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Jan
27
Our CEO and General Partner, Jim Caruso loves the beer business. It’s not uncommon to see Jim filling his day by working on the bottling line, helping fix the case erector, talking numbers with our CFO and then going out to make some sales calls in the afternoon. Jim’s life IS a craft beer adventure.
A couple weeks back, Jim decided that he’s going to start documenting his adventures via photography. Everyday, Jim takes at least one photo to document what’s going on his world. Take this photo below as an example. Last week, Jim and our VP of Sales, Rich Graham were down in Houston. After a long day of distributor meetings, they wanted to belly up to the bar and have a cold Flying Dog, so they busted out the GPS and looked for the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium. Needless to say, the GPS did them wrong and they ended up at the Flying Saucer Pie Company. All in a days work in the beer biz. Luckily, they DID find the Flying Saucer that sells beer (not pies) and got their cold Flying Dog.
Click here to see the rest of Jim’s daily Flying Dog adventures.
Jan
23
The economy is down, taxes are coming up and Flying Dog is here to help! We call this our Beer Drinkers Bailout! We know everyone is feeling the pinch these days but we don’t want that to stop you from buying some new Flying Dog gear! We have discounted almost all of our merchandise at our online store! You can find hoodies that were once $36 are now $28. Our beer label T-shirts are on sale for $12, when they were originally $15.95. All of the sale merchandise can be found here.
The Beer Drinkers Bailout will go until Feb. 9th!
Jan
21
This is why we love our Flying Dog drinkers: you’re always the first to compliment the good, but also the first to point it out when we screw up.
We posted on Twitter today that we are going to award a prize to our 2000th Twitter follower. Immediately, the lighthearted backlash began:
- Sigafoos @flyingdog What are you, Apple, with your punishing early adopters? I keed, I keed. But give me cool stuff too
- deege @flyingdog So you’re saying I followed too early?
- naomimimi @flyingdog so can i unfollow then follow you again?
So, here is the new contest:
- Yes, we are still going to award a prize to our 2000th follower.
- BUT, we are also going to draw 10 names from our first 2000 followers and give out even cooler prizes. So, don’t unfollow us and try to be the 2000th follower because you might get locked out of the whole thing altogether.
Thanks to everyone for the feedback. That’s why we do this whole Twitter thing. We love talking to everyone. And, we need someone to straighten our ass out everyonce in a while.
Jan
20
Hey, New York chapter of the People’s Republic of Flying Dog!
There’s an awesome craft beer bar in Brooklyn called the Fourth Avenue Pub. We were checking out our RSS feeds today and saw that this month they’ve got out extra rare Barrel-Aged Gonzo Imperial Porter on tap. Sp take the D, M, N, or R train down and score some barrel-aged beer!
Looking for more info? Check out the Brooklyn Beer Examiner’s blog or beermenus.com.
Cheers!
Jan
19
Flying Dog is super excited to sponsor the CD release party for Colorado’s premier funk band, U.S. Pipe at Denver’s Bluebird Theater, on Thursday, February 19 at 8 p.m. We’ll have some tasty Flying Dog Ales on hand and will be passing out Flying Dog schwag.
The album, released through their own label, Pipe Circle Music, Inc., was produced by Bill Thomas, recorded and mixed by Christopher “C3″ Cardone at Area Five Point One Studio in Evergreen, Colo., and was mastered by multi-Grammy winning David Glasser of Airshow Mastering, Boulder, Colo. United Sound Pipe features cover art by famous artist, Scrojo (scrojo.com) and very special guest, Rick Gardner, on trumpet (rubberhorn.com). An original member of Bootsy’s Rubber Band and longtime member of the P-Funk family, U.S. Pipe is honored to collaborate with him.
Support acts on the bill for the release party are Foma*, a quintet with a sonic palette that combines rock-alternative, funk, and blues, all lightly peppered with a pinch of country twang, Future Jazz Project, who set a new level of artistry with jazz roots combined with hip hop, R&B, and soul, and up-and-coming DJs The Illionaires.
