Flying Dog Heller Hound Bock

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Heller Bock
Frederick, Maryland USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Stein

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This was a great beer for the style. Just what I would want in the Spring! It was lighter bodied and the flavor was just right. Recommended.

Poured a nice golden amber with a poofy head. Nice smooth sugary goodness without being overpowering. Good juice.

I had 2 of these from the bottle before I poured one in a glass, so my initial taste impression was that it was a darker bock, not having any real descriptive text on the labe. When I poured it into my glass, I was a bit surprised it was a lighter colored Maibock! Great malty nose, decent carbonation, white head. Big full malty mouthfeel and taste. This could almost pass for a blonde dopplebock. Slight hops in finish, but it’s mostly malt in this baby. Quite a big beer and I like it very much. I bought this on clearance for $4.99 a sixer from a merchant that I know handles it’s beer properly, so this beer is in fine condition.

A bock and a half! I do not know what you people are comparing this with? Want some powerful flavor? Look no more, looking to compare this with a pie in the sky "super beer"? Get a counselor, really get a life. I have been around bock beers for over 40 years, accept them for the seasonal beers they are.

Great beer. Very dark amber with decent head. Nice malty taste with a hint of carmal and citrus. Good alcohol finish. A great beer.

Pours a honey-golden color with a nice, tan head, though not dense. The nose is nice, malty and sour, with hints of caramel. the mouth feel is rich and smooth, not too heavy, and the taste is a fine balance between malt up front and a delicate, hoppy finish with just a hint of alcohol. The beer leaves a delicate lace in the glass. A fine brew, and I’m looking forward to the other five in the fridge!

Had this beer on 5/13/2004. Aroma is a rich sweet malty scent. Color is a deep clear gold with good carbonation and a thin head. Taste is mildly malty. Starting with medium body it goes down with smooth feel and a malty flavor coming on. Finish comes in with a mild malt flavor and a smooth hop bitterness, this is backed by a very light spiciness. It seems to hit what they wanted it to be. This is a spring beer, but they call it an anti-spring and what better way to brew this then a light Bock. It’s a refreshing, bold and smooth beer that has the feel of spring.

Date: 05/16/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Summits - Sandy Springs

clear amber, rich earthy malt aroma with a touch of peat and a hint of sweetness, light sweet malt flavor, well balanced, good rich malt flavor with the right amount of sweetness

Aroma: 9/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Score: **4
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Orangey copper color, not much head. Aroma springs to life with liquid bread, plenty of melanoidiny goodness: toffee candy, rye-breadesque spiciness, and a spicy and floral hop. Flavor seems less melanoidiny than the aroma, there’s a juiciness that smacks of vienna malt, but no big caramel-toffees. Soft almost chewy mouthfeel, but not creamy - it has a mild astringency that stings a little on the sides of the tongue. Nevertheless, on the whole its pretty smooth, sweet and malt focused. There’s a trace of floral hop near the finish, and a definite clean finishing bitterness. Well constructed bock, though not adventurous nor complex, not that it really needs to be. Sort of a beer that one might choose to drink in some quantity - its strength makes it a bit large for a session, but it is an easy and sensuous way to get smopped, should that be your goal!

Rich gold, neat contrasting crown. Good malty aroma, clean rich fruity nose. Solid bock aroma. Medium bodied, good well crafter lager that obviously was not rushed of lagering vessels. Gentle hop bite at top. Very neat, full drinkable, light refreshing character.