Hair of the Dog Ruth

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

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.
Clear medium orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, tobaco, moderate hoppy, flowers, orange - apricot, wet wool. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light metalic. [20090208]

Bottled - tasted blind. An unclear dark golden beer with a beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with hoppy notes of grapefruit as well as notes of Belgian yeast. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of Belgian yeast and American hops - a bit over the top for my liking - like a Belgian IPA. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of BrianK. Pours a hazy golden with massive impurities and an off-white head. Yeast and fruit in the nose. Light-bodied with a heavy carbonation, notes of yeast, fruit and spices. Astringent, bitter finish. 010209

From bottle, blindtasting #1. Pours hazy orange with a slowly collapsing white head. Yeasty, mild spiced and hoppy. Somewhat cheeesy too. Sweet caramel malty and slight yeasty flavoured. Phenolic and medium dry finish with a lasting herbal impression.

Bottled. Hazy yellowish orange colour, small white head. Aroma is very fruitish, but sour. Hoppy fruits, alcohol and very sour flavour. Due to the enormous sourness, it was kind of hard to find all minor flavours in it.

Bottled. Golden colour, lightly hazy. Fresh, somewhat acidic apple aroma. Light bodied with clean mouthfeel. Only lightly hopped, light medium bitterness. Surprsisingly subtle for a US west coast beer. I wonder if travelling has done it damage?

Bottle. Hazy amber coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of hops, pine needles and yeast with notes of grass. Fruity flavour of caramel, hops and pine needleswith notes of yeast and grape fruits. Hoppy finish. Very drinkable.

Bottle. Vinous aroma, some bread, old fruit. Cloudy yellow colour. Small white head. The flavour has the same old fruit as the aroma, but it is tolerable. Wheaty flavour, a little vinous. Old white bread. Some pepper in the finish.

Date: 04/04/2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: Belmont Station, Portland

hazy yellow, thin fine white head, slightly sweet biscuit malt aroma, medium body, balanced malt flavor, hint of bitterness, short finish, not much flavor or excitement
-------- /> Date: 05/19/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 2.4 to 2.6

hazy dark gold, dense foamy white head, lots of lace, light sweet spicy malt aroma, lots of tart lemony flavor with balancing phonolic spices and a touch of hops,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Hazy golden with a medium white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with baking yeasty and hints of coriander. Flavour was sweet with yeasty, malty and coriander notes.