3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Helllo! Thanks be to brooklynboy (edward) for sharing this great beer with me. I really enjoyed this one. Hops pretty much up front in the nose and taste. Copper here and there but warm and filling with a good amount of malts hiding around.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Corked bottle. 10th Anniversary Limited Release and also noted 9/04 #3518. Small ivory head that was mostly lasting, good lacing, fine-large sized bubbles, carbonated, transparent, and a red hue. Aroma was malty, hoppy and sweet. Sweet, malty, and a smooth hoppy taste. Very nice indeed. Tingly palate. Medium body.
3.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: APR 27, 2005 Bottled. Copper colour, creamy head. Rich grapefruity nose. Sweet with soft but syrupy, mouthfeel. Very hoppy and fruity, like lychee juice, some menthe. Brutally bitter finish. Too sweet to be balanced.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy amber, rich creamy white head. Sweet, sticky and floral aroma of pine apples, mango and C-hops. Thick, sweet and fruity flavour of grapfruit, peaches and citric hops. Big round body. Long sticky and citric finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours up a rich very dark golden with a very large, bubbly, well retained off white head. Aroma is scumptous with very big pine notes, a bit of alcohol and a touch of malt. Flavor is not as hoppy as the aroma suggest. That said there is enjoyable hop bitterness, but also some significant carmel maltiness as well. Very well hidden alcohol. Good stuff and a paradigm shift for Flying Dog.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUL 5, 2005 A hop-head’s delight! Hazy gold color with a decent frizzy head, this has a hop aroma that attacks you. Pine, grapefruit, orange, all aggressively leap from the drink. Good bitter stuff, carrying the same hop tastes. I’d have given a higher overall rating, but I had a hard time finding the malts here. I didn’t think Flying Dogs had this in them. League of Strange Beer Drinkers approved! <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=1 dm9831’s Larder<font size=-1>
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Big hop bite and a bitterness that lingers into the finish. Nicely balanced by the malt backbone. Very nicely done. League of Strange Beer Drinkers approved!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark gold to copper pour with a thin off-white head. Floral, citrusy hop aroma. Lots of malt in the flavor, and also hints of light dried fruits. Good hop bitterness to balance out the maltiness. A very fine brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks to Goldtwins for this one.
Bottle #1033
This is one of Flying dogs better efforts.
Big, bold and hoppy, this starts with a deep gold pour that provides plenty of malt and hop aroma. Some sweetness and alcohol, but overall not too shabby.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 20, 2007 I could smell the hops from the minute I unlodged the cork (and I do mean unlodge since it required a corkscrew). Dark golden and slightly hazy appearance. The smell is very promising. Hops are similar to 90 minute but more smoothed out by the malt. The malt is initially good in being able to carry the hop but then gets carried away and becomes cloyingly sweet. Each sip confirms this. Aroma and initial taste are good, but the sweetness on the finish is overdone.
re-rate march ’07 12oz bottle - much more balanced. Big hops and big sweet fruity malt. Well done.
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