Hair of the Dog Adam

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

Flaske. Fantastisk sødlig duft slår en i møde når øllen hældes op. Et centimetertykt mørkebrunt skum dannes. Når det er faldet og der smages på denne mørkebrune øl, mødes man med en røget smag, der ikke minder om noget andet jeg har smagt i en øl, yderst delikat. Derefter kommer der en markant humlebitterhed der går over i en anelse alkohol. Fantastisk bryg, intet mindre.

Thick, pitch black pour. A massive, foaming tan head sticks around forever, coating the glass with huge, patchy clumps of lacing along the way. Scorched caramel, melted dark chocolate, smoke, cream, and a hint of sour yeast comprise the incredibly rich nose. The flavor is equally decadent. Espresso, burnt caramel, and heavy, heavy dark chocolate assault the tongue. Things take a slight turn for the worse with a salty, smoked soy sauce element that I found to be somewhat disagreeable. Finishes long and bitter, with strong hops really coming through on the back end. The mouthfeel is downright thick and slightly cloying. This one sits pretty heavy on the stomach. Everything about this beer is enormous, and that’s where it goes just off track for me. Its just too over the top. I would really have to be in a special kind of mood to crave this beer.

Batch 69. Deep mahogany with a powerfully rich and full tan head. Intense molasses, dlums, raisins, sweet malts, toasted, and some alcohol. Smooth, syrupy body. Flavor is rivaled by few beers. Sweet molasses, rich, dark fruit, raisin/plum, liquor, citrus hop- but only after some searching, and some light smokey/toasted malts. Finish is long of molasses and warm alcohol. A beer that was well worth the wait (and the jacked up Japanese prices).

copying from my tasting notes. Bottle. Very very good and malty. nice flavor of raisons. Great looking pour and a flavor that lasts and lasts. Def in my top 10.

malts are very sweet, like sugar coated raisins, tremendously rich and thick - a taste that stays with you for a while. beautiful looking beer with serious lacing. alcohol is over the top. not something i would drink everyday but it is worth trying - very complex. more like hard liquor than beer. bottle (batch 68) from city beer san francisco

Pours a dark brown with very thick tan head. Very rich flavor, perhaps a bit to rich for me. Definitely can taste the chocolate and I can see why they call it a dessert beer. Very interesting, I’ve ne’er had anything like it.

Bottle: Pours a dark dark red bordering on black with a decent tan creamy head. Aroma of light chocolate and toasty malts with some peaty scotch like malt aroma. Flavor is rich and malty with dark bittersweet chocolate prominent with a underlying peaty smokiness. This beer also has a pretty strong hop bitterness throughout that is almost acidic when mixed with the richness of the beer and the high alcohol, not making this beer taste any less fantastic but simply assuring this beer be sipped thoughtfully.

Long-awaited bottle from jake65 - big thanks, Jake! Batch 67. Sweet malty nose reminds of a hoppy barely wine, peaty Scotch, and a dark chocolate soufflé, with wooden rummy notes and lesser hints of smoke, plums, raisins and alcohol. Pitch pour with a gorgeous, though extremely frisky light brown head - creamy and tiny-bubbled, rocks-out with some serious staying power. Attention-grabbing, robust taste: sour and lightly bitter with ’distilled’ elegance and peaty smoke claws. Complex malts push the citric hops to the background. Cigar stench, plums, and a spritely herbal quality. Some sweaty, tarry tobacco. Sweet soy and a distant splash of mocha, but no brown sugar. A little alcohol burn in the throat but more aptly "warming." Body is rather full and a bit syrupy, but there’s something satisfying there, too. Strong! Plums are a bit more pronounced on the tongue than in the nose. Light roasted fruit, a little burnt peach and loaf-glaze flambé. Sip the luxus, there’s a ton going on here. Quite a sturdy backbone; I had this alone, and it was potent; should stand up well next to even very hearty dishes. The kind of brew an emperor drinks as he watches the world collapse about him - it’s humanity in microcosm.

After 1409 ratings, there’s no doubt - top 10! I WANT MORE!