Hair of the Dog Little Dog (Adam)

Brewed by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Style: Mild Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint

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On tap, orange color with some frothy foam, aroma is malty dry fruit, sweet light flavors of malt, earthy, grain and leather, better than the description sounds

A hazed dirty brown ale wit a thin off white head. In aroma, nice grainy malt with light British hops. In mouth, a nice roasted malt with grainy notes, light rye, British herbal hops, nice. On tap at brewery, Oct. 7 2012.

Tap at Hair Of The Dog, Portland - 06/11/12. Murky chestnut brown with a thin off white head that soon clears to the edge. Nose of leather, tobacco, toffee, sweet sugars and light honey tones. Taste follows and also incorporates light wood, toffee and a pinch more tobacco. Light body with little carbonation a little on the thin side. A bit of a let down in all honesty.

Draft at the brewery. Pours a muddy brown with a small white head that leaves a slight ring and film. Light aroma. Notes of nuts, chocolate, toast, and leather. Flavor of light smoke, leather, chocolate, nuts, and earth. Light bodied, with moderate carbonation and a light, earthy mouthfeel. Nice mild ale.

had at the tap room. Poured from tap into a pint glass. Pours a great amber color with a real good head. Well balanced and classic bitter notes of toffee, caramel, malts and some biscuits. Very nice depth considering the abv. Very good feel, but lacking some depth on the flavors of malts, toffee, and caramel. It’s shocking how much flavor is brought at 3.2%. Seriously, it’s a massive achievement and this is just a real good beer on the whole. This is a picture perfect session brew.

My Bottom Line:
Resinous hops and light, earthy malts surround discreet fruit and straightforward yeast flavors.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the turbid reddish brown.
-This is not nearly as interesting as the best Mild Ales or Bitters out there. Then again, it might not have been in the best condition either. It’s hard to tell. The first glasses from this keg were nearly all yeast...
-Adam’s complex malts are sadly impossible to identify.
-Wooden hop bitterness is much higher than expected.

On tap at the Siboire, in Sherbrooke.

Verre de 10 oz, d’un fût au Siboire. Arômes de malt légèrement torréfiés et fumés et de houblons terreux et boisés. Robe brunâtre très trouble, peu de mousse et effervescence moyenne. En bouche, le houblonnage se montre très présent mais pas particulièrement attrayant, contribuant des notes terreuses et épicées. Il y a également beaucoup de levure en suspension, ce qui engendre une certaine astringence et diminue la fraîcheur des autres saveurs. Le malt, très svelte, apporte des notes torréfiées et chocolatées. Finale relativement amère de houblon terreux. Je m’attendais à beaucoup plus de cette bière.

3 oz. sample at Hair of the Dog tasting room, pours a dark amber / orange brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of leather, dry rye malt and maybe some horse blanket. Flavour of dry rye malt, leather and quite a musty, dirty note on the finish. Smooth, but with a bitter finish. My least favourite of the Little Dogs (thus far). Decent.

12oz pour at HotD. Pours a hazy, brown colr with a big light tan head and lots of lacing. Aroma is malty, bread. Medium on the palate with soft, creamy carbonation. Flavor is sweet, malty, smokey, nutty, with a nice smokey finish that lingers. Very tasty, and at 3.2%, very drinkable.

On tap at the brewery. Pours a dark red color with a medium white head. A sweet malty nose with distinct fruity hops. The flavor is rich earthy and malty, a bit thin, light earthy fruity hops. Enjoyable.