Flying Dog Brewing

Flying Dog Disobedience Dubbel Joining Rarities

Flying Dog Brewing (Frederick, MD) is releasing a new  “Brewhouse Rarities” each month throughout 2012.  Each beer is limited to draft, around the Mid-Atlantic region.  Recent releases include Imperial Hefeweizen, & Black Lager.  If the time timeline serves correctly, Disobedience Abbey Continue Reading →

Flying Dog Underdog Cans

Flying Dog Brewing is planning to release cans this spring.  This is the 2nd offering that has surfaced, and ironically purported to be the first canned offering to be released.  Atlantic Lager will also be available in 12 oz bottles.

Style: Continue Reading →

Flying Dog Snake Dog Coming To Cans

Flying Dog Brewing has plans to start canning this year. The first cans roll out in March.  Here’s a look at Snake Dog IPA.  Snake is a year round IPA offering.

Packaging Tweak For Flying Dog

Flying Dog has announced a tweak to their packaging… The PR says it all. 

FREDERICK, MD – Flying Dog is rolling out new packaging designs in 2012 to better reflect Gonzo artist Ralph Steadman’s original work for the brewery. “Our goal was simplification,” Continue Reading →

Flying Dog Rarity: Cherry Cocoa Black Lager

Flying Dog plans on releasing “Brewhouse Rarities” each month in 2012.  The beers will be limited to draft only, and the Mid-Atlantic region.  The first release (tapping this month) is Imperial Hefeweizen.  Black Lager will follow (all tentative, remember I’m Continue Reading →

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Flying Dog Disobedience Dubbel Joining Rarities

Flying Dog Disobedience DubbelFlying Dog Brewing (Frederick, MD) is releasing a new  “Brewhouse Rarities” each month throughout 2012.  Each beer is limited to draft, around the Mid-Atlantic region.  Recent releases include Imperial Hefeweizen, & Black Lager.  If the time timeline serves correctly, Disobedience Abbey Dubbel joins the lineup in March.  Disobedience is brewed with maple syrup.

Style: Dubbel (w/ Maple Syrup)
Availability: Draft only. Mid-Atlantic Region
Arrival: March, 2012 (Tentative)

7.6% ABV 

Other recent Flying Dog news: The brewery begins canning this year, kick off things with Underdog, and Snake Dog.  Underdog will also slated to appear in 12oz bottles.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Flying Dog Brewing

Flying Dog Underdog Cans

Flying Dog Underdog CansFlying Dog Brewing is planning to release cans this spring.  This is the 2nd offering that has surfaced, and ironically purported to be the first canned offering to be released.  Atlantic Lager will also be available in 12 oz bottles.

Style: Lager

4.7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Flying Dog Brewing

Flying Dog Snake Dog Coming To Cans

Flying Dog Brewing has plans to start canning this year. The first cans roll out in March.  Here’s a look at Snake Dog IPA.  Snake is a year round IPA offering.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Flying Dog Brewing

Don’t Be A Pawn. Flying Dog Underdog.

Flying Dog UnderdogFlying Dog Brewing’s Underdog Atlantic Lager is a bit inspirational.  And coming soon.

Don’t be the Underdog in the crazy game called life.  Now is no time to be a pawn.  The kings and queens rule the board, so that’s who you’ve gotta be.  Keep your head up, stand tall, and carry on.  We’re pulling for you. 

Underdog is also rumored to be coming to cans soon, when the brewery launches a can line in March-April.

Style: Lager
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft

4.7% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Flying Dog Brewing, Videos

Hopefully You Haven’t Missed This Flying Dog Vid


Flying Dog Brewing launches In De Wildeman on January 30. To get you in the right mindset for this brew, you have to see this video Flying Dog made. Just go with it.  On the subject of Flying Dog, check out their packaging tweak, and new Chocolate Lager rarity.

Flying Dog In De Wildeman

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Flying Dog Brewing

Packaging Tweak For Flying Dog

Flying Dog has announced a tweak to their packaging… The PR says it all. 

FREDERICK, MD – Flying Dog is rolling out new packaging designs in 2012 to better reflect Gonzo artist Ralph Steadman’s original work for the brewery. “Our goal was simplification,” Creative Director Adam McGinnis said. “Ralph’s work is insanely chaotic yet intricately detailed. Distracting from that would be an injustice.” The redesign includes labels, 6-pack carriers, and new crown caps. Beginning with the iconographic Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale, which is where the brewery’s winged logo originated, the new designs will hit shelves this year.

“We stand for the relentless expression of our art,” VP of Marketing Ben Savage said. “Whether it’s through the art on our labels or the artisanal craft beer within, we will continually choose the path of expression.” McGinnis began by thoroughly examining the original art created for Flying Dog by Steadman. Overall, he chose to use less saturated colors, which allows the art to shine through and preserves more of the textured elements in Steadman’s original works.

Material was also paramount in the redesign, as McGinnis chose a matte finish stock for the labels, over the existing glossy finish, to give it more of a watercolor paper feel. Steadman uses watercolor paper for his original works for Flying Dog. “I began with the labels because it’s a smaller surface area and more detailed from a regulatory standpoint,” McGinnis said. “From there, I moved onto the 6-pack carriers and let Ralph’s art run wild on the bigger space.”

During this redesign, which took about 9 months, McGinnis also decided that the brewery needed new crown caps to better complement the packaging. The new caps are gunmetal gray with black lettering and black with silver lettering. “Our old caps were bright blue and purple, which was a fun pop of color, but it totally detracted from the art,” McGinnis said. “The new caps allow yours eyes to focus on what’s really important.”


 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Flying Dog Brewing

Flying Dog Rarity: Cherry Cocoa Black Lager

Flying Dog plans on releasing “Brewhouse Rarities” each month in 2012.  The beers will be limited to draft only, and the Mid-Atlantic region.  The first release (tapping this month) is Imperial Hefeweizen.  Black Lager will follow (all tentative, remember I’m not the brewery) will be Black Lager.  Brewed with cherries & cocoa nibs.  Sounds perfect for Valentines Day right ?

Style: Schwarzbier (Cherries, Cocoa Nibs)
Availability: Draft only. Mid-Atlantic Region
Arrival: February, 2012 (Tentative)

5.5% ABV 

Other recent Flying Dog news: The brewery just introduced The Junto Society, & Kujo just hit shelves before the new year.

by Reid Ramsay