Hair of the Dog Blue Dot Double IPA

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

Bottle@Home. Very fruity aroma, pineapple, peach, grapefruit and grassy when warming up. Dark yellow/golden color, off-white head, good lace. Sweet, bitter, fruity, grapefruit, grassy, paracetamol in the finish. Light sticky, light dry finish. Very typical flavor.

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.

Mellon orange color. Lighter than expected with sparce white creamy bubbles. Aroma is different. Plenty of fruit and some alcohol. Very interesting, unique. Pretty good.

Pours with an orange body topped by a very thick, foamy head with some lacing left on the glass. It’s slightly sweet and malty with a nice floral and bitter hop presence with notes of pine, citrus and a hint of spice. Medium bodied and a touch warming.

Fall 2008 Bomber via trade with stefanje. Pours a light amber with white frothy head. Nose is slightly yeasty/spicy (probably the rye), grapefruit and pine and light doughy sweet notes. Taste has distinct rye beer qualities of a slippery body that feels a touch thin, nice spiciness that almost overshadows the hops. Clean and crisp bitterness. As far as IIPAs go, this isn’t top tier, but throw in the rye aspect and you get a very interesting beer. Pretty cool beer and definitely glad I got to try it. Nice.

Bottle Hazy dark golden with white big-bubbled head with OK retention. Complex nose of apricot, citrus and bit pine backed up by pear and pineapple. Very nice. Straightforward malt profile with just enough sweetness to complement the heavy bitterness. Quite fizzy but nice enough texture. Nice IPA, but the hoppiness seems a little rough.

This brown pour has a hoppy, orange aroma. The flavor is of grapefruit and it has a nice tart hop finish.

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.