Hair of the Dog Cherry 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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Pour from a bottle from a recent trade. Minimal carbonation on opening leaning to the flatter side. Low carbonation does not affect me much as long as there is a great flavor profile and this beer has one. Very cool red hue almost looking like a red wine. Aromas of chocolate and cherry. Rich and smooth in your mouth. Bourbon oakiness, dark sweet cherry, and sweet maltiness. Long lingering finish. Would like to try one with higher carbonation also.

36cl, Vintage 2009, at 10%Vol, exclusive American brew, with black cherries, thx to Wimenels!, very complex sweet brew, alcoholic/fruity and slightly woody/roasted, heavy, yet balanced, hazy, nearly no head, very good and original brew, yet very expensive!

Thanks to thirdeye11 for sharing this bottle from the third release. The beer pours a very dark brownish-red color with a tan head. The aroma is full of cherries and roasted malt, with a little bit of soy mixed in. The flavor is similar. I get a lot of chocolate and cherry notes, with some roasted malt thrown in for good measure. There is also some soy sauce in the flavor, as in the aroma. The alcohol is present but doesn’t affect drinkability. Medium to full mouthfeel and low carbonation. Glad I got to try this one.

Bottle, shared most appropriately by my friend Adam, Pours chocolate brown, no head, no lacing. Nose is rich, very much an Adambier, the original recipe shows through strong. Black cherries, Dr. Pepper, oak, vanilla, spice; Flavours of tart cherry, vanilla, oak, light fruit and smoke notes here too. Again strong with the Dr. Pepper notes, which I don’t mind at all... Soy and cherry finish. Excellent, if once again undercarbonated...

Almost no head remains on the coffee coloured lifeless pour. Toasty, well developes malts as usual from HOTD with powdery chocolate, gentle woodsy smoke and burnt sugar notions. Surprisingly roasty. The bourbon is not overpowering, but obviously contributes to the rather stale, digestive character with wanted oxidation albeit probably exagerated as this stage since the bottle has a good 2 years on it. Very warming and sweet even though the alcohol is not overwhelming. The cherries remain well integrated all throughout, peaking towards the finish where they seem soaked in alcohol. There seems to be little tartness to those cherries though. Weird beer, impeccable malt extraction and complexity. It seems roastier than Adam and more alcoholic (which it is) and sweet, that blend and the timid acidity making it far less drinkable and certainly less lively than its brother. Huge beer, fitting RB’s general tastes, but that high a score is certainly surprising to me, especially as a man who’s usually sold in advance to HOTD, but this time finding little beeriness/drinkability in there, so much that after a few sips, I felt like drinking something else. Nevertheless, thanks Marc!

(bottle from RiversideAK, sampled 7/2/10). Dark brown color. Small off white head. Strong oak aroma, with moderate malt & alcohol and light cherry. Moderate oak flavor, with moderate alcohol and light cherry. Long duration. Moderate alcohol finish. Slick texture. Soft carbonation. Spare lacing.

2011 Bottle; Pour is dark amber brown - and it’s very syrupy - Virtually no carbonation present , which is the disappointing part of this one. The nose is chocolate, bourbon, and cherries - coupled with caramel, toffee ; The flavor profile is a bit overly sweet, but the dark cherries provide a pretty amazing tasting note; i’ll admit that this one could have used some age; the bourbon, earthiness, breadiness, caramel, toffee, chocolate, and very impressive dark cherry notes. Very nice beer overall

12 oz bottle, 2009 version. Pours a dark cola with no head. Aroma of sweet malts, black cherry skins, oak wood, light bourbon and dark fruit notes. Taste of sweet malt, black cherry skins, light bourbon, oak wood, and sherry notes. Excellent. Clears out the sinuses.

in 12oz bottle @hotd shared w/kthei??? vintage 2008 it was out standing poured this black purple red liquid it smelled like wet dog wood chips no head it was just there tasted like fresh cherries for a 3year old brew wow step your game up and travel see the greater north west swag

Bottle @ Brouwers. Deep purple black appearance with no head. Very light fruit, mostly dark oaky, dark chocolate malty nose. Deep, sweet, cherry, big oaky, a little sweet fruity, dark barleywine-like texture and flavor. Cherry aftertaste. Very nice brew.