Flying Dog’s newest release Secret Stash Harvest Ale is hitting shelves this week. Secret Stash is an ever-evolving recipe that celebrates the fruits of each year’s crop. This year, we’re using fresh Cascade and Chinook hops balanced with soft red Continue Reading →
2011 is going to be full of pumpkin beers. I’ve counted at least 10 more additions to this unique style this year. Add Flying Dog Brewing to the list of pumpkin releases with – “The Fear.”
There has been an ongoing issue in Michigan over Flying Dog Brewing’s Raging Bitch label. The Michigan liquor board banned the label due to the “bitch” name in the title. Dogfish Head’s Bitches Brew had the same issue, the beer Continue Reading →
Just in from Georgia Crown: Flying Dog Brewing is leaving some states. Namely Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, & Iowa. It’s not a permanent situation, just for a while according to the brewery. There is no affect on Georgia distribution.
Flying Dog Brewing is creating a special collaboration with Brewer’s Art. Brewer’s is a microbrewery and restaurant based in Baltimore, MD. Brewer’s keeps around 4 beers on tap year round, and has a over 20 seasonals.
Flying Dog’s newest release Secret Stash Harvest Ale is hitting shelves this week. Secret Stash is an ever-evolving recipe that celebrates the fruits of each year’s crop. This year, we’re using fresh Cascade and Chinook hops balanced with soft red wheat, sweet corn, potatoes, and honey.
Whether it’s a diet-breaking bag of cookies, dinner rolls in an 80 year old’s purse, or money in the mattress, everyone has a secret stash. For us, it’s the locally-sourced ingredients we use in our Secret Stash Harvest Ale. A celebration of Maryland’s agricultural roots, each year’s batch will be a little different. And we’ve found the perfect person to share our stash with. Brewed with honey and spices. 5% ABV / 12 oz. bottles
Style: Pale Ale Availability: 12oz bottles, draft. Arrival: Mid-September, 2011
5.5% ABV
Tapping parties coming up this week:
To celebrate the fruits of this year’s harvest, we’re hosting release parties next week all around Maryland, DC, and Virginia.
Earlier in the week it was made know that Flying Dog was creating a pumpkin beer dubbed “The Fear.” In true Flying Dog style here is the label art.
Label: Why is there only one time of year – as goblins, ghouls, and ghosts frolic on front lawns – when we embrace THE FEAR? At all other times, THE FEAR dominates us, controls us, and prevents us from greatness. What is there to THE FEAR? Disagreement? Criticism? Humiliation? Whatever THE FEAR is that consumes you, embrace it, along with this Imperial Pumpkin Ale. Only then will the true artist in you rise up.
2011 is going to be full of pumpkin beers. I’ve counted at least 10 more additions to this unique style this year. Add Flying Dog Brewing to the list of pumpkin releases with – “The Fear.”
Flying Dog doesn’t currently have a pumpkin beer in it’s lineup. The Fear – is “Imperial Pumpkin Ale brewed with Pumpkin & spices”
Draft only approval right now. Sure there’s more to come on this one.
A new one from Flying Dog – Secret Stash. A “Wild Dog” series release. The beer will change each year, featuring locally sourced ingredients.
Label: Whether it’s a diet-breaking bag of cookies, dinner rolls in an 80 year old’s purse, or money in the mattress, everyone has a secret stash. For us, it’s the locally-sourced ingredients we use in our Secret Stash Harvest Ale. A celebration of Maryland’s agricultural roots, each year’s batch will be a little different. And we’ve found the perfect person to share our stash with. Brewed with honey and spices. 5% ABV / 12 oz. bottles
Style: Unknown Availability: 12oz bottles, draft. Arrival: Late Summer, Fall 2011.
There has been an ongoing issue in Michigan over Flying Dog Brewing’s Raging Bitch label. The Michigan liquor board banned the label due to the “bitch” name in the title. Dogfish Head’s Bitches Brew had the same issue, the beer was not sold in Michigan. Flying Dog’s label was deemed “detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare.” A bit overprotective aren’t we?
Flying Dog just annoyed that the Michigan liquor board has reversed their decision, and Raging Bitch may now be sold! From Flying Dog’s Blog:
On Tuesday, June 28, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission reversed its decision banning Raging Bitch Belgian-Style IPA from the Great Lakes State.
The move came three weeks after our first hearing on the case before the federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We not only argued that the original decision by the Commission violated our First Amendment rights, but also sought a preliminary injunction to lift enforcement of the Commission’s ban while waiting for a final judgment from the court. Michigan reversed its decision to ban Raging Bitch in the state before the Court ruled on our request for an injunction.
Previously, the Commission declared that our speech — in the form of the name “Raging Bitch” and accompanying label imagery and text by renowned artist Ralph Steadman — endangered public safety and was harmful to any adult who might read the beer’s name on a restaurant menu.
“The Michigan Liquor Control Commission’s involuntary reversal of opinion is a victory for craft beer,” Flying Dog CEO and General Partner Jim Caruso said. “Now, the great people of Michigan are no longer denied access to Raging Bitch, Flying Dog’s top-selling beer. But the fight for First Amendment rights in Michigan continues to rage on.”
Though the Michigan Liquor Control Commission has now approved the sale of Raging Bitch in the state, we have no interest in dropping the First Amendment lawsuit. With the support of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise and the law firm of Gura & Possessky, we originally filed suit in U.S. District Court on March 25 not only to overturn the Commission’s regulation banning Raging Bitch, but also to deem their ability to ban any beer label that they find offensive unconstitutional. Additionally, the suit seeks to recover damages from the loss of sales under the rule.
“We’re glad that the people of Michigan are now free to decide for themselves whether Flying Dog’s beer labels are, like the beer, in good taste. Our lawsuit forced the Liquor Commissioners to see at least some of the light. But the litigation won’t end until the Commissioners accept responsibility for the damage they’ve caused by violating the First Amendment,” our attorney Alan Gura, partner at Gura & Possessky, said.
The controversy began in September 2009, when we applied for a license to sell Raging Bitch, then our 20th anniversary commemorative beer, in the state of Michigan. The Commission then barred the sale of Raging Bitch, claiming that the beer’s label is “detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare.”
Just in from Georgia Crown: Flying Dog Brewing is leaving some states. Namely Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, & Iowa. It’s not a permanent situation, just for a while according to the brewery. There is no affect on Georgia distribution.
Flying Dog Brewing is creating a special collaboration with Brewer’s Art. Brewer’s is a microbrewery and restaurant based in Baltimore, MD. Brewer’s keeps around 4 beers on tap year round, and has a over 20 seasonals.
The collaboration is called “Table For Two.” Designed to be a Belgian style table beer. Table beers were an essential part of Belgian culture for a long time before going out of style. Table beers were even given to school kids with their lunches, as it was healthier than sugary drinks. A table beer was very low alcohol, in the 1%-2% range. The beer is much higher in abv, clocking in at 5%. As the label suggests, this beer is also brewed with honey.
Availability: Unknown. Speculation: Sold in the restaurant @ Brewer’s Art. Not far out of MD. 12oz bottles.
