Hair of the Dog Fred

Bottle at Zeno’s. Superb aroma. Golden grain and honey, Twizzlers licorice and oak. Mild vanilla, alcohol vapor. Absolutely divine. I want to suffocate by this. Copper amber clear body with foamy thick off-white lacing head. Heavy body, almost oily in its thickness, with medium carbonation. Dregs add cloudiness and a more chewy body. Taste is awesome. Sweet throughout, with plum and raisin, oak, vanilla, toffee, and chalky, light-bitter hops. Well-balanced with mild warming. Tasty sweet after. Great ale!

12oz bottle: 1st off HOLY HEAD! pour this very slow i have never seen a beer make a head so quick and so big without trying. aroma is a little sweet color is a hazy brown flavor has a bit of a kick to it. its got this sweet tangy flavor in there but hard to describe really like it and its not to sweet. this beer is a must try.

On Tap @Taphouse Bellevue... The last pint tapped out of the keg. A cloudy, burnt orange color with a fruity, hoppy, malty aroma wafting out of the 1 inch head. The flavor was full from start to finish, with the alcohol letting its presence be known all the way down. A very memorable brew!

Bottle from SamuraiArtist. Thanks Ezra! Batch 70. Pours a hazy golden with a small white head and lots of floaties. Nose is full of tropical fruits, alcohol, phenols, peaches, and plums. Flavor is very sweet and fruity, but in a much different manner than most american barleywines. Alcohol is highly noticeable in the flavor. The finish is bitter and alcoholic. I must say I was quite disappointed with this brew, considering how much I loved Adam, and Fred ftw. Im pretty sure this was a relatively new batch so that may have had something to do with it. Would like to revisit with a bottle with some age on it.

Pours a cloudy amber color with a nice sized white head. Aroma is dominated by the strength of alcohol. Also contains hints of spices and white fruits. Taste is very similar to the aroma in which the 10% abv is not masked very well at all. tastes of strong alcohol that is slightly balanced with golden apple and spices. The alcohol taste becomes less overbearing as it warms.

12 oz bottle, batch 56 (thanks to Crosling!). Pours a hazy golden orange with huge yeast chunks. The head is huge and meringue-like and retains well and laces the glass some.

The aroma is sweet bready malts, fruits (melon and figs), and honey with some vinous alcohol.

The flavor is sweet sugary fruits, caramel malts and some bittering (grassy hops) and warming alcohol at the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full with nice velvety carbonation.

Overall, a well made and well balanced barley wine. It’s definitely big, bold and intense. It loses some of its sweetness and becomes a little more harsh as it warms to room temperature.

copying from my tasting notes. Bottle. Nice copper pour with a nice think head. NIce and malty with a dark fruit flavor through out. Best at room temp, and shared with other people. Very Very good

Hazy amber-copper body with a thick fluffy off-white head. Effervescent and malty with traces of plums, raisins, and caramel. Boozy but not cloying. Powerfully robust and uniquely intriguing. Better share this beer, because it can wreck your game. Great sipping, fireside beer for those chilly lightless days. Yum!