Fred
(has 5 batches)
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.63
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Fred was created to honor beer writer and historian Fred Eckhardt. Fred is a big inspiration for me and many other brewers. Fred’s work in all-grain brewing and beer styles helped me become a better brewer. Fred the beer is a deep golden color. It is made with aromatic and rye malts and includes 10 different hop varieties in an effort to incorporate the whole world into this beer. It has 10% alcohol by volume and 65 IBUs. We hope that Fred will inspire you to share your knowledge with others as Fred has with us. (Click on the picture for a larger view.) Wondering about the age of your Fred? Check the Fred vintage guide.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ jbrus’s place. Strong vinous aroma with fresh cheese, banana and melon. Syrupy mouthfeel. Strong hopbitter flavor matched with tropical fruit and then returning in the almost oily hopbitter aftertaste. Rather alcoholic, but not annoying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
08.08.2019, tap @ Bakushu Club Popeye:
Small slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head, hazy golden orangy color. Aroma is slightly dry boozy, dusty caramel malts, fruit stones, bark, minerals, alcohol, toffee, paper, sawdust, cardboard, dried grain, hints of raisins. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish boozy, bark, fruit stones, caramel malts, sour grass, minerals, alcohol, paper, harsh hops, sawdust, harsh citrus peel. Longlasting harsh bitterness, boozy mouthfeel. Fair enough, needs years in the cellar...
Small slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head, hazy golden orangy color. Aroma is slightly dry boozy, dusty caramel malts, fruit stones, bark, minerals, alcohol, toffee, paper, sawdust, cardboard, dried grain, hints of raisins. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish boozy, bark, fruit stones, caramel malts, sour grass, minerals, alcohol, paper, harsh hops, sawdust, harsh citrus peel. Longlasting harsh bitterness, boozy mouthfeel. Fair enough, needs years in the cellar...
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2019
at 08:41
8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by ippopotamo36 @Luppolo Station (Rome). Thank you Alberto! Ambrata/ramata, carica, velata, schiuma bianco-sporca media. Al naso note di frutta sotto spirito, datteri secchi, sciroppo d'acero, fragoline di bosco, etilico. In bocca è dolce, rotonda, maltata, con finale di vino fortificato, ancora fragoline sotto spirito. Corpo pieno, carbonazione media. Stratosferica.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2019
at 16:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle from wchesser poured into a snifter. Deep golden with small white head. Aroma is caramel malt, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt, some what spicy rye, and some hops backbone for balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2019
at 00:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
2015 vintage bottle. Pours a clear, bronze color, with a small, bubbly, white head. Lots of floaters. The aroma is sweet cherries, spruce, apricot, honeysuckle, strong cloves, and butterscotch. Medium to heavy body, with a syrupy, boozy palate. Sweet, with a lot of savory spice. Delicious and unique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2019
at 19:17
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Orange gold pour. Large foamy beige head. Complex fruity malt nose. Bittersweet toasted malt. Complex and spicy. Loads of flavor. Earthy rye, bitter hops, honey and lemon verbena. Sharp bitter notes in finish. Warming alcohol notes as well. Unusua and magnificent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2019
at 03:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle form the dregs run, cheers Craig. Pours clear dark golden. Aromas of booze, spice, light vanilla. Taste is sweet, cloying. Not sure why they bothered putting 10 hop varieties in, as none are discernible. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2018
at 07:09