Flying Dog K-9 Cruiser

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: English Strong Ale
Frederick, Maryland USA

Nice dark, clear mahogany with a medium off-white head. Aroma of caramel, cherry and some hops. Very sweet. Flavor has notes of caramel, cola, dark fruits, toffee, toasted and some roasted malt and chocolate. Has a moderate hop presence but I wish it was more prominent to back up the sweetness. Medium body with a smooth texture and subtle carbonation. Not much lacing or head retention.

A nice malty beer, tastes of cola and spices. very smooth, a slight tangy after taste. quite nice

dark brown. aroma is malty. taste malty sweet with toffee and finishes with a faint bitterness and some floral hops. notes of chocolate come into play along with some strange diet cola taste towards the finish. i think i served this one a bit too cold as it seemed to improve as it warmed a bit from fridge temp. overall, another average beer from this brewery.

Gradiated browns in the glass, with a clinging off-white head. Aromas are caramel, chocolate, some spice, and the orange citrus of hops. Works well on the nose, but throws a boomerang on the palate. Malts dominate the front end while bitter chocolate bends back the finish to an airy finale. Uneven palate is not as bad as the light mouthfeel. Not very strong for a strong ale, either -- only 6.8 percent -- it is sweet and not so warming.

Pours reddish brown with a mostly receding off-white. Aroma of caramel, plum, light hop aroma (pine), and sticky malt. Taste is sweet toffee, caramel, hop resins, and some slightly medicinal notes. Full bodied, lightly sticky and a bit boozy. A bit unrefined, as expected.

Pours a deep reddish brown with a frothy tan head. Lots of lace. Smells of caramel and loght citrus hops. Taste is malty and a bit sour. There’s an unpleasant fruitiness and some buttery flavors. The malt and hops flavors don’t mesh. Some spice detected. Sticky and lightly spicy mouth. This is a struggle to get through. Not well done.

The body is a dark brown with ruby showing through it. The aroma is sweet nutmeg with tobacco and apples. The taste is burnt caramel and iced tea. There is also a hint of rotten oranges. The mouthfeel is slick and thin.

Roasted malt aroma with some resin like hops. It is a dark chocolate brown color and has a pretty good sized head. Taste is slightly bitter and is dominated by the sweet caramel malts. The aftertaste lingers with a toasted flavor. Goes well with steak and potatoes.