Wildeman Farmhouse IPA - Flying Dog Brewery

AmitC

Indiana

4.18/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a large snifter.

Hazy pale golden appearance. Over three fingers thick huge fluffy head of white color that persists really well. Awesome looks. More than average number of bubbles. Excellent lacing of the receding head.

Aroma: Very sweet fruity aroma with a lot of yeast presence. Clove is substantial. Good spice presence. Faint hops. Nose is more than of a strong belgian ale.

Taste: Very mild hop presence. Spicy-sweet finish. Malt presence is good. Clove like and some spice taste that follows the nose. Lack of hops is very surprising to me.

Mouth feel: Medium bodied feel. Moderate to high carbonation that does not hurt. Easy to drink. No astringency whatsoever.

Felt all the way as if i was drinking a strong ale made Belgian style.

Note: Hops in this brew grow on you as you drink. So improves the likability.

Style Rate: 4
Personal Rate: 4

I like it. I would have loved it if the brewers were not so stingy with the hops.

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2012 02:07:49 | More by AmitC

wcl113

Illinois

3/5  rDev -19.4%

05-24-2013 01:47:48 | More by wcl113

firecrack0r

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

05-22-2013 22:49:25 | More by firecrack0r

GRUUMSH

Belgium

2.75/5  rDev -26.1%

05-22-2013 08:43:44 | More by GRUUMSH

rc51sport

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +14.2%

05-20-2013 02:57:03 | More by rc51sport

Maseitz

Delaware

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

05-19-2013 21:36:28 | More by Maseitz

DudMan

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -19.4%

05-19-2013 20:39:15 | More by DudMan

dweeuu

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +27.7%

05-19-2013 01:02:19 | More by dweeuu

dan027

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -19.4%

05-17-2013 02:43:46 | More by dan027

gillagorilla

Maryland

2.71/5  rDev -27.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

12oz. poured into a Flying Dog goblet

A: Golden yellow with minimal head and decent lacing.

S: Smells like a farmhouse. Very nice floral champagne notes with fruity esters like very ripe apples, similar to a dry cider. It smells like an apple orchard that is actively juicing and making cider.

T: There are hops but they are all farmhouse flavors with wheaty pine, resinous grass. The aftertaste is all pine resin.

M: There is a mild carbonation that lends a slight bit of coarseness.

O: It is what it says it is, but I was expecting more of a saison-y IPA, with some decent carbonation and sweetness. Not to my liking, but I believe this is my first farmhouse IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 02:09:50 | More by gillagorilla

mrwelk

North Dakota

4.25/5  rDev +14.2%

05-15-2013 01:51:52 | More by mrwelk

pacino77

Maryland

3.61/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

didn't ralph steadman die? is that his name? the illustrator? that guy is pretty good with the watercolors; i'll give it up. if he has passed away, his estate does an amazing job of proliferating his artwork. oh dang, maybe it was just hunter thompson who passed away and i associate the two of them closely. i just had another baltimore beer with a label drawn by a famous artist. but this is about the wildeman, which was pretty good. the hops were pretty fresh tasting, dadgum bitter! and a little bit spicy. it smelled alright, looked pretty good, but unfortunately was not a very good accompaniment to the spicy korean style noodles i was eating. and maybe that's my own fault, for not opting to drink a super dry something or other. and i've got five more of these in the fridge, so i'll be sipping again under different circumstances, but at the moment am inclined to say solid, but not superlative.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 21:13:04 | More by pacino77

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

More bottles! I am not sure, but this may have come from my last visit to Highland Pizzeria.

From the bottle: "His axe is stained with the blood of a thousand adversaries. We fall in behind him as he leads us into the darkness. He turns his gaze on us. 'Tentanda via est!' The way must be tried."; "Ale brewed with spice".

My pour created a massive two fingers of dense, french vanilla-colored head that actually resembled the top of an ice cream cone. Color was a cloudy lemon-yellow. Nose had both a citrusy hoppiness as well as a mustiness. Mouthfeel was medium and the taste was interesting - hoppy, but also with a black pepper bite plus a dry mustiness. Finish was quite dry, between the spices and the yeast. This was an okay beer. I don't really dig a whole lot of adjuncts in my IPA so that worked against this one. Sorry.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 20:54:17 | More by woodychandler

elBecko

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%

05-11-2013 12:19:20 | More by elBecko

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

05-10-2013 19:20:36 | More by twenty5

tjsdomer2

Illinois

4.01/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Orange with great lacing.

Smell: Flowers, orange, and clay. Excellent balance for an IPA.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Same as the flavor. Maybe a bit too much clay. Amazing mouthfeel. Very active carbonation and a medium-full body.

Overall: A very good IPA. Underrated due to its saison-like qualities.

Serving type: on-tap

05-10-2013 04:11:19 | More by tjsdomer2

2GOOFY

California

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

05-06-2013 01:22:48 | More by 2GOOFY

ssimpson89

Illinois

4/5  rDev +7.5%

05-05-2013 03:24:32 | More by ssimpson89

rmtaggart

North Dakota

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%

05-04-2013 01:42:25 | More by rmtaggart

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

05-02-2013 23:40:58 | More by Gonzoillini

DamageInc78

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

05-01-2013 01:28:22 | More by DamageInc78

shand

Florida

3.04/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5

I keep telling myself I won't buy any more Belgian IPAs. Then I buy another Belgian IPA. Honestly, as far as the style goes, this isn't that bad. The hop profile works out fairly well with the sweet yeast, and there's a lingering hop that isn't that bad at all. I still don't think the specific combination of the sweet, banana-y yeast and American hops works out though. I've enjoyed a handful of Belgian IPAs, but they've all strayed away from the overly banana-y flavor profile. If you actually enjoy Belgian IPAs, you might like this. It's obvious that the style has done great for Flying Dog, since this is their second Belgian IPA to get bottled. But, much like Raging Bitch, I can't recommend it.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 23:56:07 | More by shand

billab914

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

04-28-2013 21:43:34 | More by billab914

jsanford

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

04-25-2013 23:37:52 | More by jsanford

tdatt43

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

04-24-2013 22:28:52 | More by tdatt43