Flying Dog Tire Bite Golden Ale

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

Perhaps I don’t have the palate for this type of beer, but I thought it was awful. Reminded me of when I first tasted beer in high school - we were drinking Bud Light.

A light, refreshing beer for a hot day. Light hoppy aroma with some hints of grain, wheat and malt. Flavor is likewise light, with notes of lemon, malt, wheat and yeast. Only downside is that the aroma has some bubblegum-like esters.

33 cl bottle, Fargo, ND, USA. Slightly pale golden colour, pronounced carbonation, frothy head. Balanced malt/hop aroma with some grass and subtle sweetness. Smooth finish, mild pepperyness balanced by sweet. Very drinkable.

Pours to a pale golden yellow with a little bit of carbonation and a thin white head that dissipates quickly and leaves little lacing. Nose and taste are both dominated by graininess, with only a hint of fruit and hops. All heads to a finish that is short, somewhat flat and basically unexciting. Not one of Flying Dogs better beers.

In a bottle from a mixpack. It’s extremely light, wimpy ale. Refreshing, sure, but for what a Flying Dog mixpack costs it should be better.

Tire Bite Golden Ale is a clear yellow beer with a tiny white head that disappears. It has a fresh, lemony scent that’s backed up with smoe light grain. It is light bodied and smooth. The finish is crisp. It tastes light and lemony with a slight fruity sweetness. It’s fresh and very refreshing. It’s almost like a cream ale.

Somewhat cloudy golden beer beneath a thin white head. Quick dissipation and no real lacing. Weak aroma of grains and malt with some hops coming through. Flavor was the somewhat the same. More hops and floral flavors coming through than with the aroma, cereal taste I think is grains coming through. Some bitterness at the end. Light bodied. This beer is almost awkward.

Nothing particulary exciting except that its a great beer. I actually wanted another, light and tasty too.