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.Eric Dresses Up As Invisible Man for Halloween
I haven’t seen Flying Dog President, Eric Warner for at least a week so I’m assuming he is just in the midst of his annual week-long Halloween celebration, in his favorite “Invisible Man” costume. The question remains, what is the occasion for dressing as a Golfer the during the months of June, July, August and September?
I got this image from a presentation Ralph Steadman did with the words, “I’m hoping Bush gets to look more like his pictures everyday… sooner or later even his wife won’t recognize him…” It’s going to make one hell of a Halloween costume as well.
Rippe Eats It Raw 
Don’t be scared by the title. Our newest video has Flying Dog founders George Stranahan and Richard McIntyre chatting about starting the Flying Dog Brewpub in Aspen, their decision to use Ralph Steadman’s illustrations on their labels and what makes a person a “Flying Dog”. These guys are old, so they have to know something, right? And by the way, Eric wears girls clothes. Click on the image to the left to watch the video.
Flying Dog Apparel Launches New Website
Flying Dog Apparel (managed by the beautiful Brianne) has just launched our new online shopping website for all your holiday gift needs. Aren’t we savvy with that timing? We have a ton of new gear so log on and check things out. This year you can get your friends and family something they actually want.
Flying Dog Loses World Series Wager 
With all the excitement of the Colorado Rockies going to their first World Series (and being winners of 21 out of 22 games), we were feeling pretty confident when Harpoon Brewery approached us with a World Series wager. Should the Red Sox win, we were to serve Harpoon IPA for a week in our Tasting Room. With a Rockies victory, Harpoon would do the same with our Doggie-Style Classic Pale Ale.
Well, we took a beating that would make any red-headed step-child cringe. The Harpoon is on the way, so stop by for a victory beer, MASS-holes. For more info on the wager, check out the article in The Patriot Ledger.
Till next time, cheers
Chris
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
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 People’s Republic Celebrates Dogtoberfest  As Fall approaches, the People’s Republic of Flying Dog is once again poised to celebrate Dogtoberfest. Dogtoberfest is one of those holidays that holds a special place in the Flying Dog heart. Much like it’s contemporaries, St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo, a majority of people don’t have any clue as to what or why they are celebrating. You should never need an excuse to go out and throw back a few beers with friends but if it makes you feel better about your decision, then who are we to judge? If you happen to have any interest as to why you are celebrating, click on this link to drink in the history of Oktoberfest.
Read a review of Dogtoberfest at Chris O’Brien’s Beer Activist Blog.
The Legend Of Flying Dog
 Like any good legend, the Flying Dog story has many manifestations. We decided to go to Woody Creek and the story straight from the man that created it all, Flying Dog Co-founder George Stranahan. This doesn’t mean that we’ll quit telling all the other outrageous incarnations of this story; it just means now you’ll have a place to fact check.
Flying Dog Launches Two New Websites
 BeerDinners.com is a new creation from Flying Dog Brewery, pairing food and beer in recipes you can prepare at home. Saving you from years of the oppressive thinking that wine creates better food pairings than beer, BeerDinner.com has a meal for every occasion with beer flavors to match. At first glance the recipes seem quite daunting, but I assure you that, if my domestically-challenged mind can grasp these concepts, then all you in the People’s Republic are in good shape.
If you have your own beer dinner recipes please share them at BeerDinners.com. Your meal could be featured on the website, subjecting you to worldwide praise and adoration. As anyone can see from our labels, art is a big part of Flying Dog. We wanted to create a way to support local, independent artists who will turn into the world’s next Ralph Steadman and Hunter Thompson or better yet, the world’s first version of themself. Support Local Creativity was started as a means to promote independent creative culture. Flying Dog noticed that people needed a common place to share ideas and promote their own creative aspirations, whether it be finding new ways to express your creative ideas, finding new venues to showcase your talents, or simply asking for help to further your creative aspirations. This blog is intended to act as a forum for people that don’t have the backing of money, studios/venues, promotion, or perhaps even a network. SupportLocalCreativity.com invites you to share your independent creative culture
Till next time, cheers!
Chris
I’m
quite fascinated by the lives of the homeless. In Denver they lived
under the bridge across the street from the Flying Dog Brewpub, at
least until the bridge was removed. I know they had marijuana because
one said, “Come on down Wednesday evening, bring some beers and we’ll
smoke some.â€
In Los Angeles they wheel their shopping carts into street-side public
spaces where they sit and talk but little; men can be social with very
few words, where are the homeless women? With X-ray eyes I peer at
their belongings: clothes yes, but no cookware, no books, a few
toiletries, every so now and again a photograph from some time before.
I suppose that throughout human history there have been
homeless─cavemen without a cave.
I see them as a community that practices the art and craft of
homelessness, and wonder if I could make it there. How bad could it be
compared to hiding inside and peering out?
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.
Firearms and Beer
 Click the image to the left to watch our newest video from our epic trip to Woody Creek to document the Legend of Flying Dog and drink a ton of beer while we were at it. Although I look like a jackass in this clip, it is a good testament to the lifestyle in Woody Creek which is we refer to as “Gonzo Ground Zero”. All this happened and no cops showed up, if that’s not a solid afternoon, I don’t know what is.
