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RATINGS: 1019   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.72   IBU: 60   EST. CALORIES: 249   ABV: 8.3%
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Flying Dog Brewery will celebrate its 20th Anniversary a few months early on Friday, September 25th (the brewery turns 20 next year). The brewery will be sampling the new Raging Bitch Belgian-style India Pale Ale at the Flying dog Brats And Gonzo party in Denver that day as part of the Great American Beer Fest happening that week (unscramble the FBAG acronym to get GABF). More info about the fest can be found on the official Flying Dog blog. The beer also appeared on draft at this past weekend’s Gonzofest party. Al from Hop Talk was in attendance and reported on his blog, “I understand it’s made from an augmented Snake Dog wort with an exclusive Belgian yeast strain (called Diablo) and dry-hopped with a load of Amarillo hops. They’re calling it a Belgian IPA. It was really good. It had that hop bite from a big, bad American IPA with the banana and bubblegum from the Belgian yeast.” Some may remember a beer called, Raging Bitch Birch Beer, that Flying Dog introduced on April 1st. Whereas that low-gravity series beer was a joke, this beer is anything but at 8% ABV (60 IBU). Propaganda from the label: “Two inflammatory words…one wild drink. Nectar imprisoned in a bottle. Let it out. It is cruel to keep a wild animal locked up. Uncap it. Release it…stand back! Wallow in its golden glow in a glass beneath a white foaming head. Remember, enjoying a RAGING BITCH, unleashed, untamed, unbridled – and in heat – is pure GONZO!! It has taken 20 years to get from there to here. Enjoy!” – Ralph Steadman


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   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
rruhl1981 (24) - medina, Ohio, USA - APR 23, 2012
Bottle poured a hazy Amber, beautiful head that dissipates quickly, nose is fruity mostly banana, taste is banana with spiciness, super easy on the palate mild alcohol burn, not bad but does not live up to the ipas I have recently consumed

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
SuIIy (1878) - Natick, Massachusetts, USA - APR 22, 2012
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a white fluffy head. nose is yeast light banana and clove. Palate is sticky, full with a light film and dusting. Flavors of light piney hops, pepper, lemon, banana esthers.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Frenger (218) - Derby, Alabama, ENGLAND - APR 22, 2012
Off keg at the beer temple Amsterdam. Very tasty and although different worked very well. Not too Belgian and not like an ipa. Sat nicely in the middle.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
bytemesis (159) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - APR 20, 2012
UPDATED: APR 21, 2012 Got this in a bottle as a follow up to a Pliny, so I have to be careful not to trash it. Poured a clear amber with an off-white head. Nice aromas of pine and citrus apparent at first smell. Taste has distinct hoppy undertones, but much subdued as compared to American style IPA’s. Alcohol notes clearly evident. Clean and refreshing ,with minimal aftertaste, this is a good, not great IPA.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
XmnwildX12 (463) - Farmington, Minnesota, USA - APR 19, 2012
Has a banana and clove scent, pours a golden color. Has a very interesting hop taste that finishes bitter. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Tomethy (27) - North Yorkshire, ENGLAND - APR 18, 2012
Nose is encapsulating. Not all the nuances are for me, but they’re all delicate, yet together sing out. Marmalade, toffee, banana, wood. Flavour is very much on the marmalade and burnt orange rind. It’s good, but not as good as I remember. Must try another batch to be sure I guess...

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
zaf (62) - ITALY - APR 17, 2012
aroma: floral, hay, citrus, herbs, apparenza: amber, clear, gusto: light sweetness, very bitter, palato: light body, average carbonation, bitter finish aroma luppolato ma non eccessivamente,cosě come il gusto bilanciato dal malto,il finale amaro č davvero molto piacevole

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
arone12 (774) - Maryland, USA - APR 12, 2012
Pours an orangish brown color with an off white head. Smells pretty hoppy with a nice malty backbone. Nice balanced flavors in this beer. Some pear tastes with hops and pine needles. Yum yum

2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 1/20
ralphdot (612) - Billingham, Durham, ENGLAND - APR 11, 2012
8.3% amber colour with a thin head, sweet hop aroma, the tasre is very hoppy and grapefruit but with hints of caramelly malt, too much hop for me.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
ThisWangsChung (113) - Leonardtown, Maryland, USA - APR 9, 2012
Brief write up. This is a fairly unique spin on an IPA, as the Belgian yeast helps augment the citric notes from the Amarillo hops and provides some hints of fruity esters (such as bubblegum.) VERY clean finish that scrubs the palate strongly and leaves plenty of bitterness; borderline palate killer. Definitely a repeat purchase for me.


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