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Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9893.49/5.03.48/5.010.2%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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 jimhilt (1679), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Pours a two finger cream head that fades slowly, leaving a good lace. Deep mahogany color. Light carbonation and medium-heavy bodied. Raisin nose. Flavor is sweet malty but balanced with hops. Some bitterness at finish. High ABV is hidden. More flavor as it warms up. $1.67 for a 12oz bottle from Capitol Convenience (now Barb’s Beer Emporium) Concord, NH.


 Odeed (1673), Bakersfield, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 5, 2006  
the horn dog was a super murky brown in appearance with a nice white head.aroma and flavors were a very balanced blend of chocolate,hard candy,and hops.id say this is the best flying dog brew i have had so far.


 sloth (1673), Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 5, 2004  
99 vintage, Before it got the Horndog title i guess ? Small, brown, large bubbled head that fades into a thin ring and a light film on top of this clear chestnut colored brew. Malty, fruity nose with hints of black licorice and some very subdued citrus notes as well. Med/full body, creamy texture. Big malt flavor, dark fruits, raisins, hints of chocolate, caramel, a bit musty and a dab of alcohol thrown in also. Medium sweet, fruity finish. Has seemed to hold up fairly well.


 blipp (1669), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/514/20
Mar 18, 2008  
Bottle. pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is berries, chocolate and caramel. Medium body. Flavor is berries, chocolate, slight hint of both yeast and alcohol, and caramel. Very smooth and easy to drink.


 BuckeyeBoy (1665), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
May 29, 2008  
Bottle Pours out a brownish red topped with a small white head. Sweet aroma of brown sugar. Tast more of the sweetness and some pti fruit. a pretty nice body. Thanks pink


 JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 3, 2009  
2006 bottle. Nice looking ruby color with a smallish head. Aroma is quite sweet with lots of candy, sugars, oranges, cherries, and light hops. Flavor has lots of sweet & dark fruits, darker cane sugar, and some light alcohol. It works, but still mediocre at best (and I’m guessing better at this point than fresh). Overall just an OK Barleywine.


 hayduke (1654), Eureka, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 8, 2008  
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.


 Butters (1650), Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Sep 22, 2008  
2008 Bottle. Near opaque dark orangebrown pour with almost no tan head. Aroma is very boozy, dark rum-soaked fruit. Alcohol becomes more pronounced in the flavor I’d be happy to cellar this for a few years and see how it improves.



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