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Apr

Something Old, Something New. Something Borrowed, Something Blue.

Posted by Erin  Published in Promotions, Ralph Steadman, Social Media Permalinks

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.

Something Old, Something New. Something Borrowed, Something Blue.

We’re heading into wedding season, people. People getting married left and right, with about half of those happy people realizing the horrible error in their reasoning and backing out of that train wreck of a relationship (much to the delight of their lawyers). To offset the fact that you’ve got a monkey suit on, make sure your engaged couple are stocking up on Flying Dog brews for the open bar reception.

Flying Dog Brewery has a present for everyone, not just those folks who are registered at AsSeenOnTV.com.

Something Old: Our old website was getting a little dated looking.
Something New: Check out our new website at flyingdogales.com.

Something Borrowed: We borrowed your car last weekend; probably should have told you beforehand. Our bad.
Something Blue: Oh yeah, that blue scratch on the side of your Gremlin? Um, it was like that when I borrowed it. Seriously. Yeah, it was definitely scratched before I went joyriding to every establishment within the city limits where lovely ladies take off their clothes for money.

We’d love for you to check out our new website. We’ve added a lot more of our social media activity directly into our homepage. You can now just check out our homepage to see what we’re tweeting and blogging about. We want to give you a more full picture about what we’re up to. As always, we still have information about our award-winning ales, along with upcoming events, contests, videos, and all other things related to Flying Dog.

Have feedback? Click on the feedback button on the left of our site to let us know what you like, or how we can do better. We want to hear from you.

Get To Know Gonzo #4: Ralph Steadman = Total Bad Ass

One of the reasons we are where we are today is because of our amazing label artist, Ralph Steadman. Ralph is a world-renowned artist whose collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson is the stuff of legend. Ralph is so awesome, that his art was even (lovingly) ripped off by a certain animated sitcom.

So go check out Ralph’s website at RalphSteadman.com and see what he’s up to. Notably, Ralph just wrote and illustrated a children’s book called Garibaldi’s Biscuits. We’ll have more on our favorite artist in the next newsletter. But for now, read what you can about Ralph, one of the most influential artists of the last 50 years.

Don’t forget to look at Ralph’s Art of the Week (at the bottom), this week features something he recently sent us.

We’ll be bringing you something Gonzo-themed from the world each time the newsletter comes out. Have a link to send us? Email it to joshm {at} flyingdogales {dot} com.

Show Your Patriotism During American Craft Beer Week By Drinking Our Beer

America: The brewing revolution needs your help. Flying Dog Brewery and you, our scores of citizens of the People’s Republic of Flying Dog, can make a difference in the brewing world. You can do this by promoting the concept of drinking beer owned by Americans and produced in the good ol’ US of A. There is no better time to show your friends that you’re an American Craft Beer drinker than during American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17, 2009).

We will be showing our support in a variety of ways. First, each day that week, we’ll be asking our Twitter followers about what American Craft Beer they’re drinking (and using the hashtag #craftbeer). Everyone who replies to us with the beer they’re drinking (and the #craftbeer hashtag) will be entered into a contest to win some free Flying Dog shit.

If you’re around Frederick, MD on May 16th, we’ll pick someone randomly from our Saturday tour as the big winner of some free shit from our store. It’s always a good idea to come to our 50,000 square foot brewery for a tour, but winning free shit always makes things better, no?

Become a fan of American Craft Beer Week on Facebook to show your support for an industry that we’ll never be outsourcing.

We Twitter Tasted Live, Did You?

The Flying Dog edition of Twitter Taste Live happened last Saturday. Were you one of the people who drank our Canis Major series of beers with us? We had a wonderful turnout, with lots of people tweeting about how awesome our beers are. CEO Jim Caruso and VP of Brewing Matt Brophy were on hand to drink beer with our fans who tweet.

Interested in seeing what you missed? Scroll through 15 pages of tweets about what people have to say about our Canis Major brews. We had fun and are looking forward to doing something like this in the future for those of you who missed out.




Cheers! Until next time,
     -Josh

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Oct

Vote Early, Often

Posted by Erin  Published in Announcements, Beer, Events, Promotions, Videos Permalinks

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.Election SeasonThe time has come to flex your democratic muscle. There is nothing more sacred than voting (ask the billions of people that can’t) and Flying Dog is a full believer in exercising your right. Some say that our elections have come down to the equivalent of trying to choose between a thumb-tack enema and a flesh-eating virus. But I tend to be a bit more optimistic. Should the People’s Republic not like their choices, one can always write in for a darkhorse candidate. Like Mr. Chris Rippe (even though I’m not 35 yet). Either way, voting is a privilege and should be exercised for the simple fact that you can. Besides, should you win or lose, Flying Dog will be there to comfort or celebrate with you. Looking for something to drink on Tuesday night while watching returns? Check out our “What to Drink on Election Night” post over at flyingdognews.com.


