Old Scratch Amber Lager - Flying Dog Brewery

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rAvg: 3.42
pDev: 14.91%
Reviews: 736
Hads: 438

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Flying Dog Brewery

Maryland, United States

Style | ABV
American Amber / Red Lager | 5.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (706), on-tap (30).

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Jason

Massachusetts

3.55/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Presentation: 12 oz brown long neck with an dog theme artsy label. No freshness date.

Appearance: Slightly hazy light copper in colour with an off white lace that sticks to the glass.

Smell: Hops hit the nose as a touch of esters make their way through also.

Taste: Hoppy oil, almost a bit citrusy, on top then it fades and a rounded toasty malt flavour and an even leafy hop bitterness rides into the after taste. Alcohol is quite warming. Faint esters and a mild fruitiness are noticable.

Notes: A pretty good brew, very flavourful but seems to have some ale qualities and finishes like an ale also with stronger than normal alcohol qualities.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2002 08:08:44 | More by Jason

Todd

Massachusetts

3.58/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clear, red-ish/amber colour, decent head. Aroma has a touch of sulfur in it and a soft noble hop. Semi-malty, not overly sweet character with light caramel, some roasted, some fruity. Light astringency and leafy feel on the palate. Hops are not bitter but have an interesting almost citrus quality to them, followed by a dry, crisp snap. Finish is a bit dry too, some woody notes. Wait ... what's this buttery flavour doing in my lager?

Other than that ... this is a pretty decent and drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2002 21:55:53 | More by Todd

More User Reviews:

bacher468

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev +2.3%

06-16-2013 19:12:54 | More by bacher468

TheMultiYeast

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev +2.3%

06-16-2013 12:02:30 | More by TheMultiYeast

paulhargus

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev +2.3%

06-15-2013 04:33:30 | More by paulhargus

KerryCummins1977

Kentucky

3/5 rDev -12.3%

06-14-2013 01:53:45 | More by KerryCummins1977

MPSTARR

Florida

2.75/5 rDev -19.6%

06-13-2013 01:44:55 | More by MPSTARR

Camjmorton

Virginia

3.5/5 rDev +2.3%

06-12-2013 20:17:16 | More by Camjmorton

JMUbrewz

Virginia

3/5 rDev -12.3%

06-12-2013 17:57:57 | More by JMUbrewz

utopiajane

New York

2.34/5 rDev -31.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5

Pours a true amber color. Almost no nose and no head. While it didn’t boast of anything up front I did notice a little floral hops character, some bitterness. No lacing. Light carbonation. The body of this beer was weak and unbalanced. It had a flat, fruity sweet quality that really detracted form the essence of the malt.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 12:08:04 | More by utopiajane