Hair of the Dog Blue Dot Double IPA

Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Portland, Oregon USA

On draft, this was much more subdued than I would have expected. Its appearance was hazy, and somehow, hazy was the overall impression I formed of its flavor. A murky, muddled mix of PNW hops and light malt. Good, but it failed to present a distinct flavor which I could hang on to.

Poured hazy orange amber, pineapple, caramel, piney and grassy hops, little honey.

22 oz. bottle spring 08 poured a caramel golden color with a thin white head that pulled back to a ring in the glass. aroma has juicy citrus, pineapple, and grapefruit hops. light malt and sweetness make up the background. mouth feel is light with average carbonation. flavor has a nice side of the tongue bitterness, a plentiful mix of hops, and a setting sweetness. flavors are well balanced light alcohol mixing with floral and a slight tang. can imagine a bottle fresh must really have some punch as this one is still fantastic.

22oz. bottle. Murky light brown-orange with a thin film of white head. Spicy, soft citrus hop aroma. Spicy rye malt character incedes a confluence of hop flavors: spicy/floral, vegetal, piney. Resinous astringency in the finish with residual perfumey spiciness. Mouthfeel is fairly heavy, rather dry.

Poured a cloudy orange color body with a huge, sticky, off-white foam. The aroma was quite floral with some resiny pine notes. Flavors are grapefruits, pine needles, coriander, clove, and a semi-sweet malt backbone. A little medicinal at first but that wore off after a few minutes.

From BMan1113VR via trade. The pour was slightly hazy and light copper in color. A dense white head formed and produced sticky rings of lacing. The aroma was a nice blast of grapefruit hops with pine, pineapple and then softer caramel malts. The flavor was a well balanced combination of citrus and pine hops against a nice caramel malt backbone. Medium bodied mouthfeel, succinct finish. Very nice.

Bottle. One of the most interesting IIPA’s I’ve tried. Appearance is like that of an unfiltered hefeweizen- pale cloudy straw colored. Huge, hoppy aroma w/ that metallic/acidic nose that you get from some of the HOTD brews. HUGE head. Flavor is complex. A little watered-down. Don’t know if I like the interpretaton of the style, but it’s definitely interesting and worth a try.

A nice want list extra from ditmier- thanks again eric. pours a hazy dark golden with a small offwhite head. some big sweet malts duke it out with some grapefruit, mango, citrusy hops. some boozy undertones. pretty well balanced. very smooth, creamy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel. overall, pretty good. enjoyed this.