Headless Dog

Hilden Brewing Co. in Lisburn, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Amber / Red Ale Regular

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5.81

ABV: 4.3%

IBU: -

Ticks: 47

A pale amber ale from our oldest local brewery using Cascade hops and Munich malts this is a beer that enjoys wonderful balance between hop bitterness and malt presence and is named after the graffiti image of a headless Labrador on the old brew-house wall.

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6.4

Beerfest5 (1975) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle at home. Slightly hazy deep amber pour with a fluffy off white head that lasts. Nose is bready and biscuity malt with piney hops. Flavour is so well balanced between the biscuit malt and the hop flavour of pine and grapefruit. Balanced mouthfeel.

Tried from Bottle from Tesco Supermarket (Various locations) on 19 Apr 2025 at 18:33

6.5

tompaulman (1433) ticked Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 3 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2023 at 19:27

6.3

Cheeseboard (6301) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle online from KWM Wines, Northern Ireland. Pours almost clear pale amber with an off-white cap. Aroma: sweet grains, light toasty. Taste: light to moderate sweet and bitter, malt, grains, earthy, light caramel. Medium body with soft carbonation. The munich malt gives this a bit of character, it's fine.

Tried from Bottle from KWM Wines & Spirits on 06 Dec 2022 at 21:08

6.4

SVD (7213) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

As Hilden The Headless Dog. Amber beer, small head. Aroma is malt, amber, sweet, hops. Taste is the same, bitter, sweet, malt, hops. Ok

Tried on 26 Sep 2022 at 19:31

Botza (2939) ticked Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 3 years ago

Tried on 31 Jul 2022 at 17:58

5.8

YantarCoast (5285) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

500ml bottle. Pours hazy gold with a tall white head. Aroma is sour berries, malt and phenols. Taste is light sour, berries, malt. Light bitter finish. Very strange and nothing that I expected. Probably a bad bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2021 at 05:59

blackisle (5729) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 5 years ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

@home poured into a pint glass. Almost clear pale amber colour, tall frothy white head, dissipating slowly, heavy lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, wort bit roasty. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, bit roast, grain, caramel, earthy notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, malty sweetbitter aftertaste, some roast, grain, very nice.

Tried on 03 Mar 2021 at 19:31

HenrikSoegaard (22027) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 5 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

Tried on 07 Aug 2020 at 15:32

5.8

Rasmus40 (37098) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from KWM Wine, as Hilden Headless Dog. Cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 131119

Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2019 at 20:18

saxo (29778) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from random Tesco in Belfast. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, hops, flowers and has a nice bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2019 at 20:27