Hair of the Dog Ruth

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

12oz bottle. Pours a hazy, bright orange body with a thin, white head that dissipates quickly and leaves a nice amount of soapy lacing. Aroma is quite fruity with some sweet, grainy pale malts, yeast, and a light grassy hop bite. Tangerines, peaches, pears, lemons. Flavor is similar and enjoyeable. Pale malts, but lots of fruits similar to the aroma. Sweet, with a light spicy yeast and a nice finishing grass. Lingering taste has a slightly sour citrus along with some nice, sweet malts. Body is light to medium and somewhat bready with a dry finish. Overall, a really nice pale ale. Not the aggressive hoppy or boring pale malted ale like some, but very tasty with lots of fruit and just enough hop/spice balance to make it work. Good stuff.

Bottle thanks to scrizz!
Hazy, tepid gold, small white head. Nose is grainy and syrupy with grass, pale malt, and a lot of fruit: tangerine, orange, and lemon. Flavor has more hop and fruit, but the bitterness through the finish is the stunner. Unique stuff and rather complex for an APA. This one grew on me.

Thanks to BrewDad for this baby. Pour is hazy orange/golden color with a minimal white head. Aroma is light citrus hops, light malt, nectarine, and light yeast. Smells crisp. Flavor is subtle citrus hops up front with a touch of malt and yeast to follow. Finish is a bit bitter and floral with pepper notes and some yeast. Like the aroma, flavor is crisp. I like it and could drink many more.

pours hazy golden, white head. Aroma is hoppy, some pine yeasty and pale malts. Taste, floral and pine hops, light spices and malts, with some spiced yeast.

What a treat - foggy pale gold, great style and balance. Hops verging a bit sulfuric at first, but no real skunk. Grassy hops over impressive-feeling body. Citric and fruity, beautiful taste.This was from the very bright Whole Foods beer room in the Bowery NYC, and mostly avoided being light-struck.

12 oz bottle pours cloudy light golden brew with nice abundant head that sticks around for a while. Armoma is citrusy and sweet floral. Crisp clean mouthfeel.Flavor doesn’t attack like some pale ales. Just a nice balance of hops and malt. The finish goes out smoothly with light bitterness - just the right touch and nice floral and piny notes. Very nice.

Bottled. Pours a hazy orange/gold. Taste is slight metallic hop and peach. Good compared to other pale ales or lighter beers.

this is everything i want me pale ale to be. it matches the style almost perfectly. the crystal hops shine though very well. the head could definitely last longer. only a little lacing.