Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws (2003-)

Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Portland, Oregon USA

2004 bottle... Appears a deep chestnut brown with a dark beige head that slowly fades into a mild cap. Scattered lacing is left around the glass. Moderate amounts of CO2 rises near the top. Smell is of caramel, vanilla, toffee, cherries. roasted nuts, and light oxidation that’s welcomed.

2006 $4.09 bottle from Hi-Time. Whoa, what a thick solid sediment at the bottom of the bottle, 5mm! Even after carrying bottle around, it doesn’t budge. Poured into glass with no head. Stopped pouring before yeasty liquid came out. Then drank the yeasty remains in the bottle...about the same taste as the unyeasty portion. Pure amber color. Malty aroma (indiscernable hops). Tastes get better as the beer warms up. Very sweet, mild hops profile. I really like beers like this. Needs some more aging, and alchohol nose is a bit stronger, but already excellent.8,3,9,4,18:4.2 2006 version, 1 yr old. awesome, buttery malty oak aged aroma (even though it isn’t) 10,3,9,4,19:4.5

#600! Courtesy footbalm. Bottle 2005. Pours a hazy orange amber with a thin off white head. Good mixture of hops and malts in the nose, defintely some citrus fruit as well, especially oranges. Very crisp smelling. The taste is very powerful, big on flavor and the alcohol lets you know its there. Heavy on the malts, but with enough hops to balance it out decently. Some mixtures of caramel and fruits make up the rest of the flavor. Pretty complex and interesting. Just a solid barley wine. Very happy with this choice as my latest milestone beer.

Fresh hop nose - herbal a little, also like an IPA. Deep auburn color, foamy head. Sweet heavy malt gets quickly bowled over by a huge hoppy component. Gritty and dirty end--a little spicy too. Thick body. Big whaff of alcohol. Really nice stuff.

2006 vintage. Pours a coppery caramel auburn color with almost no head. Syrupy. Aroma of syrupy caramel malts, citrus and pineapple. Taste is very syrupy and sweet with caramel malts present along with orange citrus, pineapple, and hops. Flavors are delightful in this beer. Excellent.

RBSG07. From 33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of sweet malty and raisins. Flavour is sweet malty with a strong hops notes. Very enjoyable. Decent bitter finish.

Bottle; a brownish auburn with no head at all. Aroma of caramel malt, pine, alcohol, oak, fruit and a light hoppy spice. Flavor of caramel, alot of toffee/molasses on the finish. Some brown sugar, pine, citrus, vanilla, oak, dark fruit. Nice and complex. Slight alcohol warming, but pretty well hidden. Smooth with little carbonation.

Bouteille 2006, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur ambrée foncée et transparente. Nez de houblon résineux et moyennement citrique (pamplemousse) et légèrement floral, malté de caramel toffee sucré, fruité (raisins, léger de cerises et d’abricots, notes d’agrumes et de figues) d’alcool, léger de chocolat noir avec des notes de sirop d’érable, de sucre brun, de miel et de vanille. Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement pratiquement nul et une texture riche, crémeuse et résineuse. Goût amer de houblon résineux, moyennement citrique (pamplemousse) et floral (qui dure toute la gorgée), fruité (raisins, léger de cerises, notes d’abricots, d’agrumes et de figues) et avec des notes de vanille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût sucré de malt du genre caramel toffee aux notes terreuses et un léger goût de chocolat, de miel et de sucre brun ainsi que des notes de sirop d’érable et de pain parallèlement à un goût d’alcool moyen et légèrement réchauffant puis en finale, l’on assiste à un regain d’amertume de houblon plus sec, citrique et herbeux ainsi que des notes épicées (poivre). Post-goût long et un peu sec, amer de houblon citrique, résineux, légèrement herbeux et floral avec un goût d’alcool moyen et fruité (moût de raisins et de cerises).