Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale - Flying Dog Brewery

Jason

Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bright tawny amber with an impressive head retention, stellar stickage and the foam takes forever to subside. Hell the lace holds to the glass almost all the way down!

Aromatic mix of citrusy hop and buttery diacetyl. More hop in the nose though and fresh at that, this is obvious dry-hopping if you have never had a dry hopped beer before.

Moderate body with a well structured mouth feel. Mouthful of cascade hops, not all bitterness just a heavy hand of citrusy flavour. Bitterness is there and quite ample. Maltiness is underneath with a base of sweet grain that more or less gets clouded out by the fresh hop flavour. Puckering dry finish.

This is perhaps my favourite of the Flying Dog brand and definitely a beer I will be trying to have in the fridge for a nice hop fix here and there.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2002 16:27:51 | More by Jason

Todd

Massachusetts

3.4/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12oz brown bottle. No freshess date.

Appearance: Pours an impressive orangey/dark amber beer and a very decent creamy foam head with incredible stick and stay. The beer is truck with chill haze though.

Smell: Malty, floral hops and a touch of citrus fruitiness.

Taste: Taste and feel are even, but a bit thin, not in a bad way mind you, but it's still thin. Mega-dextriny (from the Carastan malts?) with a nice hop presence that pulls you gently into its soft Cascade hopland. You can tell that this beer has been dry-hopped. Hops go raw and coarse, citrus salty rind-like. Earthy, woody notes. Thin fruity/grape flavour, followed by a bready malt character that runs into the finish, along with more dextrins.

Notes: I think the name and label has made this beer something more than it is ... it's not the best Pale Ale in the world, just above average IMO, but it certainly does the trick.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2002 11:05:32 | More by Todd

Rdc67

Kentucky

2.75/5  rDev -24.2%

05-22-2013 20:31:48 | More by Rdc67

puuj

California

3/5  rDev -17.4%

05-22-2013 17:52:32 | More by puuj

MarvinSnyder

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-21-2013 18:54:05 | More by MarvinSnyder

johntfox

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-21-2013 17:34:56 | More by johntfox

nmann08

Maryland

3.94/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

First time having the new recipe. On tap at Big Hunt.

Pours a hazy copper color. Ok carbonation with a thin layer of off white head.

Smell of caramel malts and sweet hops. Citrus and floral notes come through.

Flavors come through more than the smell lets on. Not as bitter as I expected for a pale ale, but refreshing. I get zero roastiness that others describe from the bottle.

Creamy up front, but the bitterness never develops on the finish.

Overall, this is a good beer, not great. Didn't notice a big change in recipe, but I don't think the changes hurt it.

Serving type: on-tap

05-20-2013 22:11:28 | More by nmann08

obrike

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-20-2013 15:26:14 | More by obrike

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.4%

05-20-2013 14:22:21 | More by touchmeimsac

SStein

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-18-2013 07:30:34 | More by SStein

mkirkland80

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

05-18-2013 02:26:20 | More by mkirkland80

CanisMajor

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

05-16-2013 21:23:38 | More by CanisMajor

AL89BR

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-15-2013 16:20:29 | More by AL89BR

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-14-2013 18:16:07 | More by drummermattie02

AmandaSchaefer

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

05-13-2013 22:42:27 | More by AmandaSchaefer

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

05-12-2013 17:19:51 | More by mikeburd1128

sajaffe1

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-11-2013 21:21:36 | More by sajaffe1

JMurphy41

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-11-2013 15:02:49 | More by JMurphy41

elBecko

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-11-2013 12:18:49 | More by elBecko

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-10-2013 19:24:09 | More by twenty5

SirWalkAbout

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-09-2013 20:48:45 | More by SirWalkAbout

Bill235

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-09-2013 13:46:34 | More by Bill235

tesla92

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

05-08-2013 17:13:28 | More by tesla92

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-07-2013 22:39:23 | More by blknikon

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-06-2013 18:52:24 | More by ZEB89