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Double Dog
Flying Dog Brewery
- From:
- Flying Dog Brewery
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,910 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #15,426 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 12.82%
- Reviews:
- 1,046
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 23, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 08, 2007
- Wants:
- 77
- Gots:
- 343
If I were you, I'd consider logging off social media tonight. After all, Double Dog nights can get unpredictable...and the internet is forever. With an ABV over 12%, this wild, untamed Double IPA is seductively full-bodied, with a deep red color and subdued malty sweetness. Dried-fruit aromatics make it an ideal companion to hard cheeses that you'll forget you ate in the morning. As world famous artist Ralph Steadman put it so succinctly, Double Dog is, "For that night. That other goddamn night."
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Ratings by AdmiralDiaz:
Reviewed by AdmiralDiaz from Minnesota
4.32/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.32/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 12oz bottle to pint glass.
A: Pours a opaque copper color with a one-finger off-white head.
S: Fairly bold and quite malty for a DIPA. Notable hops with citrus fruits (grapefruit mainly) Very appealing.
T: Very malty but enough hops to keep a good balance, I usually like stronger hops but the abundance of malt doesn't bother me, actually it makes it quite unique. The malts bring a sweet caramel flavor to the pallet followed by strong hops with grapefruit and a a strong bitter finish.
M: Pretty thick brew, crisp and fairly well carbonated though.
Overall: Very interesting DIPA, but I really enjoyed it, it's pretty drinkable for the thickness, so far the best I've had from Flying Dog, if you get a sampler pack make sure this one is in it.
Feb 10, 2009A: Pours a opaque copper color with a one-finger off-white head.
S: Fairly bold and quite malty for a DIPA. Notable hops with citrus fruits (grapefruit mainly) Very appealing.
T: Very malty but enough hops to keep a good balance, I usually like stronger hops but the abundance of malt doesn't bother me, actually it makes it quite unique. The malts bring a sweet caramel flavor to the pallet followed by strong hops with grapefruit and a a strong bitter finish.
M: Pretty thick brew, crisp and fairly well carbonated though.
Overall: Very interesting DIPA, but I really enjoyed it, it's pretty drinkable for the thickness, so far the best I've had from Flying Dog, if you get a sampler pack make sure this one is in it.
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Reviewed by DavetotheB from Pennsylvania
3.88/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From a 12oz bottle dated 3553 which I assume means the 355th day of 2023, so late December into a pint glass.
Pours a translucent copper color with about one finger of light tan head. Ok retention and lacing.
More aroma from the bottle than from the glass. Got some dirt, pine, bread, grass. All this fades into some caramel and pine.
Definitely pine in the taste, Also fairly malty-caramel and mild bread. And a bit of alcohol of course.
Sticky, full-bodied mouthfeel. Low carbonation. Bitter aftertaste.
I guess this is the argument: Is this a DIPA or a barleywine? Maltier than Bigfoot but still pretty hoppy. Maybe we'll age one of these and see what it turns into. Oh, and overall, it's a nice enough beer.
Mar 23, 2024Pours a translucent copper color with about one finger of light tan head. Ok retention and lacing.
More aroma from the bottle than from the glass. Got some dirt, pine, bread, grass. All this fades into some caramel and pine.
Definitely pine in the taste, Also fairly malty-caramel and mild bread. And a bit of alcohol of course.
Sticky, full-bodied mouthfeel. Low carbonation. Bitter aftertaste.
I guess this is the argument: Is this a DIPA or a barleywine? Maltier than Bigfoot but still pretty hoppy. Maybe we'll age one of these and see what it turns into. Oh, and overall, it's a nice enough beer.
Reviewed by micada from New York
4.24/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.24/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
I put the overall a little higher because this beer is more than the sum of its parts. It’s hoppy, it’s malty, it’s crisp, it’s heavy, it drinks like a session beer but pounds you in the head like the 12% it is, all while being $18 ish a six pack. It’s more balanced than a SN Bigfoot, IMO. I’ll drink these when I’m in the mood for a big gulp of cold beer after a long hard day of grunt work mood, like today.
Dec 17, 2023Reviewed by Shiredave from New York
3.71/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Let's get 1 thing straight- this is a Barleywine NOT an IPA double. imperial or otherwise.
Marketing is the only possible reason to inappropriately use those 3 letters on this beer can. A 19 oz. can for a little over $5 btw which ain't bad. Brewed in Philadelphia PA according to the label which seems odd.... contract or new brewery location?
Looks good - clear medium amber color, tall, dense head of sticky off-white foam - very little drape or spatter of lace but otherwise a pretty glass and a persistent cap of froth. \Aroma is ok - all the right caramel sweetness and earthy herbal hop notes but soft and way too weak for a barley wine much less a 2X IPA.
Flavor is also weak but very tasty - rich malt is balanced up front with pine and green grass hop flavors but strangely watered down from what I'd expect in so big a beer.
