Hair of the Dog Adam from the Wood

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

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UPDATED: MAR 1, 2005 Pours dark black. Aroma is of wood, alcohol, and sticky sweet malt. Flavor is brown sugar, soy, and wood. Very very rich, I wish I could have sampled it when I was not full of beer. Added 03/01/05: Sampled it not full on beer. Still unbelievably rich. Very good but hard to put down more then a few ounces.

Sampled at the DC/MD/VA/WV/PA Ratebeer Gathering 11/20/04. Pours dark brown, disappearing head. Aroma is oaky, fruity and hoppy. Taste has notes of roasted malt, smoke, some dark fruit, brown sugar with oak, bourbon. Some sourness in there too. Couldn’t detect any carbonation in this. Glad I got to give this one a shot.

Magnum bottle at the Gathering. Pours an extremely dark brown/black with violet/burgundy tinges on the edges and little head retention. Cloudy and bottle conditioned. Aroma of stiff barley grain, alcohol, oak, a touch of smokiness and some roast, as well as some woody/cork notes. Light vinous notes as well. Flavor is lightly sweet at the start, with more of the dry wine-like qualities, or perhaps more like sour, concord grape juice. It remains mostly dry and moderately sour through the body which is medium-full and ends with a touch of chocolate, lots of yeast and alcohol. Strong oak notes linger on. Lightly oxidized palate, though it has held up very well. Somewhat of an acidic palate which I didnt care for. I really enjoyed most the lack of carbonation in this one.

UPDATED: MAY 2, 2005 Cloudy brown with more oak than ale in the aroma. Taste is overpowering alcohol, oak and toffee. I was expecting more. I don’t think the age helps too much.

Bottle @ the VA/DC/MD gathering: Dark brownish red with no head. Notes of wood, port, whiskey, dry old wood, sweet vinous malts, chocolate, vegitables, roasty, grapes. Some sourness in there too. I really enjoyed this one.

Deep brown-red. Very dark. Nose rich and salty, the second beer that day I got kalamata olives off of. Flavor rich and woody, very oaky, some molasses, but doesn’t really taste like Adam. Carbonation was regrettably gone in this one.

Magnum bottle - DC/MD/VA gathering. Deep dark brown, bordering black, no visible head. Tons of oak, wood, whiskey and vanilla jump out upon first smell. Then as it settles, big vinous notes, brown sugar and molasses bring up the rear. Taste matched aroma with additional notes of dried cherry and roasty caramel. Medium bodied with very little carbonation, tangy, woodsy finish. Glad to have an opportunity to try this. I loved it, but it certainly is not for everyone....

Poured a dark mahogany color with no head or lacing at all. Aroma of roast, chocolate, nuts, light vanilla oak, and also fruity. Taste was tart grapes and cherries, more vanilla oak, and light roast as well. I enjoyed this more than the regular Adam.

Body is dark brown. Aroma is moderately malty (burnt caramel, molasses), with notes of sherry, whisky, wood, alcohol. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, syrupy texture, soft carbonation, moderately alcoholic. As I’m not as big a fan as most of fresh Adam, it makes sense I’m also under the average for this aged version. I think Alan said this was about 8 years old now, and the oxidation is pretty obvious as a result. Oddly, the bourbon effect was not terribly corny like it can often be...perhaps thanks to the long aging time. Like Dave, fun to try, but not a huge fan.

RBSG04: Wafting aromas of sherry, wood, port wine, and intensely rich, roasted caramel. Complex flavors throughout. Very sweet and warming. Incredible.