The evening will also feature some giveaways and other fun surprises. The first 50 fans in the door will receive a collectible poster with Scrojo’s amazing album art signed by U.S. Pipe. In addition, everyone who brings a non-perishable food item and/or clothing to donate to local area charities will receive freebies courtesy of Flying Dog Brewery, a longtime supporter of U.S. Pipe.
“We know these are tough times for everyone,” says U.S. Pipe leader, Citrus, “so we really wanted to make this party an opportunity to give back to those who need it the most. We hope everyone will come out and not only have a great time, but bring a donation so we can spread the positivity within the community.”
Tickets for the release party are $10 in advance and $12 day of show. For tickets, go here.
About U.S. Pipe:
U.S. Pipe’s music and live performance has garnered both mainstream and critical acclaim. Their most recent exploits include opening once again for George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on January 10, playing Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 8, 2008, before the screening of “Purple Rain” as part of the popular annual Film on the Rocks series, garnering a second-year-in-a-row nomination by Westword as Denver’s Best Funk Band in 2008, and playing parties and events during the Democratic National Convention, including the Green Frontier Fest and the Sustainable Living Roadshow. United Sound Pipe is their debut full length release.
Jan
15
VS.
There’s nothing friendly about the long standing rivalry between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. But this week, as the black birds of Baltimore prepare for their big game against their rivals to the west, Flying Dog Brewery has got something – well – brewing.
Frederick, MD based, Flying Dog Brewery is throwing the red flag and challenging Iron City Brewing Company of Pittsburgh, PA – home of the terrible towel – to a friendly wager. The terms? The brewery whose home team goes flat on Sunday must toast the victors with their opponent’s beer, while fully clad in their opponent’s gear.
“Everyone knows that our co-conspirator, Hunter S. Thompson was a huge football fan, so in true Flying Dog spirit, we’ve added something a little extra special to this weekends big game,” said Flying Dog General Partner, Jim Caruso. “We admire the fact that Iron City is willing to put their beer where there mouth is. Or should we say our beer where there mouth is?”
Jan
14
Big thanks to everyone who came out for our first ever Tweetup last night at Blake Street Tavern in Denver. It was great to put a face with some of our friends on Twitter. Here’s a list of some of the people we met:
And a lot more!
We’re already starting to kick around ideas on where to have our next one, so stay tuned!
And if you’re feeling left out of the festivities because you don’t know what Twitter or a “tweetup” is. Click here for more information.
Jan
14
Our newest Canis Major brew is Kerberos Tripel. We let consumers taste Kerberos for the first time just about a year ago up in Vail at the 2008 Vail BIg Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival. Consumer response to our spin on a traditional Belgian style has been wonderful, and the news keeps getting better. Our beer columnist friend Bill Brand wrote a blog entry on Monday about American Craft Beer being available at the storied Delirium Cafe in Brussels. Along with Rogue Brewery beers, you can now find a variety of our beer on tap there.
Our beers currently on tap there:
Kerberos Tripel
K-9 Cruiser Winter Ale
Snake Dog IPA
Tire Bite Golden Ale
It’s an honor to have a Belgian-inspired beer available in Belgium. Check out more about the Delirium Cafe here, or on BeerAdvocate.
Jan
9
If you love Flying Dog Brewery, you’ll love George (the Dog’s Founder and Owner) and Patti Stranahan (his wife). George and Patti recently sat down with Plum TV (Aspen) at their home in Woody Creek, CO and reflected on their amazing lives. In this 8-minute video, they talk about:
- The “March of the Innnocents” which is what George called his 1983 adventure with 13 other “hippie mountain climbers” to the top of K2
- How they came up with the name “Flying Dog”
- Their relationship with Hunter S. Thompson and blowing shit up together
- The launch of the world-famous Woody Creek Tavern
This 8-minute video is an absolute must see for anyone who’s ever enjoyed a Flying Dog beer.