Don (-2021)
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.53
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Created in memory of Portland Publican Don Younger, whose vigorous support of others helped many to prosper. This beer is flat and the three vintages released were aged in varying spirits barrels for extended periods.
2018: Aged for 18 months in port, Madeira, Calvados, bourbon, and rum barrels.
2018: Aged for 18 months in port, Madeira, Calvados, bourbon, and rum barrels.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2023-02-05, vintage 2022, 17.3% ABV, courtesy of Sergey, 7-3-8-3-15=36
Even if this was released recently, there's plenty of old, oxidized notes: leather, tobacco, wet cardboard; there's some good malt, some acidity, thinking of raisins juice, light notes of cacao, but also very hot alcohol.
Interesting, but it didn't find the balance.
2018-12-06, Oxford Tasting, swingtop bottle; 15.2% ABV, 7-3-7-3-13=33
Opaque amber colour, flat, no head. Smell of old Barley Wine, tobacco, dust, maybe raisins. Sweet, oily, flat, dusty, some raisins flavour, with alcoholic and dusty finish.
Weird.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2018
at 07:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Lots of woody notes and touch of spicy cedar. Clearish copper. Sticky and sweet cedar notes. Finish has some apricot.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2018
at 07:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
I mean it doesn't look like a lot. Dullish hazy amber-brown, light. No head. Rich, with a big boozy hit, a sort of barrel clusterF, some tannins, alcohol. I'm getting raisins, and very crushable.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2018
at 07:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16.9 oz. bottle, pours a murky dark amber, no head. Aroma is loaded with calvados and bourbon upfront, with plenty of heat, toasted caramel, and vinous notes. Flavour is intense, with lots of booze, lots of barrels, especially calvados and bourbon, with some vinous notes, and caramel. Totally flat and very harsh. I'm not sure this loves up to the famed quality of many HotD beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2018
at 07:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Dark brown body, no head. Medium plum smoke and malt aroma. Malty body with plum and a little smoke and barrel. No alcohol burn
Tried
on 03 Nov 2018
at 04:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
From a bottle at the brewery. Pours a ruby hue, no head. A big sweet brandy like nose, malty, berries. Huge flavor, smooth, sweet bready base, big and clearly tastes a lot like Doggie Claws, big vinous barrels, light heat, some berries again. The barrel all work well, the brandy and vinous flavors dominate the bourbon. Damn good, will get better. The lack of carb didn't bother me at all, and was intentional. Sort of crosses from beer into the territory of a spirit. Cool label.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2018
at 18:32