Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

(traded for) 2007 - Half a finger of head once in glass. Head falls, but still whole bunch of bubbles coating inside of glass. Muddy brown body. Looks like swamp water. Aroma of light bourbon. Flavors of vanilla and lightly toasted coconut. Perhaps also some raisins and Blood Orange. Mellow body. Bit of bitterness in the aftertaste. Thinnish body. Ar: 7 Ap: 3 Ta: 8 Pa: 3 Ov: 17 TTL: 3.8 (traded for) 2009 - Full finger head which lingers a bit longer. Body is still muddy, but more of a dull orange color. Aroma of fresh oranges. Very fruity flavor of tangerines and oranges. So completely different compared to the 2007. No boozy flavor like most oak aged beers. Clean palate. Ar: 8 Ap: 3 Ta: 9 Pa: 4 Ov: 18 TTL: 4,1

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

12oz bottle shared by Mike, thanks
Hazy amber with a small beige head and some lacing. Aroma is malty, woody and vanilla. Flavors of toasted malts, woody, leather and vanilla
Very nice, smooth

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

Batch 64 (ratebeer edition). Pours a brown-ish orange murky color with thin white head. It has a big aroma with a nice thick oakiness with streams of creamy caramel seeping through the wood. I also get mild muted citrus and pine hops, a hint of yeast and more wood. First sip, darn this tastes good. It starts thick, malty and creamy caramel followed by a pile of dried out oak logs. Then the muted citrus hops show up and grow to an almost bitter note. Near the finish some dark fruity esters show up with the hops, creamy caramel and malts to add an extra flare to an already tasty mixture. YUM!!

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

Panda thanks to Ibrew2or3: Poured a mahogany brown with a khaki head. Aroma is boozy, woodsy, oak, dark fruits, rich malts, light sugar, toffee. Taste is thick, caramel, rich malts, boozy, dark fruits, toffee, sugary, woodsy, burn oak.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Pours hazy chestnut, not much head. Fruity aroma has a woody hint. Woody, fruity and malty flavor is very enjoyable. Texture has OK body but plenty of fizz. This Fred is fun!

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

Had this mixed up with Bourbon FFTW. I actually like this one better as it tones down the sweet boozinees while adding a layer of oaky complexity while maintaining the fruit and slightly bitter aspect of the base. Great stuff.

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

So Fred decided to make an appearance last evening and I'm glad he showed up. Complexity is off the charts on this finely aged treat. The malts have developed into a slinky smooth stream of fermented berries, port wine, woody oak, and toast with hints of vanilla, maple and molasses. Easy sipping and thoroughly enjoyable.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

2008. Bottle from scrizz. Wow. Orange-amber color with a pencil thin head that’s short lived. Complex aroma with cherry, candi sugar, toffee, caramel, plums, oak. The flavors are incredibly smooth; tobacco, oak, sweet toffee, caramel, candy apples. A controlled hoppy spiciness in the finish that’s a perfect compliment to the sweet flavors. This is a damn fine beer. Thanks Clint!

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

Pours a dark golden colour with a big white sturdy head, lacing is superb .. . smell is of sweet maple, light alcoholic wood, sherry, vanilla, oak .. . 1-1 at the half, usa vs hon ... .. super smooth, medium to full sweetness but the barrel aging does a nice job of dancing with the sweetness .. . touch of bitterness that just works, good dog! .. . HotD, pelo del perro .. lacing really is fantastic, The deaf man would weep for the blind man. .. USA USA USA!!! .. . no alcohol burn detected, quite amazing it that aspect! .. . fruity and light oak, maple and magic tastes.. a true classic barrel aged beer!

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

Hard to control myself after tasting this wonderful beer. I had taken it to a party for my neice's graduation party and the theme for the beers I had selected was barrel aged. This was a fantastic example of a barrel aged barleywine. The aroma is inviting, sweet malts, slightly boozy, with a nice dose of wood, fruits, hops, and brown sugar. The color looks like something you'd find pouring out of an old rusty radiator. The flavor in this beer just melds so nicely together. Sweet malts, citrusy hops, vanilla, oak, alcohol, brown sugar, tobacco and slightly floral. Highly recommended and well worth it's good name.