Hair of the Dog Adam

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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Bottle thanks to kaggie at august tasting. Batch 79. Pours a dark brown with a ruby hue and small tan head. The aroma is raisin malt and caramel. Thin mouthfeel with a roasted malt with caramel and vanilla. A very good Traditonal ale from Hair of the Dog.

Bottle, batch #82. Murky dark chestnut brown with a low tan head that fades out pretty quick. Aroma is surprisingly hoppy, and a little phenolic. Flavours of chocolate syrup, dusty leather, treacle, raisins. Big hop character at the back of the palate, really bitter in the end. Not boozy, but certainly warming. Very tasty, very interesting. I’m glad I have another bottle to cellar for a few years. I’m interested in seeing where this will go.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a small, light brown head. Very malty sweet aroma, toffee. Malty to the taste, alcohol, raisins. Nice beer.

Ruby brown with a thin brown quickly dissipating topper. Aroma of smoke, leather, dark fruit, vanilla, alcohol and a touch of soy. Smooth bodied quaff tastes of dark fruit, plums, light chocolate, soy sauce and alcohol.

Bottle at Sigmunds, thanks. Batch 71. Pours nearly black with a moderate sized creamy light tanned head. Aroma is dark malty, vinous and brown sugar. Taste is rich malty, caressing my taste buds with dark sweet caramel and red ripe fruits. Thick syrupy mouthfeel. Complex with traces of smoke, tar and liquorice. Easy burn from the alcohol. Good?- Yes absolutely. Lingering finish.

355 ml bottle, from Ølkonsortiet, Aalborg. Batch # 71. ABV is 10%. Very dark reddish brown colour, moderate beige head. Vinous aroma, notes of dark dried fruits and oak, also some initial notes of dust. Sweet and vinous flavour, notes of old port, dark dried fruits and oak, hints of chocolate and smoke, decent hops in the finish. Very good.

As perfect as beer can get. Simply exquisite. It has deep lush flavors of hops, malts, barley, chocolate. Great balance

Bottle @ bros house from Bottleworks. Dark brown appearance with a light brown head. Strong, sweet, soapy caramel, slightly boozy nose. Strong caramel, toffee, dak chocolate, toasty dak malty, slightly boozy flavor with hints of soap, coffee, and pine. Not as smooth as Cherry Adam.

Batch #77. I’ve had this before but decided to give it another try to review it. This beer pours a medium bodied dark raisin brown that appears black after it fills your glass. It has a creamy off white head that laces the glass. It smells of oak, molasses, figs, raisins, and has light smoke. It probably has one of the best nose’s I’ve encountered in an Old Ale. The flavors consist of oak, leather, raisins, figs, molasses, maple syrup, with a light smoky ham finish. It’s superb! I’m glad I decided to try it again because it’s far better than I remember it. The mouthfeel is perfect. It is very well meshed and has a nice creamy feel on the palate. It leaves a nice oaky, leathery aftertaste behind that drives me nuts. This is without a doubt one of the best Old Ales around. Kudos to HotD.

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a snifter. Batch number 80. A- Pours a really dark blood red color, nice red hues coming off the bottom, huge 3 finger frothy head, this beer is well carbonated to say the least, really nice lacing. S- The aroma is not as forward as the taste, spice, dark fruits, caramel, a lot of malt in this is coming out in the smell. T- Wow now this is an interesting beer, really complex, so much going on, definitely some spice, pepper, there’s an interesting almost smoky flavor to this beer, dark fruits (figs, raisins) caramel, malt, this beer is very unique, bitter sweet on the palate. The alcohol is well hidden for how high the abv is. M- Big mouth feel, well carbonated, heavy beer, coats the palate, smooth finish. O- This beer really surprised me, I was blown away by how complex and big this beer was, every sip had a big bite to it, really impressed.