This close to the election, I found it only appropriate to include some of Ralph Steadman’s satire as the Art Of The Week for this newsletter.K-9 Cruiser Comes Out Of Hibernation As most creatures are slumbering down for their winter rest, K-9 Cruiser is just waking from his dormant summer. Dark, sweet and malty, our annual Winter Ale says, “embrace the snow and accept winter as your savior.” K-9 Cruiser will be hitting the shelves nationwide in the next few weeks, so keep your eyes on your favorite liquor store’s shelves.

ABV: 6.4%
Plato: 16
IBU’s: 30
Specialty Malts: 50/60L Crystal Malt, Chocolate Malt, Oats, Munich Malt
Hops: Millennium, U.S. Saaz
Process: Brewed strong to warm you up after a long day on the Colorado slopes






FBAG Rocked Our Socks OffDuring the Great American Beer Festival in Denver a couple weeks ago, Flying Dog hosted our inaugural FBAG (Flying Dog, Brats & Gonzo) on the afternoon of Friday, October 10, 2008. We had several self-serve beer stations pouring our Canis Major series brews, brats on the grill, as well as our newest Wild Dog release, Dog Schwarz. Oh, and 700 people showed up, which was awesome. Check out the video footage here and listen to Matt Brophy (our VP of Brewing Operations) give you the low-down on his brew crew’s new creation. Hint: Click here if you want to watch the video in HD.
Flying Dog Night at Max’s in BaltimoreJoin the Flying Dog crew next Thursday, November 6th as we roll into Baltimore for Flying Dog Night at Max’s on Broadway. Max’s is one of the premier beer bars on the east coast and we are proud to be doing them justice with a beer menu for the ages. Flying Dog have 9 beers on tap, the new Wild Dog in bottles, and  we’ll be holding a vertical tasting of Gonzo. For the full menu follow this link. 
What People Are Saying About UsThe links below are mostly
unsolicited outside opinions about our beer and our company from the
media and internet. Read what people are saying about us:

  • EATS Blog - Woody Creek White for Breakfast
  • True Brews - Doggie Style Review
  • Frank Barrett’s Brain - Kerberos Review
  • Hail the Ale! - Dogtoberfest Review
  • Tell Me, What’s It All Mean? - Double Dog Review
  • Necessary Clutter - Doggie Style Chili Recipe
  • The Brew Site - Dogtoberfest Review

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    Sep

    GonzoFest: It’s not just for breakfast anymore.

    Posted by Erin  Published in Announcements, Events, Promotions Permalinks

    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.GonzoFest: The Real National ConventionThe moment is finally upon us. Arriving with more fanfare and anticipation than the Republican and Democratic National Conventions combined, GonzoFest will be an event short on hype and long on satisfaction. Join us for GonzoFest September 13th at the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, MD from 3pm-9pm for our annual throwdown - the People’s Republic of Flying Dog delegation welcomes all members. We will be hosting the Hard Times Cafe Chili Cook-Off, plus there will be live music and everyone will be participating in grandiose revelry.



    We hope you all will join the Flying Dog Crew in celebration as we raise money for the Heartly House. We imagine that protesting will be at an all-time low during our convention. For full event details visit the Flying Dog homepage.
    Photos From The UnderbellySeeing it is convention, season I want to stay on that theme for just a minute. We ran across this great blog, aptly named, Fear and Loathing - 2008 Conventions. This photoblog chronicles the Democratic and Republican National Conventions from a behind-the-scenes look that is often passed over by the mainstream media. Whatever your political views are, these are some powerful photos that give a unique view of a political scene you don’t see on the major networks. We know Hunter would be proud. View all the photos here.
    Drop Us A LineWhile surfing on his iPhone that he spent 6 hours waiting in line to buy, Flying Dog’s Prime Minister of Marketing Neal Stewart came across this great website called SuggestionBox. I can’t say much about how he chooses to spend 6 hours of his time, but the website is pretty useful. You can log on at any time and send us a suggestion on any topic from packaging and events to beer styles and distribution. To make a suggestion, follow this link.
    Some Things Continue To Amaze On September 23rd, we held a fundraiser for one of Flying Dog’s most cherished employees, Mike Freeman. I have covered several of our fundraising efforts in the newsletter over the past months and just wanted to report back that, to date, we have raised almost $30,000 for Mike’s fight against Brain Cancer. We want to thank everyone for their generosity and compassion and we hope that you continue to support others in their times of need. If you are interested in learning more about Mike’s fight visit www.mikesupport.com.
    What People Are Saying About UsThe links below are mostly unsolicited outside opinions about our beer and our company from the media and internet. Read what people are saying about us:

  • Baltimore Sun - Flying Dog Park
  • Chip The Beer Guy - Tire Bite Review
  • Dr. Beer Love - Kerberos Review
  • Denver Egotist - Dogtoberfest Review
  • Beer Critic - Kerberos Review

    • I’m Chris Rippe and I approve this message.

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