Hair of the Dog Adam

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

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.

12oz bottle. Plain old Adam. I’ve had this beer before and thought I had rated it. Pours a murky dark brown with a small light tan head. Hugely thick beer. Malty nose with tons of wood smoke and cherry. Little bit of tobbacco in the nose. As well as old leather. Flavor is similar but its not really a smokey beer, there is a bit of tobacco smoke in the flavor but its barely there. Awesome beer, nothing else like it out there.

12 oz bottle. Dark dark brown with a strong tan head. Reduces to a serious thickness. Nose is sharp malty and dark fruit. Brown sugar and pungent. Flavor is HUGE sweet roasted malt. Sharp. Licorice. Better and better as it warms. Seriously good brew.

Bottled Dark brown with a small, tan head. Loads of sweet fruits and some chocolate as well. Leather and stable and slightly smoked.

From Cletus via trade. The pour was a thick, dark brown with a light tan head that was three-fingers tall, slow to collapse, creamy, rocky, just damn nice to look at. The aroma was brown sugar, cotton candy, campfire, pine hops and a rocky, earthy aroma of slate. The flavor was smoky, hoppy and a bit sweet. The mouthfeel was medium in body, quickly coating the tongue before evaporating in a clean, warming alcohol finish. Terrific.

12oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is of smoke, ham, malt, alcohol, chocolate, and dark fruit. Taste is of chocolate, smoke, ham, dark fruit, and spice. Has a nice European malt backbone. Lots of smoky wood comes through as the beer warms up. Nice presence of alcohol. Finish is all ham and malt. Mouthfeel is very creamy and aided by the carbonation. Too drinkable given the amount of alcohol.

A: Pours a dark black hue with tinges of red. A huge rocky off white head builds up to 3 fingers high and seems to last and last. Sheets of lacing are left behind. S: Nice aromas off this one. Smoked oak with hints of leather. Some chocolate, black cherries, and a bit of hops. T: Nicely smoked. Smoked wood and leather up front. Hints of peat and chocolate. A tinge of booze and some fig. Cherries and a bit of hops in the finish. M: Full bodied and rather smooth. D: Pretty drinkable.