Hair of the Dog Fred

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

Rich bronze with a large yellowish head that paints the glass with lacing. Sediment creates a brown gamut from sandy sepia (bottom) to golden tan (top). Nose is sweet and malty with caramel, raisins, and real minor alcohol. Flavor is similar, but less sweet and more floral, some wood, larger alcohol, grapefruit hops lingering in the aftertaste... a tasty combination! Palate is rich yet smooth, though a little alcoholic and cloying in the finish. Still, a great beer!

12oz. bottle from batch 62 purchased in Portland at Belmont Station. Pours a beautiful golden amber with an ever-increasing bubbly white head. Fred advertises itself as Golden Special Ale, and it’s much different than fellow barleywine "Adam". The rye really comes through in the aroma and is upfront in the flavor. This is a fantastic beer. Coupled with Blue Dot, 2/3 of the HotD beers I’ve had in Portland are great!

Thanks to Dansting. 12oz bottle, Batch 71. Served in a Duvel tulip. Bottle conditioned. Poured a hazy reddish gold with a thin white head. Spicy aroma with burnt sugar sweetness. Also a little alcohol. Full bodied and rich mouthfeel. Great malt complexity. Raisiny fruit. Some yeast esters. Maybe a little oxidation. Hop bitterness is restrained. Alcohol is warming. Definitely a sipper. Unique beer, very enjoyable.

12 oz bottle. Pours a nice clear amber gold with a yellow-white head. Strong rye nose balanced with a pleasant hopiness. Sweet caramel and strong rye come through clearly with an underlying hoppy bitterness. Very full body and a nice dry finish.

Poured a big, beautiful head from a 12oz bottle. Sweet smell hits you as soon as you pour it. Strong alcohol warmth, but its balanced by a sturdy hop taste. The hop bitterness hit me before the malt sweetness, but it certainly wasn’t overwhelming. Tasted a bit of raisin and definitely sugary syrup. Above average carbonation, especially for a "barley wine." Overall decent complex tasting beer you can’t necessarily afford to have too many of.

bright and sweet. hoppiness is balanced with a almost thick maple syrup sugary malt.

Bottle 35,5cl. Amber orange slightly hazy and very thick looking body with a small quickly disappering head. Lots of fat alcohol in the nose along with complex notes of wood, mud and hops. Very full and sweet body that hides the alcohol pretty good. Notes of hops, malt, alcohol and mud. Hops in the finish. Too fat and strong for me.

Bottle found at Beer Paradise in Holstebro. Hazy amber color with a nice orange head. Hoppy aroma with wood and raisin notes. Sweet taste with lots of hops , caramel and raisins. Nice and complex.