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Flying Dog Brewery

(Closed)

2401 Blake Street
Denver CO 80205
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Notes

Visited: September 28, 1996

Opened: 1994

Annual Production: 24,000 bbl

Contributors: Dan Schmidgall, Elis M., Thomas

Formerly known as Broadway Brewing and formerly sited on its former namesake street, the name and location changed with the merger in 2000. They started brewing beer in Maryland in 2006, then relocated all of their operations to that brewery in January 2008.

Updated: June 26, 2008

News

2007-12-12: Flying Dog relocating craft brewery to Md. (Rocky Mountain News)

Beer List

Classic Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale
- Date: September 21, 2002 (#4439)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: from the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Bright deep amber, moderate head. Big citrusy hop aroma with some caramel malt, very fruity. Medium body. Big citrusy-spicy hop flavor, fairly big bitterness. Lots of dark fruitiness in the finish. Mildly alcoholic. Thanks to John Peterson for bringing this bottle from somewhere Up North!

Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

5.50% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1755)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, big white head. Clean aroma. Smooth, bitter, chocolatey finish.

Dogtoberfest Octoberfest

American-Style Amber Lager

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival

Date: September 29, 2004 (#5429)

Package: draught

Place: Blake Street Tavern, Denver CO

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Bright red. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mildly malty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body. Sweetly malty.

Overall Impression (2)

ESG Extra Special Gonzo

Experimental Beer

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival

Gonzo Imperial Porter

Baltic-Style Porter

9.00% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards

Date: July 25, 2006 (#6034)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Massive brown head.

Aroma (3)
Hops, chocolate, and cream.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, silky smooth. Hugely chocolatey with lots of herbal, minty hop flavor. Warming, and very well-balanced.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: April 4, 2004 (#5261)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep bright golden. Nice thick head. Sweet grainy malt aroma, fruity. Big body, fairly high carbonation. Hugely malty and fairly sweet with a tasty hop bitterness at the end along with some spicy alcohol. Tasty beer.

Date: February 19, 2006 (#5848)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red-brown. High carbonation. Good head.

Aroma (3)
Huge malt and spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big smooth body. Really malty. Lots of spicy hops.

Overall Impression (3)
Really well-balanced now...I should get some more for the cellar. Goes real well with chocolate.

Date: January 1, 2008 (#6779)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, full of yeast. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild banana, even milder clove. Bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Lots of creamy wheat. Mild banana and bread flavor.

Overall Impression (3)
A reasonably authentic Bavarian Hefeweizen.

Date: January 12, 2008 (#6817)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep red. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild toffee.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Big toffee maltiness, fairly sweet. Big resiny, grassy hop bitterness. Bitterness really takes over in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1759)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, some haze, big white head. Fruity nose. Malty, excessively fruity flavor.

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1760)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden-amber. Peach aroma. Tastes like peach juice.

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1756)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden amber, big head. Spicy aroma. Good body, big hop flavor.

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1757)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep dark red. Hint of dark malt aroma. Coffee flavor, bitter finish.

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1758)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark brown, big brown head. Sweet, dark aroma. Thick, sweet, bitter, smooth.

Date: July 12, 2004 (#5590)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden amber. Big dense head.

Aroma (4)
Big spicy fruity grassy resiny hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium creamy body. Real nice resiny bitterness. Big spicy hop flavor, with lots of caramel malt.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: September 21, 2002 (#4440)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright amber, moderate head. Caramel aroma, some DMS. Medium-light body, grainy flavor. Mild hop flavor and bitterness. Thanks to John Peterson for bringing this bottle from somewhere Up North!