Flying Dog Barrel-Aged Horn Dog

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Frederick, Maryland USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle at Sune. Clear red brown coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, dried fruits, oak and whisky. Sweet flavour of caramel, dried fruits, oak and whisky. Sweet and oaky finish.

Bottle at Sune’s - Thanks Mr. Johnson & Mr. Nielsen. Cloudy red/brown - offwhite bubbles. Chocolate, ryebread, fruity, sweetness, dusty, soy, wooden, oakey, high wood/barrel, whiskey, high sweetness.

UPDATED: APR 20, 2008 Name: Horn Dog, BA
Date: 10/11/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brewery

Appearance: muddy brown, fine beige head,
Aroma: sweet wiskey and chocolate aroma with a brown sugar sweetness,
Flavor: lots of sweet whiskey flavor, gritty brown sugar sweetness, dark chocolate and caramel character, warming without being alcoholic,
-------- /> Name: Horn Dog, BA
Date: 11/10/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip

Aroma: alcohol is coming out of the aroma as it warms,
Flavor: same sweet caramel and brown sugar flavor with lots of bourbon character,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***4

Bottle… This beer rocks!… Cloudy, dark, caramel-colored ale with no head. Woody nose with notes of caramel, sourmash and dried plum. Oaken, sweet flavor with very mild acidity and low bitterness. Alcoholic. Nice and warming. Full-bodied and oily with mild carbonation. Caramel and dark fruit finish. Kudos to kp for providing the bottle!

On tap @ 5th Annual Boulder Strong Ale Fest poured a translucent brownish black with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of brown sugar, a hint of whiskey, light oak, carmel and toffee. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, whiskey, vanilla and dark fruit with a semi-dry lingering bitter finish.

12oz bottle acquired in trade with goldtwins (thanks!!!). Poured a dark brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of wood, whiskey, vanilla, caramel, nuts, and dark fruits. Tastes of vanilla, raisins, wood, lighter whiskey, brown sugar, and caramel. I really enjoyed this one!

12oz bottle: Pours a thick dark mahogany with a thin wispy dark tan head. Big sweet dark caramel and bourbon oaky nose has nice complexity. Body starts full, rich and dark malty sweet with a good balance of oaky bourbon and mild warmth toward the sweet finish. Has tasty brown sugary and woody complexity throughout.

12oz bottle. This rating won’t be what it should be because my other browser froze right before I submitted it. Poured murky deeper brown with just a few loose bubbles around the ring of the glass. The aroma opened with sweet, enticing whiskey that lasted the whole way through.. deeper caramel and molasses supported along with vanilla from the barrel.. the molasses and whiskey worked the hardest here, and the whole thing was sweet and enjoyable. The flavor opened with syrupy molasses, vanilla, and caramel with whiskey and vanilla from the barrel not far behind.. molasses and caramel supported the middle.. sweet whiskey over molasses on the long, warm finish. Medium-bodied with very light carbonation on the palate.. surprisingly empty across the middle.. very sweet overall on the palate, with fine balance between the whiskey and the underlying beer.. this was a slow-drinkin’, warm digestif.

750 mL bottle shared at Slutfest 4. Pours a hazy bronze color with a thin creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of big citrus hops, whisky, wood, toffee malts. The taste is toffee malts, raisin, wood, whisky, bitter hops. Medium bodied, well balanced.

Pours brown with a thin tan head. Smells of bourbon, oak, some sweet malt, tarte touches. Tastes of oak, raisins, vanilla, earthy. Dry finish.