Flying Dog K-9

Not bottle conditioned

Flying Dog K-9 [baron rating 4/5] - 7.4% dark amber ale,bready dark brown sugar smell,sweet fruitcake toffee taste,earthy finish Baron Orm

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA can

Not can conditioned

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA can [baron rating 5/5] - 7.1% amber ale,orange tropical resinous smell,pine tropical bitter taste,long spicy finish Baron Orm

Flying Dog Easy IPA

Not can conditioned

Flying Dog Easy IPA [baron rating 4/5] - 4.7% gold ale,spicy citrus fresh piney smell,resinous bitter lemon taste,short mild fruity finish Baron Orm

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Flying Dog Horn Dog

Not bottle conditioned

Flying Dog Horn Dog [baron rating 5/5] - 10.2% dark amber ale,brown sugar smell,sugary candied fruit resinous taste,sweet candied finish Baron Orm

We actually reviewed this back in 2011 (which I'd forgotten about) and it had a different label then, but it's as good now as it was back then - awesome beer!

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Thank you to Chris France (@TheBeerHawk) from Beer Hawk for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Looking forward to baron rating Beer Hawk ales

Beer mail order company Beer Hawk started up at the end of last year with the aim of 'only stocking the good stuff' - they have over two hundred different bottled beers as well as mixed cases and a beer club.

Chris France (joint director along with Mark Roberts) got in touch recently asking if there were any beers on their website that I'd like to try... let's just say I was like a kid in a sweet shop (or a bull in a china shop - you take your pick!). This is what they very kindly sent through for review:

• Anchor Old Foghorn - 9.4% barley wine style ale, the perfect balanced of malty sweetness, estery fruitiness and equisite hop character
• BrewDog Libertine Black Ale - 7.2% dark hop bomb combining the hop awesomeness of an IPA, the decadent and indulgent malt flavours of a stout with an insatiable drinkability
• BrewDog #MashTag - 7.4% crowd-sourced brown ale from start to finish
• Durhum Cloister - 4.5% thirst quenching pale golden, premium bitter. A unique blend of English, American and Czech hops give an aroma of citrus grapefruit with mild pepper and citrus orange notes throughout
• Durham Magus - 3.8% light bitter, simple pale malts provide a base for a complex blend of hops. Colour is very pale with lemon citrus and floral flavours, progressing to a spicy mouthfeel and a clean earthy bitterness in the finsh

• Flying Dog Horn Dog - 10.2% barley wine style ale (no further description on bottle) RateBeer says: "Big malty flavors, including licorice and chocolate, are balanced with a moderate hop profile. Brewed with copious amounts of prized malts and flaked oats, the Barley Wine is so strong that it has to be aged for several months before we can bottle it"
• Ilkley Joshua Jane - 3.7% rich nut-brown Yorkshire ale,smooth with hints of caramel rising to a lingering and pleasant bitterness BUT characterised by the use of hops sourced from the USA and New Zealand
• Nogne O Imperial Brown Ale - 7.5% unique ale due to the use of rich English malts and generous use of hops, particularly American varieties. Unfiltered and unpasteurised and it will age well
• Nogne O Imperial Stout - 9% very rich, creamy and completely black ale with flavours of coffee, chocolate, leather and dried fruits
• Rochefort 10 - 11.3% ? (no description on bottle) RateBeer says: "The top product from the Rochefort Trappist brewery. Dark color, full and very impressive taste. Strong plum, raisin, and black currant palate, with ascending notes of vinousness and other complexities"
• Rogue Dead Guy Ale - ? (no description on bottle) RateBeer says: "6.6% German-style Maibock made with Rogue’s proprietary "PacMan" ale yeast. It is deep honey in color with a malty aroma, rich hearty flavor and a well balanced finish. Dead Guy is created from Northwest Harrington, Klages, Maier Munich and Carastan malts, along with Perle and Saaz Hops"

• Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen - 5.1% rauchbier, selected barley is malted at the brewery and kilned over a fire of beechwood  logs. A dark, bottom fermented beer with an intense smoky aroma and flavour
• Schlenkerla Rauchbier Weizen - 5.2% unusual sibling of the classic Marzen. Only the barley malt is smoked over beechwood logs while the wheat malt remains unsmoked. The light smokiness is coupled with complex notes of banana and clove
• Sierra Nevada Bigfoot - barley wine style ale (no further description on bottle) RateBeer says: "boasts a dense, fruity bouquet; an extremely rich, intense, bittersweet palate; and a deep, reddish-brown color. This ale is superbly balanced between an almost overpowering maltiness and a wonderfully bittersweet hoppiness"
• Sierra Nevada Hoptimum -10.4% whole-cone imperial IPA, the biggest whole-cone IPA we have ever produced - a 100 IBU, whole-cone hurricane of flavour. Aggressively hopped, dry-hopped AND torpedoed, Hoptimum delivers ultra-intense flavours to hop fanatics everywhere
• Thornbridge Halcyon -7.4% intensely flavoured imperial IPA, heavily hopped giving tropical fruit, mango and summer berry characteristics with a touch of caramel and biscuit sweetness. Perfumed hops in the mouth balanced with a warming, bitter finish
• Thornbridge Reverend & The Makers - 4.8% summer ale, brewed in collaboration with Ed Cosens, a classic example of its style; pale golden colour, light-bodied and easy drinking. The ale's highly fragrant floral and spicy flavours are the result of the generous use of the best hops from Australia, USA and England including Cascade, Amarillo, Galaxy and Fuggles

What an awesome selection, I'm finding it hard not to just dive in and start opening them! (must wait for Chris, must wait for Chris...).

I really liked the 'welcome sheet' that arrived at the top of the box (the first thing that you see when opening the box). A nicely branded 'thank you' on one side and then pouring and tasting tips on the other, really like the different pouring tips for the different beer styles - a really nice touch.

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Chris France (@TheBeerHawk) from Beer Hawk for sending these through to me!

Buy all these beers from Beer Hawk and get 10% off if you use my discount code "BARON" at checkout!

Flying Dog Wildeman Farmhouse IPA

Bottle conditioned with lively carbonation

Flying Dog Wildeman Farmhouse IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 7.5% gold ale,pineapple clove smell,pineapple peach honey taste,zingy fruity finish Baron Orm

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Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager

Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager [baron rating 2/5] - 5.5% dark amber ale,grassy savoury smell,boring caramel taste,slightly sweet finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it.

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

Thank you to Richard (@SlurpBeer) from Slurp Beer for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to baron rating Slurp Beer ales

Here's our James Bond-style trailer for the mixed pack of beer:



Slurp are an established online wine retailer who decide to start stocking beer back in June 2010 but really started to push it in May 2011 with the creation of a whole new section for beer, a dedicated Twitter account @SlurpBeer as well as offering some pretty hefty promotions at the start to get some people aware and interested in their stock. They have been from all over the world and the range and prices are very good indeed.

Slurp offered to send a mixed case of beer through for review and as you know I'm always up for trying beers I've not baron rated before. Richard from Slurp packed a surprise mixed case for me and this is what he sent:

Canterbury Brewers

• Foundry Man’s Gold - 4% golden ale with strong citrus & elderflower aromas with a subtle lingering bitterness. Hops are Magnum & Citra
• Foundry Torpedo -4.5% straw coloured ale with an explosive crisp finish. Hops are Cascade & Bramling Cross
• Foundry Red Rye - 5.6% reddish gold ale,spice from the rye malt. Hops are Citra & Chinook
• Street Light Porter - 5.8% dark malty porter with strong toffee character and a liquorice finish. Hops are Goldings & Floral Willemette

Brooklyn Brewery

• Black Chocolate Stout -10% imperial stout,chocolate aroma & flavour due to six varieties of black, chocolate & roasted malts
• East India Pale Ale -6.9% IPA brewed with English malts and hops
• Brooklyn Pennant Ale -5% toasty, biscuity flavour with a fruity and dry finish

• Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager -5.5% amber lager? No description on the bottle...
• Goose Island 312 - 4.4% wheat ale? No description on the bottle...
• Stone Levitation - 4.4% ale? No description on the bottle...
• Stone Pale Ale - 5.4% pale ale? No description on the bottle...

• Silly Saison - 5% Belgian Saison
• Jever Pilsener - 4.9% pilsner
• Wentwell Barrel Organ Blues - 4.5% golden brown with a malty aroma,smooth in taste

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Slurp Beer ales soon, and a big thank you to Richard (@SlurpBeer) for sending them through to me!