BBC Documentary on Hunter
 In this 1978 documentary, Hunter outlines his plans for an epic funeral complete with cannon explosions and his Gonzo Fist monument. If you haven’t seen this 50 minute film, it’s definitely worth the time. If you have seen it, watch it again and get inspired to act on your Gonzo citizenship. Click on the image to the right to watch.
Open Source Beer Project Complete
 Our upcoming Wild Dog release, Collaborator, is the result of all those who logged onto www.opensourcebeerproject.com and gave us their input to help develop Flying Dog Brewery’s next specialty beer. We have posted the final recipe and label so all those of you out there in homebrew land can make your own versions and compare it to ours. Take a sick day and get to brewing, we’ll vouch for you.
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
Flying Dog Brewery in partnership with our owner, George Stranahan, will be launching a new website in a few months to honor his long time friend Hunter Thompson.
 FearAndLoathingOnTheCampaignTrail2008.com will not only be a tribute to Hunter’s adept political journalism but also, a forum to bring meaningful and relevant conversations to the 2008 presidential campaign.
We are asking for the help of you, the People’s Republic of Flying Dog, to create this website. What is “The American Dream” and how do we keep it alive? If you have content you would like to contribute or have ideas on how the website should be built please email your submissions to bullshit@flyingdogales.com. I will give the best idea a signed copy of Ralph Steadman’s book “The Jokes Over“.
Till next time, cheers!
Chris
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.
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. As those of you who are regular newsletter readers know, back in November, I beat down Flying Dog President Eric Warner in a footrace we called the “Beer Drinker’s Marathon”. My prize for publicly humiliating him was the title of “Brewery President for a Day”. Imagine being your boss’s boss for a day. I ran this brewery the way it should be run. My first order of business, getting Eric’s ass back in the brewhouse. Here are pictures of Eric brewing beer for the first time in years, crappy Christmas sweater and all.
 We have full video coverage available on our website so just click one of the photos of Eric or on the play button below  and enjoy.
Additionally, we have an insider’s look at Flying Dog Brewery culture available from our annual Super Bowl Party and Ski Trip Weekend. You’ll get all the enjoyment without any of the liver damage.
We like to reward our loyal members of the People’s Republic of Flying Dog so here is your March discount code for Flying Dog Apparel. Just enter the promo code DOITDOGGIESTYLE to receive a 20% discount on all purchases.
 St. Patrick’s Day is approaching and what better holiday to break down social barriers than one where it’s widely accepted to pretend you belong to another heritage? We here at Flying Dog are definitely not above faking it, so join us for Denver’s 45th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. We will be driving our Flying Dog RV in the parade followed by a soiree at the Blake St. Tavern, the bar inside the brewery. Check out our events page for more information and other upcoming events.
We received a bunch of great responses to our last newsletter written by Juan Thompson. So, as promised here is one of the Gonzo responses, hand picked by Juan himself.
Two years… Two years since I heard the news that made my heart fall to my bowels. In these two years I have re-read my collection of Hunter’s works.
Better Than Sex has almost been committed to memory in this time frame. Since childhood, I have never been able to remember my times tables or the books of the Bible but ingrained in my memory is Hunter’s description of Bill Clinton thieving French fries from his basket. Since his passing I made a decision to “not let the bastards get me down” as allowed in my past. Because of this decision, I have pissed off co-workers, friends and even family to the extent of being called a soul-less monster by my only sister and I was removed from a funeral home for fulfilling the final request of my great-aunt by leaving a margarita in her casket.
Hunter Thompson, Ed Bradley and Jimmy Buffett are three men I admire for their daring to forego conventional wisdom and make their own paths. Two thirds of these men have left this world while all three have left lasting impressions on it to be read, watched and heard by future generations. I hope their love of this world and those who inhabit it will be noticed by more than just their fans.
In memory of the great Dr. Hunter Stockton Thompson, I will continue to search for good beer, great times and better ways of moving through this world.
-Michael Barnes
Till next time, cheers,
Chris
©2007 Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, Colorado.
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Flying Dog is partnering with the Brewer’s Association, the producers of the Great American Beer Festival, to bring you Savor, America’s premier food and beer event. Flying Dog will be exhibiting complete with sampling of our highly regarded Canis Major Series, recipes from BeerDinners.com and food pairings. We will also be joining other craft breweries as attendees experience a reception-style sampling of their choice of 35+ sweet and savory appetizers and 96 craft beers. For tickets visit wwwSavorCraftBeer.com.
“Everybody’s doing it,” he proclaims without the slightest hint of remorse. Flying Dog’s Executive Brewer Matt Brophy (fancy talk for a guy that really knows his shit) goes on camera to talk about his brew team’s new creation Garde Dog Biere De Garde. This is the first in our series of videos that will cover all our Flying Dog beer styles with complete style history, flavor profiles, food parings and Flying Dog’s unique twists. Matt, Head Brewer Bob Malone (that’s fancy talk for the guy that does all the work) and Flying Dog President and CEO Eric Warner (that’s fancy talk for a guy that golfs a lot) will be filling your brains with useful beer knowledge as they try not to overindulge on the fruits of their labor. 
Flying Dog has launched a couple of 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/girlfriend/boyfriend/whatever.
