Flying Dog Double Dog Double Pale Ale

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale
Frederick, Maryland USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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UPDATED: NOV 11, 2004 On tap at summits. Was told it was a 15% BW. Sure didn’t taste like it and now I know why. Dark and hazy and very sticky. Aroma was mostly malt with some piney hop nose. The hop aroma finally appeared as the beer warmed. Flavor was mostly sweet malt with some hops but not as big as I expected (for both the double pale or bw). Full bodied, sticky, and syrupy. Not bad just not special. I have since had this beer twice more. It was so different the recent two times that I ran out and stocked up on it. I am wondering if the bar gave me the wrong beer since they gave me the wrong description. Anyway. Huge citrus fruity aroma. The hop aroma stood well above the malt which was the exact opposite the first time. Flavor sweet with a balanced hop backbone. The bitterness was present but didn’t over take the malt like an IIPA would. Full bodied and sticky.

Bottle. Dark amber with a small ring of off white head. Big resinous pine hop aroma, some caramel and a little alcohol. Similar taste, pine, caramel and alcohol. Oily with a long lingering bitterness and an alcohol warmth. Nice, not sure what separates this from a double ipa

Bottle from Alko. Red color, beige head. Intense hoppy taste with citrus, alcohol and some caramel. Very bitter finish. A bit too raw, but otherwise fine strong ale.

Dark amber fluffy cream head, Orange marmelade nose. Sticky Orange marmelade body, slight pithy bitterness. V drinkable for abv.

Tastes of bread, dried fruit, brown sugar, with pine hops. I like this beer a lot

Bottle sample at an Imperial Beer Tasting at the Norma Jean in Jaffa, hosted by beerandbeyond. Clear dark golden with off white foam. Sweet, honey aroma. Tastes rather bitter, slight skunkiness and some sweetness. Full body, soft carbonation, long bitter finish. Like it alot.

from notes: muted hop taste, balanced with a strong malt backbone. Long, bitter finish. Slight alcohol warming. Meh.

355 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 11.5%, 85 IBU. Amber colour, moderate off-white head. Strong sweetish aroma of orange marmalade, crystal malts, loads of American hops - and some alcohol. The flavour is sweet (orange marmalade again) and alcoholic, and very hoppy throughout, with a solid bitterness. Certainly not "easy drinking" - but when you finally admit that you have to drink this beer VERY slowly, it is not that bad. Just not Flying Dog’s best.

pours a nice red clear color. With a small foam collar. Has a very distinct IPA smell, very dry taste, kind of syrup/licorice like taste, very goey and has a bitter after taste. overal a nice beer! heavy alcoholic taste though.

Hazy orange/brown, thin head with a few big bubbles. Bittersweet aroma with a hint of orange and butterscotch. It is bitter to begin with but mellows out. Dry mouthfeel smooth taste but no hardcore.

Great double IPA. Pours an almost red with a fresh clean hoppy nose. The taste is grassy, citrus, and oh so wonderful hops. Didn’t linger too much but didn’t disappear. I fell in love with this and will always be close at hand for me.