Flying Dog Road Dog Porter

Product of: United States

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Artist Ralph Steadman first work for Flying Dog was for this beer’s label in 1995. He embellished the artwork with the simple phrase, “Good Beer, No Shit” so that’s how the label was printed. When it hit the shelves, the Colorado liquor board deemed it profane and removed Road Dog from the market.

Flying Dog were forced to temporarily replace the offending phrase with “Good Beer, No Censorship,” but rightly started a four year fight, aided by the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) to get the original text reinstated. In 2000, it was decided that art should not be censored and “Good Beer, No Shit” returned to adorn Road Dog Porter’s label.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 29/01/2012

Appearance:

Clear but almost opaque dark cola brown with a large head which quickly subsides to a very thin dotting of foam leaving lacing in its wake.

Aroma:

Nutty bitter chocolate, caramel and dark roasted coffee.

Taste:

Dry roasted nut palate with fudgy caramel, bitter chocolate and espresso coffee.

Aftertaste:

Malty, charcoal, peat smoke influenced chocolaty finish.