Flying Dog Road Dog Scottish Porter

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Porter
Frederick, Maryland USA

Most average porter I hjave ever tasted, I had it only a minute ago and hardly remeber it. Dark and sweet- flavor of sugar.

very thin but dark brown pour. light tan head on top. notes of toast and coffee on the nose. surprised by the taste. nice balnce of toast and maybe a little bit of smoke. Nice slightly toasted aroma lingers on the palate. smooth mouthfeel.

Pours very dark red and brown with light yellowish head. Aroma is roasted malts, as is flavour with some fruityness along with some hops in the finish.

Appearance: Poured from the bottle with a rich mahogany color. Foam was a creamy tan. Looks like a great porter. Smell: A little smokiness in the nose. Not very distinctive. Taste: I picked up a fair amount of a tinny-ness to this porter. Maybe a result of the bottle? Maybe the way the beer is supposed to be? Not sure. There was some maltiness and some smokey flavors later in the sip. Mouthfeel: I actually thought the mouthfeel was a little thin for a porter. Drinkability: Not my favorite example of a porter. I’m surprised with some of the "off" flavors. Tinny. And not a very pleasant after taste. The sharpness just sat on my tongue. Sorry, I couldn’t recommend this to a friend.

(12 ounce bottle - pint glass) Pours a nearly opaque black liquid. Has a small tan head. The nose has coffee and a little bit of chocholate. Taste is coffee and chocolate malt with little hops. The texture is creamy, little carbonation and a bitter aftertaste.

served in a 12 oz bottle Aroma- dried fruit, coffee, molasses, tobacco? hints of hoppiness. Appearance- thick blackness, beige colored head that dissolved quickly. Taste- malty, caramel sweetness up front, moves into a light coffee bitterness, hints of chocolate. slight bitterness kicks in during the dry finish. Palate- lighter than expected based on how it looks. low in carbonation, as a porter should be. Overall- an enjoyable porter. complex flavors would make it good with smoky meats, desserts. good for cold nights at the pub.

Pours a clear dark brown with a coppery-red hue when held to light and a 1-2 finger chunky beige head that has really good retention. Aroma is roast, light peaty smoke, caramel, a hint of woody character and some herbal/earthy hops. Flavor is roast, light smoke, a little char, burnt sugar, burnt marshmallow and some light grassy, herbal and mineral notes toward the finish, which is oddly quick and leaves just a light smokey linger. Palate is on the thin side of medium with a somewhat fervent, very sharp carbonation and a somewhat creamy entry leading to a pretty dry slightly chalky finish. I really don’t like this stuff as much as I once did, I’m not sure if the recipe changed or I did, but it doesn’t seem as good as it was the last time I had it. Not bad, but it seems like a watered down version of something really good.

12oz bottle. Pours a clear, brown colored body with a reddish tint. Finger-width, creamy, tan head that dissipates quickly and leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma is malty and moderately sweet. Some wet caramels, a faint chocolate, a light berry fruit, and some earth. I wouldn’t really classify this aroma as "porter-like." I don’t pick up any roasts and I know this is listed as a "road" porter, but still...come on. Flavor is greeted with some thinner caramels and a light chocolate maltiness. Some earth and peat along with a light to moderate, dirty scotch bitterness come in making this malty, but flavorable. Smooth and somewhat dry with a short, bittersweet aftertaste. A hint of sharp licorice and some nuts as well. Medium body. Overall, not quite what I was expecting. Not really any roast profile, but the bitterness was enjoyable and the malts were pleasant. The aroma was sub-par, but the flavor made this drinkable. Porter? No. More like a lightly bittered brown.