Flying Dog Road Dog Scottish Porter

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Porter
Frederick, Maryland USA

Bottled. Poured clear garnety brown with a short cap of deep beige head. The aroma picked up an odd, rather overriding blend of smoke, molasses, and vegetal mash over darker chocolates and licorice.. not entirely off-putting, but by no means enjoyable. The flavor had tacky caramel, chocolate, and licorice on the less-than-substantial base.. toasted grains and light smoke overhead.. enjoyable chocolate and caramel on the short-ish finish.. some rising pine and citrusy bitterness, especially on the back-end.. overall a weak porter, but not bad. A little shy of medium-bodied.. tacky at times.. rising bitterness on the back.. OK balance. This was drinkable, but not much better.

Dark brown color with some roasted malt on the nose. Some roasted malt flavor but not alot. A tad weak for my taste but this would be great for someone who is afraid of dark beers.

From a bottle. Pours a brown color with small head. Aroma is of faint coffee and chocolate. Tastes of small amounts of dark malts and some hops to balance things out. Little thin in the mouthfeel. Not much complexity but still an enjoyable brew.

Pours dark brown, almost copper with brown head. Has an initial bite with tasty malts and then a bitter finish. Pretty smooth and not too complex. Quite drinkable. I would buy it again.

Bottle: Poured a dark brown almost redish color with a cream colored head that is slowly disappearing. First taste is pretty mild with a slight hint of hops as a finish.

Decent looking porter, with a handsome color and moderate head. Faint chocolate in the aroma, a bit more plus some roast in the taste. A bit thin and too hop-forward, but decent enough.

My first out of the variety pack! Pours dark brown with a nice full head. Tastes of faint chocolate but doesnt have the bite I wish it did.

12oz bottle. Aroma is hopps with a flower note that overpowers everything. Average sized off-white head that mostly diminished and left decent lace. Very dark brown hue. Flavor is sweet and roasty, much better than aroma. Palate is watery soft and light bodied. This porter sucks, have not been impressed with this brewery.