Hair of the Dog Cherry Adam from the Wood

Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Traditional Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Yet another bottle shared by psprings at hellbilly’s hellraiser 3.0 tasting. Damn Paul, I think I drank your entire cellar – no wonder I forgot all my shit at Josh’s place! Pours an oxblood burgundy with minimal head. The nose is boozy wood, dark fruits, sweet malt and faint cherry. The taste is burnt caramel, molasses, vanilla, earthy wood, black cherries and a bourbon finish. Medium bodied. A big boozy beer and very good. Thanks again Paul for the generosity!

12 oz bottle. Pours Black with hints of ruby in certain light. Fair lacing on the glass. Head was small ,off-white and quickly diminishing. Aromas were amazing. Cherries,oak, citrus hops, vanilla, cola and a hint of bourbon. Nicely balanced. Moderate sweetness to an acidic bitterness. Some vinegary flavors also. Medium bodied with an almost oily texture. Soft carbonation. So glad I could get some of this. Hair of the dog rocks.

Fri the 13th tasting w/WeeHeavySD and others. Thanks for this one! Old blood red/brown color. No head. Smells of wood, booze, sweet and sharp. Taste is pungent with cherry, booze and leather. Maybe better later? Not bad at all, yummy-but wasn’t a world-beater like I hoped.

Dark, dark brown, almost black pour, light khaki head. Deep, oaky, woody sweetness, chocolate, muddled sour cherry. Lighter taste, slight sour tones come in, woody notes enter with mild smoke. Complex and keeps unfolding. Fantastic.

12oz. in trade from HopDog. Thanks Steve! Pours dark brown, almost black. No head whatsoever. Aroma of strong cherries,alcohol, and chocolate. Flavor is mostly cherries and alcohol..some mollasses...finishes woody. Bad mouthfeel..sticky and dry. The only reason I even gave it a 2 was for the pleasant warming feeling. Overall...its loaded with flavor...to me this is a barleywine...and Im starting to realize that I dont like barleywines...this is pretty good...but really harsh...roughest 12oz. of beer Ive ever drank.

Fairly dark with a strong boozy and cherry nose, pours thick with small sticky off white head. Very strong bourbon an cherry flavor, almost overwhelming. Full strong flavor that assualts the palate. Extremely complex and pissed off!!!!! this beer should do extremely well with age.

Bottle: Thanks Jordan! Dark brown pour with a thin beige head. Nose is rather woody with a sweet and tart balance in the ba notes. Faded hops. Tastes woody with fruity bits and tart. Has a cherry tart feel just waiting to really come out with age. Some chocolate and leathery notes as well. Almost smokey to a point. Admittedly a fresh bottle, this should age into a sublime creation.

Bottle complements of Daknole. Aromas signal some oxidation and are metallic. However, this is lovely. Cherry really emerges subtly and the body has a nice woody backbone with alternating currents of vanilla and light tannins.