Beer Review: Flying Dog Double Dog Pale Ale

[pinkync]

Great looking pizza! Sally and I just tried the beer.....I guess 10 to 10.5% alcohol is my limit. While complex, I just felt she had too much alcohol going on.  I think the malt and alcohol stepped on my hops. Saying that....it was a treat.

[VideoBeerReviews]

@pinkync Yeah, it seems that once a beer gets to 10%+ controlling the malt can be a problem.

[Crisgo3d]

This is one beer to savor. I liked it.

[VideoBeerReviews]

@Crisgo3d It's a good beer, and is good for sipping and enjoying.

[rjsimone1]

Use a pint glass!!! And sip it...the best pale ale ever..

[VideoBeerReviews]

@rjsimone1 Since the beer is a "double" I used the oversized wine glass, like I do for many bigger beers. It's definitely a good beer no matter what glass it's in. Cheers!

[Batman9571]

@VideoBeerReviews How many beers have you used for the Andre mug?

[VideoBeerReviews]

@Batman9571 Andre has been with me for 25 years so he's had A LOT of beer. But, just counting these reviews I've been doing I'd have to guess that maybe 10-15 beers?

[paintballer05]

Do you have a recipe for that pizza???

[VideoBeerReviews]

@paintballer05 The recipe is basically a regular pizza crust with regular old pizza sauce (I used Trader Joes' version). I cooked up some sausage as well as some green and yellow peppers. The cheese was a "5 cheese" mix that I got at trader Joes. Other than that there's nothing special about how I prepared it except for cooking it on the Big Green Egg (over indirect heat). Thanks for watching!

[paintballer05]

@VideoBeerReviews Thanks!

[glass509]

this is definately my favorite offering from flying dog...i'm not a huge fan of the company, but they did very well with this one!!! i've never had the gonzo, i'm not a big porter fan, but might have to try it if yall think it is better than this...

[VideoBeerReviews]

@glass509 I think the Double Dog is very good. The Gonzo is definitely tasty but if you don't like Porters it might not be the best for you.

[Hubscharber]

I'll have to try some of this. I absolutely love Flying Dog's Snake Dog IPA.

[VideoBeerReviews]

@Hubscharber This is a tasty beer. The Snake Dog is pretty good as well.

[tomtron06]

This brew was like a hop explosion in my mouth. I do recommend it to any and all though I still have to say flying dog will forever have a hard time in trying to top their Gonzo Imperial Porter.

Cheers

[VideoBeerReviews]

The Gonzo is a very good beer but the Double Dog is pretty good as well. I do like the Gonzo a bit more.

[noliecanlive4ever]

i bought a 4-pack of this beer today...it was really nice. It smells like an IPA (more specifically it reminded me of Stone IPA). In regards to taste, it actually had a sweet aftertaste. It reminded me of a barley wine. I'm assuming the high abv adds to the sweetness

[VideoBeerReviews]

I think the sweetness comes from the malt which is added in higher quantities to counteract the hops and to get a higher ABV. It is a tasty beer for sure.

[hdofu]

drinking some of this bad boy... quite hoppy

[VideoBeerReviews]

Glad you are enjoying it! I just got some more of this and am looking forward to having it again.

[preferhomebrew]

I saw ur review on this beer and decided to give it a try. I have just finished my first bottle and agree totally w/ you. I am really impressed w/ the flavor and pleasantly suprised to not have too much of an alcohol flavor w/ it being 11.5%. It is not at all overly bitter even w/ 85 IBU. I will be buying more of these to go w/ dinners. I think this beer will go perfect w/ seafood, italian or beef.

Do you work for BGE? U should be on their payroll :) I'm now wanting one!

[VideoBeerReviews]

Glad you liked the beer! It is very good and you are correct, it does hide the ABV very well. I think it would go great with beef off the grill. I'll need to try that sometime.

I love my BGE, it is a fantastic grill/smoker. Let me know if you want some help with a BGE purchase, I'll be glad to help youout as much as possible.

[Tsalts]

I have a couple bottles of this beer in my fridge now and will be pairing it with bbq chicken. But I like the seafood idea. I'll probably review one.

[Imasofat]

This is a very good beer. I'm going to have to buy some more soon!

[beersuckers]

This is one of my favorites. There usually is some sediment in the bottle, try mixing it in, it does add some flavors.

[VideoBeerReviews]

I didn't notice any sediment but will look next time. Sediment usually does add to the flavor of the beer. I like to think of it as all the good stuff at the bottom of the bottle.

[vik589]

I love this beer. I picked it up on a whim one day and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Now it's been in regular rotation for me for some months

[VideoBeerReviews]

It is a good beer. I will get more of it but it is heavy/strong so it won't be a regular for me. I'll drink it sparingly.

[Chad9976]

I've had imperial IPAs, but never just a pale ale. I'd imagine they'd be maltier where as an IPA would be hoppier.

Not a big fan of big beers, but I'm always willing to experiment.

[VideoBeerReviews]

I think this is an "Imperial/Double IPA". With so much alcohol and hops I think the line gets blurred between Pale Ale & IPA.