Hair of the Dog Ruth

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

Strange beer, grew on me as I drank it, kind of a saison, but hell, a little sour like a berliner weisse. Confusing, but a good beer!

Bottle from Andre and enjoyed in my Great Lakes glass:

Pours a cloudy golden hue with a small fading fizzy head but produced very good lace. The aroma has a lot of Saison character between the yeasty and mild spice notes of corriander and herbal hops, pear, bready malt, and candi sugar. Did detect some corn like off-notes as well as some phenolic esters. The taste starts with a heavy dose of flowery and bready yeast, pale malt, and twangy acidic fruit. The midesection is a bit more refined with a moderate bitter quality. The finish is big for something only 5.6% ABV, sharp and biting. Confusing beer for sure, doesn’t fit any style, but has I finished it I kept thinking how much I enjoyed it. If I didn’t know already, I would have said this is a over-the-top Saison.

Hair of the Dog Ruth. 7 July 2005. Bottle. What an interesting and delightful beer... Pours with the kind of big, fizzy, popping bubbles of which I’m not really fond; but they simmer down to a sheet of much finer bubbles that hold their lacing. This is called an American Ale, but so much of it reminds me of a Belgian - from the yeasty aroma to the dry, snappy saison quality to the candi element. Apricots stand out in the aroma and the flavor (even my non-beer-loving wife picked them out right away), alongside some other fruity and herbal notes. Mouthfeel is a bit too active for my tastes, at least to style. A good beer, nice for a hot summer night -- but very atypical for an American/golden ale.

Couleur jaune et pleinement brouillée parsemée d’une énorme mousse blanche. La bouteille se vide de la moitié de son contenu dès l’ouverture ce qui nous laisse croire qu’il s’agit d’un échantillon infecté. Le liquide sens l’eau de javel et autres produits désinfectant à plein. Curieusement, je réussis à trouver et presque aimer quelques composantes sauvages se situant non loin des arômes d’une gueuze. Mais bon, nous sommes tous convaincus qu’il s’agit d’une mauvaise bouteille alors, ne prenons pas de risque. Mystérieuse fontaine auto- jaillissante observée avec Joce et Léo, Bouteille Charles Liquor, Juin 2005.

This is a light, spritzy, refreshing summertime ale. Hazy and straw-colored, it has a short-lived, bubbly white head. The aroma is grassy with citric and yeasty scents. Light-bodied, it’s got a tart, somewhat funky citric taste. The finish is mildly bitter, midly sour.

hazy yellow with a fizzy white head. overcarbonated with a spice aroma and lemony citric flavor.

Grassy and yeasty dough for aroma. Golden body with good white head and some lacing left on glass. Hoppy flavor without the bitterness. An enjoyable beer.

Yellow, no head. Aroma from wheat, corn and perfume. Flavor brings sour fruits, some grass. Way too sour for me, I really did not likew this one...