Bourbon Fred From The Wood - Hair of the Dog Brewing Company / Brewery and Tasting Room

Bendurgin

Maine

2.68/5  rDev -34%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Poured into a snifter. Pours a muddy light brown with no head, just a few bubbles on the side. Please be carbonated. . .

Almost smells of fruit that is just past it's prime with some toffee notes. Faint bourbon in the background but it kind of just smells medicinal. Tastes alright though. Nice rich toffee and caramel flavors with a solid bourbon finish. Still a bit of a musty fruit flavor.

The feel is heavy and lingers on your tongue. It's also flat.

Seriously, get it together HotD. I'm sick of flat beer, especially when there is some promise. I'm not going to end up finishing this one.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2011 03:59:49 | More by Bendurgin

Jas45678

Michigan

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-19-2013 00:24:29 | More by Jas45678

ShanePB

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-18-2013 01:30:35 | More by ShanePB

jera1350

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

06-14-2013 02:15:04 | More by jera1350

rbrefbeerman

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-11-2013 03:18:01 | More by rbrefbeerman

Rathakem

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-31-2013 03:45:40 | More by Rathakem

XRAIG

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-31-2013 03:06:26 | More by XRAIG

KiMiRaiK

Washington

2/5  rDev -50.7%

05-25-2013 01:02:11 | More by KiMiRaiK

Bluecane

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-22-2013 09:10:32 | More by Bluecane

ChugMan

Washington

5/5  rDev +23.2%

05-22-2013 03:43:17 | More by ChugMan

bbadger

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-20-2013 18:49:56 | More by bbadger

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-19-2013 00:45:34 | More by Photekut

Hugonaut13

Illinois

4.06/5  rDev 0%
look: 2 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

2012 bottle poured into snifter. Big thanks to Standardcherry for this bottle.

A - Pours a deep, cloudy caramel brown with some dark brown yeast floaties in it. Plenty of carbonation in this bottle thankfully. A fingers worth of white foam at the top that is extremely slow to recede. Not a very attractive beer.

S - bourbon, oak, vanilla, and caramel all mixed together and quite strong. It's obvious that this beer took on A LOT of barrel during it's time. This is not a bad thing, smells tasty!

T - Is about what you would expect after the smell. Starts off with oaky brown sugar/vanilla combination. When it was cold, there was some bitterness in the mid that was close to off-putting, but that left as it warmed. It was replaced by lots of sweet malts and dark fruits. Very good. Leaves with a very apparent sweet bourbon taste. Pretty good stuff once it warmed up.

M - Thick and rich is the best way to describe this. The alcohol is also quite present, not that I mind that. This is a definite sipper. Infact, I'd suggest having a glass of water along with it. A bit of a chore to drink.

O - This is one of the most bourbon barrel forward beers I've ever had. The base Fred is completely lost and was taken over by the barrel. Thankfully, I enjoy the strong barrel presence. This is a beer to pour when you only plan on having 1 and have time to enjoy it.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 23:35:27 | More by Hugonaut13

ajzy

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +17%

05-11-2013 14:35:41 | More by ajzy

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

04-30-2013 00:53:21 | More by mikeincharleston

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.5%

04-27-2013 23:40:57 | More by Kegatron

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

04-23-2013 04:46:20 | More by Kelp

blackie

Virginia

4.1/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

draft at the brewpub

a: draft served in a super cool branded tulip at the brewery, medium amber in color with a cloudy haze, creamy coating head with good retention

s: loaded down with sugary complexity - raisin, honey, brown sugar, lovely bourbon pulls in vanilla and coconut, caramel, sweet alcohol

m: thick and syrupy, sweet fullness, smooth moderate carbonation

t: heavy caramel and dark fruits of raisin and fig, brown sugar, strong bourbon with vanilla and raw oak, big warming alcohol, rich and sweet

o: this one doesn’t hold back on the sweetness and barrel, and that’s something I dig, loved it

4/45/4/4/4

Serving type: on-tap

04-23-2013 03:31:23 | More by blackie

thegerm87

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

04-20-2013 03:46:13 | More by thegerm87

ijaap

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

04-16-2013 03:13:42 | More by ijaap

Paramecium

California

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

04-03-2013 04:51:39 | More by Paramecium

Gfunk720

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to whiskey for this bottle. 12oz'er out of my Lawson's tulip.

A- Pours almost like a apple cider. A murky brownish color, forms with a few bubbles on top. I could tell from the pour that this was flat as could be.

S- Smells of caramel, dark fruit, and toffee. It is very sweet, with hints of bourbon and vanilla as well. I get a little bit of heat, and some oak soury notes.

T- It is a sweet malty bomb up front, almost too sweet. In sweeps some vanilla, bourbon, and plum notes. There is a nice lingering oaky aftertaste with hints of rye and sherry.

M- Flat, flat, flat. This beer would have been better with just a bit of carbonation. The body is quite nice. The lack of carbonation though does make it seem a bit syrupy.

O- Overall, it's hard to hate any of the oak aged stuff from HOTD. However, this one was a bit off the mark. While I knew it wasn't going to be carbonated, it was just too sweet and syrupy. I think the carbonation would have helped a bit, but not saved it completely.

-GFunk

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 23:17:50 | More by Gfunk720

beerpirates

Belgium

4.23/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle poured into my CBS snifter , 2012 vintage

Pours a murky, orange-amber colored body with a 3 finger white head that stays a long time and leaves sole nice lacing.
Aroma is richer toffees with a good amount of bourbon and vanilla-oak. A few dark fruit notes, caramel, and buttered almonds.
Flavor is similar. Richer toffees and caramels with a bit more of a sherry-like, tropical fruitiness. A few raisin dark fruits, a nice bourbon and oaky vanilla, a light woody spice, and a touch of buttered almonds towards the end.
Finishes somewhat dry with a bit of a woody spice, toffees, bourbon, vanilla, and a light fruity note.
Nice aftertaste following a somewhat chewy, medium body and a good amount of carbonation.
Overall, a pretty solid barrel aged beer . Lots of barrel character, but plenty of toffees and fruits to balance.
Very good !!

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 19:44:49 | More by beerpirates

Adamostella

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

03-15-2013 20:49:08 | More by Adamostella

gratefulbeerhead

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

03-11-2013 21:10:26 | More by gratefulbeerhead