Tire Biter Ale

Pros: Balanced taste; good amount of character
Cons: A little to light to be a classic

Flying Dog Brewery is a craft brewing operation located in Denver, Colorado. I have been sampling and enjoying my “litter of ales” over the past several weeks. Today, I sampled my final member of the litter. It’s called Tire Bite Golden Ale, a...

Pros: pleasant, thirst quencher
Cons: nothing really distinctive

Flying Dog Ales have been around for a few years now. They started out in Aspen,CO in 1990 but outgrew the brewpub. They are now brewed at the Broadway Brewing in Denver CO. The move to Denver tripled their brewing capacity to allow them to ...

Pros: good carbonation level and finish
Cons: common flavor

While perusing the beers in my local convenience store one Sunday afternoon, I came across this intriguingly named beer. Tire Biter Golden Ale is a product of the Flying Dog Brewery. This brewery grew out of a brewpub opened in Aspen, Colorado ...

Pros: Nothing stands out
Cons: $7 for 6 bottles of fizzy beer?! Not worth the cash for the product

BOTTOM LINE: Flying Dog’s Tire Biter Golden Ale remains true to the moderately bitter, hoppy Kölsch-style, however, there is little complexity and craft beer experience with this brew. Flying Dog has done well with other styles, so you are ...

Pros: Different style, not widely available. Refreshing.
Cons: Not enough flavor and a little too thin.

Having been very impressed with Flying Dog’s Old Scratch Lager, I decided to pick up a few more Flying Dog brews to try out. Those of you that spend as much time on epinions as I do would probably have read my previous Flying Dog reviews. For the rest of...

Pros: sweet without being too sweet, not too bitter, smooth on the palate
Cons: unusual taste make take some getting used to

Aha, yes, another brew by the loopy people at Flying Dog. Sure, once again, the label is funky and wild... this time it's on Tire Biter Ale.

Tire Biter Ale is a Kölsch ale. A Kölsch is a German top-fermented ale, golden in color and crystal...