Hair of the Dog Matt

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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UPDATED: JUL 13, 2012 355 ml bottle, 2010 vintage @ Hair of the Dog, Portland.
Pours deep dark red-brown color with minimal to no head. Aroma has very strong plum, raisins, sugar, caramel, toffee and port wine notes. Flavour of caramel, ripe fruits, sweet sugary alcohol and cognag notes. Sweet but still exquisite.
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35,5 cl bottle vintage 2010 @ the brewpub
Aroma is sweet with dark fruits, plums and american hops. Also hints of cherries. Flavour is sweet and rather strong on plums, sweet malt and sugar - feels a bit like porto. Malty palate with a feeling of alcohol. Complex, contains many features typical to American Strong Ales. The sweetness disturbs me but I guess it is inevitable with a beer like this.

120712. From the bottle at the brewery, 2010 batch. Pours dark brown with a minimal head. Aroma plums, barley. Sweet. Medium low carbonation. Not Bad.

bottle 355cl@the brewery pours dark brown with no head. aroma of plums, sweetness. plum flavor, very nice

Bottle shared by drabmuh. Thanks Matt. Served with Adam, Adam from the Wood, Cherry Adam from the Wood, Fred, Bourbon Fred, Doggie Claws ’05. The beer appears nearly still and a dark brown color. The aroma is nice, with a lot of booze, pepper, spice, fruit, barrels. Smooth on the palate. Low carbonation with less booze in the flavor than was present in the aroma. Complex and delicious, this one is a slow sipper. Great blend of bourbon and fruit flavors, with light spice. Overall, a terrific beer. Glad to have finally tried it. It is my name, after all.

12oz bottle, second batch I’m told. Big black, minimal bubbles. Very smooth, low carbonation, big pear and oak note. Big, rich, balanced flavors. Grand, pear alcohol. Well hidden alc. Tasty and interesting.

3rd March 2010
Cloudy dark brown beer, no real head. Light semi dry palate with low carbonation. Spicy apple, sweet aniseed and boozy malt. Finishes with a fair bit of alcohol heat. Already a year old but this likely needs more time. Still a fairly unique beer!

Pours black with no head. Very little carbonation. Smell is pretty big bourbon and vanilla, some toffee . Some fruity notes like a barleywine. Taste is very sweet, very complex, very little alcohol. Chocolate front, fruity middle, alcohol burn in the back, along with sugar, toffee, caramel and vanilla. Amazingly drinkable for the abv. Great, great beer.

Bottle from BuckeyeBoy, shared by KyotoLefty. Big thanks to both. What a complex aroma! Port wine, prunes, raisins, and .... Looks kinds ugly, prune juice. Verrry sweet, smoky, and sherry-like flavors. Some phenolic notes and wood, too. Myriad flavor changes through initial, mid, and final. It goes on and on. Completely flat, smooth, warming in the mouth. This is a heady brew. So rich and complex.

Bottle, a gift from BuckeyeBoy. Thanks, Jeremy! Almost black, with some orange, flat. Fruity nose, caramel, apple, light smoke, and some barrel. Fruity apple flavor, chocolate, smoke. Very fruity, port, champagne, wood. Amazingly complex, all kinds of flavors going on, yet holds together greatly. Wonderful stuff.