Dogtoberfest - Flying Dog Brewery

swizzlenuts

Wisconsin

3.63/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

The nose on the beer is quite caramely, but has a nice sweetness that reminds me of a red ale. I really like the nose on this. The beer is a deep amber with a good finger head on it. Lots of carbonation and decent retention. The flavour is rather complex, which is a big surprise to me; it has the crisp lager bite followed preceded by a rich roasty flavour. There are other flavours hanging around, like a sweet caramel and a slight bitterness. Since it's a bit watery on the mouthfeel, the flavour seems really toned down. When drinking the beer, you're led to think there is going to be an epic closure, but it turns out it's a flop because of the mouthfeel. The beer is drinkable because it's watery, but I'm not so sure I'd buy another one of these.

All in all the beer is solid, but the thinness on the mouthfeel really ruins the beer. Maybe bump the beer up to 6% and it'll be better?

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2008 02:47:52 | More by swizzlenuts

jburd19

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

05-17-2013 16:22:33 | More by jburd19

dan027

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -15.7%

05-17-2013 02:38:32 | More by dan027

CanisMajor

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

05-16-2013 21:23:49 | More by CanisMajor

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%

05-10-2013 19:23:57 | More by twenty5

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

05-07-2013 22:23:55 | More by dalepryor

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -22.8%

04-19-2013 01:45:36 | More by Jason1337

randylangford

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -15.7%

04-09-2013 00:33:51 | More by randylangford

MrBoh

Maryland

3/5  rDev -15.7%

03-16-2013 03:20:16 | More by MrBoh

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

03-13-2013 05:13:13 | More by Zachtheporter

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

03-07-2013 19:43:09 | More by orangesol

JakeDebus

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

02-28-2013 13:33:23 | More by JakeDebus

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%

02-19-2013 21:25:13 | More by pquijal

Thedrizzle

Florida

4/5  rDev +12.4%

02-14-2013 02:42:29 | More by Thedrizzle

bradfordjohnson

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

02-14-2013 02:32:26 | More by bradfordjohnson

matjack85

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -8.7%

02-11-2013 18:36:08 | More by matjack85

pfaucett

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

02-11-2013 02:31:10 | More by pfaucett

Dhamma73

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +5.3%

02-08-2013 00:58:29 | More by Dhamma73

BugTownPub

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +5.3%

02-06-2013 04:17:46 | More by BugTownPub

abcramer

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%

02-06-2013 00:08:45 | More by abcramer

Budinetz

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -22.8%

02-03-2013 16:26:37 | More by Budinetz

CreightonSM

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -15.7%

02-03-2013 16:13:31 | More by CreightonSM

NYSPHophead

New York

3.75/5  rDev +5.3%

01-29-2013 00:15:47 | More by NYSPHophead