Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine

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

Pours a clear dark copper/amber with a thin tight off-white head. Bourbon, licorice, toffee, and malt aroma. Taste is strong dark fruit, toffee, sweet malt, and light hops. This has a smooth and creamy mouthfeel with light carbonation and light hop bitterness. There is a low alcohol warmth on the finish. A good take on an English-style Barleywine.

I had a couple samples at the brewery today on a trip to purchase the barrel aged version. I had never had Horn Dog and I must say I am impressed. This beer has helped me understand the difference between English and American style barleywines. The color was dark, brown with a small bubbly head. The smells were dark fruits and heavy malts. The taste was very malty with hints of raisins, plums and more dark fruits. The hops have run for the hills letting me know that the British are coming! Overall, very easy to drink and too bad I haven’t had it previously. The barrel aged bottles I will consume should make up for my past mistakes. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 12-06-2007 02:24:12

Poured a rich copper color with nice little head. Malty sweet flavor with nice hop balance. Could not tell this was 10%.

bottle. dark brown pour with off white head. good aroma. lots of malty flavor

Bottle. This looks and smells great. Pours a lovely rich copper with a little tan head but the aroma, oh the aroma. Smells like slightly burnt toffee, raisins, butter, creme brulee. The flavour is not as sweet as the nose suggests but this is not a bad thing. There are notes of molasses, iced tea and dried fruits with a slightly salty undertone. Also the alcohol is quite noticable without being aggressive. A very appealing barley wine but not exactly run of the mill.

12oz bottle. Deep brown color with reddish tones. Nice malty aroma. Sweet flavor, some caramel, a little hoppiness. Pleasant.

Good malt flavor. Nice high abv but it’s not overwhelming. Bottle seemed expensive for what it was.

Dull purple color, like that of prune juice. Thick swath of lace up top. Dark iced tea. Looks great. Aroma is sweet raisin, prunes. Alcohol burst. Mild citrus hop accent. Malts are just ever-so-lightly toasted. The taste is a major burst of alcohol. Roasted malts. Thick flavor of sweetish barleywine / Scotch ale flavors. A tad sweet, but harsh in both the malts and the alcohol. A bit leathery, but sweet overall. Dark, sweet fruits dominate. Fizzy and creamy. Thick and chewy. Well-balanced, thick, dark fruits. Lots of alcohol.