Hair of the Dog Blue Dot Imperial IPA

An unclear orange beer with a dying white head. The aroma is very powerful with notes of pineapple, grapefruit, and wheat. The flavor is sweet with strong fruity notes - especially pineapple and grapefruit, leading to a dry bitter end. Nice one.

(Bottle 65 cl) Slightly hazy, pale amber with a tall and lively head. Fresh, lightly grapefruitish nose. Medium body with an excessive carbonation. Lightly sweet malt, distinct notes of citrus and a solid bitterness. Not your typical Double IPA. 080107

Bottled. Cloudy golden, rich but faint head. Rich hop aroma of peach and lychee. Medium sweet with solid body. Dominated by aromatic hop flavours - grapefruit,lychee and sweat. Malt only backs it up. Long very bitter finish.

Bottle. Cloudy yellow amber color with a average frothy good lacing off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, heavy hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. With a nice bitterness in the finish.

Bottled. Hazy yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is fruity, caramelly, mildly alcoholic as well as nectary. Flavour is very grassy, hayish and yeasty. Bitter finish and aftertaste. The aroma was lovely, but as for the flavours, I got quite dissappointed.

Bottle. Hazy golden coloured with a huge white head. Fruity aroma of yeast, hops and grape fruits. Fruity flavour of yeast, hops and grape fruits. Dry hoppy finish og grape fruits.

Date: 05/01/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

opaque orange, scant head, drippy lace, supper sweet pine and grapefruit aroma, creamy body that thins upon warming, great hop flavor with tempered hop bitterness that comes out upon warming,
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Date: 05/20/2006
Source: tasting

liquid hops,
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Date: 06/09/2007
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2007
Score: 3.9 to 4.0
Words: Noog 3D

huge citrus hop aroma with malty sweetness like sugar coated grapefruit, tons of sweet grapefruit flavor, light lingering bitterness, this is the way a grapefruit beer should be

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

Murky straw colour. Citric, earthy, woody hop notes. Hints of diacetyl and big hops. Moderate bitterness. Piney, leafy character. A balanced example.