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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
[Contact] [Update]
Frederick MD 21703
Telephone: +1 301-694-7899
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 3-8pm, Saturday noon-8pm, Sunday noon-6pm
Brewer: Matt Brophy
[Contact] [Update]
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: November 27, 2021
News
- 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)
Beer List
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7.30% abv.
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Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2009 Great American Beer Festival
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5.50% abv.-
Date: June 24, 2008 (#7140)Package: bottledPlace: Beertopia, Omaha NEScore: 18 pointsAppearance (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)
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10.50% abv.
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Date: September 6, 2007 (#6624)Package: bottledPlace: Beertopia, Omaha NEScore: 19 pointsAppearance (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.
7.00% abv.
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
4.70% abv.
8.40% abv.
7.40% abv.
8.30% abv.
7.10% abv.
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Date: November 14, 2008 (#7543)Package: bottledPlace: Hy-Vee Columbus, Columbus NEScore: 16 pointsAppearance (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)
