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Spanish Peaks Black Dog Ale

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42
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bottled
common

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unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4312.96/5.02.96/5.05.2%53.5English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
An English style special amber ale. This ale's full body imparts a distinctive malty, robust palate and fruity bouquet. Brewed from pale malted barley, Munich, crystal, carastan and a touch of chocolate malts, Pacific Northwest hops, water and ale yeast.

Editor's Note: It is unknown at present exactly where each of the Spanish Peaks beers are being brewed. Flying Dog no longer makes any of them. Some are brewed by City Brewery in LaCrosse, WI. Expect this beer entry to move as more recent info becomes available.

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 Rotorhead87 (117), Temple, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 18, 2007  
On sale for $3.99 a six pack, so I thought "What the Hell." Turns out it was a good choice. It pours a clear, very dark brown with very little head. It has a good solid English Ale flavor; the first thing you notice is a mild hop flavor then it gives way to a nice maltiness with a bit of lingering spice. Overall a very solid brew, will definitely get again for my everyday beer, even at the normal price.


 dp (512), uniontown, Ohio, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/511/20
Oct 7, 2007  
tastes stronger than it is, initial robustness gives way to water, malt prevalent, odd brew


 BelgianBeerGal (1292), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/510/20
Oct 3, 2007  
bottle poured into pint glass. Pours a clear amber/copper colour with a large, stable head. The flavor and aroma are offresh bread and vanilla. nice and drinkable.


Allthatisevil (48), alabaster, Alabama, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Oct 1, 2007  
This beer has a great aroma and beautiful colour. The flavor was a bit disappointing after smelling and seeing this beer. It gos down smooth. It has an odd aftertaste not bad just odd.


 Chef Chad (102), Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/105/517/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Bitter moderate, Body Medium, Nice amount of hops for an easy drinking beer. I do enjoy this brewing Company. hopefully one day they will do some sort of an imperial with this beer.


 porterhouse (1156), Alna, Maine, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 13, 2007  
(Bottle from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/maine/augusta/l target=blank>Lou’s Beverage Barn) Wow I thought this was pretty good!...Pours clear darkish coppery amber. Three fingers of somewhat rocky biscuit head. Aroma is pretty much floral and fruity hops until head settles revealing a bready, caramel, light vanilla nose. Mouthfeel quite smooth, medium-full, kind of soft. Lots of webby lacing. Flavor is light-medium bitterness with touches of pine and grapefruit, lightly floral overlaying some fairly rich maltiness - caramel, vanilla, lightly bready, some rock candy, even a touch of smokiness. Finishes a touch bitter. Tasted quite good to me - kind of rich esp. for the style. Almost like a mini-barleywine. Guess I’m going against the grain on this one.


 Feinschmecker (188), Seattle, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/53/103/512/20
Sep 13, 2007  
Bottle. Dark brown color with a thin head. The aroma is promising with roasted malt and dried fruits. The taste however was a bit of a let down. I wanted more, but this beer just does not deliver. They should have turned up the volume on this one.... way up!


 SmellGood (318), Memphis, Tennessee, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/54/102/513/20
Sep 11, 2007  
Not too bad but a bit disappointing after enjoying the initial aroma. A bit watery for my tastes.



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