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Hair of the Dog Brewing

61 SE Yamhill
Portland OR 97214
Telephone: +1 503-232-6585
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11:30am-8:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-10:00pm, Sunday 11:30am-8:00pm.
Brewer: Alan Sprints
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Notes

Opened: 1993

Annual Production: 1,000 bbl

Contributors: Matthias Haaben, Ralph Wells, Teri Fahrendorf

Formerly located at 4509 SE 23rd Avenue.

Updated: February 27, 2022

News

2022-02-16: Legacy Brewery Hair of the Dog to Close (ProBrewer)
2013-09-26: $2000 for a Bottle of Beer? You Bet. (Time)

Beer List

Adam

Old Ale

10.00% abv.
- Date: October 12, 2005 (#5783)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR
  
  Score: 18½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Black. Thick dense beige head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Chocolatey. Lots of herbal hops. Earthy.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Wow. Big-bodied intensely flavored beer that blasted through my teeth right out the back of my head. Malty, chocolaty, fairly hoppy, and bitter. Spicy and earthy. Alcoholic and warming. Lingering roasty malty finish, somewhat harsh.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Batch #63.
- Date: April 11, 2001 (#3814)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: from the brewery
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Batch #26. Deep bright red, high carbonation, lots of floating bits. Malty, raisiny, oaky aroma - very Thomas-Hardy-like. Big creamy body, extremely malty, phenolic at the end. Otherwise excellent. Thanks to Steve Olson for the bottle!
- Date: April 13, 1998 (#2735)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Sam's Wine and Spirits, Chicago IL
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3½)
  Batch #26. Dark red opaque, thick head. Smells chocolatey like Golden Rose, but more subdued. Big body, big alcohol, sweet, roasty. Some papery notes. 10% abv...up from last time.
- Date: June 13, 1996 (#1509)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Willow Glen Liquors, San Jose CA
  
  Score: 20 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Batch #17. Dark brown opaque, OK head. Roasty-malty-alcoholic aroma. Chewy, treacly, alcoholic flavors. Some smokiness late. I could drink a lot of this...until I fell down. A bitter high-test version of Old Peculier? Good toffee finish...tastes like candy. 8% v/v. Thanks to Paris Cunningham for bringing this beer to Hawai`i for me!

Blue Dot Double India Pale Ale

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: October 13, 2007 (#6650)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet and biscuity. Spicy hops. Yeasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, moderate carbonation. Lots of sweet malt, lots of spicy, bitter hops. Something of a "curry powder" note...very nice. Quite warming.

Overall Impression (2)
Bottle-conditioned.

Dave

Specialty Beer

29.00% abv.

Doggie Claws 2004

Barley Wine-Style Ale

11.50% abv.

Date: December 26, 2004 (#5546)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber, hazy. Massive creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Massive spicy, fruity, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big body. Intense hop flavor to match the aroma. Real nice alcohol character. Lots and lots of malt.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent beer now — should get even better with age.

Doggie Claws 2005

Bamberg-Style Rauchbier

10.50% abv.

Doggie Claws 2007

American-Style India Pale Ale

Doggie Claws 2008

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Doggie Claws 2009

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Fred

Specialty Beer

10.00% abv.

Date: February 22, 2006 (#5851)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-amber. Massive head.

Aroma (3)
Clean toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body. Really really malty and quite sweet. Lots of fruity hops and esters. Not bitter at all. Tastes like fruity candy.

Overall Impression (3)
Batch #62.
Date: September 9, 2000 (#2359)

Package: bottled

Place: Belmont Station, Portland OR

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Batch #32. Red-amber opaque, low head. Fruity, spicy aroma. Thick. BIG nutty rye flavor, and lots of biscuity malt. Lots of alcohol. Very drying and fairly bitter at the end. A very intense experience. Paris says, "It's good, but it's not Adam." Ten hops from five countries, aromatic and rye malts.