt bronze with a small, frothy, tanned head which was fully diminishing. A complex and rich aroma with fruitcake dunked in brandy, caramelized dates, figs, sultana’s, dried apricots, dark chocolate and allspice. Flavor was quite smooth with a mild bitterness, sticky toffee malts, dried mixed fruits, dark chocolate, caramelized dates, currents, muscatels, pepper, allspice and light notes of powdered ginger. Noticeable alcohol content. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation, a syrupy texture and a great length finish.


 Damico (165), Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Smells like a common barley wine - malty, sweet, and strong. It has a dark ruby brown appearance with almost no head at all. It tastes slightly sweet, boozy, and the normal flavor you get in a barley wine without any twists or additions.



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