Hair of the Dog Adam

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

Bottle->honker: pours a creamy, thick offwhite head atop a black body. Sweet, floral aroma. Full body, flavor’s duration is long and finishes nicely, albeit being very sweet. A good winter brew, but don’t expect to have more than 1 or 2.

Bottled 355ml. -from City Beer Store, San Francisco. Batch No 72.
Dark brown coloured, medium sized beige head, malty alcoholic nose with notes of figs. Sweet roasted malt, dried fruits and chocolate with notes of wood and smoke. Very good beer but in my opinion a bit too sweet. All in all 6.99$ is reasonable price for this brew.

A long time coming, so glad I had this last night with my buddy. Pours a wicked dark colour, slightly cloudy, with a big tan head. Aroma is appealing in every way. Alcohol is noticeable. Some heavily roasted malts and sweet enticing dark chocolate on the nose. Taste is full. Creamy, smooth but rich and very filling. just a bit of hotness from the alcohol, otherwise a very balanced beer. Love these strong ales, reminded a bit of a barleywine.

From a bottle poured brown with a good amount of head. Nice malty flavor a little sweet with a lasting aftertaste.

Adrian was kind enough to split this wonderful brew with me, though I think he poured more into his glass and was constantly trying to steal mine. But back to the beer rating. This beer pours a dark brown colour with a beige head. The aroma is worthy of a lingering sniff, perhaps several. The aroma is of chocolate, oak(?), molasses, alcohol, darks fruits, malts, and hops. Great smooth and creamy flavour of dark fruits, dark chocolate, malts, wheat and hops. It truly is a great dessert beer. I paired it with apple pie. Yummy!

Location: 12 oz bottle via trade with NickD717, 11/20/09 (Batch 73)

Aroma: Interesting nose, that includes notes of chocolate, smoke, roasted malts, alcohol, and dark fruits (plum)
Appearance: Pours a dark brown color with a large beige head that leaves a lot of lace on the glass
Flavor: Taste is also quite nice, much of the same notes that are prevalent in the nose exist in the flavor as well, it is medium sweet, malty, and has a long bitter finish
Palate: The body is pretty full, some ABV is present, but beer is quite smooth for a beer of this magnitude
Overall Impression: I found this beer to be pretty enjoyable overall. I was impressed by pretty much the whole thing from start to finish. A nice nose, a really nice flavor, a nice look, and a nice palate. Just a great beer all the way around. Really well done, so far, I’ve enjoyed the couple of things I’ve tried from HotD, and I look forward to trying more stuff from them. Thanks for hooking me up with this one Nick!

Batch 74. Big Beer! Extremely dark brown and red in color. Has a very appealing nose of sweetness, oak and smokiness. The body is medium but finishes surprisingly light in the mouth. I’m not a big fan of tasting smokiness in my beer, and it’s definitely there with hints of currents. What’s nice is as it warms the smoke departs a bit and the alcohol presence takes over a bit more. Ends up leaving a very nice sweetness in the aftertaste. I would recommend drinking most of this beer as it warms.

BATCH NUMBER 71 Very dark brown with golden amber highlights. Nice creamy head of tan foam. Quite good retention and very good lacing. Man, that is some dark fruit overload in that glass. Huge notes of black cherries, figs, raisins, and black currants. Slight touch of raspberries and bananas. Huge sweet malty profile. Big sweet caramel presence. Good balanced level of sweetbreads. Very slight booziness, also. Big sweet caramel presence. Slight boozy warmth. Notes of mellow spices mixed with molasses and drizzled on top of big dark fruit. Slight hint of dark chocolate covered coffee beans and tobacco, in the finish. Nice full bodied brew. Very creamy and smooth. Aside from the warming factor, the alcohol is fairly well-hidden in this one. As far as the flavor goes, anyway. This is quite drinkable and I wish I had access to many more.