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Raging Bitch
Flying Dog Brewery
- From:
- Flying Dog Brewery
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- Belgian IPA
Ranked #45 - ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #17,433 - Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 13.47%
- Reviews:
- 1,241
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 10, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 23, 2009
- Wants:
- 173
- Gots:
- 1,195
Two inflammatory words...one wild drink. Nectar imprisoned in a bottle. An anything-but-delicate blend of sharp hoppiness and fruity aroma, this beer is a life-changing backyard knife-fight for your palate. Once you’ve had a Raging Bitch, everything else pales in comparison. Fermented with a volcano-like Belgian yeast strain called “El Diablo,” Raging Bitch earned its polarizing name from the aggressively active nature of the yeast—unleashed, untamed, unbridled...and in heat. Enjoy its golden glow and white foaming head alongside bold flavors like spicy BBQ wings, blue cheese salads, or that bag of family-sized Cool Ranch Doritos you’re going to destroy later while binge-watching Netflix.
Malts: Caramel
Hops: Warrior, Columbus, Amarillo
Yeast: Belgian (El Diablo)
IBU: 60
Malts: Caramel
Hops: Warrior, Columbus, Amarillo
Yeast: Belgian (El Diablo)
IBU: 60
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Ratings by superspak:
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
4.16/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.16/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 11/20/2013. Pours fairly crystal clear orange amber color with a nice 2-3 finger dense and fluffy cream colored head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice soapy lacing clings around the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange zest, banana, clove, pepper, floral, grass, light pine, caramel, bread, light bubblegum, and floral/yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of hop, malt, and yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, orange zest, lemon zest, clove, pepper, banana, caramel, bread, floral, grass, pine, light bubblegum, and floral/yeast earthiness. Fair amount of pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, clove, pepper, banana, caramel, bread, floral, grass, pine, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of hop, malt, and yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy, smooth, and moderately sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very excellent Belgian IPA style. All around great balance and complexity of flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Oct 01, 2013More User Ratings:
Rated by Nass from Florida
3.89/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
The pour is marmalade colored. The taste is grapefruit & a hint of orange. The 8% abv is well hidden. Cheers! B
Dec 06, 2023Reviewed by mikeinportc from New York
3.8/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
BB date : 12/03/23
Slightly hazy golden amber, with light white head.
Smell is slight honey, some resinous pine, and a vague fruity aroma. Light biscuity malt , and a background yeasty smell.
Taste is pine and a bit of citrus rind.
Feel is medium, lightly sticky, with moderate, very fine, sharp carbonation.
Overall, not bad. Classic, old-school-type resinous DIPA. Don't get much of the "Belgian", except in the aroma. Nevertheless, it's a good, solid IPA, that's a nice break from NEIPAs .
Nov 26, 2023Slightly hazy golden amber, with light white head.
Smell is slight honey, some resinous pine, and a vague fruity aroma. Light biscuity malt , and a background yeasty smell.
Taste is pine and a bit of citrus rind.
Feel is medium, lightly sticky, with moderate, very fine, sharp carbonation.
Overall, not bad. Classic, old-school-type resinous DIPA. Don't get much of the "Belgian", except in the aroma. Nevertheless, it's a good, solid IPA, that's a nice break from NEIPAs .
Reviewed by Holistervildercamp from Oklahoma
4.89/5 rDev +26.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.89/5 rDev +26.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
She has lost some of her Belgian quality over the years. Miss her murky waters. The initial Belgian yeast scent fades quickly now. If this hadn't come so far as MD, and if it were readily available, I might rate it higher. Still has a nice label, but it doesn't advertise itself as Belgian style any longer. As it probably shouldn't. Why fuck with a good thing flying dog?
Nov 15, 2023Reviewed by freystout17 from Ohio
2.67/5 rDev -30.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.67/5 rDev -30.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Would not buy it again. Stringent lingering aftertaste that takes all of the fun out. Belgian ? Yes. IPA ? If so, I don't know where...?? This beer has no resemblance to a typical IPA. Think Belgian with a ferocious bitter and affronting aftertaste.
GLTA. I won't go back to this one.
Sep 15, 2023GLTA. I won't go back to this one.
Rated by gogglesnteeth from Ohio
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good pre-season football beer
Aug 20, 2023
Raging Bitch from Flying Dog Brewery
Beer rating:
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100 with
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