Fred
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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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. A-Caramel, brown sugar, mild pine. A- Light bronze color, slightly hazy liquid, off white head. T- Caramel, malt, pine, brown sugar, subtle dark fruit, slightly bitter. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- Just can't ever seem to really get behind the hype of most Hair of the Dog beers, especially the big ones. This wasn't near as complex as I thought it would be and seemed to lack depth. Tasted like a bland barleywine or an old double ipa. Honestly a pass for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2021
at 18:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
According to HotD site this was bottled in September 2011, almost 10 years ago. Pours mostly clear, amber rather than golden, and an off white head with some retention. Aroma's: sweet, soft fruit, light raisin. Retronasal it's sweetish, fruity, bitter. Flavour is moderate sweet with a firm bitterness. Medium bodied, good carbonation. Long finish, quite bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
from
De Bierkoning
on 12 Mar 2021
at 20:43
4.5/10
ACBF 2017
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2020
at 21:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Three years old. Pours a clear bronze colour with no head and just some small light beige lacings. Aroma of pine, caramel, brown sugar, creme brulee, cognac and oak. Some spices. Flavour of pine, oak, rum, grapefruit, caramel and warming alcohol in the end. Some dried apricot. Has a silky mouth feel, rich body and a medium bitterness. Rich all the way, and surprsingly bitter after three years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2020
at 18:29
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flaska från Mikkeller & Friends bottleshop, batch 96, gissningsvis 2016. Gulfärgad klar med hög vit krona. Honung, ljus malt, kandisocker, apelsinskal. Relativt hög beska. Vissa belgiska drag. Old school, fin och klar amerikansk barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2020
at 12:56
10/10
Tried
on 31 Jan 2020
at 20:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Fakin Craft Beer Bar, Zagreb. Clear dark golden, minimal head. Aroma is caramel, syrup, brandy, ripe fruit, dried fruit: figs and prunes. Toast. Hop aroma is slightly harsh, soon giving way to much softer malt notes. Strong, oily, brandy-like. Sweet, alcohol well hidden. Light spice, lots of dried fruit. Raisins, figs. Honey. Medium body, moderate finish. Rich and smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2019
at 21:08
8/10
Hops starting to mellow, raisin sherry oxidation starting to come out. Caramel, crackers and candi sugar. Tasty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2019
at 20:05
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from 2007. Pours hazy dark muddy brown with no head. Aromas of caramel, fainted hops, dark jam, light salmiak, heavy malt, dark ripe fruits. Taste is malty, caramel, faded hops, raisins, dates, bitter licorice-like finish. Such a good balance!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 17:19
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap at Craftheads. Blonde. Wow, lovely taste. Rounded, booze is there but hidden. Very smooth. Grainy, but sweet, orchard fruit, sticky sweetness. Treacle/golden syrup. Very easy drinking. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03