Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine

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

Enjoyed via a 12oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pours a dark brown with an off-white head. The nose brings English crystal malts, potentially 80 and 120, along with perhaps a touch of Maris Otter base notes. Hops come into to balance the palate, but my sample seemed to be well-aged, and showed a definite tendency toward maltyness. The palate is nicely full and inviting, without being cloying. The finish was a touch sweet, as expected, but carried no notes of alcohol. A nicely done barley wine.

Don’t get me wrong this is a really good beer. It left me satisfied and reeling. But really I am not the biggest fan of this style. Like other barleywine the sweet malt body was overpowering, the high abv was not complimentary, and while good to get lit I wouldn’t seek the style out. I’d rather have a ridiculously strong IPA or stout.

Reviewed 6/23/2009 (bottle vintage 0811): Pours a clear dark brown color body, with an average off-white foamy head, lasting. Aroma of sickly sweetness, like molasses. Some earthiness. Some hops too, but hard to discern. Malty molasses-y taste. Bitter finish. Not caustic. Pretty tasty. A nice balance of flavor. Some dark fruitiness. Not too bad. A little less consumable as it warms, harsher.

12 oz bottle pour was a darker brown than most of the barley wines I’ve had aromas of caramel and malts flavor is the same with a sweet and smooth finish nice easy drinking barley wine

chewy mouth feel, very malty, very rich brown color, powerful aroma of malts and fruit not near as bitter as i thought it would be. Surprisingly smooth.

Bottle from 2007: Malty, chewy and sweet. Aromas and flavors of figs, molasses and sugar cookies. Minimal hop presence, this one is all malt. Dark, rich, glorious malts providing layers of dark fruit and roasted grain flavors. Mottled amber brown in color, minimal head and lacing. Warm and generously filling. I was surprised by the depth of this brew.

Medium head back to mild cover of froth and fine lace carbonation good,in a murky ruby red pour.Aeoma caramel toffee dried fruit vegemite brandy,raisins.Flavour dry gritty earthy,raisin,brandy,vegemite note caramel, toffee hint prune,likethe brewer they do well,liccorice taste,not a lot of bitter though,finish malty fairly smooth on the palate light fizz.

Dark brown with a strong tan head. Sweet aroma, almost of molasses. Big maltiness in flavour which I love with less abv than the IIPA. This is a goer for a malthead.