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Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (2008 and later)

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (2008 and later)

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82
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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Flying Dog Brewery

Frederick, Maryland USA

bottled
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1693.47/5.03.46/5.07.1%60.6Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
More cunning than a snake in the bush...Snake Dog India Pale Ale is a Colorado-style IPA, power hopped with specialty hops from the Pacific Northwest. This is the brewery's hop monster, and the citrus fruit aroma will hypnotize the senses of the most hardcore of craft drinkers. 15 Plato, 60 IBU, Crystal Malt, Warrior and Columbus hops, and dry hopped with Columbus.

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 Suttree (2355), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20

May 10, 2008  
Cloudy orange, thin beige head. Seems quite a bit different than the original IPA, but that mey be just my memory playing tricks on me. I dunno. Harsher, a little rougher around the edges, I guess. Really citrusy and an odd aroma of sea breeze (from the ocean, not the facial cleanser). Flavor is, as I said, fairly harsh and unrefined, at least compared to what I was expecting. Not bad, actually.

 Sparky27 (610), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 13, 2008  
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.


mesperon (29), Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/59/104/518/20
Oct 13, 2008  
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.


fidelis83 (70), Clinton, Iowa, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 12, 2008  
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.


 RedSox2004 (177), Pacific Palisades, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 11, 2008  
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.


Dango (11), Snekkersten, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/515/20
Oct 10, 2008  
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.



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