Spanish Peaks Black Dog Ale

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Frederick, Maryland USA

Pours copper with a white head. Smels earthy and tea like with some light peppery splashes. Tastes of earthy malt, tea, pepper. Hats off to the brewer for donating part of the sale to the Humane Society.

bottle. has a sweet aroma of orange and spices. pours a nice amber with a thin tan head. has a taste of orange and ginger. very easy to drink.

Very flavorful. Fruity with hint of vanilla. Barly very pronounced with a definite taste of hops. Purchased from Farm Fresh.

12oz bottle. Pretty bland amber malt and vanilla aroma. Deep orange filtered look to it. Nice chewy, malty mouthfeel, with a crisp hop balance. A quality session beer, with lots of malt character. Pleasant hoppy finish as well. Better than I remembered, very fresh.

Bottle pours a true clear amber with sustainable thin off-white head. Nose is floral with citric hop notes in the finish. Flavor leans toward a noble hop profile but with sufficient malt backbone to balance this brew. The label says ’amber’ but i agree with the sites placement into the ’pale ale’ category. Pretty good for that style.

Pours a dark brown/amber with a medium sized tan head that dissipates fairly quickly. Light lacing. Nose is malty and has notes of raisins. Taste is nice and complex with notes of malt, caramel, chocolate, raisins, hints of sweet fruit, and noticeable hoppiness. Mildly hoppy bitter/sweet finish lingering almost subliminal fruity notes. NOTE: Since there’s some ambiguity as to who’s currently brewing this stuff, the bottle I purchase says "Polson, Montana and Denver, Colorado" for whatever that’s worth.

This is truely a decent beer. The commercial description is pretty accurate as what to expect from this beer. Enjoy!

(Bottle). Citrusy aroma, with some malt sweetness. Clear copper, small head. Flavor is tangy sweet, caramel, lots of carbonation. Refreshing, but not complex.