Hair of the Dog Rose Cassis

Formerly brewed at Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Portland, Oregon USA

Finally found notes from Immy’s tasting. Mad props out to Immy on a hugh success. Pour was a cloudy pink with a small pinkish head. Aroma was fruity. flavor was a tart fruit.

Bottle courtesy, once again of Dubbercody, and once again thanks for the hook up Jaime! Wow, what a wild pour...I don’t know whether to praise it or condem it. Kinda of a pleasant light-pinkish/light-tan head over a body of an opaque warm-grey liquid...very odd indeed. While it IS intersting to look at, it doesn’t really look all that inviting. The aroma on the other hand is quite nice: currants and yeast seem to be the dominant parties. The flavor works pretty nice as well, a nice bit of currant mixes well with the yeast and floral notes making for a dry and fruity brew without being too sweet or sour. The body keeps up as well, light body and smooth carbonation working with the light aromas and flavors...perhaps a bit watery a spots but pretty solid overall. A nice fruit beer, that despite its appearance would be great to have in moderation with one bottle being enough for two people.

12 oz bottle. Strange pour - pinkish mud might be the best description. Nose is fruity and somewhat floral, with the currants up front. Yeasty flavor draped with currant, some floral notes present. Light sourness. A tinge of tartness in the finish. An ugly looking beer, but it works together well.

Tasting at Immy’s. From bottle. This doesn’t look like a beer, more like someone just pureed up some currents and left the purple foam on top. Weird. Nose is berry, a slightly sour. Flavor is mostly berry, currant I guess, with the triple underneath trying to break through, just not quite making it though.

Bottle at Immy’s Tasting on 7-22-06. Milky, muddied ruby. Nose is odd. Currants, obviously, grains, flowers and some odd fruitiness. Taste is fruity and grainy with currants being dominant and some yeast notes. Light flowery notes as well. Body is light and bubbly. Finishes with more fruit notes and some tartness amongst the grains.

From Immy’s Tasting, shocked to get a chance to try this. Hazy, dark and hazy, rose tinged mud appearance. Gentle but undefined fruit aroma. Flavor was lightly yeasty, with a gentle note of currants in the background. Interesting, and not bad at all.

From Immy’s Tasting. Cloudy red color with a thin creamy pink head. Aroma of fruit and hints of sour. Sweet sour fruit flavor.

A brownish rose colored with a medium head. Very fruity ale with a slight alcohol taste, dry. Experienced this one at Immys Tasting.