The week has finally arrived. The beer has been brewed, the bottles have been filled, corked and labeled and we’re ready to go. The Great American Beer Festival is here and we’re finally ready to unleash our next edition of the Wild Dog Series.
Collaborator Doppelbock is released this week!
Of course the beer will […]

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We just finished the label and hang tag design for the Collaborator Doppelbock and we thought everyone might like to get sneak peek. Of course the TTB (government) has to approve the label, but we don’t expect having to make too many changes.
The silver trim on the label will be a metallic silver and […]

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We have decided on a name for the Open Source Beer. Keeping in line with the tradition of Doppelbock names ending in “ATOR” (see the 9th paragraph), the Open Source Beer will be called “Collaborator” as a tribute to all of those that helped us create the recipe.
Collaborator will be the latest edition in […]

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As far as malt we have decided to go with Wyerman malt. We incorporate this malt in some of our other beers and we have had medal winning success. As far as verities, we are going to keep things on the simpler side. For the base malt we will be using Munich Type 1 this […]

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From the desk of Matt Brophy, Head Brewer at Flying Dog Brewery…
Idea of an American twist welcomed. Let’s find a well suited American grown bittering hop. Idea of late flavor addition up for consideration. What variety and when exactly added?
Malt selection, good input. Considering a straight infusion mash, the suggestion of using Melanoidin and Cara […]

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