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Jan

Flying Dog Photo Contest

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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.
Flying Dog Photo ContestA friend of Flying Dog recently snapped this photo while on a visit to Boston. Inspired by her fairly poor photographic skills, we decided to have a photo contest and give the winner a neon sign to honor her efforts. Pictures can be of anything you choose; they just have to incorporate Flying Dog in some way, whether it be the beer bottle, t-shirt, sign or anything else your perverse mind can dream up. To enter, send your picture of Flying Dog in action to photocontest@flyingdogales.com. Pictures will be displayed on our contest page. The contest runs through March 15th so take your time and come up with a winner. The SessionOn the first Friday of every month, beer bloggers around the country unite to thoroughly cover one beer-related topic. The topics vary but usually focus on educating beer drinkers on a particular beer style. February’s Session will be held on Friday the 1st and will cover Barley Wines. You can find Flying Dog’s entry at FlyingDogNews.com and BeerDinners.com. If you want a list of beer blogs where you can catch this month’s Session, check out our Blogs page or Google - The Session Beer. If you’re a blogger and want to participate in this unique event, check here for the Brew Site’s post about February’s Session.

Don’t Take Our Word For It…We recently stumbled across this gentleman’s photos from a tour he took at our Frederick, MD facility. We always like to brag about ourselves but it’s great when other people do it for us. We didn’t even slip this guy money under the table, I swear. Check out this link for all the photos and recap of the great time you’ve been missing. Tours are at 1:30 on Saturdays; for full details check out the tour page at FlyingDogAles.com.
Till next time, cheers

Chris















































Thirteen and a half years, doesn’t seem like that much.
But times seven that’s ninety five years he gave to me?to us. I
couldn’t – shouldn’t ask for more. As summer turned into fall he had
multiple bouts with pneumonia, at last the frustrated vet took an
ultrasound which showed a heart that was just a giant tumor. He looked
at us with a question mark and we nodded yes.


As the sedative went in by IV he looked at me?at us with that same love of
thirteen and a half years in his eyes; then he lay his chin on his
forelegs and closed his eyes, at peace.


I walked slowly through this stately place just to see if it would help.


“Just as people find water wherever they dig, man everywhere finds the incomprehensible, sooner or later.” Lichtenberg

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Jul

What to do with Hunter

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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. Last newsletter, I asked for help figuring out what to do with the Hunter Thompson mannequin that was dropped off at the Brewery. The easy answer was to blow it up and although that’s what we’re leaning toward, it has already been done. So I chose to reward creativity and detail. Answers ranged from self serving to political, and a few that made me question some people’s mental stability. If you don’t like what I chose, get your own newsletter.

The Winner:
Sneak into the cemetery, and stand it up, in a urinating posture, over Nixon’s grave.Run an arc of 16-gauge wire from Hunter’s fly to the ground, and spiral yellow e-wire around that wire. When the e-wire is hooked to a 9-volt battery, it will flash all night. I think HST would approve.

-Walt in Austin

My Personal Favorite:
Cut a hole in the mouth, put a wet sponge inside and give it to Eric Warner (Flying Dog Brewery President) so he can enjoy his first experience with oral sex in 10 years.

-James (residence not disclosed)

Ralph’s Thoughts:
That effigy of Hunter is a horrible joke! At first I thought he had been dug up and restored. But not even Flying Dog Beer could reach those parts. He looks like he was cremated but the fire was put out with Woody Creek White. Matt’s right! There are some things that were even unacceptable to Hunter.. don’t forget: GOOD PEOPLE DRINK GOOD BEER.

Our video this week features our friends next door at Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey. They’ve created their own unique take on whiskey and are calling it “Colorado Whiskey” which is a hybrid between Scotch and Bourbon distilling traditions. Stranahan’s is Colorado’s first legal whiskey distillery since prohibition and whiskey being my beverage of choice after beer I can assure you it is world class stuff. Just click on the image to the left to check out our cousin company in action.

Below is of our upcoming events. Come out and throw down with the People’s Republic of Flying Dog.

July 4th - Liberty Run
July 6th - Art in the City
July 7th - Brewer’s Rendezvous

Till next time, cheers,

Chris

©2007 Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, Colorado.

