Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine

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

Pours dark reddish brown with no head. Aroma has some grapes and sherry. The flavor reminds me of portwine, sherry and trappist beers. Quite drinkable.

Bottle; poured an amber/brown color with only the faint trace of a tan head. Aroma of caramel, dark fruit, alcohol, earth, with a bit of citrusy hop in the finish. Based on the fairly low ratings for the style, I was expected this to be worse. It was actually quite solid. Very earthy, with notes of caramel and fruit. Alcohol was present, but about what you would expected given the ABV. The finish is slightly sweet with some earthiness. After taste lingers for a bit and it was quite nice. A solid beer overall.

Pours out a nice dark carmel color. Smells very nice, yet sweet. Its silky smooth yet has some after tones of overly sweetness, and a little extra alcoholy. Its good but tastes too strong of overtones.

pours a dark clear amber with a thin tan beige head. aromas were really strong when i opened it. the body is a clear dark amber and the head faded to just about nothing. it is almost full bodied and a little on the sweet side. has nice mouth feel and the alcohol content is well hidden. i smell a lot of malt, some alcohol, and some really ripe fruit with spices. it tastes nice with a really nice aftertaste that is really plesent to enjoy. it is also a little spicy before it finishes and has notes of bitter vegetables and pungent fruit. nice warmer for the body on a cold night.

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured an orange-amber color with a large khaki head that lingered. The aroma had moderate notes of caramel, brown sugar and fruity hops. The flavor was sweetish and fruity with elements of nut, caramel, toasty malts and bitter fruity hops. The finish was long, bitter and fruity with lingering brown sugar. Fairly full bodied. Nice.

2007 vintage on tap at RFD in Washington, DC. Mostly clear dark amber color with a small off-white head, a little lacing, and even some legs. Aroma is caramel, toffee, nuts, fruity esters, and floral notes. Flavor is somewhat standard for a barleywine, if there is such a thing. Caramel, toffee, mild roast, fruity notes, syrup, and faded floral hops. A little booze in there. mildly syrupy with medium-full body .

Pours mahogany with no head. Aroma is sweet and fruity with hints of cherry and alcohol. Mouth feel is thick and very sticky with not much carbonation. Flavor is sweet with cherry, oak and alcohol very present. Not bad, but a bit sweet.

Dark brown body with a small head and minimal lacing but a descent body. Aroma is sweet, caramel, nuts, molasses. Flavor is sweet and balanced, some mild bitterness but also a bit cloying at the same time. Drinkable but a bit sweet with a hint of fruit, caramel and sugar.