Flying Dog The Gourd Standard
Pumpkin IPA in honor of Thanksgiving.
3.3
164 reviews
Frederick, United States
Community reviews
Bottle at home. Cloudy amber colour, offwhite creamy head. Sweet earthy, herbal (nutmeg, cinnamon), pumpkin, some tropical fruity hops, sweet malty base, malty bitter finish: not too balanced. Medium carbonation and body.
Tap at Doghouse, Glasgow. Sweet and earthy floral aroma. Dark amber. Thin off-white head. Light sweetness with a Pumpkins and and afterthought of hops. But have just eaten spicy beef! Very creamy mouthfeel. Enjoyable.
Tap at stags head a few days prior to thanksgiving. Clear Amber pour. Nose is typical pumpkin spice. Tastes of toast, nutmeg, cinnamon, light pumpkin pie filling and plastic. Palate is weak and finish is spice and astringent.
Pours a clean deep amber color with medium beige head. Aroma has caramel, sugar, citrus, cinnamon and pumpkin. Taste follows the nose, spicy, with cinnamon, pumpkin, caramel, sugar, citrus and herbs. Strong bitter aftertaste.
October 2016 - Bottle share at One Canada Square. Thanks Paulo! As ’Flying Dog The Gourd Standard’, a pumpkin IPA, 6.7%. Dark amber orange, still, clear, foamy tan head leaves dotted lacing. Aroma is pumpkin, ginger, toffee apple, spicy, syrup. Body is smooth with soft carbonation. Taste is spicy and earthy, light mint, white pepper offsetting toffee malts. Not bad for style. Could definitely drink a bottle to myself. (3.3)
lovely bright red/chestnut brown with a light-colored head. aroma of cinnamonm pumpkin herbs, caramlel, malts, grain. Taste has a lot of pumpkin herbs, what ... a shitload of this herbs... way to much... let’s say the aroma is a lot better than the taste... terrible overloaded pumpkin/cinnamon shit ...
Bottle at Catraio, Porto. Appearance is light hazy dark orange to red/copper. Medium beige head. Taste is light bitter and light sweet. Dry finish. Lightly sticky. Medium body. Aroma and flavour is spices, hops, caramel, pumpkin, fruit. Cool.
Bottle poured into Spiegelau IPA glass. Pours clear amber with huge off white head. Nose is intense artificial pumpkin spice, candy, slightly citric. Taste is boozy sweetish but then suddenly pretty bitter unpleasent finish... Oh dear...
Bottle from 100 Beers. Clear orange-amber with a lacy off-white head. Aroma is pumpkin spice, not many hops for an IPA. Flavor is sweet pumpkin pie, lots of ’meg in this one, bitterness on the finish but not much real hop presence. Medium bodied and average carbonation. A little above average.
Pours copper with an off white head. Aroma is caramel malt, cinnamon, and herbal hops. Flavor is sweet, bready, caramel malt followed by cinnamon and nutmeg. Finishing with herbal hops.
Deep Amber with thin Lacy beige head; aroma is moderate pumpkin pie spice; flava is pumpkin spice mildly sweet malt and hints of hop spice and bitterness; feels medium and silky with lively fizz; finishes bitter with notes of roast and caramel
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is spiced and slight herbal. Dry and toasted malty. Spiced, dry and slight herbal. Bitter and toasted malty. Nutmeg and dry finish.
Bottle, 6.7%. Clear dark amber with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, pumpkin, spices and caramel. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, pumpkin, spices, medium sweet and a little bitter.
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, pumpkin and heavy cinnamon. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 121116
Bottle @Ulfborg Scooper. Clear amber, offwhite head. Cinnamon, pumpkin aroma. Slightly harsh cinnamon flavour.
Served in teku. Pours deep amber and copper with decent white head, crystal clear. Spicy aroma with some piney hops and caramel. Initial matliness and spices are quickly overwhelmed by herbal hoppiness. Leaves long bitter aftertaste, medium-bodied and kind of warming. Quite decent pumpkin ale, but could be less hoppy.
