Hair of the Dog Rose Cassis

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

Pours wtih a very murky amber body with a purple hue topped by a thin to medium thick head with a little lacing. It’s slightly sweet yet sour with a note of berries. Medium bodied, dry and crisp.

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

Sampled from bottle purchased at the brewery. This belgian-inspired beer pours a murky purple with a rose-colored head. Oddly attractive. Aroma is not only the expected currants, but also some other over-ripe fruits and black pepper spice from the yeast. Wonderful because it is assertive, but not over-done. Flavor is perfectly bitter just like the HotD beers. Warming, smooth and full-bodied. Very drinkable (or digestible, for the belgian critics). The fruit flavor is subdued as to not overpower the underlying beer's (a tripel) characteristics. Also quite woody and earthy. Sooo much going on with this beer it is remarkable that it is not overpowering. This is the best 'fruit' beer I've had and I wish I had more.

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

Pours a startling mauve color, and utterly opaque, with frothy, lasting pink head. What girl wouldn't love a mauve beer with pink head? As it turns out, any beer nerd, male or female, will appreciate this fantastic HOTD brew. The aroma is very Belgiumy with light grains akin to a trippel, distinct alcohol notes, and sour berries. The flavors are so well-melded (no doubt from the extended stay in the holding tank), it's hard to define the taste. I wonder if this is one of the beers Alan brews with all squash instead of hops...The berries add a lot, but they're not sweet and sissified, rather sophisticated. Medium bodied and surprisingly smooth in light of the strength. I bought two bottles at the brewery and I wish I had bought more. If you see it, try it.