Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws (2001-2002)

Formerly brewed at Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Snifter

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Light glowing copper color, some chill haze, tons of bubbly action within and one skyscraper of a head that nearly burst out of the bottle into the glass growing up past three inches of puffy loose ivory colored spongeness, crumbles super slowly and leaves sticky stringy lace all over. Took ten minutes to pour the entire 12 oz. bottle! I want to drink it already, I mean come on! Smell is nice fresh hops of earthy herbal spices and citrus with a slight pine presence. Taste is a very nice clean hop thats mellowing pine and orange citrus, flowery fresh, a touch of sweetness from malts balanced in. Great herbal spice quality located in the front into the middle and the finish is earthy hop, mellowing bitterness and lingering easy dryness. Feel is full and lightly textured upon swallowing but has good soothing smoothness and creamy acceptable warmth into the finish. This is one terrific barleywine! A great sipper, mellowing upon each sip so much I believe I just sank into oblivion....sweet, sweet, oblivion, aahhhh....

Bottle, 2002 vintage, from Brouwers. Pours a clear amber with a white head. Smells of prune, flowers, orange peel vanilla and a hint of spice. Tastes of an exquisitely forward-hopped prune and cherry, with a medium sweetness counter. Texture is syrupy. Full bodied. Medium carbonation. Finishes with a beautiful spice bouquet. This has aged very well, and I’m happy to have had the opportunity.

3 liter bottle
Aroma: caramel, toffee, oxidization
Taste: toffee, caramel, nutty, vinous
A great beer at ten years old. It would not have held up much longer as there was already signs of oxidization.

Bottled. An unclear red-brown beer with a thin lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel as well as a bit of oxidation, leading ot a dry alcoholic finish.

Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Clear amber/golden - white head. Sharpness, nutty, amber malts, fruity, light oxidation, roasted, ryebread, light licorice, light roasted, sweetness, dried fruits, caramel. Nice.

Bottle at Papsø. Hazy orange red coloured with a medium sized off-white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, dried fruits and berries with oxidized notes. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits and hops. Sweet and hoppy finish.

33 cL bottle. Pours murky orange with a small white head. Aroma is wooden, dark malty and caramelish. Slight cheesy. Roasted malty, breadish and dense caramelish. Bitter and fruity finish. Lingering dark malty finish.

2002 botle at papsoe tastig. cloudy orange, smooth offwhite head. nice slightly oxidized bw aroma. flavor is malty, dusty, nice flowery note, sort of woody bitterness. nice. still goig strong after 9 years.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of ditmier. Vintage 2002. Pours an almost clear amber with a small off-white head. Nose has bonbons, sweet caramel and a very oxidized touch. Medium body, nutty and salty - again fairly oxidized. The hops are not overly aromatic after all these years but they still leave a solid bitterness. 150311

beautiful dark amber color, with excellent head. Lots of cherry, sherry, butterscotch, nuttiness, a bit a oxidization, but incredible depth. Hops still shine. Well balanced. Superb.

2002 12oz from Brouwer’s stock in Seattle. Remarkably spritely. Foamy head on a caramel pour. Lighter shade than the ’08 bottle we opened next to it, and tasted stronger and a bit hotter. Really great.