Hair of the Dog Rose Cassis

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

8-28-08 bottle shared wtih lb4lb thanks to ditmier
Thick diarrhea water with no head. Smell is high fruity alcohol. Sharp sweet and tart flavor that has this huge aerosol hairspray flavor that just adheres to the tongue. Thick mouthfeel but not really in a good way. Just too chunky and awkward for me.

Bottle in trade from ditmier. Thanks!
Pours a muddy unattractive reddish color. Very murky and odd, much like the doggie claws I had long ago. Smell is fruity, berries and a touch of alcohol. Taste is semi sweet, tart and a bit of fruity berry like alcohol. Dry finish. Muddled dry fruity tart flavors, but not particularly great overall, and very strange.

Bottle pours cloudy mud brown with a thin lighlty lacing head. Aromas are mostly sour berries with hints of sweetness. Taste is bitter and sour, currants are apparent with sour cherries.

Pours wtih a very murky amber body with a purple hue topped by a thin to medium thick head with a little lacing. It’s slightly sweet yet sour with a note of berries. Medium bodied, dry and crisp.

12oz bottle with thanks to SamuraiArtist & msubulldog25, who each sent me some. Pours an unappetizing murky orange/rust with a faint wisp of a head. Taste was berry-fruitiness, raisins and malt sweetness. Tangy with a somewhat heavy/sugary mouthfeel.The bottle seems to have aged better than a lot of the other reviews I have read.

12 oz bottle. Muddy brown with a thin ring of beige foam. Nose is butterscotch, alcohol and raspberry. Medium light with a tang. Taste is yeast and elderberry. Raw bitter and sour notes as the fruitiness fades away. An interesting brew likely better fresh.

From a 12oz Bottle. Also sampled on tap at the brewpub. Pours the color of pink lemonade, topped with a tight bubbled head of creamy pink. One of the most interesting beers I’ve sampled, appearance wise. Completely opaque, saturated with pink currant pectins. Fruity currants in the nose, creamy with a touch of herbal pepper. Touches of vanilla and toffee malt, but mostly just creamy currant. Currant Italian Soda. Hints of mild acidic funk, presumably from the currant skins. Medium bodied, creamy mouthfeel with a milky texture. Big berry flavor with a very mild acidity and tannic skin quality. Highly unusual texture and color, but the flavors are quite enjoyable. Yogurt-like is an awesome description, as is the waxy texture (thanks, notalush). This rating is a composite from bottles I’ve sampled along with drafts at the brewery. I have to admit that I’ve had a truly awful bottle of this beer - reeking of rotten fruit - but the draft and other bottles I’ve had have all been one of the most unique, intriguing, and enjoyable fruit beers I’ve ever tried. I love currants. Rating doesn’t consider the bad bottle I’ve had.

From bottle at HOTD dinner at Collins Pub. Very cloudy brown. Lots of dark berry in the aroma and taste. There was a bit of a floral aspect to the taste. Fairly strong alcohol burn. Extremely dry finish. Paired very well with the roasted duck stew with vegetable, lentils and fresh currants.