Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (through 2007)

Pours a pretty orangy amber; the white head is not thick and does not persist. Aroma is hoppy, not complex or strong (but my nose was a little stopped up and may have missed something). Flavor is smooth, quite hoppy with some malt undertones and little bitterness. Finish is hoppy and pleasant.

Bang on target in the looks and smells department; rusty orange, dead clear, thin creamy head, and a big whafting layer of hoppy fruit aromas. Flavours are a bit one dimensional with very linear hoppy bitterness, perhaps a bit sharp and rough, but holds my interest nevertheless. A nice sliver of fruity hops drives a decent finish. $8 per bottle in Australia - I wonder what the street price is in the US?

[Bottle shared with svoger.] Nice american IPA over average to many others, but compared to other americans it’s just mainstream.

Bottled. Golden ruby colour with a thin tan head and medium lacing. Strange aroma for IPA of caramel and cotton candy. Flavour was grapefruit hoppy, a little pine but the finish was flat bitterness and hung on forever.

IPA, I Probably Assumed that this would be a good beer, and I assumed wrong. The best thing I’ve found about this brewer overall is the labels. This has a nice start but then finishes like I’ve woke up the morning after drinking and am tasting all that stuff from the night before over again. Stay away.

Of the Flying Dog brews, I only found the IPA worth drinking. It was fine, quite hoppy with a nasty aftertaste. It tasted a little burnt.

From a bottle. Pours a light copper/amber color. Smell of floral hops. I usually love IPAs but somethin about the aftertaste of this IPA didn’t sit right with me. The initial flavor is great but the finish just tasted off to me...I had a few of these and the same thing for every one. Other than that, a decent brew. Overall a decent IPA, far from the best though.

I think this one should be rated higher. I’ve had it several times and I have held off about rating it because I was a little thrown off by the scores I’ve been seeing. After having had this 4-5 times, hell, it’s awesome every time. Pours quite a bit clearer and lighter than other IPAs. Perfect aroma of hops/malt to this one. I just had a BrooDoo from Three Floyds a bit earlier tonight and I don’t know if this quite measures up to that one, but this is still one hell of an IPA in my opinion. I love almost everything about this. It’s solid everytime I crack one open. 64%? Don’t get it. Very sessionable IPA. Keep up the good work, Flying Dog!!