Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
bottle - I don’t understand the "bitter" comments. It doesn’t taste even a little bitter to me. It would probably be better if it did. It’s a okay ale, but mostly it’s boring. Better than a Bud, but nothing to get excited about. This "Tire Bite" ale definitely needs more bite. Maybe that’s the style of golden ale.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Gonzo Imperial Porter from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
An opaque brown beer with a lazing though collapsing brown head. The flavor is sweet and very roasty, while the flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, and chocolate combined with hops. Nice one.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Doggie Style from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Strong peach malt and hops aroma. Orange-red-brown color with small head. Slightly sweet peach malt flavor with strong hops finish - not too overpowering. Nice flavor with nice bitterness.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Tire Bite Golden Ale from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Sweet grainy malt aroma. Light yellow color with small head. Slightly sweet/tart malt aroma with hint of hops in the finish. Favorably comparable to the German Koelschs.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle courtesy beeryum. Deep brown opaque body, medium tan head. Aroma of chocolate, molasses, breads, prune, raisin, marshmallow, and soy. Classic Baltic Porter/Imperial Stout. Chocolatey body with notes of soy, toast, raisin, and prune. Full-bodied, rich, and complex. Belongs in the Baltic Porter classification, of course.
maniac (11822) reviewed Gonzo Imperial Porter from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the brewery on 02/28/2009. Dark black body with a large creamy brown head. Sweet roast and chocolate aroma. Sweet dark chocoalte and roast flavor with lots of hops. medium full body with moderate carbonation. 7/5/8/3/15 - 3.8 11/18/2005: Dark brown head with a thick black color. This beer has a sweet aroma and a very chocolate taste with a smokey aftertaste. 7/5/8/4/16 - 4.0
shrubber (15804) reviewed Snake Dog IPA (- 2007) from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Cherry apple aroma. Reddish amber color wtih small head. A slight candied or artificial cherry and strong hops flavor. Well blended.
JK (8181) reviewed Horn Dog Barley Wine from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Aged six months. This is good. Sweet aroma with some alcohol. Plain brown appearance. Good flavor. Some dried fruit, bread, some smoke. Alcohol bite on the palate.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Gonzo Imperial Porter from Flying Dog Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at London Gathering Nov 05. The label on the bottle sparked an interesting debate over Hunter S Thompson and is he over-rated. Black beer with farily non existant head. Nice aroma and goodish balance. Chocolate orange and coffee dominate throughout. Pretty good, but as Duff says, this lacks a bit of the intensity you would expect from an Imperial
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle pours a nearly black witha huge chocolatey brown head and lots of clingly lacing. Dark chocolate malts and notes of tootsie rolls. Some piney hops aromas as well. Flavors of dark roasted charcoal and quite hoppy. Evident ABV at over 9%. Hefty and smooth feel and very robust. Lots of smokey/bitter aftertaste.