Flying Dog Road Dog Porter
Decorated with their trademark label art, I sampled Flying Dog’s Road Dog Porter. This American porter is a year round offering and has strong session ABV of 6%. I picked this bottle up at Total Wine in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. There was no bottling or “drink by” date on the bottle. I served this ale from a 12oz bottle into an imperial pint glass.
The head was about a quarter inch. It had an off white color and good retention. The beer had a clear clarity but the dark brown color did not allow much light through to see any carbonation.
The beer had a mild aroma full of malt character. I noticed hints of roasted malts, toast, toffee and cocoa. The flavor matched the malt complexity of the aroma. I picked up on roasted malt, burnt toast, butterscotch, smoke characteristics.
The medium to heavy body beer had a smooth consistency, with a slight tingling on the finish. There were no alcohol characteristics. The flavor duration was a bit above average.
This is a solid session porter, easy to drink but has some strong flavor notes. I could see enjoying a few of this during Eagles game on a cold Sunday. I would pair this beer up with a steak of the grill or even well done a cheese burger.
Beer Score 3.7/5.0
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July 27th, 2010 on 10:24 pm
Just had their Porter about a week or two ago. Have to say I’m not sure where I stand on it yet when I compare it to Porters from other craft breweries.
I found it to be, just a tad bit underwhelming BUT that being said, it’s still a pretty damn good one. I always thought though that Flying Dog had a better time making IPA’s and double IPA’s than they did any other style, but that’s just my opinion of course.
How do find this Porter when stacked up against some of the other great ones out there from many other great breweries?
P.S. You’ll need a lot of these Porters when watching the Cowboys take all four division games this year
Ilya
Ilya
August 2nd, 2010 on 4:44 pm
I agree with the beer being average, and not Flying Dog’s best beer. Also its not be best craft beer porter I have ever had, but with its availability and price I would return to it as a easy session porter.