Black Dog Ale
Spanish Peaks Brewing Company in Bozeman, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.06
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Editor’s Note: Production moved to Glacier Brewing in Polson, MT in 2005, continued together with Flying Dog in Colorado and then Flying Goose in Maryland, MD as well in 2006. Entire production moved to City Brwery in WI in the summer of 2007. In 2009 the production was moved to Olde Saratoga in NY, Butte Creek in CA and Weston, MO.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
This ale poured a dark amber colour with a lacking, white head. To the nose there are scents of spruce, pine and citrus. First sip was slightly over-carbonated with strong flavours of hops. Citrus an floral hops most prodominant. Finish is bitter with spruce flavour lingering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.[ Trade by Meilby ]. Clear medium to dark amber brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, nutty, moderate roasted, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, grass - hay, acidic fruity - berry notes. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110912]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from Colonial Wine and Spirits, 10/3/11
Aroma: The nose is sweet malts (caramel and toffee), with some earthy, English hops as well
Appearance: It pours a rich mahogany color with a foamy beige head that leaves good lacing on the glass
Flavor: The flavor is light and balanced, it is medium sweet, and lightly bitter, with a distinctly English feel
Palate: Light bodied, slightly watery, and a creamy, low carbonation feel that you might expect in this style
Overall Impression: I actually only got this one becuase I thought it would get me my Montanta tick, but the label lied to me! It is no longer made in Bozeman, Montana (as the brewery apparently has closed), but it is now contract brewed at Olde Saratoga. Oh well, I guess that's what I get for buying this one purely for the state tick. Anyway, this was a decent example of an EPA. It isn't amazing or anything, but it works well enough for what it is trying to be. If only it could have been from Montana...
Meilby (14731) reviewed Black Dog Ale from Spanish Peaks Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 355ml
Pours cloudy brown/dark amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, grain, caramel and floral hops. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
this was a nice beer, no hidden flavors or qualties, just a nice amber ale, almost a pale ale, but with too much nut/malt flavor to be a true pale. I’d do it again in the fall, seems to be a colder weather type beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Pours with a lightly off-white head and a clear amber body. Aroma is metallic with stale malts, caramel, and concord grapes. Taste is stale and fruity ending with a very strong metallic note. Fizzy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
12oz bottle. Pretty bland amber malt and vanilla aroma. Deep orange filtered look to it. Nice chewy, malty mouthfeel, with a crisp hop balance. A quality session beer, with lots of malt character. Pleasant hoppy finish as well. Better than I remembered, very fresh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours deep amber/mahogany into a shaker. Off-white head with excellent retention leaves sheet lacing as it slowly recedes. Dark caramel with a crisp body and a slightly sour finish.
Drake (22934) reviewed Black Dog Ale from Spanish Peaks Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Pours ruby red with a small head that disappears quickly, Sweet caramel aroma with some hop bitterness. Similar taste, with some coffee notes. Bitterness could be higher. Medium body. Drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Malty cherry with a mushroom edge. Veryclear copper color, medium head, some lacing. Hopped cherry taste. Light grain finish. Filmy mouthfeel, a bit perfumy.