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Flying Dog Brewing

4607 Wedgewood Boulevard
Frederick MD 21703
Telephone: +1 301-694-7899
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 3-8pm, Saturday noon-8pm, Sunday noon-6pm
Brewer: Matt Brophy

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Notes

Opened: 1989

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.

Updated: February 16, 2021

News

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)

Beer List

Backyard Ale

Smoke-Flavored Beer

7.30% abv.
Barrel Aged Gonzo

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2009 Great American Beer Festival
Bat Out Of Hell

Imperial Stout
Coffee Stout

Coffee Flavored Beer
Doggie Style Classic 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)

Double Dog Double India Pale Ale

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

10.50% abv.

Date: September 6, 2007 (#6624)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber with a slight haze. Massive head.

Aroma (3)
Huge citrusy, grassy, resiny hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Huge body. Really smooth and really bitter. Massive resiny hop flavor. Hefty malt backbone. Warming.

Overall Impression (3)
Tasty, well-balanced, complex beer.

Flying Dog Bloodline Blood Orange Ale

Fruit Beer

7.00% abv.

Flying Dog Dogtoberfest

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.60% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2013 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2009 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival

Flying Dog Easy IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

4.70% abv.

Flying Dog Familiy Drama

India Pale Lager or Malt Liquor

8.40% abv.

Flying Dog Raging Bitch

American-Belgo-Style Ale

8.30% abv.

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.10% abv.

Date: November 14, 2008 (#7543)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Columbus, Columbus NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, floral, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Caramel malt and lots of fruity hops. Fairly bitter, but it finishes really clean.

Overall Impression (2)

Flying Dog The Gourd Standard Pumpkin IPA

Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer

6.70% abv.

Flying Dog The Truth

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

8.70% abv.

Garde Dog

French-Style Bière de Garde

5.50% abv.

Date: April 8, 2009 (#7770)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Columbus, Columbus NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, grainy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big and sweet and fizzy. Grainy and smoky. And sweet. Sulfury. And sweet.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: December 9, 2010 (#8376)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate brown head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, roasty, quite grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Very roasty and pretty bitter, with lots of malt for balance. big grassy hop flavor. Intensely roasty finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: June 8, 2010 (#8248)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Licorice. Mild toffee. Mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big, smooth, nicely malty. Toasty, with a big licorice note. Mildly chocolatey. Low bitterness. Clean, big malty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: November 17, 2008 (#7545)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Columbus, Columbus NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clove. Grainy, toasty wheat.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Lots of sweet wheat. Mild clove, mild banana, mild smoke.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 24, 2008 (#7139)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Big sweet biscuity malt. Fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Huge sweet biscuity malt flavor, with lots of fruity hops and a mild bitterness. Finishes sweet.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 1, 2011 (#8404)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, nicely roasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy. Big malty backbone with an assertive roastiness. Grassy, floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Roasty, malty finish, mildly warming.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Date: June 23, 2008 (#7131)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy, perfumey, fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, low carbonation. Big sweet, grainy, mildly smoky mild character. Mild fruity, grassy hop flavor, mild bitterness, with some sulfur in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 24, 2008 (#6846)

Package: bottled

Place: Yia Yia's Pizza Beer & Wine, Lincoln NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-amber. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big sweet malt. Mildly toasty, mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body, but a bit thinner than I expected. Hugely malty, caramelly, grainy, toasty, sweet. Nice alcohol burn. Mild noble hop flavor in the sweet malty fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1772)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dark golden. Slightly spicy aroma. Sweet, barely bitter. Cloying.

Date: November 14, 2008 (#7544)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Columbus, Columbus NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Hazy yellow. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Lemony. Yeasty. Perfumey.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet and fruity, citrusy and yeasty. Clean, except for quite a bit of sulfur. Fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)