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Jun

Dr. Gonzo Sighted At Flying Dog

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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. We recently had a visit from our good friend, Matt Mosley, who brought this HST mannequin that he had commissioned for his recent birthday party. This thing is scary real and even has an original “Free Lisl” (Google it) button to boot. To make a long story short, after a week of freaking out Matt’s wife, she made him get it out of the house and he was nice enough to let Flying Dog Brewery become Hunter’s temporary home. Matt, who knew Hunter personally, told me, “He would have hated this thing.” So here’s my question to The People’s Republic: What do we do with this mannequin of the late, great, Dr. Gonzo? Let me know at bullshit@flyingdogales.com. The best answer will win one of our limited edition Wild Dog Barrel-Aged Gonzo Gift Sets and maybe we’ll actually take them up on their suggestion. I’m really curious as to what Mr. Steadman will have to say of this abomination after reading this week’s newsletter.

Speaking of Hunter, on Saturday we’re heading up to his old stomping grounds - the Woody Creek Tavern for our Woody Creek White release party. See our event list below for details and Flying Dog’s other upcoming events.

June 16th - Woody Creek White Release Party
June 21st - Flying Dog/Wyeast Special Symposium
June 21-23 - American Homebrew Conference
June 23-24 - Colorado Brewer’s Fest
June 23rd - AfroBlu

Flying Dog Apparel is having a fire sale on T-shirts and posters as we make room for our new designs. If there was ever a time to be irresponsible with your rent money it’s now as gear is close to 50% off. There isn’t much left, so hop online and buy some shit.

It’s your last chance to participate in our Open Source Beer Project which runs through the end of the June. Get on your computer and give us your underqualified opinion on how to brew up our next Wild Dog release.

Till next time, cheers,
Chris

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Jun

And The Winner Is…

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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. We’ve got too much shit going on this week for any witty banter so I’m going to dive right into it. This week we have the launch of the Open Source Beer Project, the release of our new Summer seasonal Woody Creek White, Part 4 of our brewery tour series and last but not least, me revealing who won the signed Ralph Steadman bottles of Gonzo. Not to mention upcoming events and a new discount code.

Open Source Beer Project Beer Recipe Many of you are already familiar with our Wild Dog specialty beer series. The Open Source Beer Project gives The People’s Republic of Flying Dog the chance to help create our next Wild Dog beer recipe. The Open Source Beer Project will start as a Dopplebock but the style may evolve as participants offer ideas and tweak the recipe. “We are encouraging input on every part of the recipe, down to how and what variety of hops we should use, how much we should use and when we should add them,” said Flying Dog’s Head Brewer, Matt Brophy.

Whether you’re an experienced home brewer, beer connoisseur or just like to drink, hop onto www.opensourcebeerproject.com and give us your input.

Flying Dog Woody Creek White Beer A few months back, many of you entered a contest to name our new summer seasonal. Now that summer is here, it is time for us to release Woody Creek White and help everyone cope with the weather as it approaches triple digits. Tom Havey of Wilsonville, OR named our Belgian Style Wit beer and will enjoy a trip to the Great American Beer Festival on Flying Dog. On the right is what Ralph Steadman did with Tom’s name, click on the image for more information on Woody Creek White.

Signed Ralph Steadman Bottles of Gonzo Imperial Porter Now, on to the reason most of you have read this far, the signed Ralph Steadman bottles of Gonzo. I got over 1000 entries with some people calling me things I didn’t even know existed. Well done, members of the Republic. The funny part is the women are far more foul mouthed than the men. Congratulations to Sean Hansen from Cave Creek, AZ and Scott Gannon from we’re not sure yet. Just because you were guys were randomly selected doesn’t mean you can’t boast of your superiority. Your signed bottles are in the mail.

Part 4 of our brewery tour series has just been released by Flying Dog Productions. This is the final clip in the four part tour series, so sit back and watch them all so you can wow your friends with beer knowledge. The complete series will also soon be available on our beer tours page as a virtual tour.


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We have some great events coming up so get off your butts and out of the house for some beer drinking with Flying Dog. For full details of each event just click on the name.

June 1st - Art in the City
June 2nd - Pennsylvania Microbrewers Fest
June 2nd - Yagatta Regatta
June 8th - Snowmass Chili Pepper and Brewfest
June 9th - Bad Art for Bad People
June 9th - Foamfest 2007

A new month is another chance for us to reward The People’s Republic of Flying Dog with a discount code for Flying Dog Apparel. Just enter the promo code WOODYCREEKWHITE to receive a 20% discount on all purchases.

Till next time, cheers,

Chris

Ralph Steadman Artwork

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