Dogtoberfest - Flying Dog Brewery

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Beer review from BA Mag Oct 2007.

There is more than one German in this wild pack of dogs. While the O-fest beer at the actual Oktoberfest is getting lighter, American brewers are still keeping their renditions dark and beefy.

Bright orangey brass-colored brew, clarity is perfect and the lace is not too shabby either. Toasty malt aroma with more bready notes than caramel in the nose, clean, fresh and inviting with a touch of herbal hop. Fresh toasty malt flavor grabs hold of the palate and does not let go; a quick flash of caramel--however toasted--seems to have everything everywhere covered. Hint of cooked corn though the beer is quite clean. Nice spicy herbal mix of hop bitterness and flavor to nearly match the malt. Finishes a bit on the dry side with lingering toasted memories.

"Ein Bier, das genug für Hunde gut ist, mögen uns." Meaning, a beer good enough for dogs like us. Certainly one of the more tame brews from Flying Dog--sometimes staying true to style goes a long way.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2010 00:28:13 | More by BeerAdvocate

Jason

Massachusetts

3.55/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12oz brown bottle with a freshness code that you can't make out.

Uniform two fingers of off white head stay around long enough to count. Bright copper color. Hints of toasted malt and a kiss of caramel and grape skin with a light herbal tone form the hops make up the clean aroma. Smooth and crisp with a medium body, a little thin on the malt but the toasted character does come around hard enough to keep things going. Slight grape skin and herbal hop with a quick sting of bitterness middle to end. Finishes semi-dry with a mellow toasted grain flavor.

Compared to where some of the mass produce o-fest beers from Germany are going this one held its own. Not a bad pick for the style.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2008 01:33:02 | More by Jason

dsnyder61

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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jmslade7

Florida

3/5  rDev -15.7%

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kjmass

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -8.7%

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InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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herrburgess

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -15.7%

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PeterLee

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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jburd19

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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dan027

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -15.7%

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CanisMajor

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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JGam115

New York

3.26/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25

From my Untappd history. Cask poured at The Ginger Man NYC.

A: Really liked the copper color with a slight haze, but not terrible.

S: Straight-up anise hits you first which I definitely wasn't expecting. There were some lingering malt aromas, but not like your typical Marzens.

T: I'd put this in the category of a thirst quencher. Not big and not small. It's right to be called an Oktoberfest beer, but one unlike any others I've had.

M: Cask so the flavors were lingering.

O: So different, yet so good. This one was a hard one to peg because it has some aspects of the beer style and others that I feel are out of place. Try for yourself and see

Serving type: cask

05-14-2013 18:33:37 | More by JGam115

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -8.7%

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dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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Jason1337

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -22.8%

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randylangford

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -15.7%

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MrBoh

Maryland

3/5  rDev -15.7%

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Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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JakeDebus

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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sixerofelixir

Ohio

2/5  rDev -43.8%

02-28-2013 01:17:39 | More by sixerofelixir

pquijal

West Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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Thedrizzle

Florida

4/5  rDev +12.4%

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bradfordjohnson

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

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