Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws (2003-)

Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Portland, Oregon USA

2006 vintage. Pours a coppery caramel auburn color with almost no head. Syrupy. Aroma of syrupy caramel malts, citrus and pineapple. Taste is very syrupy and sweet with caramel malts present along with orange citrus, pineapple, and hops. Flavors are delightful in this beer. Excellent.

RBSG07. From 33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of sweet malty and raisins. Flavour is sweet malty with a strong hops notes. Very enjoyable. Decent bitter finish.

Bottle; a brownish auburn with no head at all. Aroma of caramel malt, pine, alcohol, oak, fruit and a light hoppy spice. Flavor of caramel, alot of toffee/molasses on the finish. Some brown sugar, pine, citrus, vanilla, oak, dark fruit. Nice and complex. Slight alcohol warming, but pretty well hidden. Smooth with little carbonation.

Bouteille 2006, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur ambrée foncée et transparente. Nez de houblon résineux et moyennement citrique (pamplemousse) et légèrement floral, malté de caramel toffee sucré, fruité (raisins, léger de cerises et d’abricots, notes d’agrumes et de figues) d’alcool, léger de chocolat noir avec des notes de sirop d’érable, de sucre brun, de miel et de vanille. Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement pratiquement nul et une texture riche, crémeuse et résineuse. Goût amer de houblon résineux, moyennement citrique (pamplemousse) et floral (qui dure toute la gorgée), fruité (raisins, léger de cerises, notes d’abricots, d’agrumes et de figues) et avec des notes de vanille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût sucré de malt du genre caramel toffee aux notes terreuses et un léger goût de chocolat, de miel et de sucre brun ainsi que des notes de sirop d’érable et de pain parallèlement à un goût d’alcool moyen et légèrement réchauffant puis en finale, l’on assiste à un regain d’amertume de houblon plus sec, citrique et herbeux ainsi que des notes épicées (poivre). Post-goût long et un peu sec, amer de houblon citrique, résineux, légèrement herbeux et floral avec un goût d’alcool moyen et fruité (moût de raisins et de cerises).

Bottle. The pour produced almost zero head, so I was worried the beer might have gone bad. I was wrong, it just has very little carbonation. The aroma was of caramel malt and alcohol. The flavor was of sweet caramel malt and citrus/pine hops. A pretty delicious beer.

2004 vintage poured into a Dogfish Head oversize snifter (love this thing). Looks like an english barley reminiscent of Thomas Hardy’s. Cloudy, musty, earthy feel reminding of dirty water. Completely opaque and dark russet in color. Head of is white small, fades quickly and leaves bubbly lava traces abroad. Huge delicous nose also with a TH feel. (Alright). Toffee malt aromas ooze from the snifter, thick and creamy of molten toffee to be exact, like at a candy factory or a world of sweets. Although the aromas aren’t overly sweet they are pleasant. bursting with dried fruits led by smyrna fig, golden raisin, mollasses, maple, hints of caramel, cherry, Very little in way of alcohol aroma. This is one sexy smelling BW. This is my kind of beer. The finish on this is unbelievable and makes it very difficult not to keep sipping. It’s like a milk chocolate covered toffee candy. Thick, chewy, somewhat rugged mouthfeel but it’s very nice. Basically the same flavors as what was described as in the nose but with more of a brown sugar taste than the mollasses. RS is moderate on the coating mid palate but increases on the finish. Alochol is very well hidden. Some slight bitterness on the finish as well. A damn good BW indeed. Now for a distributor in Ohio to pick this brewery back up again.

bottle(2006) from yonkers 65: pour syrupy with absolutly no head or bubbles at all, the colour is brown orange. the aroma is sweet caramel malts, dark fruits, spicyness and some hops. the flavour is sweet caramel, slight raisin, and floral hops. even with out the carbonation this beer is very good sweet and velvety smooth on the palate.

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, 2006 batch, savoured on June 8 2007; eye: dark burnt orange, no head, no effervescence, lightly hazy, no lacing; nose: nice balance between the caramelized malt and the floral hops, rich chocolate, small dark berries; mouth: velvety, syrupy, caramelized malt, nice hops, pepper, alcohol warmth, nice finale where the caramelized malt dances with the floral hops with a nice twist of pepper coming out, full body, surprisingly easy to drink, creamy and sticky texture, quite sweet, mildly bitter, not much carbonation; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, 2006, savourée le 8 juin 2007; œil : orange brûlé foncé, pas de mousse, pas d’effervescence, légèrement voilée, pas de dentelle; nez : belle balance entre le malt caramélisé et le houblon floral, chocolat riche, petits fruits foncés; bouche : veloutée, sirupeuse, malt caramélisé, beau houblon, poivre, chaleur de l’alcool, belle finale où le malt caramélisé et le houblon dansent ensemble avec un petit coup de poivre en prime, corsée, très facile à boire, texture crémeuse et collante, ronde en bouche, assez sucrée, moyennement amère, peu carbonatée; en résumé : pas mal bon