Garde Dog
Flying Dog Brewery

Garde DogGarde Dog
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From:
Flying Dog Brewery
 
Maryland, United States
Style:
Bière de Garde
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.43 | pDev: 14.58%
Reviews:
352
Ratings:
497
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 03, 2017
Added:
Mar 20, 2008
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by BottleOfPills:
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Reviewed by BottleOfPills from West Virginia

3.85/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Well I'm sitting here deciding how to bore myself for the eve and thought I'd try this beer out for size again and reveiw it here at beerAdvocate and my blog (www.bottleofpills.com)

Forget when I purchased this six pack, a few weeks ago I'm sure, there's a few still left, and well there is now one less.

Appearance - I poured this from a bottle into a glass, and like the style - Biere de Garde - says it did leave a nice head with a golden color. The color is more of a burnt gold color, but easy to see through.

I think I should have probably spelled this out of the bottle as once in my glass it's hard to smell with openness of the glass. However my bluetick senses detect fruit, maybe cherry with a hint of lime or lemon and almost peppery. Lemon Pepper!

The taste is tight, it's crisp, not hoppy in my opinion but I guess its the malt that I'm tasting that is standing out. It's good, but I don't know if I'd want many back to back, I'm going with slightly better than average.

Mouthfeel - well I like crisp this has that. It's almost like putting pop rocks on my tongue as the beer splashes over it. I'm going with 4.5 only because the beerAdvocate guys say 5's should be rare.

Overall a pretty damned decent beer. 4
Feb 19, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by Jodio from Texas

Feb 03, 2017
 
Rated: 2.75 by jrob21 from North Carolina

Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Sep 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.32 by SDL1911 from Pennsylvania

Jul 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by MisterKilderkin from California

May 18, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours brilliant gold to amber under a rich 2” off white head that dclings to the glass leaving sheets of lace.
S: Spicy nose with a touch of very ripe fruit.
T: Fruit, malt and a touch of sour.
F: Very good medium to medium full body, highly carbonated.
O: Very drinkable Biere de Gaarde that would go very well with a sausage.
Apr 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.34 by grahamboudreaux from Tennessee

Mar 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by jzlyo from Iowa

Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 2.6 by Colin32 from Pennsylvania

Sep 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Aug 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by zestar from California

Aug 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Robyn from South Carolina

Aug 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by wrightst from Maryland

Jul 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by PTEdelman from Pennsylvania

Jul 05, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by xJMFCx from West Virginia

Jun 02, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

May 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Nov 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Sep 19, 2013
Garde Dog from Flying Dog Brewery
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 497 ratings