Hair of the Dog Fred

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

Bottle thanks to my uncle visiting Portland. I wouldn’t classify this as a Barley wine (although there are a few similarities) but wow. Copperish amber in the glass with a large strong head. Carmel malt aroma with more than an average amount of hops. Very sweet upfront with a mild bitterness both of which last on the tongue for a while. Extremely good. Can’t wait to try this aged for a while.

12 oz bottle, Batch #63 from panatap - thanks Kan!!! Clear, dark amber with a lovely eggshell head. Huge sweet malt nose, flowery notes, tinged with a honeylike quality. Sweet toffee flavors, mild floral bite. Rich, full body, very silky smooth. A mild earthiness comes through in the finish, as well as a touch of nondescript citrus. Excellent sheetlike lace. Delish.

Bottle at the Hop Devil Grill. Imagine always wanting to try a mythical great beer and walking into a new pub one day, only to find that beer sitting right there. Yep, that is what I got. Made all of my friends try it, too. Pours an amber orange with a thin white head. Very nice hop aroma, lots of citrus as well as a caramel, dark fruit balance. Very carbonated. Sharp taste with lots of pungent hops, dark sweet malts. Balanced and delicious. I could see this being great with some age.

I opened the beer and went to sniff the bottle, and I got shot in the nose with beer foam! Either someone shook my beer, or this one has a phenomenal head. There is more foam than beer in my glass right now, and I have been waiting for it to settle for several minutes. I see from past reviews that the amount of head is extremely variable. Interresting.

Smell is green apples, barley, nectarines, and a touch of cinnamon. Flavor is sweet and creamy necter. Peaches, honey, nutmeg, cloves, and ceylon cinnamon. Medium bodied and velvety smooth. Just about perfect. This may be the champagne of the beer world.

Bottle - batch 72. Pours a cloudy burnt orange with almost no head sans for a ring around the glass. Nose is raisins, plums, caramelized brown sugar and alcohol. Taste is toffee, sweet brown sugar, nuts and earthy herbal notes with a slight bitter finish. Very warming brew – doesn’t hide the alcohol very well in spite of its sweetness. Full mouth feel and a bit sticky on the lips. Very good.

Poured a nice golden yellow color with a nice fluffy white head. Aroma was of some spices, and hops. Flavor was extremely smooth somewhat with a belgian candy sugar flavor but with a nice hoppy bitter finish.

Its says ";GOLDEN ALE";, and it says ";made in the Belgium tradition";. And now i see its a barleywine. It doesnt really know what it is. Pours flat with a nice fruity and vanilla nose. Tastes sugary, with cherries, plums and oranges. Palate is super sweet with a big alcohol burn. Finish is herbal and spicey with more alcohol.

12oz bottle @Joe’s NYC Gathering shared by idrinkale–pours a light tan ring with cloudy copper color. Aroma is alcohol, bourbon/oak, dark fruit-plum, sweet. Taste is bourbon/oak, dark fruit-plum, sweet, much less alcohol than expected from the aroma, cherry/herbal.