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Spanish Peaks Black Dog Ale

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42
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bottled
common

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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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 JFURYCAT (791), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 8, 2007    Updated: Oct 15, 2007
Medium body with a sharp piney and yeasty flavor with a citrus-like fruit tone thrown in. I believe the English style explains the lack of bitter hops and high malt content. On a second try, I like the peppery spike this has to offer.


 nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/513/20
Feb 6, 2007    Updated: Feb 23, 2007
Bottle in pint glass, 169A07 (bottled Jan 07?) stamp in lower right corner of front label. 3 finger creamy head atop maple syrup-tinted body. Piss-in-the-pines metallic aroma. Dry taste alternates between nutty and citrus finish. Has flavor, body, more hops and is overall a better beer than the tasteless pub ales found in England. Not sure which is typical of the style, but this one tastes better. Nice frosty morning lacing.


 moejuck (1165), Ohio, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
Feb 4, 2007  
I thought this beer to be very weak. The pour was medium to light brown with a thin tan head. Taste and aroma are both floral and earthy--not what I was expecting.


 Arayaga2 (970), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Feb 3, 2007  
Amber color with tan head. Nice sweet aroma with a hint of hops. Much more zesty flavor than I ever expected from this product. Very decent commodity beer.


 tronraner (1917), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 1, 2007  
Bottle. Pours copper with ivory head. The aroma is tangerine, cedar, and a hint of cookie dough. The flavor is lemon and toast. There is a slight zesty hop bite at first, but by the finish it is warm and biscuity. Spicy aftertaste. Uninteresting, but good.


 michael-pollack (2692), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 30, 2007  
12oz. Bottle: Malty aroma smells of caramel, spices, and a little hops. Medium sweet scent. Poured copper/amber in color with a small off-white head that diminished quickly. Ok lacing. Clear. Very sparkling. Flavor is malty with notes of caramel, hazelnut, and soap. Earthy. Starts medium sweet and finishes lightly bitter. Medium body. Slick. Lively carbonation. Finish is long, Earthy and slightly bitter. Tastes a little like Yuengling Lager, not like an English Pale Ale.


 DrBayern (1137), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 28, 2007  
12 oz. bottle. Clear mahogany, smallish off white head subsides quidkly. Hop dominated aroma of pine and spice with some burnt caramel thrown in. Medium body, slightly astringent mouthfeel, and medium carbonation. Faint sweetness gives way to a spicy bitterness with a short, but dry finish.


 Suttree (2732), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 28, 2007  
Clear brown foamy beige head. Nutty, vaguely smoky aroma. Farily full bodied, with notes of brown sugar and toffee, and a crisp mildly bitter finish.



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