Adam from the Wood - Cherry
(has 8 batches)
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Adambier Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.95
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Cherry Adam from the Wood is aged with locally grown black cherries in oak casks for 15 months. The fruit lends a sweet tartness to the finish, melding with the wood and adding a new dimension of complexity. The 2008 bottling celebrates 15 years of business for me and was aged in Bourbon and Sherry barrels. The 2009 bottling was aged exclusively in Elijah Craig Bourbon barrels.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, thanks to Bruce at THE others tasting. It pours deep brown/purple with a medium tan head. The nose is wood, vanilla, toasted coconut, dark fruit, cherry, jam and toffee. The taste is dark ripe cherry, jam, dark fruit, wood, varnish, alcohol warmth, vanilla, toasted coconut and light meatiness with some light alcohol warmth in the finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and sticky mouth-feel. Not a great depth of flavour, but it is very tasty indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2013
at 04:37
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle at Hair Of The Dog, Portland - 06/11/12. 2012 vintage. Dark mahogony brown with a red edgeing and especially so when held in the light. Very thin tan head which soon clears to the edge. Big boozey nose of cherry, wood and toffee. Tastes of sweet cherries, wood, sweet sugars, sherry, booze. Full bodied with very little carbonation , warming alcohol taste leading to a fruity woody finish. Good stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2012
at 14:48
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
355ml bottle thanks to Joes. Bottle says 2011 brewed, 10%ABV. Weird, since it says 13.5 here. Pitch black color, no head at all. Smell malts, red wine, bourbon, oak, port. Taste malts, sweetness, port, sugar, lightly cherries. Low carbonation, medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2012
at 13:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
2011 version, 10% abv according to the bottle @ home thx to joes. Pitch black with no head. Smells red wine, port, wood, bourbon. Tastes very sweet, red fruits, dark chocolate, slightly roasty. Bit peppery on the tongue, silky an smooth, full body, little to no carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2012
at 13:50
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Pours purple-brown, with no head. Belgain chocolates pralines wiht rich cherry and cream, or Cherry Heering filling; voluptuous smell. Seriously sweet cherry, but somehowe this cannot be called oversweet. Mon Chéri on the upmost level. Mouthfeel is like cherry essence and chocolate sauce. This is truly beyond beer, but rather some kind of - superb - liqueur.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2012
at 00:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
35,5 cl bottle vintage 2008 @ the brewpub
Aroma is surprisingly light with woody notes, plums and sweetish cherries. Flavour has sweetish and somewhat tart cherries. Also some plums and warming alcohol in the finish that almost disturbs. A bit too much on the sweet side.
Aroma is surprisingly light with woody notes, plums and sweetish cherries. Flavour has sweetish and somewhat tart cherries. Also some plums and warming alcohol in the finish that almost disturbs. A bit too much on the sweet side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2012
at 19:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Thanks to Azurescens for this one! Opaque, deep black/dark brown liquid with minimal tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, cherries, caramel, very light vinegar, wood/oak, vanilla, booze and very light butter. Taste is medium sweet with no or very light bitterness with notes of lots of cherries, dark sugars, chocolate and wood. Medium bodied with soft carbonatio and really sticky, smooth mouthfeel. Really nice. Enjoyed this a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2012
at 16:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
13th March 2010
Opaque very dark brown beer. No head. Low carbonation. Slightly dry palate. Rich oak - not sweet. Dark malt with a little lactose sweetness. Repressed cherry and dark chocolate. Nice beer but not what I was expecting - hoping for something more luxuriant and oaky. 3.5
24th January 2013
THE Others tasting. Dark red brown beer, residual tan head. Palate is smooth and soft. A little wood. Sweet caramel malt and a little chocolate. The cherry is fairly well buried. Soft finish with mild hop bitterness and a warming afterglow.
Opaque very dark brown beer. No head. Low carbonation. Slightly dry palate. Rich oak - not sweet. Dark malt with a little lactose sweetness. Repressed cherry and dark chocolate. Nice beer but not what I was expecting - hoping for something more luxuriant and oaky. 3.5
24th January 2013
THE Others tasting. Dark red brown beer, residual tan head. Palate is smooth and soft. A little wood. Sweet caramel malt and a little chocolate. The cherry is fairly well buried. Soft finish with mild hop bitterness and a warming afterglow.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2012
at 07:21
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
33 cl. Bottle @ home / 2009 version: looks like wine, light shade of brown though, no inkling of head even, sweet syrup upfront, light honey, malts, dark fruits, liquorish leading into a tart cherry, strongly vineous, bourbon finish, due to the fact that this is completely uncarbonated the finish on this is quite boozy in a wine kind of way, feels a touch thinned out by aging, this is good but nowhere near as good as Adam from the Wood because this really should have had some carbonation, first non-pure lambic beer that I have had that has no carbonation whatsoever, it is flat beyond flat & that is a strongly defining characteristic
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2012
at 06:39
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Imported from my RateBeer account as Hair of the Dog Cherry Adam from the Wood (by Hair of the Dog Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
Note: rated this again, properly, half a bottle this time! Overall score didn't change, so I'm leaving it up there.
3/III/2012 bottle @ ACBF (Moen) - BB: n/a (2012-197) Thanks to Allan and BelgBeerGeek for sharing this with me!
Clear ruby red beer, no head. Aroma: sweet fruity, sugar, vanilla, bourgon, sweet caramel. MF: no carbon, full body. Taste: sweet syrupy, ripe cherries, forest fruits, little sour, mainly sweet though, vanilla, bourbon, touch of wood. Aftertaste: sweet sugary, dark chocolate, little bitter. Amazing stuff. I'd like to try a whole pint of this, or even half a pint, just to discover all the complexities, which was alas unable with the small sample we got.
20/X/14 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2014-1239) Thanks to BelgBeerGeek for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown to purple beer, small aery beige big bubbled head, unstable, dissipates quickly. Aroma: lots of chocolate, fruity (especially when smelling the bottle before pouring), mocha, cocoa powder, alcohol, bit of coconut. MF: no carbon, full body. Taste: very sugary, alcohol, sweet forest fruit, cherry jam, bit of chocolate, sugary. Aftertaste: lots of alcohol, cherry jam, sugary, sweet, chocolate, bit hoppy, lemony. Nice nice stuff!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
Note: rated this again, properly, half a bottle this time! Overall score didn't change, so I'm leaving it up there.
3/III/2012 bottle @ ACBF (Moen) - BB: n/a (2012-197) Thanks to Allan and BelgBeerGeek for sharing this with me!
Clear ruby red beer, no head. Aroma: sweet fruity, sugar, vanilla, bourgon, sweet caramel. MF: no carbon, full body. Taste: sweet syrupy, ripe cherries, forest fruits, little sour, mainly sweet though, vanilla, bourbon, touch of wood. Aftertaste: sweet sugary, dark chocolate, little bitter. Amazing stuff. I'd like to try a whole pint of this, or even half a pint, just to discover all the complexities, which was alas unable with the small sample we got.
20/X/14 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2014-1239) Thanks to BelgBeerGeek for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown to purple beer, small aery beige big bubbled head, unstable, dissipates quickly. Aroma: lots of chocolate, fruity (especially when smelling the bottle before pouring), mocha, cocoa powder, alcohol, bit of coconut. MF: no carbon, full body. Taste: very sugary, alcohol, sweet forest fruit, cherry jam, bit of chocolate, sugary. Aftertaste: lots of alcohol, cherry jam, sugary, sweet, chocolate, bit hoppy, lemony. Nice nice stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2012
at 09:08