Fred Batch #79
(Batch of Fred)
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.66
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Rating #4,500! Bottle purchased in Indiana, 2011. Dark brown pour with a short head of ecru foam. Smell has some malt and a bit of brandy. Smell started a little off, but then the taste pulled it through. A thick, sweet hit of Bourbon, in the guide of an Oktoberfest. For a moment, I thought this might have gotten too old, but I'm finding new ways it's held up.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle at Cafe Volo.
pours a DEEP mahogany/caramel color. Nose is big on malt, and caramel. flavour is much of the same. The alcohol warms my throat as it goes down, just a superb sipping barley wine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From tap at Hair of the Dog, Portland. Aroma is sweet malt, dried fruits, bit candied, ripe fruits, caramel, a touch of hops, with spicy notes. Flavour is rather sweet with a little bitterness in the finish and a boozy liquor touch. Body is full. Sweet and heavy, drinks like a royal shot of spicy liquor. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Tap at Borefts 2019: Slightly hazy orange colored brew with an dry bitter taste, hints of caramel, grapefruit, some burning alcohol and some wood. Quite complex beer which is easy to drink.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Plans were made for a friend and me to go to Portland to hit the high spots in the beer industry there. Then covid hit and the trip came apart. After that I saw the news that Hair of the Dog was closing its doors. Damn. There went the place at the top of my list. Later I did find Halftime offering bottles of Fred. And I bought one. So, I will have my one tasting from Hair of the Dog and that is taking place this evening. My Chimay glass is out for this, something of a salute in my opinion. The pour is an indistinct amber-gold, very little in the way of a head but there is a stupendous carbonation. I smell ripe fruit and cane syrup. The drink finally, I can say it was worth the wait. Grain, figs, hops, malt, hard candy, vanilla and red plums. Sweet and bitter, nicely done. It seems boozy, the 10% abv has its influence. David Bowie is playing in the background, just saying how it is. I sit back and contemplate the finish of the bottle.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
0.355 l bottle from 'Drinks & Gifts', batch #102. A little hazy, amber with a thin, frothy, almost stable, off-white head. Sweetish-malty, gently resiny and a little fruity aroma of pine, sultanas, pear, vanilla, bourbon and some caramel. Fairly sweet, malty, slightly bitter, quite resiny and slightly fruity taste of pine, bourbon, vanilla, sultanas, pear, molasses and some caramel, followed by a medium long, gently bitter, resiny and a little boozy finish. Medium to full body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Lovely ASA, very malty and resiny, so glad I got the chance to finally try it before it's too late. So sad that such an iconic brewery just disappears from the beer world.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(Draught at Omnipollos Hatt, Stockholm, 9 March 2022) Brownish amber colour, hazy, with brief tan head. Malty, vinous nose with dried fruit, caramel, brown sugar, figs and dates. Malty, fruity, vinous taste with notes of caramel, dried fruit, prunes, raisins, figs, brown sugar and a finish with a good alcohol bite and a mild, spicy bitterness. Full body, quite sweet. Solid, complex and well made barley wine. Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
A red-brown beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has strong maltyness, caramel, dried apricot, some pine. Taste is quite similar, caramel malts, pine, quite strong and balancing bitterness, apricot. Full bodied, velvety palate. Brilliant beer, richness of malts, complex, balanced. Delicious.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Aus der Flasche im 2021-12 getrunken. Diese kupferfarbende American Barley Wine erinnert an ein Imperial IPA. In der Nase ist deutlich eine leicht harzige Hopfennote und Getreidearomen deutlich. Am Gaumen hat es genügend alkoholische Süsse um die Hopfenbitterkeit, die ich nicht mag, recht gut auszugleichen. Nicht schlecht gebraut und sogar recht lecker.
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.