Every week, until dead or relieved from my post for my rampant alcoholism, I shall you bring what in my opinion is the “Beer of the Week.”

The beer of the week isn’t necessarily one that you can drink in a 30-pack, or one you have to drive to another state to experience its alcohol content. It will be a beer that’s more or less readily available and won’t taste like gasoline as it goes down your throat.

This week, I searched for something a little different and found myself taking swigs from a beer by the name of “Flying Dog” – perhaps you’ve seen it in your favorite liquor store.

If you have, you’ve more than likely cowered away from it like a 5-year-old girl. But hey, no judging here. I’d be apprehensive too.

With Ralph Steadman’s bottle art depicting what a nightmare on acid might be, it definitely gives an odd impression of the brand, rather than a slick advertising look that shouts “Drink me!”

“Flying Dog” comes in many different varieties of beer, but I decided to try its “In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen Ale,” which features the artwork of rather looney-looking dog on the label.

The beverage only really can be described as a mixture of wheat beer with a slight nutty taste and pinch of copper. Yes, copper. It has the subtle taste of a penny.

The crazy art, the mysterious wheat taste and the really super cool, hip fact that there’s a Hunter S. Thompson quote on every bottle makes it a solid, reliable beer at a very trendy price.

This week’s beer is perfect for impressing those with a lack of culture who desperately try to appear really chic, or wheat-beer fans who are looking for a smidgen of change on their taste buds.

I highly recommend making it a part of your drink selection this weekend. Enjoy!

Brand Rackley is a journalism senior.