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Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9883.49/5.03.48/5.010.2%47.4Snifter
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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 gsmitty80 (638), Washington DC, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/104/514/20
Jan 5, 2008  
This was a good beer, but a little bit too much licorice taste for me. Flying do makes another mediocre beer.


 elnadeau (786), Laguna Niguel, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Jan 2, 2008  
Aroma is caramel sweet, hops & alcohol. A decent BW but a bit too much residual sweetness is on the cloying side. I think this one needs more cellar time.


 CaptBier (302), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/512/20
Jan 1, 2008  
Bottle. A hazy red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has strong notes of caramel, but also light notes of hops. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of caramel, but also alcohol, and lesser notes of wood.


 5000 (2409), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 1, 2008  
Bottle: Deep caramel, burnt, nearly brown, moderate foamy light beige head, spotty lacing.   Sweet malty nose, some notes of dark pitted fruit, graham cracker, and alcohol.   Fairly decent malt sweetness up front, raisin, fig, and dates are all present.   Hop bitterness is actually quite low, as compared to the malts.   Quite warming.   While the alcohol is noticeable on the nose, it does not come across as being alcoholic on the tongue.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate to full.   Semi-sweet malt finish, strong raisin, fig, and date, with a slight alcohol burn that lingers.   Better than I remembered, and certainly not as hoppy/green as I thought it would be.   Not bad!


 hammerbeck (101), Kentucky, USA
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/51/102/52/20
Dec 28, 2007  
Undrinkable. I’m supposed to stretch this out to 75 characters, but there’s not much else I can say beyond "bad." Nasty, thick, alcholically too hot, acidic.


 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 27, 2007  
35,5 cl bottle. Dark brown colour with a little head. Sweet malty aroma with hints of raisins. Great flavour of sweet malt, burned caramel, littlebitter and a nice warming finish from the alcohol, very intense and very nice endeed.


 BelgianBeerGal (1289), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/513/20
Dec 26, 2007    Updated: May 27, 2008
Bottled. Dark brown colour, not quite opaque, with ruby highlights. Small, creamy tan head and sticky lacing. Aroma is clean with malt and molassas. Flavour is licorice, molasses and dried fruit. The 10.5 ABV is well hidden.


 pojo41 (315), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Dec 26, 2007  
Bottle. Decent head that dissipated quickly without much lacing. Pretty good aroma of malt. Flavor of malt and dark fruit with a kind of cola flavor. Also a bit of alcohol heat. Pretty tasty overall.



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