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Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood

Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company

Portland, Oregon USA

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3614.06/5.04.06/5.0Special10%97.7Snifter P  Stats

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Fred From the Wood was aged in new, medium toast oak barrels for around a year and then allowed to mellow for 6 more years. Brewed in 1997. Occasionally available at the brewery only in limited quantities.

RateBeer Special Release 06/06,Batch 64: We hope you enjoy this release of Fred from the Wood, the first of RateBeer.com’s Worldwide Masters Series. This request edition beer showcases the artful strength and technical brewing excellence of Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon. Sprints is consistently rated by RateBeer’s thousands of beer enthusiasts as one of the world’s most elite brewers. He has kindly honored our request for a special edition of Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood, which is aged in oak barrels for six months and is truly world-class beer. -- Joe Tucker, RateBeer.com

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 garthicus (559), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20

Jan 24, 2008  
Batch 64 - thanks Blankboy. Crisp copper - orange colour, slight white head. Oranges - Pineapples -Tropical aroma some apples in there too (some sourness). Sticky toffee initial flavour, hops and spices, honey and lemon. Lovely lingering sticky honey finish

Swolf3 (88), Elkton, Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Bottle thanks to BuckeyeBoy. Thanks! Poured a murky brown color with a thin layer of head that didn’t last long. Aroma was funky for sure, sweet, fruity, and tobacco. Taste was funky and different then anything I have had before, similar to the aroma along with alcohol, oak and dark fruits. Finish was smooth and complex. Not a huge fan but glad I tried it.


 GMCC2181 (422), Bear, Delaware, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 7, 2008  
12 oz bottle shared by swolf3, thanks wolf. Weird muddy brown color, not much head. The aroma was funky, smelled just like tobacco but fruity as well. Flavor was close to the aroma, again the tobacco flavor, touch of dark fruits, oak, vanilla, and smoke. Smooth texture. Definetely complex but to be honest just not to my liking. I am glad I tried it but wouldnt buy or even want to try it again. Just different....Hats off to Alan for trying something unique, but I will have to stick to the regular FRED! Thanks wolf for sharing!


paytoplay (56), , California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Dark rich oak and boozy flavors. Rich with intense length. Not the easiest brew to drink. 12oz bottle Toronado SD. Much better from the Wood than the regular. Not sure what batch. Drinking well and this brew could age for a really long time.


 robinvboyer (1052), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Sep 30, 2008  
nose of vanilla, oak, caramel, hops, and some sticky toffee apples. the mouthfeel is so thick, and satisfying. Wow, what a flavour!! SUPER smooth, some really nice vanilla, and oak flavours topped off with more of that toffee apple, with a nice hoppy finish, with a lingering caramal. wow, what an amazing beer!


 Immy (1583), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/517/20
Sep 27, 2008  
12 oz bottle shared by gputty. RB batch 64 release. Lightly hazed amber with an off white head. Excellent nose, sweet and woody, vanilla, caramel and tropical fruits. Flavor is much the same, with a light whiff of smoke. Amazingly smooth body, nice lace. This has really held it’s own!



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