Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood 4.07 494

Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood

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	100
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Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Portland, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
494	4.08/5.0	4.07/5.0	Special	10%	98.8	Snifter

Commercial Description:
Fred From the Wood is aged in new, medium toast American oak barrels for at least 6 months. This Beer is available from the brewery and at select retailers.

RateBeer Special Release 06/06,Batch 64: We hope you enjoy this release of Fred from the Wood, the first of RateBeer.com’s Worldwide Masters Series. This request edition beer showcases the artful strength and technical brewing excellence of Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon. Sprints is consistently rated by RateBeer’s thousands of beer enthusiasts as one of the world’s most elite brewers. He has kindly honored our request for a special edition of Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood, which is aged in oak barrels for six months and is truly world-class beer. -- Joe Tucker, RateBeer.com

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Travlr (787), Washington, Washington DC, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 29, 2008

Cloudy orange with explosive head. Aroma of orange and malt. Big malty taste, well balanced by a background light hoppy bitterness. Very mild spice. Subtle and complex.

caesar (3034), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 29, 2008

Bottled, brought by NoiZe. Hazy orange color, short head. Aroma of hop, caramel malt, vanilla, wooden barrels, fruity. Malty and fruity taste, hint of whisky, vanilla, orange. The more I think about it, the more I taste in it. Very complex and very nice beer.

mspindler (351), Alta Loma, California, USA

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	9/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Dec 27, 2008

12 oz. 2008 bottle. Drank along side the non-wood version. This one is better. Very little head, cloudy golden color with no bubbles. Aroma is earthy, old oak, hints of red wine and that aged hop funkiness. Flavor is caramelized fruit, pineapple, honeysuckle, oaky vanilla and nice hop bitterness. That oak really lingers along with a little alcohol. Full bodied.

Bullit (1392), Glasgow, Scotland

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	9/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Dec 27, 2008

Bottle, thx to Noize. Hazy amber colour. Aroma has vanilla, caramel and fruits. Flavour has sweet and sour red fruits, with roasted and caramel malts. Oily and syrupy. Well balanced. Amazing beer.

KimJohansen (7146), Copenhagen V, Denmark

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 22, 2008 Updated: Jan 27, 2009

Hazy amber with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with ripe fruitas, hops and caramel notes. Flavour is sweet andfull bodied with toasted malt, caramel and hoppy notes. Finished bitter with warming alcohol. Very good.

finol (527), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 21, 2008

2007 Bottle from Kihoskh, Copenhagen. A lot of aromas! Wood, dill, hops etc. I expected a more full body, but even with its medium body it works. Oak taste is very present along with some flowery notes.

hirigalzkar (600), Stockholm, Sweden

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 21, 2008

Bottle. Orange-brown colour. Very hazy. Complex aroma. Honey. Flowers. Dill. Tastes like an "imperial old ale". Lots of malted barley. Also fruity. Hops. Chocolate. Roasted oaky aftertaste.

sunevdj (1787), Copenhagen OE, Denmark

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 20, 2008

Bottle at home. Vintage 06 Batch #64. Pours a clear amber with a few floaties. Smells a bit of dried fruits. Sweet with almost too strong aromas of oak. Also aromas of alcohol and caramel. Hint of nuts. Full bodied. Soft carbonation. Long and very bitter finish with more oak aromas.

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