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Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager

Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager

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A California Common brewed by
Flying Dog Brewery

Frederick, Maryland USA

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6733.01/5.03/5.00.465.5%35 Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Ideal for the Lager drinker who prefers amber beers, the "Scratch" is a smooth, malt-accentuated lager. Brewed in the "Steam-Style" tradition, scratch is a so-called hybrid beer that is fermented at medium temperatures to develop some ale and lager characteristics.
Ingredients: Water; Malted barley; Malted wheat; Hops.
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 eraserhd10 (226), new haven, Connecticut, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Nov 24, 2003  
Bottle. Saturday Night in November. 7-ish. Unusually warm out. Getting ready to take date out to nice dinner. A thin, lazy (lacy) head tops a sleek, tasty-looking amber body. It smells faintly of vanilla with a hint of ginger. Full-bodied, sweet, citrus. Kudos to the near perfect balance of sweetness (malts) and bitterness (hops.) Also can taste a hint of woodiness or bark (pun intended!) Even a little bit of pumpkin. Then there's also bonus points for Steadman's impressive artwork!


wade (58), Decatur, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 9, 2000  
Had this at a beer tasting, and remember being very impressed since I like very few lagers. Wish I could remember more details, so I plan on grabbing a 6 pack of this for more 'research'.


 wilkie (1006), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
May 4, 2003  
Excellent. Malty aroma mixed with slight hoppiness. Very balanced malt flavors. Strong caramel flavor. Tastes more like an ale to me and the body is very heavy. Just the way I like it.


Lager_Love (65), Clinton, Missouri, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 22, 2006  
Quite tasty with a full hoppy flavor and a smooth body with a welcome bite at the finish.


 Ron (670), Rochester, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 5, 2002  
A very good beer. Went down smooth with a pleasing aftertaste.




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