Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (through 2007)

I think the label and this beer have a lot in common. You have to be on some serious drugs to enjoy either. The aroma, IMO, of an IPA should be a balance between hops and malt. I got zero malt but a helping dose of grapefruity hops. Appearance was a nice colored, light amber with a good head. Mouthfeel was a bit astringent and much too light-bodied for my liking, but it still wasn’t that bad. Flavor had a one-dimensional hop profile of grapefruit and again, very poorly balanced with barely and malts there. You can find many better IPA’s out there and this brewery deserves this question. Does a label this horrendous affect wether you enjoy the beer, because these labels just simply blow. The beer itself, IMHO, should speak for itself. But these labels suck.

Pours amber with a mostly receding foamy white head. Aroma of fruity toffee, sweet caramel, and notes of apricot. Taste is sweet sticky malt, toffee, and alefruits. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a resinous feel and lively carbonation.

Nice floral taste with great hops. Sweet aftertaste, citrus and plum. Golden brown pour, off white tiny head.

This IPA poured a golden yellow colour with a nice off white head. Scents include citrus and lots of it, bread and eggs? First taste was very floral with hops and a little bitter. Actually very hoppy. Finish has a orange citrus taste with a bitter palate at the end. This seems to be at the other end of the hop spectrum compared to other raters. This one was very hoppy.

Not very strong hoppiness. Smoth and easy drinking. Not what I would grab when looking for an IPA, but it is a nice beer more like a pale ale.

I can’t believe this is called an IPA. Way too thin, not even close to being hoppy enough.

pours gold with a thin white head with a light to medium body and small lacing. nice hop smell with orange citrus and pine. flavor is a nice hops with pine and orange peel. nice all around ipa not to bad.

12oz bottle. Nice hops aroma from the start. A nice malt and hops balance in the taste. A good beer with a nice hop bite that barely creeps in at the end.