Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Frederick, Maryland USA

From a 12 oz bottle this poured a very clear and garnet color with a rich and foamy tan head that lasted a long time and left big lacing rings. Nose of fruit and caramel malts. Flavor is complex with lots of fruit and there is a nice bitter finish. Would like to see this aged, so will put the remaining bottle in the back of the beer cellar and try to remember to pull it out next spring.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm, 2 April 2008) Dark reddish brown colour with brief, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with dried fruit, slightly vinous. Malty taste with notes of dried fruit, caramel and a decent bitterness in the finish. Rather vinous, medium to full body, balanced sweetness. Tasty and nicely balanced, but wouldn’t suffer from a little more character.

Bottle 12oz.: Red/brown heavy brew with a chocolate taste, from the mile high city.

Bottled from Bierkoning. Clear brown coloured, dying head. Nose of malts and raisins. Alcoholic malty flavour. Not impressive.

Poured an opaque reddish brown. Smelled sweet, with a little booze and brown sugar. Taste was sweet as well, a little grapey, some alcohol and brandy notes. This just didn’t come together for me. I had a hard time finishing the glass. Can’t quite put my finger on why.

12oz bottle from SBD. Pours a dark caramelly brown color with a thin, izzy, tan head that fades quick and leaves specks of lace. Smells of sweet malts and a good dose of alcohol. Tastes sweet and raisiny and malty. Alcohol flavors as well. Full body, crisp carbonation.

Full O’Malt! There’s some hops - and they are some very floral, grassy, and beautiful hops. But this is a malt-driven barleh wine. It’s good, and tasty strong. You can taste chocolate, sugar and molasses. Whatever sugar is here obfuscates the alcohol. It’s good, but a bit sweet to be a great Barleywine.

Grassy hops with hints of butter and nutmeg in the aroma. Malty, somewhat buttery flavor, dry and alcoholic, with brandy notes and grassy hops, especially in the aftertaste. Not too bad, but a bit too alcoholic to be well balanced.