What a pretty label. Flying Dog sure know how to make a beer look attractive, but it's the golden liquid inside that is more important.
Pours a clear amber and is capped off by a meringue-like sticky white head. Tons of lacing on the glass.
Nose throws up biscuit and caramel malt underneath a muscular fruit bowl of gooseberries, lychees and fresh oranges. Lovely aroma that smells fresh and inviting
First off, you get a quick taste of the creamy malt; light and biscuity with a caramel sweetness. Then you get hints of lemons, oranges, pith and a light peppery bite. Then the sucker-punch comes in at the end: a bucket load of bitterness from citrus pith and hop oils that deliver a looooong linger of pine and resin. Very nice, but that bitterness strips away a lot of the other great flavours which is disappointing.
Light/medium bodied with a creamy texture thanks to the brilliantly smooth carbonation. Astringency is moderate, but restrained, given the high bitterness that this beer packs. Also, you would never guess this was 7.1%. The alcohol is very well masked
Top notch IPA that delivers exactly what you would expect from something with such a venomous name
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