Ok so it DRINKS more like a double IPA than a BW and extra style points by hiding the abv so well but it also makes me think - why bother? I don't need that extra 3-4% to enjoy it more. In fact, I may even have 2 of these at 8%.
Body is just barely full with a rough almost harsh back end bitterness while the finish is smoldering but still not hot or boozy.
Possibly the most easy drinking 12% beer I've ever had. Still deciding if that's a good thing or not.
Dec 08, 2023Marketing is the only possible reason to inappropriately use those 3 letters on this beer can. A 19 oz. can for a little over $5 btw which ain't bad. Brewed in Philadelphia PA according to the label which seems odd.... contract or new brewery location?
Looks good - clear medium amber color, tall, dense head of sticky off-white foam - very little drape or spatter of lace but otherwise a pretty glass and a persistent cap of froth. \Aroma is ok - all the right caramel sweetness and earthy herbal hop notes but soft and way too weak for a barley wine much less a 2X IPA.
Flavor is also weak but very tasty - rich malt is balanced up front with pine and green grass hop flavors but strangely watered down from what I'd expect in so big a beer.
Ok so it DRINKS more like a double IPA than a BW and extra style points by hiding the abv so well but it also makes me think - why bother? I don't need that extra 3-4% to enjoy it more. In fact, I may even have 2 of these at 8%.
Body is just barely full with a rough almost harsh back end bitterness while the finish is smoldering but still not hot or boozy.
Possibly the most easy drinking 12% beer I've ever had. Still deciding if that's a good thing or not.
Rated by wanderingwheelz from Delaware
4.72/5 rDev +21%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.72/5 rDev +21%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
The previous comment that this beer is somewhere between a 90 Minute and a 120 Minute is dead accurate.
I like it a lot.
Aug 19, 2023I like it a lot.
Rated by guitarguyny from New York
5/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
MALT MALT MALT. HOPS HOPS HOPS. Amazing that it’s 12%
Jul 13, 2023Reviewed by skisonic from Maryland
3.67/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a cider-look shade of light brown, effervescent.
Lot going on on the tongue
Tastes and feels like a 12% for sure, but the unique taste makes it easy to sip.
May 30, 2023Lot going on on the tongue
Tastes and feels like a 12% for sure, but the unique taste makes it easy to sip.
Reviewed by RupeDogggg from Pennsylvania
4.68/5 rDev +20%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +20%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Slowly enjoying this delicious IPA from an ice-cold pilsner glass. Beer is from a 12oz bottle. Smooth soft taste with a very pleasant finish. I will definitely buy this beer again!!
May 26, 2023Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire
3.23/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
I must rate this by both taste and style. It drinks more like an American Barleywine than any IPA, a style that does not suit my tastes at all. Both chock full of hops and at the same time sickly malt. I drank 1 of the 6 and swapped the rest with a local BA.
Mar 02, 2023Reviewed by MadMadMike from France
4.18/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Well chilled 12 ounce bottle, straight up in my hotel room, wrapped in a bottle koosh.
Nondescript aroma; sour orange and pine.
Taste bomb! Generously hopped, fine malt backbone, yeast balances it out. Nicely bitter finish with warmth lingering.
Heavy as a 12% ABV WCDIPA should be, with a medium carbonation glide.
Overall, this is the Big Nasty DIPA I been looking for. It’ll be easy to knock this 6 pack down over 2 evenings!
No distro to South Florida.,. guess I’ll have to import a few in my luggage.,.
Mar 01, 2023Nondescript aroma; sour orange and pine.
Taste bomb! Generously hopped, fine malt backbone, yeast balances it out. Nicely bitter finish with warmth lingering.
Heavy as a 12% ABV WCDIPA should be, with a medium carbonation glide.
Overall, this is the Big Nasty DIPA I been looking for. It’ll be easy to knock this 6 pack down over 2 evenings!
No distro to South Florida.,. guess I’ll have to import a few in my luggage.,.
Reviewed by White_Lotus from New York
4.75/5 rDev +21.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +21.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
The wife who wants to cut me off at 2 beers makes this a 4.25. The immediate improvement in all apects of beer enjoyment from beer #1 to beer #2 makes this a 4.25. The fact that a six pack lasts twice as long makes this a 4.25. Keep a six handy for when the wife is on high alert.
I'm updating this review several months later. I've experimented with double IPA's and many varieties of high octane beers. Price disregarded, I keep on coming back to these. They cannot be beat. It says on the bottom of the six pack "The beer you are about to drink may, in fact, change your life." I'm not sure about that, but my opinion after 58 years of going at it hard, is why drink anything else?
Jan 03, 2023I'm updating this review several months later. I've experimented with double IPA's and many varieties of high octane beers. Price disregarded, I keep on coming back to these. They cannot be beat. It says on the bottom of the six pack "The beer you are about to drink may, in fact, change your life." I'm not sure about that, but my opinion after 58 years of going at it hard, is why drink anything else?
Double Dog from Flying Dog Brewery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
2073 ratings
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