Belgian-style India Pale Ale that is. 
Crystal-clear deep copper. Juicy hop flavor countered by that signature Belgian phenolic character. I’m only just slowly warming to this beer. Not sure I’m a big fan of the hoppy Belgian IPA from Flying Dog.
Paired with spicy texmex it’s a winner though.
The jury is still out for me on this beer as well. I had it for the first time at a beer fest and liked it. Had another one awhile later and wasn’t sure. It’s interesting and pairing it with some spicy food might be a good idea. More tasting is necessary.
Interesting you bring that beer up now. Looks like it’s been banned in Michigan because some of the congresscritters don’t like the name/artwork. Flying Dog is suing them on 1st amendment grounds…
They could age it in oak and call it Raging Woody. Bet the politicians would like that even better.
Leave it to you…
I’ve tried it and was rather disappointed. IIRC, it was a moderately bodied beer that was too sweet and phenolic, and did not have enough hop flavor/aroma. I couldn’t drink more than one at a time–it did not seem like a Belgian IPA–which in my mind is an IPA with Belgian yeast notes. Catchy title though.
I tried this once alongside some DFH 90. Neither were really to my tastes but if you want a higher alcohol, heavily hopped beer, I’d take the 90 over this one. Not sure I can put my finger on the faults, and it was a while ago I had it, but I think it’s an example of the name being more important to the marketing plan than the beer. Not that it was bad, just wasn’t great.
I gave some to my friend with the uber-sensitive palate and he didn’t like it except with some habenero salsa I force-fed him. Actually he went like a pig at the trough but I digress.
He also commented that if they payed Ralph Steadman to do the artwork then marketing was more important than the actual beer itself. I’ve never had any of their other beers but they are always available. The busy illustration has always turned me off for some reason, though I like the artist. Must try a more traditional style from them…
If you aged it long enough it might even become a Poppa Raging Woody…
Great beer, must have drank a couple of cases of it last year when it came out. I think it is now gonna be a year-round…
I don’t really care for it. Not a huge fan of any of the Flying Dog beers.
^^^My feelings exactly.
Its better than Stone’s Cali-belgique, but I don’t know if that’s a compliment or not :
Drank the last one during the night. Well in the AM, probably when some of you were getting up. Got somewhat used to it. I really love the malt and hop profile this beer has. The phenolicky character still seems a bit over the top, so while I won’t refuse one, another purchase seems unlikely.
Onward and upward. There’s hundreds of beers to try…
I had this beer for the first time a few weeks back and thought it was good. I would give it a 29 out of 50 without going into detail. There’s no BJCP style guidelines for this beer yet.
Ha… it also feels really good when you stop smashing your fingers with a hammer. I can’t taste anything after habanero salsa so if that’s what it takes to make this stuff palateable… think I’ll pass. Love the name though. Maybe it just needs to be paired with Arrogant Bastard.
Of course we’re used to the heat! Anyway, the interesting thing was the capsaicin canceled out the phenol flavor but left the hops and malt shining. Plus the sweetness cooled the palate somewhat.
The name is fun at least - we went out to dinner with some friends last year and my buddy went to the bar to get some beers - got me, him and my wife pints of some local stuff, but got his wife a bottle the Raging Bitch IPA. When he handed her the bottle he said “look, they made a beer just for you”.
Was he wearing the beer after that comment. 
Well, that is interesting. Maybe I should give it a try a it’s usually the phenols in Belgians that can be a bit much for my liking and in truth I do enjoy pushing the capsaicin envelope.
What a smooth-talking ladies’ man. :o