 aobecksy (647), Middle of no where, Ohio, USA
Jan 6, 2003 Updated: Mar 24, 2003Again huge head; I think I am liking hair of the dog!! Batch 36 and fanf%$&ingtastic. Sweet taste and dry finish. Perfect, almost.
Eyedrinkale (3106), Beer Town, New York, USA
Mar 17, 2004 Updated: Jul 13, 2004Cloudy yellow with a big, beautiful head. Spicy, citrus and vanilla aroma. The taste was all vanilla nicely balanced with mellow yeastiness. This was fantastic. Sweet, sticky, spicy and just the right bitterness.
schwaiger (90), Laramie, Wyoming, USA
May 15, 2006 12 oz. bottle of HOTD Golden Rose, batch 32. Bottle conditioned for a while I guess, since they don’t label them like this anymore. Poured a reddish oxidized bronze color with a small white head that diminished fairly quickly. Cloudy liquid with a little sediment. Guess I poured it too fast. An awesomely complex nose with big aromas of mandarin oranges and raisins and an old port. Light malty smell with some butter, vanilla, cane sugar, and vinegar. Has a lot in common with the boquete of a sur lie chardonnay. The aroma just seemed to build and build. Some initial sourness of apple cider vinegar nicely balanced with sweet sherry or brandy and some mellow buttery notes. LIvely carbonation. A nice, long, refreshing, and moderately sweet finish. I was blown away by how good this was. A fine beer and highly recommended.
ultraspank (856), Dublin, Ohio, USA
Oct 31, 2002 Had a few bottles of this while watching the game. Very fruity and complex nose. Very
pleasant notes of berries, flowers, spice, oats, cinnamon, and brown sugar. I swear it
smells exactly like Cap’n Crunch Crunchberries Cereal. Pours a cloudy honey with lots of
floaties. The massive dense white head is rocky and mostly lasting with great lacing.
Heavyweight flavor that is very warm and deep. No shortage of balance here either. The
long finish is bitter, sweet, spicy, and sour. The medium ultra creamy body is lively, and
finishes alcoholic. This is a colossal brew. Hair of the Dog brews are at the top of my
wishlist now.
joet (1622), Fulton, California, USA
Aug 17, 2002 batch 33 served in a tulip at Toronado, perfect looking in the glass, golden glowing and Chimay foam, floral sweetness, malt cookie clean on alcohol vapor trails, herbal, delicious! -- some sea monkeys though few and very tiny. Orangey flavors and neroli nose notes, tangy and with citric acid feel, nectarine and rindy. This is definitely a sipping beer bordering on brutal. Lots of character and the biggest tripel-category-twister I’ve had. Hints of peat.
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