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Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws (2003-)

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5864.04/5.04.02/5.0Winter11.5%97.8Snifter
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Doggie Claws has a deep copper color and an intense hop character. I use Simcoe and Amarillo hops along with Organic Pilsner malt, British crystal and dark wild flower honey collected on Mt. Hood. The beer is ready to drink now but will improve with age. Happy Holidays from the curs at Hair of the Dog. - Alan Sprints, Brewmaster
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t4h2c0 (80), seattle, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Seems to vary quite a bit from year to year. I’ve had it out of vintage bottles that did not age well and some that did age well. Anything before 2003 seems a bit funky. Hoppy for a barleywine. Easy drinker that will warm you up fast!! Consistency is a problem here, past few years seem to be similar though. good beer.


 ekstedt (2419), Göteborg, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Mar 16, 2008  
Bottle (35 cl) at a Göteborg RB tasting. Hazy red amber, low head. Intense fruity malt aroma, with peaches and floral hops. Heavy body, smooth mouthfeel. Well balanced with a long bitter finish.


 gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 15, 2008  
(12 fl oz bottle, labeled 11% ABV) 2007 version. Shady brown color, small white head. Hoppy, bitter, sticky sweet scent. Sweet, hoppy bitter taste. Big smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness.


 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Bottle. Hazy orange/amber color, nice creamy beige head. Hoppy, grassy aroma, perfume, malt, floral notes, fruity, some pineapples. Fruity flavor, but also quite alot of grass, creamy, caramel, raisins, some perfume notes. Maybe not 100 percent true to its style, but still a great beer.


 Furseth (1328), Kungälv, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Mar 14, 2008  
Bottle: Thanx to Rigk: Hazy red colour, with a thin head. Aroma of lots of hops, flowers,citrus, and a fruity nose in the end. (Smels mor than a IPA than a Barlywine) Flavor is almost the same here,medium body, and a nice medium fruity finsh. Nice!!


 Snojerk321 (1939), San Diego, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 14, 2008  
12oz bottle. Poured murky copper with a thin rim of a beige head. Some good lacing was left on the snifter. Nose was very hoppy, much more than expected. Brew was balanced perfectly with the sweet caramel malts that Barley Wines are known for .


 gunhaver (1025), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/101/55/102/510/20
Mar 12, 2008    Updated: Jun 4, 2008
This was a bad bottle.

Pours a murky caramel. Some sediment. No head or lacing at all. Something went wrong with the cap via transport to me. Some pleasant caramel, floral hops, chocolate, and raspberry in the aroma. Acidic hop flavors, caramel, molasses...Bitter finish. Damn near impossible to drink though, will certainly update once I get a good bottle.


 scrizzz (1263), kirkland, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/510/103/516/20
Mar 11, 2008    Updated: Jul 22, 2009
2007. 031108 heavy murky brown, sediment near the bottom of the glass looks frozen in time. creamy contrasting white head. oak, vanilla and alcohol nose. hurrah! richly sweet milk caramel jumps off onto the lips and tip of the tongue, met with fig, raisin and cherry cobbler, slowly met by soft crisp hops. 2007 072209 Orange peel aroma with some wet cardboard. Good, but seems flat on character. Little burn in the finish, sticky sweet and no noticeable hops. This wouldn’t yield a 4 from this bottle.



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