Michael
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Special Out of Production|
Score
7.26
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This beer is produced in memory of Michael Jackson, the Beer Hunter. It is made with Organic Pilsner, Vienna and Munich malts. Michael is fermented with a variety of yeasts and bacteria. It is aged in American oak and Sherry casks for 30 months and released every November from the Brewery only.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the June DCBeer share. Poured a light copper color. Flavor was smooth and tart with cherry, caramel, wood, and funky malt. This one holds up given it's 13 or so years old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2025
at 17:22
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
2009 bottle. A little bit lively. Muddy amber pour, patchy head. Fruity aroma, grapes, tart. Taste is grapes, plums, pit fruit, sourness. Super solid after all these years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2023
at 03:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle@Ronny & Co Tasting, Copenhagen (11/05/2016) - pours fuzzy amber with white head. Sour fruity aroma and taste, acidic, grapes, light vinegar, cherry and berry fruits, funky, light floral, some dried fruit, tart on the palate, dry tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2016
at 12:08
7/10
Surprisingly sweet but nicely balanced with a light tartness. Quite nice!
Tried
on 12 May 2016
at 00:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Brewpub, vintage 2009. (thanks SirLimpsalot) Reddish/amber with a small head. Aroma and taste of cherries, oak and malt. Kind of mild and easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2016
at 10:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Crooked Stave Tasting Night; hazy orange pour with a thin white head, aroma has light sherry, some raisins, some cherries, hot alcohol, a hint of caramel, pleasant.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2015
at 16:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours hazy burnt umber, small beige head, dissipates fairly quickly, some lacing. Aroma is woody, vinous, cherries, oak, whiskey, funky, horse blanket. Flavor is medium tart, lightly funky fairly acidic actually, woody and vinous, some dark sugar notes, dried fruits, cherries. Medium body, a bit creamy in the mouth. Fairly complex and solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2015
at 04:18
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2012 vintage. Slightly dirty amber color, no head. Aroma is sharp vinager and sour oak. Well let me say that I really hate this style as a whole I don’t know why people enjoy drinking vinager and dirty butthole but I guess if that is your thing...... Enjoy. Thankfully this is mild on the vinager with a lightly oaky finish. I’m sure this is good for the style bit its not something I would ever reach for, especially for the price. Thanks for sharing Brian... I guess?
Tried
on 27 Feb 2015
at 20:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from bottle orange brown color with no head. Aromas of tart berries and oak with funky yeast. Taste is slightly sweet with a lingering bitter sour finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 20:45
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2009 vintage bottle from the brewery. Pours a blood orange color with a short patch head. Really light aroma with slightly sour cherry. Slightly tart flavor with a really woody, slightly dry finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 15:02