Hair of the Dog Rose Cassis

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

12oz bottle from SamuraiArtist. This is an interesting beer. I declare this is the murkiest fruit beer EVER!. Looks like the dregs of a freshly pressed black currant juice. Looks like reddish purple dirt; no head and just a bit of lacing. Aroma is alcohol, chocolate, and very muted fruit-berries. Taste is similar with light chocolate and light berries. It seems like they took a lot of berries, than a whole lot of malt, and made the berries seem less berry like. It came out weird but interesting weird and fun.

Shared by beastiefan2k (thanks, Eugene!) - very hazy pink beer - you can’t even see through it, it’s so cloudy - aroma of semi-rotting berry skins and a bacteria/yogurt culture quality - slightly acidic, with flavors of berry, yogurt/dairy, and various fruit skins - a mild oak character settles in late, as does a bizarre waxy flavor - bacterial qualities throughout - interesting, but not in an entirely good way.

12oz bottle. Poured a deep and cloudy amberish color with a small sized white head. Aromas of caramel, currants, and berries. Tastes of the same. I’m not overly familiar with currants, but I enjoyed this one!

Sample provided by kmweaver. Murky, muddy, light brown body with a tiny beige head. The nose is currants, toffee and raisins. The flavor is lightly sweet with toffee, currants, figs and cherries. Medium/full body is soft with light carbonation and a slightly warm finish.

12oz bottle from SamuraiArtist - thanks!! Remember when Ol’ Dirty Bastard reinvented himself as Dirt McGirt? That’s what this beer reminds me of - a big, sloppy, cloudy, yeasty glass full of funky Belgian-tinged flavor. I enjoy the regular Rose offering, but this is something very quirky and very enjoyable, like a port crossed with a mead but with some decent carbonation tossed in. Well rounded, smooth, and quite fruity, I enjoyed this quite a bit.

12oz. bottle, 2005 vintage from the brewery. Currant fills the nose at once, tart and berryish, with light touches of straw, flowers and sweetness. Unique, opaque purplish peach color with a fine, slight, off-white head. Flavor is remarkably fruity as well, full of black currant character and an interesting sweet-tart balance throughout, which also suggests grape and strawberry, citrus, gentle sugars and a touch of bitterness very late. Lightly acidic, juicy, gently effervescent mouthfeel with a medium-full body. A tannic, woody character shows as an accent after considerable warming. Intriguing.

Bottle, thanks kmweaver. Has a neat, filthy, murky raspberry purple/brownish color with a white head - it’s ugliness actually made it interesting to look at. Red wine, currants and raspberry in the nose. The flavor is very fruity with notes of currants, raspberry, grape skins/tannins. Very bold and full flavored; plesantly sweet. Very full, round and smooth on the palate with lively, fine-beaded carbonation. Fruit beers aren’t really my thing but I found this one enjoyable.

12oz bottle, courtesy of Monger. Thanks, James! Pours the color of mud with a slight pink grapefruit tinge; pinkish head with patchy lacing. Red and dark fruits in the aroma; currants, strawberries, and raspberries; dark fruit more than red; a bit of alcohol poking through. Medium-to-full, very fruity mouthfeel: intense raspberries and (I’d guess) currants; slight, pleasant acidity and warming alcohol presence; quite drinkable and fruity. Medium, red fruit and bready finish.