Beer of the Week

The beer: English Breakfast Stout

Brewed by: Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, Maryland

Description (from the website): "A full English. A full monty. It can be called whatever, but it's somehow becoming a measuring stick for what breakfast should be. Anytime I can start a day with sausage, bacon, baked beans, tomatoes, fried bread and eggs, I'm in. The only thing missing is a beer to complement it all, and that was the dream for this concept. Rich and robust, with a bit of bitterness from English breakfast tea, and another excuse to drink beer before noon."

Would I buy it again?: Yes, but I sincerely doubt I'll be able to. I don't think I've reviewed one of Flying Dog's Brewhouse Rarities, but as the name implies, the beers are quite rare. It's a case of they make one batch and that's it. They're usually quite weird; to be honest, a breakfast stout with English tea in it is actually pretty tame (I'm looking at you, Tropical Stout). I don't eat breakfast so I can't vouch for its pairing with a traditional English breakfast, but it's quite good on its own.