Hair of the Dog Blue Dot Double IPA

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

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!

Bottle shared by mmtmatrix, thanks man. Poured a clear golden color with a light white head that faded to a ring. Aroma of leafy, earthy hops with some pine resin and light citrus. Strong, bitter hops right off the bat with some pine resin and a leafy earthiness with a moderately bitter, lingering finish. Nice bitter, biting mouthfeel, but still able to have that oily hoppiness. Great stuff.

a refreshingly floral aroma. flavor is full of complexity. pine, pink grapefruit, and light caramel combined for a slight bitterness on the tongue. an excellent DIPA, would definitely purchase again.

on tap at bailey’s tap room in portland. pours a hazy honey with a medium off-white head that laces abundantly. nutty malt dominates the smell, with some earthy and citrus hops, lots of dark fruit--almost belgian-like with the yeast notes--and sort of raisin bread note. much the same in the taste, but with a fairly strong rye malt character coming out. chewy coating mouthfeel, highish medium body, lots of carbonation. great bitter finish with a strong balance. i tried this alongside bear republic hop rod rye, and to that it didn’t quite stand up, but it is nevertheless quite tasty.

From bottle : Pours a hazy apricot color with a little head that dies fast, but leaves pretty good lacing. Hard core nose of citrus hops, enough to knock ya back into your seat (if your not already there), with maybe a little hint of alcohol. Taste is much less intense then the smell, though still good. All kinda hop presence, with citrus being domanite. Bitterness kicks in toward the end, but still leaves a good aftertaste in the mouth. Sticky feel on the palate with a medium body. Pretty freakin good if i do say so myself....and i do.

Bottle from Market of Choice in Ashland. We had a Hair of the Dog Adam a while back, and it was impressive to say the least. The DIPA isn’t any different. Distinct flavor of grapefruit juice, and that’s it. Nice aftertaste and control on the palate. Tough to say it was better than Stone IPA, but that’s the truth. A definite re-buy.

Hazy orange goldenrod color with a healthy beige head. Nice lacing. Aroma is heavy on the fresh pineapple, with some notes of stone fruits and pale malt. Flavor is oily hops, grapefruit, underripe pineapple, pine. Can’t really tell there’s rye in it. Slight astringency, nothing major. Good long bitterness. Very drinkable.

Sampled at Hellbillys Hellraiser II. Pours a hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of hops, sticky pine, malt and bread. Flavors of Hops, Pine, Citrus, al come together with bitterness and sweetness to form a quite nice IIPA.