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Here we go with the taste test, I know you want a quick answer, but this could take a minute, hey, I have only finished one so far.

When I first poured this pretty clear beer, the first thing I noticed was that hop aroma jumping up in my face, I started to shake with anticipation!

The way that Flying Dog says it is “the citrus fruit aroma will hypnotize the senses of the most hardcore of craft drinkers”.

To this I must say that I agree, the aroma is really wonderful.

Now finishing the second one, I can tell that the ABV must be correct, because I am actually starting to notice the warmth of the alcohol in my body, hey, it is winter and 37 degrees outside, so that is important!

Back to the appearance of this, oops almost told you how it tastes, “pretty” beer, I would also have to agree with Flying Dog’s scale, it is just almost in the middle between light and dark, but closer to light, in color. Again, not being an expert, and somewhat color blind, I would say that it is a deep golden color,has a very nice white head, sure wish my home brewed beer came out this “pretty”.

Maybe I should tell you, I can be long winded, especially if I am drinking beer, and I have six of them to drink!

I am getting along well with my third one, I am not cold anymore!

There are a few other things about this beer that I want to mention and maybe get some opinions, in a comment. I have been buying beer for years, decades even, I have been buying Craft Brewed, or Microbrewed beer for at least 5, consistantly that is, and I have seen this beer in the stores before, but, I didn’t buy it! Why, you might ask? That is easy, the packaging, it is absolutely ugly, in my opinion! I mean what is this?

This is one reason, I haven’t told you more about how it tastes, I am waiting to see if I get an unreal buzz that allows me to understand that, thing that is, I guess, a Snake Dog, yep, back in my younger days I would have recognized that!

The fourth beer in my hand, I am starting to realize that driving a car would be risky, now, I am not drunk, but a .08 is easy to get, if you know what I mean, so, unless you are a 300lb’er, you will have a “legal” buzz after 3 beers, maybe sooner?

Here comes the fifth beer, and that artwork is starting to look better!

(I need to know, have any of you tried this beer? There are many visitors here, besides the bots, and I need your feed back! Tell me about your favorite beer. In case your wondering if I am chugging these beers, no, I am watching the Houston Rockets play the Boston Celtics, good game reall, if you don’t count the officials. This ended up an exciting game, Boston won 93 - 97)

Now that beer number six is just about gone, I have to give you my final judgment. If you have seen the poll, before this was posted, there is a catagory missing. I am going to add one between “pretty good” , as I am sure you picked up my hints, and the “I love it” categories, that will be, This beer is Damn Good!, and I will buy it again, even if the packaging is ugly, although, after 6, I am really starting to get it! This is why, a simple sip, swish and spit, should never apply to beer! It should be a mandatory 6 pack judging! (Come on, comments!)

How many people buy a six pack of beer, just to sip on one or two? Yes, many will lie about it, but hey, be honest, why does it come six in a package? 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case, coincidence? I think so, 24 beers at about 7 min per beer, is 2.8 hours! Now you know where you stand, somewhere between 2.8 and 24 hours, where do you stand? (Come on comments!)

Here we are folks, this was a test, I drank, I rambled, heck, I had a great time! I watched my Houston Rockets almost beat a team with a much better record, the Boston Celtics. You guys let me know, post a comment, tell me through the polls, all of them!

See ya, the next beer review is…………………..(depends on yur comments, I may just drink it all, you tell me!)

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Ok, this is going to be my first attempt at a Beer Review. I do want to warn you, Arrogant Bastard is not just my favorite, well, one of them anyway, it pretty much defines my attitude toward Beer. I just got home with 6 different six packs of Beer, and each day, give or take, I will write about one particular Beer. The first one up is Flying Dog: Snake Dog India Pale Ale (IPA). (That’s seems to be a lot of dogs for one name). Anyway, not to be too judgemental, at least not yet! I am going to tell you, IPA’s are always a good pick, if you love Hoppy Beer and one can always find a selection of IPA’s just about anywhere, unlike some others that are more difficult. Ok, on with the review!

On Flying Dog’s website, they tell you this is a Colorado-Style IPA (Meaning American IPA), and that it is power hopped, believe me, if it is, I will tell you. Snake Dog’s site goes on to say that “this is the brewery’s hop monsterâ€, mmm, I can’t wait! They have it weighing in at:

Sounds good to me! Let’s see what BeerSmith has to say about American IPA’s:

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