The Flying Dog Legend Grows

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The People’s Republic of Flying Dog is now in session. It’s happy hour at Flying Dog Brewery, so here is your latest dose of irreverence.The Flying Dog Legend Grows
Two newsletters ago we released a video of George Stranahan, Flying Dog’s co-founder, telling the story of Flying Dog Breweries infamous origins. Well now it is George’s partner-in-crime, Richard McIntyre’s turn to spout poetic on the mess he’s got himself into including his checkered past. Click on the image to the left to watch the footage.

Save Road Dog Campaign
We had an overwhelming response to the “Save Road Dog Campaign” and you’ll be happy to know I read every one. I particularly like the emails throwing it back in our face with comments like, “If you assholes made Road Dog available in my area you might sell more.” Touche, good sir. The winner is below and I think I have enough fowl mouthed tirades to pull Eric back from the ledge. In the meantime, enjoy the lyrical stylings of Andy Borbely and drink up.
To put down my Road Dog and make him a bitch
All for some fiscal EFFICIENCY itch?!?!?
Don’t tell your mother, who’s raised you so well
That you’ll terminate her, too, if she ceases to sell!
Your Road Dog is burly, a robustly good porter,
A shotgun companion with every order.
A classic, a legend, an epic, a beast…
of water, of barley, of hops, and of yeast.
Profits and margins and dollars come second
To any dog bringing me sixers when beckoned.
Your brewery constantly says “Fuck You” with ease,
To drinkers that Coors Light would easily please.
This porter may not be meant for the masses
With heads so thoroughly lodged in their asses.
So ball up, and man up, and shut up, and sell
More Road Dog who’s loyally served you so well.

Honorable Mentions: Brian Crandall, Andy Skinner, Tony Base, Randall Williams, Brian Shelton, Walter WhiteTrips of a Lifetime
And we are not talking about the chemically induced kind either. Last weekend Peter Frey and Ryan Moll of Beaver Dam, WI joined Flying Dog Brewery in Telluride, CO for the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival. After winning Flying Dog’s national contest we treated the two winners to VIP treatment as they listened to world class musicians and drank there woes away.

On a similar note, the winner of our Great American Beer Festival Sweepstakes has been chosen. Jonathan McIntyre hailing from Arlington, VA will be headed to the Great American Beer Festival for 3 days at one of the world’s biggest beer celebrations. We encourage all the members of the People’s Republic of Flying Dog to play hooky from work and join us in Denver for the Great American Beer Festival, we’re just not paying for your trip.

Till next time, cheers!

Chris