Fresh Review of Flying Dog Double Dog Pale Ale:
This beer was served from a 12 oz. bottle into a tulip glass.
Appearance: The beer is a beautiful caramel/copper color with about a single finger of head. The
Aroma: Double Dog has a very strong aroma. The crystal malt in the beer is very prominent in the smell, and although some hops are present, the heavy malt aroma is almost more reminiscent of an American Barleywine (reminds me of Lagunitas Gnarlywine) than an Imperial IPA. That being said, the smell is pretty amazing and still has enough hops to sting the nostrils a little bit.
Flavor: Strong caramel malt flavors mixed with a healthy dose of floral hop flavor on the front of the beer. This is followed by a bit of alcohol mixed in with even heavier hop and malt flavors on the mid palate. Finally the finish is smooth with a wonderful mix of malt and hops to close out the beer. The hop profile on this beer is very floral and resiny, as opposed to citrusy, and the balance between caramel malt flavors and the bite of the hops is nearly perfect, except for in the mid-palate, which is maybe just a bit too harsh
Mouthfeel: The beer is smooth overall, a little heavy, with a small amount of carbonation cutting through all of the complex flavors within the beer. It is a pretty common feel for a DIPA, and considering the strength (both ABV and flavor-wise) of the beer, I think it is still deliciously drinkable.
Overall this is a fantastic DIPAs and is one of my favorite year round imperials. It may not quite belong among the ranks of HopSlam, Pliny the Elder or Arctic Panzer Wolf, and other stellar to great Imperial IPAs, but for the price it is certainly a worthy beer along the likes of Lenny’s RIPA by Hebrew.
This beer was served from a 12 oz. bottle into a tulip glass.
Appearance: The beer is a beautiful caramel/copper color with about a single finger of head. The
Aroma: Double Dog has a very strong aroma. The crystal malt in the beer is very prominent in the smell, and although some hops are present, the heavy malt aroma is almost more reminiscent of an American Barleywine (reminds me of Lagunitas Gnarlywine) than an Imperial IPA. That being said, the smell is pretty amazing and still has enough hops to sting the nostrils a little bit.
Flavor: Strong caramel malt flavors mixed with a healthy dose of floral hop flavor on the front of the beer. This is followed by a bit of alcohol mixed in with even heavier hop and malt flavors on the mid palate. Finally the finish is smooth with a wonderful mix of malt and hops to close out the beer. The hop profile on this beer is very floral and resiny, as opposed to citrusy, and the balance between caramel malt flavors and the bite of the hops is nearly perfect, except for in the mid-palate, which is maybe just a bit too harsh
Mouthfeel: The beer is smooth overall, a little heavy, with a small amount of carbonation cutting through all of the complex flavors within the beer. It is a pretty common feel for a DIPA, and considering the strength (both ABV and flavor-wise) of the beer, I think it is still deliciously drinkable.
Overall this is a fantastic DIPAs and is one of my favorite year round imperials. It may not quite belong among the ranks of HopSlam, Pliny the Elder or Arctic Panzer Wolf, and other stellar to great Imperial IPAs, but for the price it is certainly a worthy beer along the likes of Lenny’s RIPA by Hebrew.
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