Flying Dog K-9 Cruiser

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

I told myself to drink more brews from overseas, and I don’t mean from England. This beer from the States is one of them. I like the label and branding but in the end its the beer that counts. This one pours a meagre head and has a good smell. First impression is too much hops and not much upon which it is founded. Watery, dry and nothing of the dark sweets the colour suggests present. The taste lasts long and that is certainly its best quality. Overall a once and not many more times experience.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear reddish amber with a thin-moderate off-white head that faded to a film after the first two sips and left a few spots of foam on the glass. Mild aroma of malt and not much else. The flavor is again mostly malt along with just a touch of spice. Moderate bitterness at the finish.

copper color head lets an offwhite rim when dissapearing smells of fruity, likemuscat-grapes, yeasty, tasts of muscat-grapes, some other fruits, hidden cookies aftertaste first fruity, than bitterness comes trough, warm alcohol

Nice looking, reddish highlights, big bubbled off-white head. Some retention, little lacing. Very doughy and soapy in the nose.Some chewy toffee in the palate, then quite a bit of hops in the finish. I really liked it, though the balance is a bit off, very malty, then very hoppy.

Bitter taste with poor follow through. I did not much care for this one, although Flying Dog does make several quality products. I just wasn’t feeling this one.

Bottle. Brown body with a medium beige head. Malty aroma with lots of caramel and toffee. Flavour is bit roasty with caramel and lots of malt. Dry malty finish. Medium bodied.

Pours a brownish ruby color with little head and a big malty aroma. Flavor starts sweet and malty, biscuity, toasted malt. Has a dry and bitter finish.