Flying Dog Tire Bite Golden Ale

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

Light gold color with small white head and no lacing. Rich malty aroma and flavor and light hops. Easy to drink and refreshing. Good all around

The aroma was not quite good. Sour and astringent scents prevailed and was less than complementary to my senses. The appearance was quite nice, a perfect golden blonde. The flavor was less than ideal, astringency overtaking the malt, and leaving a placid bitterness on the tongue. Not quite as refreshing as the crafters intended, possibly due to overextending the Kolsch style. The palate was even-keeled, on par with others of its class, but nothing special here. Overall, not a bad blonde, but nothing I would pick up again. I might revisit this if it were on draft at a local spot, but definitely nothing to write home about. On another note, I enjoyed three out of the bottle and they were much more enjoyable, most likely due to the fact that pouring the ale into a glass released its effervescence and the off-putting aroma which consequently tainted the tasting and judging of the final product.

Bottle: Poured a golden yellow color with a thin head. The aroma light and malty. The flavor was slightly watered down with some sweetness and a touch of bitter. The overall impression from this beer is it was easy drinking on a nice hot day.

Bottle. Pours a golden color with a decent white head. Taste is of hops, malts and it is slightly bitter. The aroma is close to the taste. Fairly easy to drink as it smooth and rather tasty. Overall, this is a good beer, that is worth a try, but I don’t think I would buy it again as it failed to leave a lasting impression. Also the label is fairly crazy and eye catching.

This light yellow beer poured with a thin white head. I’m not sure how this beer won any awards, since it is a modiocre example of kolsch. The flavor is crisp with some lemon and a chalky slightly bitter finish.

12 oz bottle. Pours a crystal clear very pale yellow color with a slight white head that settles into a small ring right away. Slight aroma very reminiscent of most major lager beers (DMS/cooked corn) with a slight earthy note to it. Very light crisp taste with malty sweetness up front and a tiny little hint of lemon at the end. Very easy to drink and very refreshing on a hot day.

bottle thanks to swalden_28. poured a clear yellow with a thin white head. aroma of mild citrus with flavor being much the same. slight bitterness. my thoughts on this one are eehh....