Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (2008 and later)

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Frederick, Maryland USA

12 oz. Bottle. Pours a clear amber-orange color with an average off-white head that lasts throughout and leaves good lacing. Aroma is of mild citrus hops with a malt background and faint alcohol. Flavor is a grapefruit citrus balanced with a malty sweetness. Light to moderate body. Somewhat dry, lasting finish. Very nice IPA.

Liked the nose on this one. Light palate not much going on with the flavors. Some nice malt character grassy hops. Finish is bitter. Not my fav ipa but nice.

2009-06-11, draught at Bishop Arms, Malmö, 8-5-8-5-16=42
Amber color, gorgeous big creamy head. Good fruity aroma; but changing later. Good body, sweetish toffee flavor, strong hopping with a lot of hop olis. Long and strong ending bitterness. Very good.

2008-09-01, draught at Cockney Pub, Århus, 7-4-7-4-15=37
Amber color; small creamy head. The aroma is fruity hoppy in the beginning, the fruitness fades away quickly. Good toffee and hop flavor, with a very dry mouthfeel, a bit harsh. Very long final. Good.

Bottle. Pours a clear light amber with a big billowy 3 finger off-white head that leaves some nice lacing. Nose is floral hops and malt. Taste is sweet citrus and caramel upfront with a fairly long lasting resin finish. Medium mouth feel. Decent IPA - would buy again.

Clear copper wth fant head. Deep aroma of very herby, bitter almost spicy hops. Actually, after trying to place the aroma, I ealize that it smells just like marijuana. Very full savory, woodsy and herbal hops flavor. Malt is hiden, but there. Just a bit of sweetness to complement the hops. OIly pot resin is also reflected in the taste. Hits bitter to start, but finishes clean. Hop bitterness lasts in the cheeks a little.

Pours crisp dark orange tinted amber with a 1 finger off white head that leaves sparse lacing and lasts a while. Nose is floral hops, biscuity malt, and grass, a little grainy malt in there too. Flavor is caramel and biscuity malts, quickly accompanied by grapefruit and lime citrus hops, a little floral hops, and fresh baked bread. FInish is caramel malt coming back strong with the grapefruit and grassy hops, then fading to a slightly bitter but sweet aftertaste. Body is medium and somewhat creamy, not too sticky. Pretty light and clean, a good example of an American IPA that is fairly strong but not overly heavy.

Clear golden amber with a generous head and very nice lacing. Stong grassy hops aroma with plenty of biscuity malts. Assertive hops bitterness offset by almost as strong malt sweetness. Citrus and caramel are the clearest of a complex flavor profile. Mouthfeel is a bit thin, carbonation is only mild, but a nice crisp finish.

This is great. Strong hoppy, and wine-like aroma, beatifully rounded and very hoppy taste. I love this stuff, although it is very sweet and full for an IPA. The bottle I just had looks like the one on the picture, but only lists an alcohol percentage of 5,6. It tastes stronger and if it was 7.1 like listed here, it would not suprise me.