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Hair of the Dog Blue Dot Imperial IPA

Hair of the Dog Blue Dot Imperial IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Portland, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5123.8/5.03.79/5.07%83.9Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Blue Dot is named after our planet: we are only a pale blue dot in this universe. A Double India Pale Ale made with Rye malt and a combination of intense hop varieties.
O.G. 1074, 100 IBUs.
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 pineypower (1076), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Pours out light copper color with a moderated white head. Aroma is citrus/floral hops. Taste is smooth, nice hop kick but also a good balance of malts. Good lingering floral hop character. Solid brew.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Deep blond color, huge foam, persistent perlage. The aroma is hoppy, dry, resiny, with some malt mellow note. Medium body strength, almost all the flavor comes from the hops; some malt is noticeable later, but the hop oils win all. I’m surprised by the big quantity of yeast in the bottle, that spoils a bit the taste of the last glass. Unbalanced.


 pintsize (1042), Austin, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 14, 2008  
2-12-08 bottle
Pours a very cloudy thick orange light brown with nice almost white head. Awesome aroma of fruity and tart hops. Has a great hops flavor that is quite citris-like. Palate is smooth and creamy. Very well done. Not what I imagine when I drink an Imperial IPA, but it was a damn good beer!


 VikingHammer (362), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/516/20
Feb 13, 2008  
Pours a murky dark golden with a small off-white head. Citrus aroma. Very astringent flavor of hops. Alcohol is present but doesn’t overpower the hops. Medium bodied soft carbonation. Awesome Double IPA.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 13, 2008  
Pours the color of honey with very little head, which doesn’t last. Cloudy from the sediment, but a lovely bright orange color, still. Smell is mild for the style somewhat, but a still nicely hoppy in the form of orange and grapefruit citrusy character. Taste is much the same flavors of orange and grapefruit but sharply and well bittered to match. Exceptionally clean flavor, crisp and the alcohol doesn’t get in the way either. Medium bodied, with soft carbonation and quite refreshing and pretty tasty and drinkable. This is the first HOTD beer I’ve really loved, after having tried "Ruth" and "Doggie Claws" too.


 Schroppfy (1810), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 12, 2008  
Whoa on the amazingly astringent and drying grapefruit! I love it - a smack in the face! But it is, sadly, a bit one dimensional. Still excellent heft to the body, great color. Seems stronger than 7%. A weird one. Like a jazzed up Founders Harvest. Malt? What malt? ;)


 KimJohansen (6645), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Hazy golden with large head. Hoppy aroma with fruity notes. Very hoppy flavor with fruity notes, grapefruit being dominant. Finishes bitter.


 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Feb 6, 2008    Updated: Jun 4, 2008
22oz bottle. Pours a very cloudy and murky caramel. A fuzzy wisp of a frothy white head sticks around, and leaves behind very little lacing. Aroma is of astringent hops and succulent citrus. Very good, but not as powerful as expected. Flavor is sinuous grapefruit, laced with bleeding hops and a dash of faint pine. Bitter, oily mouthfeel. But very easy to drink. Good beer.



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