Adam - Hair of the Dog Brewing Company / Brewery and Tasting Room

DanGolfs86

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

10-31-2012 14:08:02 | More by DanGolfs86

ChugMan

Washington

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-22-2013 03:43:36 | More by ChugMan

PlinyBeMiney

California

3.25/5  rDev -23.9%

05-21-2013 23:17:50 | More by PlinyBeMiney

brian4beer

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-20-2013 00:48:52 | More by brian4beer

NJB145

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-20-2013 00:33:14 | More by NJB145

DJButters

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-20-2013 00:15:54 | More by DJButters

Gtreid

Florida

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-19-2013 23:42:59 | More by Gtreid

FondueVoodoo

British Columbia (Canada)

4.34/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Big thanks to lazarus25 for bringing this up north.

Batch 87

A: Pours torched oak colour - Deep brown with tan-yellow highlights. Just a whisp of sandy head, that really there just to prove it's not a wine. The ale is murky and appears thick in the glass - full of sediment & rustic.

S: Full of alcohol esters with smooth vanilla & dark dried fruits, cherries, plums and raisins. Sweet chocolate with a solid presence of oiled leather and fresh wet wood. Overall sweetness of buckwheat honey shines through.

T: Molasses and smooth vanilla with nuts that give way to grains and finishes earthy and rustic. Alcohol vapours is noticeable on the tongue, but lacks any burn or fire breath.

M: Thick and chewy with a syrup feel on the palette. Offers some puckering dryness at the mid point and on the finish that support the flavours.

O: A sophisticated drink that might pair well with cigars and smoking jackets, in a formidable leather wing back chair with your hounds in front of a crackling fire recounting that day's pheasant hunt.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 04:01:57 | More by FondueVoodoo

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-18-2013 22:20:11 | More by Photekut

bbadger

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-18-2013 06:48:18 | More by bbadger

chossboss

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-17-2013 04:50:05 | More by chossboss

Pelican5

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-16-2013 07:25:14 | More by Pelican5

MontereyBay831

California

5/5  rDev +17.1%

05-16-2013 04:45:09 | More by MontereyBay831

Bouleboubier

Pennsylvania

4.49/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: dark, baked wood-meat color... interesting sort of chestnut or chocolaty brown hue... somewhat turbid and primitive.... some foam on the pour, but it took a nap

S: cocoa-dusted coffee cake... measure of toasted bread crumbs... mild phenolic mist coming through the cracks, floral-wood.... superb balance of the elements

T: like a smoky doppelbock - immediate comparison to a slightly silkier Celebrator, but with an almost cherrywood-smoked melanoidin-caramelized quality.... but clean... undeniable salivatory concentration of flavor, but floats wonderfully atop the smooth phantom-fruity alcohol

M: the core is concentrated on the top, soft fresh water carries it.... not as dense a malt foundation as it suggests.... still solid, hardly meek... surprised how clean the finish is.... it sits on the palate momentarily before quietly washing off....

O: I don't see how you can call this an "Old Ale" - it's an old style, I'm sure.... straddles a few styles.... excellent and more or less unique for what it is

Serving type: on-tap

05-15-2013 19:38:29 | More by Bouleboubier

meich75

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-15-2013 09:06:09 | More by meich75

OleDixie

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-15-2013 01:57:01 | More by OleDixie

watsonmd

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

05-14-2013 04:07:38 | More by watsonmd

TheRuss9585

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-14-2013 00:50:18 | More by TheRuss9585

flipdog0

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-13-2013 18:47:35 | More by flipdog0

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-13-2013 06:30:25 | More by Bonko_the_sane

FranzBC

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-13-2013 01:58:42 | More by FranzBC

yankeepride

New Jersey

3.84/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Pours a deep brown that has a ruby tint that comes out with a light behind it, with little foam or carbonation. Smells of an alcohol burn with deep, rich fruit notes like figs and currants. Rating to style, I can really see why people would love this beer. The flavors are strong and bold, and close out with just a slight bit of bitter on the back end, which all fades away into a smooth blend. For me personally, these aren't flavors I enjoy, so liquefying and fermenting them isn't going to change that.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 00:45:00 | More by yankeepride

AngusOg

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-12-2013 22:25:38 | More by AngusOg

ipas-for-life

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-12-2013 15:56:16 | More by ipas-for-life

hopswap1

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-12-2013 03:14:04 | More by hopswap1