Hair of the Dog Ruth

Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden with a one finger fading white head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of sweet pilsner malt with floral slightly spicy hops. Tase is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness. Very good.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a cloudy pale yellow. Aroma: Grapefruit. Flavor: Lots of grapefruit, very smooth with a lighter body than I expected.

Hazy pale gold with a bubbly white head. Strong citrus aroma of mostly grapefruit. Light bodied and rather bitter. Grapefruit rind flavor. One of the bigger blond ales I’ve had. Has some astringency and earthiness in the background.

Straw yellow and hazy with a great head and lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, florals, and sourdough bread. Nice pleasant grapefruit and perfume up front with softer sweet crystal malts. Pretty big carbonation. Easy drinking pleasant balance of softly sweet pale malts and nice hops. Crisp with a more or less clean finish.

Thanks to Brian for this one. Cloudy yellow body, no head formed. Aroma is citrus, sweet, hoppy, honey and candy. Flavor has a sweet caramel front, a hoppy bitter middle and finish.

Nice flavors of fruit, yeast and some hops. A good representation of a golden ale. I like this style for its low alcohol and drinkability.

Peach and apricot are noticeable throughout the sample. This beer is a murky yellow with a hint of tangerine toward the thickest part of the glass. The head is non-existent and an invisible coating of the liquid, rather than lacing, remains on the inside of the vessel. Smelled a bit of sourness initially but that subsided. Flavor improves as it warms and displays a berry quality. I’m not sure why it is rates so poorly...tasty, unique, and enjoyable!!!

Fruit and citrus off the aromas of this golden ale with a decent white head. Sorta tart in the flavor. Malty start with sweet and tart middle. Touches of alcohol, but not a lot. Pretty tasty.