Hair of the Dog Greg

Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

Draft @ HotD. Pours a mostly clear yellow with great white lace. Aroma of sugery/honey fruit and mild grain. Taste is sweet, grainy, with some honey and spice. Mildly refreshing. This was a very interesting brew.

Tap at HOTD. Pours to a hazy straw colored body with a white head. The aroma is slightly sweet pilsener malt. Mild alternative sourced sugards. The flavor is sweeter pilsener malt than expected. It must be from the squash. Almost like a cardamom, but that could simply be a mild astringency. The palate is smooth and medium light bodied.

Draught from the brewery. Hazy golden appearance with a strong head. The bartender had quite the difficult time pouring it, because it was quite carbonated. Prickly carbonation on the tongue. Not a lot of squash is hitting my taste buds. I’m getting a TON of that pilsner malt. Subtle vegetable backing, but I wouldn’t say that it could be easily identified as squash; however, there is a distinct earthy/vegetable taste to the beer. The beer seems to settle quite a bit, carbonation wise. I love Hair of the Dog stuff, but I don’t know, this beer seems to be dominated by that pilsner malt flavor. The squash addition seems to play only a minimal role. It was quite the pungent brew (I’m speaking in past-tense because I had this last night), but I didn’t get much squash. Overall, this was a unique experience, but I was expecting a different dimension. I’ve been waiting to try this for years.

Hmm, an interesting brew, this - light body, tangy, wheaty - a bit of honey and wildflower - squash adds an interesting sweetness to the mix - a touch of phenols add further depth - a light tingly acidity on the tail end - interesting.

On tap at Hair of the Dog. Pours a cloudy blond with a small white head. Aroma of candied fruits, pineapple and squash. Flavour of squash, candied pineapple, spices, cinnamon - similar to a pumpkin beer. Dirty flavour, interesting, but not a fan of this style.

On tap at Hair of the Dog, split with Matts_Property, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of squash, candied pineapple. Flavour of squash, spices (like pumpkin), with a very dry palate. Fairly simple and uninteresting. Decent.

2009 on Draft. Aroma: Ripe, rich malt plus a little pumpkin Flavor: Rich, mild, full-bodied initially, then malt with a slight pumpkin note. Finishes very soft and round.

Tap at the brewery. Pours a light gold with a thin white head. Musty hops, squash in the aroma. Smooth malt taste, yams and a touch of hop bitterness. Weird brew.