Hair of the Dog Adam

Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Traditional Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Pours a dark brown, resembles a cola. Very little head at all, no lacing, and minimal carbonation. Smells of dark fruits and smoke. Taste is fantabulous. Extremely complex, dark chocolate, smokiness, dark fruits and rasisins, and roasty malt.Doesnt taste like an old ale to me. more of an impy stout or strong brown ale. Rather thick and syrupy, but doesnt get cloying. Truly and unique and complex ale.

Bottle. Batch 72. Pours a dark orange-ish with a thick long-lasting tan head. Lots of chocolate and sweet malt in the nose. The alcohol is very astringent up front later it mellows and some coffee, fig and roasted malt come thru. Flavor is strange but overall pretty good.

Massive lingering head, with a sort of swiss cheese appearance. An almost baltic-porterish nose, Wow, this is a complex beer. Leathery-smoke sweetness, some fruits. Very rich. This bottle is relatively fresh, but it’s not at all boozy. Excellent beer.

Boozie, rich and with sweetness. Not my favorite for the style. Still have to appreciate the super complexity. Sweet woodsy carmel and some dried herb / spice. Tend to go a bit over the top for me but for a winter warmer it does the job nicely.

Poured brown with a tan head. Aroma of caramel malt. Chocolate, caramel, and a hint of fruit and spice in the finish. Each sip tasted different. I wish I could get more of this. Hellava name.

I don’t know how Alan does it, but Adam is one of those beers that I cannot get enough of. Aroma is dark fruits, roasty malts chocolate, leather, and some hop bitterness. Flavor is semi-sweet chocolate, dark fruits, malts, and a slightly bitter finish. Really good stuff.

Dark brown pour with a short tan head. Loose mixture of large and compact bubbles. Very little lace and short head retention. Enticing aroma....apples, red wine tannins, brown sugar, mildly sweet and malty, with wafts of alcohol. Flavor palate is a dense mass of complexity...earthy tones swirled with dried fruits compote but with a distinct dessert brew appeal! Sweet up front but quickly morphs to straight tobacco, new leather, chocolate, with nuances of dried raisins, prunes and smoke. Very earthy and woody. Finishes sharp with a finite peppery bite and a caramel backlash. Big, thick, malty body with masculinity and sophistication...this is the real deal here!

Bottle, batch 71. Thanks SuzyG! This beer poured a beautiful deep ruby red with absolutely NO head. Im not sure why the carbonation was gone, but it definitely was. The aroma is dried fruits, cherry, smoke, cranberry, leather, and a hint of alcohol. Flavor is just awesome. Starts sweet fruit (figs) then melds to smoke and pepper. Finish is long and evolves the entire time, awesome. Lots of flavors in there; more sweet, some coffee distantly, mild chemical, tobacco and some wood. Would love to try one of these with carbonation, however the lack of carbonation certainly did not ruin it for me. Did not look as pretty (as in my mind) without a head, and maybe mouthfeel a little off, but still damn good. Update: had a carbonated one and loved it just the same. Maybe slightly more drinkable.