Doggie Claws (2001-2002)
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Series Out of Production|
Score
7.33
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2001 and 2002: Ahtanum and Vanguard Hops
Doggie Claws has a light copper color and an intense herbal hop character. The beer is ready to drink now but will improve with age...
Note: distinct from later versions that used different hops.
Doggie Claws has a light copper color and an intense herbal hop character. The beer is ready to drink now but will improve with age...
Note: distinct from later versions that used different hops.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tores Garage September 2024. Brown color with a beige head. Aroma is pine, grapefruit, bread, alcohol, herbs. Flavor is pine, grapefruit, bread, alcohol, herbs, caramel, dried fruit, oxidatioin Very nice beer.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2024
at 08:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Tores garage. Almost clear amber body under a thin tan head. Strong aroma of dry fruit with caramel and warming alcohol. Taste is sweet and malty with caramel and lots of dry fruit, pleasant warming alcohol and some bitterness. Amazing after 22 years with so little impact of oxidation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2024
at 08:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. 2002 vintage. An unclear brown beer with a small off-white head. Caramel, roasted malts, some chocolate and alcohol in the aroma. It's full bodied and lightly warming, sweet, with a decent carbonation. Chocolate, roasted malts, some coffee and alcohol. Lasting finish. Delicious even though it's 22 years old..240906
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2024
at 22:49
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
PB brought this in to celebrate his birthday. Aromas are malt, fruit and spice with a bit of yeast. Flavors are like nose, I pick up some coffee and a bit of cocoa. Slightly soft carbonation. And smooth. Great aged barley wine!
Tried
from Bottle
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 30 May 2024
at 18:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Courtesy of Brian, Slack BIF; vintage 2002, 15+ years old
Filthy brown with no head. The aroma is malty, fruity, some fudge, light signs of oxidization. The body is thinning, some malt flavor, rather strong oxidization, but not extreme; some tobacco, some cardboard.
Old but still almost enjoyable.
Filthy brown with no head. The aroma is malty, fruity, some fudge, light signs of oxidization. The body is thinning, some malt flavor, rather strong oxidization, but not extreme; some tobacco, some cardboard.
Old but still almost enjoyable.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2018
at 19:09
6/10
brown, white head: orange peel, sherry, oxidized, caramel and olive. 3.3
Tried
on 10 Jun 2018
at 20:11
7/10
brown, white head: sherry, caramel, olive, oxidized. 3.4
Tried
on 10 Jun 2018
at 20:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2002 vintage. 12 oz. bottle, pours a hazy dark brownish orange with a tiny beige head. Nose is full of cardboard - oh man, is that oxidized - along with subdued caramel and dark fruits. Flavour is less pronouncedly oxidized, with lots of caramel, dark fruits, some brown sugar and a bit of astringency. It's oxidized, but not too detractingly so, especially for a 16-year old beer. Pleasure to drink after all this time, despite the obvious flaws.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2018
at 21:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
2002 bottle. Very cool to try this. Pours a cloudy orange color with a nice robust medium white head. A big oxidized fruity malt nose. Sweet, sugary fruity malt base, some oxidized almost paper like notes, apricot and softer fruit. Light honey. Very smooth. Awesome beer. Now, it really drinks like a British BW.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2015
at 00:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. 2002 vintage. Shared by Dennis at Alan’s house. Pours brown with off white head. Nose and taste of olive, orange peel, sherry, oxidation and caramel. medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2013
at 18:13