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Kerberos Tripel is the newest addition to our Flying Dog “litter of ales” as it joins our highly acclaimed Canis Major Series.

Kerberos Tripel is a bottle conditioned, strong Belgian-style ale with a slightly hazy appearance and mousse-like head.  It is brewed with Golding and Saaz hops and Pilsner and Aromatic malts to yield a medium body and champagne-like carbonation.  Kerberos pairs perfectly with Turkey and other poultry, creamy cheeses, fruit pastries, desserts and crème brulee.

Head Brewer, Matt Brophy said, “Extensive pilot system brewing allowed us to experiment with a variety of recipes and yeast strains. We ended up with a strong Belgian Ale that starts off sweet up front, fruity in the middle and has a really nice dry finish.”

Look for Kerberos to be hitting the shelves here in the next few weeks.  It will be available in 4-packs, full cases and on draft.  As always, if you’re having trouble finding it, email us or ask you your favorite store to pick it up.

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As much as it hurts to say this, I have to acknowledge that Chris Rippe has won the the Flying Dog college basketball pool for the 3rd straight year.  And yes, I write this post before the championship game tip-off tonight.  It doesn’t even matter who wins, Rippe takes first place.

Congrats, Rippe.  You have demonstrated your roundball knowledge.  Well done, sir.  It doesn’t make up for your spelling skills, but you do know your college basketball.

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Despite all our shenanigans here at Flying Dog we our proud to boast what we think is one of the most experienced and decorated brew teams in the craft beer industry. We wanted to give a little well deserved credit to the guys who keep us making Good Beer, No Shit. With CEO Eric Warner, Executive Brewer Matt Brophy and Head Brewer Bob Malone in charge of our operations there is little doubt we will continue to reign supreme for years to come. Below is a modest list of only a few of their accomplishments.

- Combined over 40 years of brewing experience, over a dozen Great American Beer Festival medals and 5 World Beer Cup medals.

Eric Warner - Lead Dog
- Graduated from the Technical University of Munich at Weihenstephan in 1990 and today is still one of only a handful of Americans to complete the program.
- Authored a book on German-style wheat beer that was published in 1992.
- In 1993, he co-founded Tabernash Brewing Company in Denver, known for its award-winning German-style beers.
- Joined the Flying Dog team in 1997 starting as the VP of Operations and was quickly promoted to Lead Dog (CEO) in 1999.

Matt Brophy - Executive Brewer
- Started brewing at 17 in high school after hearing Charlie Papazian on “Radio Times” an NPR radio show including winning 2nd place in a homebrew competition (for a Pilsner) before being old enough to drink beer.
- 1997 graduate of the Siebel Institute of Brewing Technology in Chicago, IL
- Head Brewer for Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, CO
- Head Brewer for Great Northern Tavern in Keystone, CO
- Currently Flying Dog’s Executive Brewer

Bob Malone - Head Brewer
- 1995 graduate of the Siebel Institute of Brewing Technology in Chicago, IL
- 2000 Associate Member of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling
- Head Brewer for Star Brewing Company
- Head Brewer for Echigo Brewing Company
- Head Brewer for Back Country Brewing Company
- Head Brewer for Big Buck Brewing Company
- Head Brewery for Copper Canyon Brewing Company
- Head Brewer for Flying Dog Brewery

Below is a recent Press Release from our European import partners, Bier and Company. Gonzo Imperial Porter was voted the best imported beer in Finland for 2007. We are taking this bitch international.

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FLYING DOG’S GONZO ELECTED BEST IMPORTBEER IN NORWAY! 14/3/2008

‘Why give Ceasar what Ceasar’s is’: okay, but still recognition and appreciation are very welcome! It is with great pride we learned of Flying Dog’s Gonzo Imperial Porter being elected as ‘best importbeer in Norway - 2007′.

This goes to prove it: we may be convinced that we have some winners on our hands, and proudly offer a little gem to the market, but receiving honors like these from the independant ‘Norske Oelvenners Landsforbund’ or ‘The Norwegian National League of Beerlovers’, is the biggest slap on the back you could hope for - thanks!

Funnily enough the jury did not have an easy task, as the majority of special beer in Norway is still being sold through the State Monopoly, who didn’t launch the beer until January 2008. However, the Norwegian distributor managed to convince a couple of specialized and dedicated beer bars in Norway to list this brilliant brew before the shops did and so Gonzo took top-honors in 2007. Had he not, we would have had to wait a year for this medal. Again, thanks!

It’s not the first time, and won’t be the last either, for Gonzo to be awarded a prestigeous prize. And do stay alert, you people out there, for there are many, many more great beers coming your way from the States and who knows what they will win - well, we’d hope they will win your heart for them! Cheers!

Nieuws overzicht

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With over 130 entries from the People’s Republic of Flying Dog we had a hell of a time picking a winner. There were many worthy entries and we thank everyone… blah, blah, blah. The winner entitled “The Last Call” was submitted by Mike Reaser and Mike Frederick. They win for creativity and execution. Congrats gentlemen, your Flying Dog neon will be shipping shortly. Check out there winning photo and all the contest entries at this link.

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The Washington Post has created the ultimate combo with a March Madness bracket-style tournament for beer. Fans can log on and vote for there favorites but the ultimate judging goes to a Washington Post panel.

They still keep track of the popular vote, so we need the support of the People’s Republic of Flying Dog! To vote for Old Scratch and a full break down of the action check out this link as Old Scratch marches to victory.

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Flying Dog has launched a couple new Twitter pages so you can stay even more connected and have yet another excuse to play with your computer and not your wife/husband/girlfirend/boyfriend/whatever.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Twitter, it’s a microblogging website that allows users to write and read posts that are less than 140 characters. The really nice thing is that you can write and receive messages via text message on your cell phone.

Our first twitter page is at www.twitter.com/flyingdog - This is where you can stay connected with everything going on here at the brewery - new styles to be released, promotions/contests, awards, Eric’s vacations, all of that.

Our second twitter page is at www.twitter.com/craftbeer. - We love reading beer blogs and newspaper stories about Craft Beer, so we’ll be posting all of the good links on our Twitter page so you don’t have spend hours Googling crap. It will all be right here.

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Renowned beer bar and restaurant, The Bistro, held it’s 8th annual Double IPA Festival on February 9th in Hayward, CA. With over 30 Double IPA’s in the competition Double Dog Double Pale Ale came away with “Best in Show” honors. For more on this competition check out some of the blogs that had first hand coverage; Brookstone Beer Bulletin, Pacific Brew News Blog, What’s On Tap , Rick Seller’s Facebook Photos and Pacific Brew News Blog.

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This is a clip from a European TV channel featuring Snake Dog in the HORECAVA trade show January 7-10 in Amsterdam. Rick Kempen is Flying Dog’s illustrious foreign dignitary. The only thing we understand from the video is “Snake Dog” and “Flying Dog Brewery” but we trust Rick has the rest under control.

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Flying Dog’s move to Maryland was covered by NBC 25 a local Maryland news channel. Check out this link to catch the story.

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