Samuel Adams Scotch Ale is a unique ale which stands in a class by itself. Scotch Ale is full of dynamic malts, slightly more bitter than a winter brew, hints of coffee aromas, caramel and smokey hazelnut rises from the glass; this is a first class collectors brew of complex proportions. Samuel Adams makes a [...]
Looking for a unique style of beer that’s aged like a fine wine and will knock you on your ass? Horn Dog is a Flying Dog brew based on a barley wine style ale. It’s an aged beer, a minimum of three months before being packaged, and wields a 10.4% alcohol by volume (ABV). This [...]
Flying Dog’s latest brew, Kerberos Tripel, has hit the market at the perfect season. It’s a true Belgian style brew using traditional brewing techniques straight out of Belgium. The beer arrives with a sweet 8.5% alcohol by volume (ABV), bottle conditioned for extra fermentation and will be available all year-round. Let’s start with the pour, [...]
This episode covers Flying Dog Garde Dog, Dogfish Head Black & Blue, Smuttynose Hanami Ale, Harpoon Hibernian Spring Seasonal, Blue Moon Rising Moon Spring Ale and Otter Creek Spring Ale. We’ve also got a special guest, Zach, who goes through his uber pilsners and other Virginia local brews.
Saison, French for “Season,” is a very old rustic brew style which has retained much of its heritage over the years. Much like the Abbey Ale of Belgian background, the Saison is a Farmhouse brew where Farmers represent the “Monks” of the style. Most of us cannot remember a time before electricity was popular, refrigeration [...]
For those not in the know, or not hunting for reasons, their is a global shortages of malts and hops and this is causing strain upon beer brewers around the world. At first this was only really noticed by brewers, their distributors and people in the industry but now people have begun to notice. Some [...]
This episode of our drinking podcast covers a variety of winter ales, mainly from our fine friend Doug. While a few of us pick a winter ale to talk about, Doug tries to collect them all. You’ll see one of us loves Samuel Smith while another may think it’s just too skunky to call a [...]
The upcoming year, 2008, seems to be a big time for New Years Resolutions and new beginnings. Some people begin the new year pretending their going to start a new diet (again) or get that “new job” they’ll never apply for while others actually spring into action with real results. This spring we’ll see a [...]
Flying Dog Brewery, currently holding its main office in Denver will be migrating all of its production to Fredrick Maryland to response to market pressures. As we spoke about yesterday, hops and barley prices are rising out of control and breweries have to act quickly in response to the pressure. This move isn’t hugely dramatic [...]
In the last few years we’ve had crop reductions in the United States for one of our most precious crops: the hop. The second shortage falls on the barley, which lends a sweetness to balance out the flavor and bitter from the hops. Both ingredients are in short supply which means prices on the core [...]
