Hair of the Dog Adam

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

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.

Bottle. Dark brown almost black body with a brown head. Aroma is chocolate and a bit liquorice. Taste is also chocolate, roasted malts, hops and spices. One of the best beers i have ever tasted.

Creamy, rich uber-caramel aroma - described as oxidised soy sauce by chriso. Very dark brown appearance. Smooth with a full-on barley wine taste and palate.
Re-rate, bottle at City Beer, San Francisco, 29th March 09. Loads of great roasted notes and warming alcohol. Smokiness and a sublimely smooth palate. Lots of roasted coffee, bitter chocolate and yes, hops.

12oz bottle-pours a rich/foamy tan head that laces and dark mahogany color. Aroma is nice citrus/pine hops, dark malt to start. Then molasses/some chocolate, drk fruit, some spice. Taste is nice citrus/pine hops, dark malt-molasses/some chocolate/licorice, dark fruit, some spice, some wood. Thanks mfielden & jwc215 for sharing this.

Black pour in my large snifter with a big rocky layered head that starts out cream colored and darkens to brown. Really interesting looking brew. Does not disappoint. Roast malt and surprising piney hop aromas. A little hop and coffee bit at the very front, mellows quickly. Lively mouthfeel, almost creamy at the same time. Foamy head barely recedes enough to not give you a mustache, but never completely goes away and grips the side of the glass. Roastiness really comes out in the middle and finish. Notes of mocha, raisin and booze. Not overly warming with alcohol for 10abv. Clean but lingering finish. Was expecting alot waiting for this to ship to the east coast, appears it was worth the wait. Have a 2nd bottle that I will be curious to see how it ages. For the style, probably the best I have had.

bottle poured a dark nutty brown color with a little brown head and little carbonation. aroma has raisin, plumb, fig, chocolate malt, molasses, light smoke, and sweet alcohol. mouth feel is medium and thick with good coating. flavor has lots of dark and chocolate malt. raisin, fig, and prune. licorice, molasses and burnt brown sugar mix with a little campfire smoke. very interesting with lots of layers. chocolate picks up and it is such a big beer that the alcohol is an afterthought.