Opened: 1989

Closed: 2023

Annual Production: 90,000 bbl

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Ralph Wells, Esther Whieldon, Mike Feekart, Patrick McDonald, Siegfried Binge

Taproom is closed until at least June 2021.

Formerly located in Cambridge MD, Wild Goose was purchased by Frederick Brewing in December 1997. The brewery was closed down in January 1998; Wild Goose then operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Frederick. The company was acquired in May 2006 by Flying Dog Brewery for $1,400,000. In January 2007, Flying Dog closed their Denver brewery and moved all of their operations here.

F.X. Matt Brewing purchased the Flying Dog brands in 2023 and is moving all the production to their brewery in Utica NY.

Updated: May 30, 2023

• 2023-05-23: FX Matt Brewery acquires Maryland’s Flying Dog Brewery, aims to bring all production to New York (Craft Brewing Business)
• 2022-05-17: Flying Dog Brewery wins first amendment victory over North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Commission (Craft Brewing Business)
• 2021-06-21: Founder of Flying Dog, George Stranahan, Dies at 89 (ProBrewer)
• 2020-06-02: Flying Dog to Keep Brewery Tasting Room Closed For at Least a Year (Brewbound)
• 2016-05-13: Flying Dog Brewery Wins First Amendment Battle, Uses Proceeds to Promote Free Speech (Reason)
• 2012-03-12: Flying Dog Brewery prepares canned beer for spring; first out is Underdog Atlantic Lager (Baltimore Sun)
• 2012-02-27: Flying Dog Brewery Part of Micro Beer Spurt in US (Voice of America)
• 2012-01-25: Frederick's Flying Dog plans ambitious rollout for 2012; will debut 20 new beers (Baltimore Sun)
• 2011-07-06: Mich. allows sale of Md. beer with vulgar name (San Jose Mercury News)
• 2011-06-29: Victory for Raging Bitch, but our First Amendment Fight with Michigan Rages On (Flying Dog Ales)
• 2011-06-06: Flying Dog pulls distribution from thirteen states (Beernews.org)
• 2011-03-28: Craft brewer sues state Liquor Control Commission, claims rejecting profanity on beer label violates (Michigan Live)
• 2010-11-11: Wild Goose To Close (Brookston Beer Bulletin)
• 2007-12-12: Flying Dog relocating craft brewery to Md. (Rocky Mountain News)

• Backyard Ale
  Smoke-Flavored Beer
  7.30% abv.

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• Barrel Aged Gonzo
  Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
  Awards:

  • Silver Medal, 2009 Great American Beer Festival

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• Bat Out Of Hell
  Imperial Stout

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• Bloodline Blood Orange Ale
  Fruit Beer
  7.00% abv.

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  Doggie Style Pale Ale
  American-Style Pale Ale
  5.50% abv.
  • Date: June 24, 2008 (#7140)
    Package: bottled
    Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE
    Score: 18 points
    Appearance (3)
    Bright copper color. Thick head.
    Aroma (4)
    Excellent fruity-spicy hops.
    Mouthfeel (9)
    Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Caramel malt underlies a big fruity hop bitterness that lingers through the finish.
    Overall Impression (2)