Hair of the Dog Fred

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

12oz bottle from The Grapevine
Appearance: Hazy orange/amber with a small off-white head and good lacing in the glass
Aroma: Sweet malts, dark fruits, rye and belgian candy
Taste: Very smooth and silky mouthfeel. Sweet malts, spices and some bitterness in the finish
Very nice, smooth and easy to drink.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Batch #69. It’s a bit young. Pours a clear slightly pale copper with lasting white head and decent lacing. The aroma has a punch of hoppiness that is all over the place with spice, citrus and pine hop notes. The hoppiness is quickly dampened by a nice nose of caramel, dark fruity esters and alcohol phenols. The taste starts with a cherry bite aided by the carbonation followed by muted hop notes of pine and spice. Before the initial hop notes let go a creamy sweet caramel maltiness surfaces along with toffee, a rye twang, mild of dark fruity esters and a hint of biscuit. The hops re-take control of the flavor with a moderate bitter assault that continues to the finish. It ends with hop bitterness, sweet caramel maltiness and an alcohol tingling sensation. A year or two more would help.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours clear caramel, thin head. Aroma provides caramel, tart stone fruit and woody tones. Flavor delivers tart and slightly sweet stonefruit, woody, caramel and subtle citrus. Texture yields good smooth body and peppy fizz. From an old bottle - still good.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

I had this so long ago and wish I could have it every day. For a barleywine, this is on the lighter end of the spectrum. It is a shimmering gold color, slightly hazed, and topped with a tight creamy off-white head. Lots of fresh bread, molasses, figs, and earthy hops in the aroma. Mouthfeel is average, maybe a bit towards the fuller side. Flavor is complex. The beer is malty and sweet with bready caramel notes, and alcohol, and finishes with a good hop bite.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

On tap @ Hair of the Dog. Deep golden pour, light tan head, some lacing. Lots of malts and hops going on in the nose and palette. Earthy, sweet then hoppy and rich, big mouthfeel, nicely bitter and malty all at once. Big barleywine and quite flavorful.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Damn that's a big ol beer, thanks Pfoxyjohn! Huge caramel and alcohol nose and a really impressive looking beer, clear, orange and red, head that sticks around for the whole time. Taste is just outstanding in the barleywine catogory, sweet and bitter and perfectly balanced, HOTD does not make any half-assed beers.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

"wow, that is one of the best beers in Canada!" "It's from the States." "Oh. Pretty good." Maybe I should begin by saying I didn't know what I was getting myself into. I read that it was hoppy, and brewed with Belgian yeast, and then I poured it into a glass. I suppose I also knew it was Adam's lesser brother. But it's more like Adam's hot sister, this is a gorgeous brew! Ridiculous head, and really thick and creamy. I didn't yet know it was a barleywine, but the head is akin to a nitro stout (in a barleywine!?). Great aromatic hoppiness, "characteristic Oregon smoothness", and a really lovely floral nose that I found just whelming enough. Pleasantly surprised.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Didn't really know what I was opening here. When the bottle said golden ale I was thinking... didn't know really. But big barleywineish thing, not what I expected at all. Much more floral than any B-Wine I have had before, fragrant flowery orangy hops all over the place! Seems more like a thin bodied impy IPA! Cascades are obvious and enjoyed. Has that characteristic oregon smooth ness, but its cloudy and has a couple rough edges. Head retention and lacing are impressive: halfway through there is a sheet of bubbles a full 4 fingers up the far side of the glass. That should be a name for a nitro stout: the far side of the glass... really nice beer, so much fruit, not too malty, I don't find it hot at all. Purcahsed at beermongers portland. price is right for sure

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

A BIG thanks to Slowrunner 77 for this gem - one of many boxed up and sent to my home. I can't thank you enough! This beer was REALLY BIG. It was also quite hot - more booze than hop or malt. I really liked it but I think this one could've sat for a while to mellow out. The body was big and the aroma was hop and ethanol. In any event, this is a brewery I do not have access to and I was thrilled to give this beer a try! Many thanks again.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Has a nice, peachy, roasty sweet aroma. Very thick white head, maybe even too much carbonation. Amber color. Really attacks the tongue with hop spice and alcohol. A little sticky sweet, medium full body. Average lacing. Some hop bitterness in the aftertaste, but still fairly sweet. I did not find this beer as good as the score indicates.