Talk:Flying Dog Brewery

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The last part is a little out of date; the Gonzo beer has already hit the market in the US. I am changing the last part to reflect this.

Neutrality/Weasel Words - Reliable sources - Notability

This wiki article reads like the advertising profile blurb on the back of a menu. possibly with a Conflict of Interest, and so does the Junto_(club) entry ("boasts 100 members") linked leading here. The history of the brewery or any cultural significance is overshadowed by the weasel words. It is so much so that if the advertising were removed there would be so little left, raising the question: Is the article warranted? Of the three article paragraphs, two are non neutral:

The reputation of Flying Dog beers grew quickly, and demand soon exceeded the brewpub’s capacity. So, in 1994 Flying Dog opened a 50-barrel brewery in Denver, Colorado from which its ales were distributed to more than 45 states of the United States. Flying Dog purchased a second brewery located in Frederick, Maryland in May 2006, and in January 2008 the last bottles rolled off the Denver line and all production was moved to the Maryland facility. According to their web site, this location is where "70% of Flying Dog Beer is already being brewed." Accounting, sales, marketing and other administrative functions have remained largely unaffected by this change and their headquarters remains in Denver. Currently, the brewery has a capacity to brew 100,000 barrels of beer per year.

Flying Dog Brewery is noted for using the unusual art of Ralph Steadman, best known as the illustrator of the works of Hunter S. Thompson, on its labels. In 2005, the brewery created a new beer in Thompson’s [1] honor, Gonzo Imperial Porter [2]. Initially in limited-release in 750mL bottles, the Gonzo Imperial Porter is now one of the regular offerings of the brewery.

Those two paragraphs removed, these three sentences remain, one of which with a credibility issue:

Flying Dog Brewery' is a beer brewery now located in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Originally opening in Aspen, Colorado in 1990 as a brewpub, it became the first brewery to open in Aspen in over 100 years, and one of the first brewpubs in the Rocky Mountain region. In 1991, Flying Dog’s “Doggie Style” was bottled and won the “The Best Pale Ale in America” award at the Great American Beer Festival.

Unless there is a reason (i.e., Wikipedia:Verifiability on any awards suggesting notability) this wiki article should be in an encyclopedia--even without the loaded language and without advertising links--a review with possible Wikipedia:Deletion may be warranted. --173.55.205.67 (talk) 08:40, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

I cleaned up the article a bit so that it reads less like an advertisement. I haven't gone and hunted down sources for it though. I personally would be inclined to believe the articles claims as they are a pretty well known brand in the Frederick area. Still needs sources of course though. Zell Faze (talk) 15:10, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

So I've been doing research on Frederick Brewing Company which Flying Dog bought a few years back, and that company definitely meets the notability requirements. Next on my list is Flying Dog. I have a strong feeling that I will be able to find just as many, if not more reliable sources that talk about Flying Dog. When I do my research on it, I'll update and clean up this article further. Zell Faze (talk) 17:04, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

Article Edits

Removed two dead External links. One redirected to a medical research blog, the other is a parked page with ads. Even if current, the links were redundant and warranted removal. Reference Wikipedia:External_links --173.55.205.67 (talk) 19:08, 27 January 2012 (UTC)