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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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 SuzyGreenberg (1318), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Jan 4, 2008    Updated: May 23, 2008
bottle (spring 2007) - dark orange and very hazy upon pouring; lots of suspended carbonation; piny and citrus aromas, lots of malts and very little hops in the flavors; hops faded as missed the boat on this one early this year, but will be ready to pick up in a few months...........................5/23/08 update: well, fresh this is just one kick ass beer as it was on draft at brouwer’s and a good way to close out the sour fest by blasting back with hops and malts; so much sweeter when fresh and maltiness to die for; damn!!


 Miver (547), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 3, 2008  
Thanks for Axilla for sharing. Poured hazy golden color with a massive foamy head. Aroma is of floral and piney hops. Taste is outstanding. Awesome hops with hints of orange peel and grapefruit. Great body; Great finish. I really enjoyed this.


 franksnbeans (265), Columbus, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 29, 2007  
Pours a cloudy golden orange with a large foamy white head that sticks and laces nicely. Huge hops, grapefruit, rind, sweet malt, some floral. Absolutely delicious. Carbonation awesomely lively and the finish is hoppy but not dry or bitter. Drinkability is of the charts for a DIPA. Sessionable beer for sure. Not a monster like many DIPAs but very well done HOD. A must try.


 scrizzz (1246), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 28, 2007    Updated: Apr 30, 2009
fresh bright hop aroma, murky muddy orange. sweet backbone full lingering sweet hop finish, so great from a fresh batch.


 glennmastrange (805), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 27, 2007  
Bottle. Aromas of light caramel, nuttiness like lychee, and roasted for the malt, heavy smells of flowers, pine and grapefruit for the hops, light leather for the yeast, and wood, pepper and fruit punch in the background. Head is small, bubbly, white, with good lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is murky amber. Flavor starts lightly acidic, and the long finish is lightly acidic and heavily bitter. Palate is medium bodied, between watery and oily, and the carbonation is soft, almost flat. It finishes moderately astringent. This one is all about hops. Flavor is a little out of balance, but I love the aroma of this beer. Complex, fruity and unique.


 drfabulous (1212), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Dec 25, 2007  
Hair of the Dog is one of my favorite brewers. But the beer descriptions always confuse me. Double IPA? Who cares. This is a nice fruity ale with the taste of Belgian yeast. Head filled the glass quickly. As with other HODs, I lingered a bit before tasting. Then enjoyed.


 MesandSim (5790), London, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 25, 2007  
A Mes rate: Bomber at Steve’s Xmas booze up.
Big thanks to Phil L for bringing this pricey little number along. Beautiful clean golden amber colour with lots of sparkle flying to the top of the glass adding to the huge frothy white head. Quite mealy aroma with plenty of resinous hoppage. Huge hoppy flavour. Pine, spruce, lychee, lovely bitterness and lots of tropical fruit. Light smoky notes in the nice yeasty finish. Good stuff.


 pepsican (883), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Dec 24, 2007  
spring 07 bottle. Pours orangish with a fizzy head. Citrus flying everywhere, not much hops going on. Lemons...oranges...hmmm. Am I drinking an infected double blue moon? This beer is just off. Not bad, but not what it is supposed to be. Needs a rerate.



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