Flying Dog pulling out of 13 states

[jaycount]

http://beeradvocate.com/news/3834170

Bummer drag

 

[Zamial]

FD is ok. Bummer for those fans that will not be able to get it anymore. Funny how we here in WI had DFH cut and they were one of my go to beers, now I do not even miss them...

I suspect there will be quite a bit of "triage" coming from a lot of craft breweries. Tell me the market isn't saturated with "craft beer", not that this is a bad thing but one would think this would drive the prices down instead of seeing them creep up...

 

[chapa]

I haven't had much from them, but what I had wasn't the best. Anything I should try and grab before its no longer available?

 

[duckmanco]

FD is ok. Bummer for those fans that will not be able to get it anymore. Funny how we here in WI had DFH cut and they were one of my go to beers, now I do not even miss them...

I suspect there will be quite a bit of "triage" coming from a lot of craft breweries. Tell me the market isn't saturated with "craft beer", not that this is a bad thing but one would think this would drive the prices down instead of seeing them creep up...

I see the triage coming soon too, but I wish some saturation would occur at local eateries and restaurants. Here in central VA, other than Cap. Ale and a few others, finding so much as SNPA on tap is a RARITY. I don't drink much FD, but if took over a Blue Moon spot, I'd be all over it.

 

[Zamial]

I haven't had much from them, but what I had wasn't the best. Anything I should try and grab before its no longer available?

I have had the "In heat wheat" it was very comparable to SN kellerweiss but was different enough to be worth a try IMO, if you like wheat beers. I have had a few of their IPAs and was less than impressed.

I see the triage coming soon too, but I wish some saturation would occur at local eateries and restaurants. Here in central VA, other than Cap. Ale and a few others, finding so much as SNPA on tap is a RARITY. I don't drink much FD, but if took over a Blue Moon spot, I'd be all over it.

Here in WI this has already been happening. MANY restaurants are starting to realize there is a beer (awakening?) going on and are starting to cut the BS for a decent beer or 2.

 

[slawre5]

Looks like they are leaving Louisiana. Flying Dog you will be missed. I really enjoyed the wheat and imperial porter.

 

[bovineblitz]

I think it's kinda awesome that some breweries are doing so well they need to pull back. It's a bit counterintuitive but it makes sense. As much as it sucks, it makes room for more local quality beer on the shelves.

 

[scrambledegg81]

I haven't had much from them, but what I had wasn't the best. Anything I should try and grab before its no longer available?

Raging Bitch Belgian IPA. You'll thank me later. :fro:

 

[Mongrel]

While I'm a big fan of Ralph Steadman's artwork, I hope their shelf space goes to something local.

 

[Mustangfreak]

Thankfully TX isnt affected. I love their Double Dog.

 

[rycov]

Raging Bitch Belgian IPA. You'll thank me later. :fro:

i'll have to agree

 

[Bill05]

Raging Bitch Belgian IPA. You'll thank me later. :fro:

Agreed

 

[MikeDelta1]

Raging Bitch is great. Gonzo Imperial Porter is very good also.

 

[Clann]

I'll try raging bitch if I can find it but I've never met a flying dog that I liked.

 

[rycov]

i liked the gonzo too! it was like beer syrup

 

[mattldm]

Raging Bitch Belgian IPA. You'll thank me later. :fro:

You said it Brother! That beer is fantastic!

 

[jsweet]

Raging Bitch Belgian IPA. You'll thank me later. :fro:

+1, I'd forgotten about this beer. I'm not a huge Flying Dog fan either -- everything I've had from them has been good, but not enough to be memorable with all of the amazing craft brew offerings out there (and that's really saying something, that beers as good as FD's are no longer "memorable"!) But the Raging Bitch was really cool.

 

[rgontasz]

I love Gonzo, Double Dog and Horn Dog. If you can get a hold of "Wild Dog" its barrel aged Gonzo and delicious!!!

 

[Steelers77]

Here in WI this has already been happening. MANY restaurants are starting to realize there is a beer (awakening?) going on and are starting to cut the BS for a decent beer or 2.

Agreed! It's nice to go in to just about any bar in WI and get something from New Glarus, Lakefront, O'so or Point. I'm sad to see FD go but Wisconsin has so many good breweries that I'm sure I won't miss them too much.

It seems to me that most breweries are going the route of New Glarus; they are pulling back and just becoming local breweries. IMO this is a good thing, we don't need to have every beer from every brewery in America. I know a lot of you will disagree but it helps set apart different regions in the U.S. I travel a good bit so I get excited when I get to a new town/city and I find something I've never had. Jackpot!

 

[chapa]

Definitely going to try the belgian ipa and imperial porter while I can. I'll also see if they have any of the others mentioned also. Leave it to me to wait until a beer will no longer be available to fall in love with it! Oh well, maybe it will inspire me to do a belgian ipa. I had a tripel ipa from augusta brewery once and it was incredible!

 

[Mikey_Dawg]

Haven't had the Belgian IPA, but did try one of their sampler packs once and havent bought their beer since. Thought it was pretty average. Sorry for the fans losing a beer they like...

 

[the_bird]

Raging Bitch Belgian IPA. You'll thank me later. :fro:

That is an awesome beer.

Come to think of it, I don't think I've had a Flying Dog beer that I didn't like. They're one of my go-to breweries, glad they're sticking in MA.

 

[peregrinebio]

Agreed! It's nice to go in to just about any bar in WI and get something from New Glarus, Lakefront, O'so or Point. I'm sad to see FD go but Wisconsin has so many good breweries that I'm sure I won't miss them too much.

It seems to me that most breweries are going the route of New Glarus; they are pulling back and just becoming local breweries. IMO this is a good thing, we don't need to have every beer from every brewery in America. I know a lot of you will disagree but it helps set apart different regions in the U.S. I travel a good bit so I get excited when I get to a new town/city and I find something I've never had. Jackpot!

Agree Fellas. Anybody who has lived in or been to the Northwest realizes this has been going on for sometime out there. Moving to the east made me realize how saturated other markets are with "national" breweries. With companies pulling back, hopefully we'll see an increase in quality, local beers.

And yes Steelers77, it makes traveling much more interesting!!! First thing I always do when I'm some place new is look up the local brewery. I noticed last year, while in Madison, coming from the NW, that the WI breweries leaned towards the malts compared to the hop forward NW. Makes sense in terms of local agriculture.

 

[organ]

I like their porter and pale ale.

 

[mhenry41h]

Gonzo, Raging Bitch, and Garde Dog are great beers. I haven't had much of their specialty stuff though. Their "usual styles" are ok but I wouldn't go out of my way for them.

 

[Steelers77]

Agree Fellas. Anybody who has lived in or been to the Northwest realizes this has been going on for sometime out there. Moving to the east made me realize how saturated other markets are with "national" breweries. With companies pulling back, hopefully we'll see an increase in quality, local beers.

And yes Steelers77, it makes traveling much more interesting!!! First thing I always do when I'm some place new is look up the local brewery. I noticed last year, while in Madison, coming from the NW, that the WI breweries leaned towards the malts compared to the hop forward NW. Makes sense in terms of local agriculture.

Yes malt forward indeed, which is cool with me. Not to say I don't love hops but I am totally into traditional German and English beers so it's nice to see breweries doing these instead of being "extreme". We do have some people experimenting and doing other traditional styles. I was at the Milwaukee Ale House this weekend and they had a nice Saison. In fact, I drank nothing else because I liked it so much.