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Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 7.1% copper ale,tropical candied toffee smell,sweet resin tropical taste,sweet resin finish Baron Orm

Note: Not bottle conditioned

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Flying Dog Horn Dog

Flying Dog Horn Dog [baron rating 5/5] - 10.2% dark amber ale,dried fruit smell,smooth fruity balanced sweetness taste,bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it.

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

Thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

Buy Flying Dog ales here

Looking forward to 'baron rating' these myBrewerytap ales very soon!

Richard from myBrewerytap offered to send 'some samples' through the other week, little did I know that a full myBrewerytap box would arrive, thank you so much Richard you have been more than great to the baron!:

Watch Chris & I unbox the latest myBrewerytap beers:



The box contained the following amazing ales:

Anchor Brewing Co.

• Liberty Ale - 5.9% distinct bouquet & uncommonly delicate, entirely natural carbonation
• Anchor Bock Beer - 5.5% rich & flavourful

D.Carnegie & Co.

• Porter - 5.5% ? BeerAdvocate knows best

Flying Dog Brewery

• Horn Dog - 10.2% barley wine style ale

Goose Island Beer Co.

• Matilda - 7% Belgian style ale
  
• Pere Jacques - 8% Belgian style ale

Mallinsons Brewing Company

• Chocolate Stout - 4.2% deep dark colour with a dark cream head,dark chocolate, fruit & roast malt aroma and taste,slightly dry finish
• Dart (On the Buses No. 6) - 4.2% straw coloured with slightly spicy citrus nose.bitter citrus taste with a long finish
• Hidden Malt - 5.3% very pale straw ale with a fresh dry hop nose of Pacific Jade.Fresh fruity citrus taste followed by bitter slightly dry finish

Mikkeller

• Green Gold - 7% ? - Hopzine knows best as well as Beersay
• Hoppy Easter - 6.6% ? Beersay knows best

Oakham Ales

• Bishops Farewell - 5% elaborate fruity hop notes,grainy background & dry finish
• Inferno - 4.4% light igniting ale with complex fruits and a dry fruity finish

Thornbridge Brewery

• Italia - 4.7% pilsner, herb & lemon zest on the nose,soft & creamy malty notes with moderately intense hops taste,herbal minty firm bitter finish
• Wild Swan - 3.5% white gold pale ale, aroma & taste of light bitter lemon,hints of herb spicyness & long hoppy finish

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these myBrewerytap beers soon, and a big thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for sending these through to me!

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Flying Dog Raging Bitch

Flying Dog Raging Bitch [baron rating 5/5] - 8.3% amber ale,tropical fruit smell,sweet fruity spicy yeasty taste,lasting bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it.

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Thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for handing this over for a 'baron rating'!

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Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter

Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter [baron rating 5/5] - 8.7% black ale,sweet roasted smell,thick dark roasted taste,sweet hoppy roasted finish Baron Orm

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Looking forward to 'baron rating' Flying Dog Raging Bitch very soon!

Paul from AlesByMail very kindly handed over a couple of bottles of Flying Dog Raging Bitch when we met face-to-face for the first time at the SIBA North beer judging event yesterday. I've wanted to try this beer since Zak Avery posted a 'late night family in bed' whisper post on his video blog.

Look out for a 'baron rating' for this beer soon, and a big thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for hand it over to me!

Budget Flying Dog ales in Tesco

Tesco has some massive discounts on Flying Dog ales at the moment, Classic Pale Ale for 88p & Gonzo Porter for £1.29 whilst stocks last!

Flying Dog ales offer extended in Tesco until 10th August 2010

Tesco has 355ml bottles of Flying Dog Classic Pale Ale [baron rating 3/5] (£1.40) & Gonzo Porter (£2.06) still on offer until 10th Aug 2010

Flying Dog Gonzo Porter for £2.06 in Tesco until 13th July 2010

Tesco has bottles of Flying Dog Gonzo Porter on offer at £2.06 instead of £2.58 until the 13th July 2010, great spot @RecentlyDrunk!

Flying Dog Classic Pale Ale for £1.40 in Tesco until 13th July 2010

Tesco has bottles of Flying Dog Classic Pale Ale [baron rating 3/5] on offer at £1.40 instead of £1.76 until the 13th July 2010

Flying Dog Classic Pale Ale

Flying Dog Classic Pale Ale [baron rating 4/5] - 5.5% amber ale,pine & citrus smell,soft nutty hoppy bitter taste,buttery finishBaron Orm

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