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Flying Dog Garde Dog Bière de Garde

Flying Dog Garde Dog Bière de Garde

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A Bière de Garde brewed by
Flying Dog Brewery

Frederick, Maryland USA

bottled
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on tap
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1902.76/5.02.76/5.0Spring5.5%11.8 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
“Garde Dog” Biere de Garde is unfiltered with a hazy, deep golden to light copper appearance. Brewed with domestically grown French Hops and German Pilsner Malts, it gives craft beer drinkers a very enjoyable, light-bodied, subtlety sweet beer with toasty malt undertones. Garde Dog is the perfect compleiment to lighter fare such as seafood, salads, cheese and Middle Eastern and Indian foods

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 ross (1531), charlotte, North Carolina, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20

May 14, 2008  
Beer. Not really much else to say. I guess it was fruity, and had a little more flavor than a typical "beer" but that is all it really was honestly. It tastes like beer, its smooth, it lacks hoppy flavors, but it does have a little bit of malt balance. Not something I would buy again. Oh well, props for trying a weird style.

doboy (67), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Poured a dar yellow but clear. Showed nice carbonation. the head disappeared a little too fast, but the lace remained. The aroma was rather too mild. The taste was crisp, with a hint of lemon and nice spiciness. Overall, it would be a good session beer.


 carl4beer (272), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 30, 2008  
12 oz. pours golden and clear with little head. aroma is some banana, malt and yeast. mouthful is crisp with a little spicy yeast action, a mild departure from a pilsner, but not bad on its own.


 mctous (100), Herndon, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Aug 29, 2008  
After rating an excellent Ommegang, this Flying Dog is a disappointment. It smells like a German pilsner but with wild yeast. Likewise it pours like a lager but without much hop lace or head retention. The pale malt is nice enough, and the French hops add some pleasant floral notes. Hop astringency and malt sweetness compete in the palate. Sorry Flying Dog, but this does not distinguish itself.


 WisconsinBeer (331), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Pale yellow, minimal bubbly head. Looks a lot like a macro. Flavor is relatively mild, with notes of rye bread, roasted malt, caramel, and honey. Has some floral notes as well. Pretty easy to drink, nothing offensive here.


 Tripplebrew (254), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Pours a clear lemon yellow with thin white head that dissipates to a very thin layer. Aroma is wheaty with notes of citrus (lemon). Flavor is a light sweetness, hints of honey or a tinged of sweetened lemon. Just a touch a bitterness at the sip. Carbonation is medium with a light body. A simple beer but one that would be a good clean summer beer as it is not heavy and the flavors are have a lightening crisp quality.




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