Hair of the Dog Adam

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

0.355 l bottle. Dark chestnut brown color with big creamy head. Thick sweet malty and vinous aroma with nuts, vanilla, leather, plum and smoke. Thick bittersweet flavor with smoked bacon, wood, chocolate, plum, licorice and madeira wine. The palate is very chewy and creamy. Very original, complex and a great sipper.

Nose of burnt wood, some espresso and cocoa, strong nose. Alot of burnt wood in the flavor, burnt malt, light caramel. Full flavored, not bad but expected more.

I have only had a few traditional ales. Black in color. This beer looks nice. Thin head sits on top. Again, nice looking beer. Sweet dark malt aroma. Light smoke aroma. Complex aroma very nice. This beer could be a bit more pungent, but I love the aroma for its complexity. Ah this beer has a wonderful taste. Nice ash, smoke, fruity, wood, coffee taste. This beer has a nice range of flavors. One of the most complex beers that I have ever tried. Very smooth. This beer is extremely creamy. Nice to drink. Overall, amazing complexity in taste. A wonderful beer.

Bottle. Dark brown almost black body with a huge creamy though fluffy light brown head leaving lots of lacings. Perfection. Dark ripe fruit, sherry, cherry, oak, vanilla, candy store, caramel, toffee - I get tons of things in aroma. Thick creamy body. Sweet malt, sweet tobacco, prunes, molasses, coffee and actually red wine. This is extremely complex. Bit too much alcohol in taste and aftertaste but again - wow!

Pours completely still. Dark chestnut brown. Sweet caramelized aroma, faint port? Sweet flavor, caramel, dark fruits, licorice(?), syrup. Sturdy body but does not come off at all alcoholic. Finishes with a woodsy bitterness. After reading some other ratings, it seems my bottle is flatter than usual, but I really like this anyway.

Poured a thick very dark brown color with a small off white head. Aroma was of thick smoked wood, leather chocolate, and burnt coffee. Its so overwhelming. Flavor does not disappoint either. Really smokey, branded leather, dark chocolate, coffee dark fruits, there are so many things going on here. Like the person rating before me said, this isnt quite something I would want very oftern, but I cant help giving it great ratings because of its amazing complexity.

One of those beers that didnt live up to the ratebeer hype. Smelled of smoke, wood, coffee. Poured dark brown with a small amount of suds at the top. Tasted of smoke, black coffee, burnt malts, and lots of wood. Kind of thin on the mouthfeel for me. Overall, I was not that impressed. But I think its just not my beer. I recognize the complexity.

Batch # 63. Thankyou so much to whoever traded me this one. Pours a mostly clear dark brown with an off-white head. Smells of caramel with a hint of alcohol. Sweet with strong aromas of caramel. Also aromas of chocolate, leather and a hint of smoked malts. Tiny hints of alcohol. Full bodied. Medium carbonation. Long sweet and dry finish with a bit of smoke and residual sugars.