355ml Bottle Appearance: Clear amber color, medium sized dense beige head.
Aroma: spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger, leaves. with a bit of hops in the back. Taste: moderate sweet and bitter,, mild spices,pumpkin, with some hop bitterness. Body is medium.below average carbonation.
Lacks a bit power and complexitiy.
Bottle
Aroma-malty, pumpkin
Appearance-copper, hazy, white foam
Taste-medium bitterness, lightly sour, medium sweetness,palate-medium body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish,
Overall-very good
Decent Pumpkin IPA. Everything as it should be, but the pumpkin is to well hidden. Medium drinkability.
Bottle from Whole Foods PM. Copper pour with off-white head. Nose was hops, pumpkin, caramel malt. Tastes hoppy, with pumpkin and spice, comes off like a spicy and pumpkiny IPA more than the converse. Decent.
Clear amber and copper coloured body with a very rich, four centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of squash, spices, bright grassy and piney hops, some light caramel and earth and a bit of nice hop bitterness at the end. Medium-bodied; Assertive grassy and herbal hoppiness shows up front with a lot of bitterness, but the squash maltiness and pungency really kicks through and leaves the mouth wondering what went on - in a good way. Aftertaste is more bittered from the hops and pungency than showing any bit of the earth and spiciness of the squash - but that’s still there for sure. Overall, a great beer with an almost perfect balance of hops and ’IPA’ and malt and ’squash’ - this is exactly what you’d expect from a squash-based hoppy beer, and definitely worth trying if you like either or think the style sounds interesting - because it is! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Giant Food on Columbia Pike in Arlington, Virginia on 20-October-2016 for US$11,99/six pack sampled at home in Washington on 31-October-2016 on Halloween after trick-or-treating with my daughters!
Bottle @Alex T’s, Kishan is leaving, will he come back Tasting. Pours amber slight red tinge, off-white head. Nose is pumpkin, orange, spices. Taste is pumpkin, spicy and its really thin.
It tries to be both a hoppy IPA and spicy pumpkin ale. Overall it’s just eh.
Barwa bursztynowa, piwo jest krystalicznie klarowne, piana biała, nietrwała.
W aromacie dominują przyprawy, głównie goździk i gałka muszkatołowa, w tle pałęta się delikatna nuta warzywna, trochę kojarząca się z DMS-em, ale to może być w gruncie rzeczy dynia.
W smaku średnia pełnia, piwo jest kremowe, fajnie wypełnia usta. Tło stanowi trochę nut przypalonego karmelu, słodkich ciastek i dyni. Przyprawy ciągle obecne, ale głównie za sprawą silnie ściągającego odczucia - jakby ciumkać torebkę czarnej herbaty. Goryczka niska, tytoniowa w posmaku.
Bottle. Pours amber in colour, small white head. Aroma of pumpkin spice and caramel. In taste dry with spices, all is bit watery, without flavour. Medium body, moderate carbonation, finish was spicy and medium bitter.
Bottle from Rehills, Newcastle. Hazy dark amber coloured with spicy caramel, red fruit and cinnamon flavours followed by pine and vanilla on the bitter-sweet creamy finish. Good.
12oz bottle. Poured a golden color with an averaged sized head. Pumpkin spices, some hops but gets lost in the spices,and pumpkin. Some earthiness.
Aus der Flasche im Piwna Stopa in Poznan getrunken. Trübes Kupfer im Glas. Schmeckt nach allem Möglichen. Zum Schluss pfeffrig (!?).
Bottle from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - deep amber cherry coloured. Nice fluffy head.
Nose - cinnamon mostly. Light vegetables at the back.
Taste - sweet orange and cinnamon. Light malt spice and nutmeg towards the finish.
Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry crunchy finish.
Overall - a little heavy on the spice ingredients but not bad.
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear red copper with a thick off-white head. Aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, squash. Taste is light orange bitter, spicy, more squash, but subtle. Sweet finish.