Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Flying Dog Tire Bite Golden Ale

Flying Dog Tire Bite Golden Ale
Type of beer: Kölsch
Container Type: 355 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 5.0%
Country of origin: United States
Rating: 52% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $1.25
Tasted on: 11/2/09
Colours of label: Green/Red/White
Drank From: GW Glass
Label Reads: "Know how to spot a stupid dog? Just look for the one biting the tire of the car that’s running over it. Know how to spot a smart one? He’ll be lapping up our refreshing Golden Ale. This perfect warm-weather beer goes down so easy, you’ll be lifting your leg all over town. Smart dog."
website: www.flyingdogales.com
Best for: Being funny. Not "ha ha" funny, but, like Robin Williams funny.
Ratings:
Taste: 11/20
Flavour: 11/20
Buy again: 12/20
Aroma: 4/10
Satisfaction: 3/10
Complexity: 4/10
Intangible: 5/10

Handwritten notes: This is an American take on the German lager. I guess that's what Kölsch means. It has a light honey taste but little or much else. I can appreciate the attempt at crafting a Kölsch, but there are several subtleties to the genre, you can't just throw a bunch of cadaver parts together, slap a suit jacket on it, and call it a human being. Gee whiz.
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Beer #350 of 3,652

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