Hair of the Dog Cherry Adam from the Wood

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

Picked up at the brewery 12 oz. Alan sold this to me and I was very happy. Poured dark almost black in color. Absolutely no head on this one. Very good looking beer. Nice cherry and dark fruit aroma. Nice pungent aroma. Jeez this thing is nice. Nice sweet malt at first and then you get that awesome cherry tart and then it moves on to the subtle wood aroma to finish off. Wow, this beer just has a nice succession of steps in terms of flavor. Just a real well rounded and nuanced brew. I am so happy that I was able to purchase/try this. Wish I could have aged it a bit, but oh well. Nice too carbonated, actually relatively relaxed on the carbonation. Very smooth, and a damn good brew.

Bottle given to me by JoeTheYounger, shared with Hophead22.. Pours black with no head, silght pink when you tilt it into the light.. Aroma is bourbon, caramel and coconut. Flavor was bourbon, woody, with a slight cherry tartness with some alcohol and pepper.. Low carbonation.

12oz bottle into my DFH snifter. A - Dark brown, very light carbonation with no lacing. S - Sweet cherries, strong alcohol burn on the nose, some wood/oak, and black liquorish. T - Not as much cherry or alcohol burn as the nose. Actually, pretty well-balanced. Slight cherry flavor, nice oak, and a good amount of bourbon as well. Like I said, all very-well put together. M - Medium bodied, very slight carbonation. A nice richness that covers the palate. D - A sipper, but a good one nonetheless. I would search for this and drink again.

Deep, deep ruby brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is wood, caramel, cherry and chocolate. Taste is chocolate, light smoke, cherry, and wood.

Bottle thanks to pantanap enjoyed late 2008. Pours a dark murky brown with a thin head. Aroma of barrel, vanilla, ambrosia, moldy cherries. Flavor is a bit of a surprise, seemingly smokey, salty, bacon, woody, chocolate, lightly tangy cherries, with a quick finish. Medium bodied, oily, light carbonation. Not quite what I was expecting, still a treat but doesn’t surpass regular Adam.

2008 Bottle - Pours a dk brown with absolutely no head...aroma is sweet oak, tart cherries and good old adambier...flavour is terrific, boozy fruit, chocolate, massive vanilla oak, burnt toast with a light carbonation that settles in...a bit warm on the end, but I don’t mind it one bit...just terrific...

Bottle, huge thanks chris! Pours a rich ruby/brown color with a thin ktan head. Aroma is tart cherries, bourbon, oak, vanilla. Flavor is molasses, raisins, vanilla, bourbon, rum soaked cherries, oak, tobacco, alcohol, complexity off the charts. Palate is medium to full bodied, soft carbonation, finished sweet, with an acidic twang. This is great stuff! Just a hair on the boozy side for my likining, else this would have been phenominal.

Courtesy of northernbrews

Bottle: The aroma has lots of bourbon and vanilla notes, along with light smoke, wood, and faint cherry. It pours a dark brown with some red highlights when held to the light. It has a small off-white head that quickly fades to a thin sing around the edges of the glass. The flavor starts with dark fruits and chocolate. The finish has light notes of bourbon, vanilla, and cherry. Medium-full bodied with minimal carbonation and a slick mouthfeel.