{"id":6724,"date":"2012-10-15T15:06:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T19:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/?p=6724"},"modified":"2012-10-15T15:06:30","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T19:06:30","slug":"review-flying-dog-wildeman-farmhouse-ipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/15\/review-flying-dog-wildeman-farmhouse-ipa\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Flying Dog Wildeman Farmhouse IPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wildeman-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"wildeman\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From Flying Dog: Staying true to its name, Wildeman is a beast of a farmhouse IPA and has a lot going on. Citrus and spice greet the nose, followed by sharp hop bitterness. Wildeman\u2019s a great complement to bold, rich and and spicy dishes, like Schezuan and Thai proteins. It\u2019s also great with dark chocolate, especially made with orange peel.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildeman pours a very bright orange rind \/ light amber hue with a thick two finger head with a frothy consistency with excellent retention. Super sticky head leaves a thick band of lacing, leaving a remarkable impression. Initially, a dominant hop aroma caught our attention, reminiscent of sorachi ace hops. Very inviting Belgian aromas, consisting of banana and sugar candy with subtle pepper notes. Faint alcohol presence, with a soft burning sensation. The initial taste is tart with a distinctive Belgian character, that quickly moves to a more assertive sour\/bitter finish that maintains the Belgian quality. Light to medium in body with a watery mouthfeel leaving an oily film. Active carbonation with a warm alcohol presence. Over a long duration, our mouths were left pretty slick with a peppery tingle. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Delivering on its word, the Belgian characteristics are front and center in the Wildeman. While it is billed as a Farmhouse IPA, make no mistake that this beer is primarily a farmhouse ale that\u2019s hopped up. The parallel we drew was to the Stone Cali-Belgique IPA and that had a more pronounced hop character. If you enjoy a solid Belgian beer, the Wildeman will not disappoint.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Aroma 7\/10 Appearance 4\/5 Taste 7\/10 Palate 3\/5 Overall 21\/30<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Flying Dog: Staying true to its name, Wildeman is a beast of a farmhouse IPA and has a lot going on. Citrus and spice greet the nose, followed by sharp hop bitterness. Wildeman\u2019s a great complement to bold, rich and and spicy dishes, like Schezuan and Thai proteins. It\u2019s also great with dark chocolate, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,14],"tags":[2035],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/wildeman-300x300.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6724"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6724"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6727,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6724\/revisions\/6727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}