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    Nøgne Ø Doppelt IPA

    November 24, 2009
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    Name – Nøgne Ø Doppelt IPA
    Country – Finland
    Type – American Double IPA

    Appearance – Poured a cloudy copper color with a big slightly off white head that left lacing on the glass.  I noticed bubbles rising almost through out the entire time drinking it.

    Smell – Nice citrus like hop profile with some pine hints to it.

    Taste – Big full citrus hop taste with some pine notes.  Nice caramel malt backing that has a bit of a bread like taste to it as well.

    This is a collaboration brew between Nøgne Ø and the brewmaster of Yo-Ho Brewing in Japan.  A pretty well balanced DIPA that doesn’t have overpowering hops and a nice malt backing to it to even things out.  I was kind of surprised to read it is 100 IBUs as I have had some brews with less IBUs that this one that the hops are very dominate in.  But I found this a pretty good DIPA overall.

    Overall Grade – A-

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    Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale

    November 20, 2009
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    Name – Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale
    Country – United States
    Type – American Pale Ale

    Appearance – Pours a pretty clear copper color with a big white head.  There is some lacing that it leaves on the glass.

    Smell – Grapefruit like hops, some grass like hops too.  Yeasty like smell.

    Taste – Grapefruit hops that mix with a bit of a toasty malt flavor and the yeast like taste to balance it out.

    Flying Dog is finally back in South Florida and I started it off with Doggie Style.  A pretty well rounded pale ale.  As you know I am a fan of hops that have grapefruit taste to them and this one is like that.  Glad to have the Dog back in South Florida.

    Overall Grade – B

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    B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout

    November 18, 2009
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    Name – B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout
    Country – United States
    Type – Russian Imperial Stout

    Appearance – Poured an ink black color with a nice tan head.

    Smell – Mostly roasted malts and chocolate that I pick up.

    Taste – Roasted nuts, chocolate, vanilla and a slight taste of oats at the end.

    Another grab from my trip to Orlando, I have heard of B.O.R.I.S. (Bodacious Oatmeal Russian Imperial Stout) for quite some time.  It was also a Gold Medal winner at the 2008 Great American Beer Festival.  It is a very good stout that has a lot of flavors mixed in there, probably even more that I didn’t pick up.  I would also say that it masks the 9.4% alcohol pretty well too so watch out for that.

    Overall Grade – B

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