Blue Dot Double India Pale Ale
Hair Of The Dog Brewing Company / Brewery And Tasting Room

on draft at the brewery in Portland

dark orange in color, a little cloudy, thick white head. Candied citrus aroma, but taste is based with underlying bitterness. medium bodied.

Look: Opaque medium orange with a frothy white head that recedes to a lid and holds, leaving great lacing behind
Aroma: Spicy rye malt, herbaceous hop notes, earthiness, pine, bready malt, and wafts of citrus fruit – oranges and grapefruit dominate
Taste: An array of citrus fruits and conifers come together and take the lid off as rye starts to follow closely behind and weave its way in. Herbaceous and earthy hops hold center stage in the middle and closes with bready malt and a nice hop bite
Mouthfeel: Full, medium-high carbonation, and lightly dry on the finish
Overall: This is tasty stuff and unique in the DIPA world as well. Not only does this beer have an old-school leaning hop profile in taste/aroma, but the rye addition is delicious, works very well in this beer, and adds quite a bit to the overall experience. A fun and enlightening hop adventure and one I’m glad to have experienced one last time

 

 

Had on tap. Cloudy orangey bronze pour accompanied by a cream sudsy cap. Classic combo of citrus and pine in the nose. Taste is potent with the hops and hints of almost boozy rye, big orange and grapefruit carry the citrus with a malt backbone. Feel is earthier than most DIPAs, hops are sharp and cutting through the solid malt base. Good all around DIPA

16oz can
L: brilliant hazy tangerine body, thinner ivory head
S: bready caramel malt, earthy pine, grapefruit rind, mango
T: loads of piney bitterness along with pithy grapefruit rind; caramel malt and bread crust for a hefty malt backbone
F: full body, ample carbonation, pungently bitter and dry finish
O: a bold beer, just like the other beers I’ve had from Hair of the Dog

 

poured chilled from bomber into willybecker
golden with chill haze and small white head
snells of hops with pine and fruity ester of yeast
feel is bitter and dry with slight yeast and caramel sweetness light alcohol
flors is semi woody hop and tinge of malty toasted flavor finish is dry with some spice
Overall a pretty decent ipa..west coast style a very good example of the style

 

 

16oz can

Pours less than a finger of white head into my nonic, fades quickly. Initial lacing looks decent. Body is a dark orange, with hints of brown. Visibility low. Looks ok so far.

Nose is quite malt forward, hard to distinguish between the caramel and what seem to be some faint DMS. Maybe some faint hops. Pretty sweet. Not very impressed though, too sweet, almost no hop aroma, and DMS.

Yup something is super off here. DMS for sure. Other than that, some mild hops, not much else.

Mouthfeel is poor as well. Carbonation is barely there. Body has some weight to it I suppose, but irrelevant at this point. Bitterness is noticeable, and is the only part of this beer that even hints at an IPA.

Drinkability is ok I guess. It doesn’t taste horrible or anything, just not really any reason to put it back in a quick manner.

Appearance turned out ok, lacing was very patchy, head was sub par.

Overall, not good here. I will attribute some of this to Hair of the Dogs new canning line. Both beers have been undercarbed, however this one has noticeable DMS, which is not a canning issue.

 

It pours a hazy golden amber with a pretty decent, rocky head.

Mostly all malty grain notes from this. Definitely can taste the rye malts, not so much the pilsner. In terms of hop profile it's nothing special, the real highlight of this beer seems to be the rye malt notes which give a clear black licorice taste. The finish is smooth and lingers in a way that is surprisingly refreshing for a beer of this character. They did a great job of balancing out the bitterness to make this a pretty unique double IPA from what I've had. It's nothing special but I'm not disappointed in having tried it. Provides an excellent example for what rye malts can do

Blue Dot may have been the very first HotD beer I had long ago, but now it's time to give it the respect it deserves with a proper review...

As with most of this esteemed breweries offerings, Blue Dot isn't all that pretty. A muddled coppery orange color with limited transparency. The saving grace is the beautiful off white cap that leaves ring after ring of spotty lacing, and a creamy tightly knit foam ring around the surface.

Subtly pungent? Pungently subtle? Anyhoo, it has an old school vibe to it. Piney and resinous with a touch of citrus juices and a spicy,black licorice like finish.

The flavor doesn't disagree. Evergreen sap, bitter rinds, and a spicy and herbal finish. Black licorice once again being on the end accompanied by a toasty graininess.

Slightly slick, with a lower carbonation than usual (also classic HotD). Close to balanced except that the bitterness creeps in long after sips. There is a touch of alcohol burn which amplifies as it warms.

Blue Dot might night win any newcomers over, but you classic hounds will enjoy it. This here is the first running off their new canning line. The rye is more noticed than ever before, in my opinion, which makes this a truly enjoyable classic DIPA.

Cheers.

 

Was really looking forward to this as their beers are not available here in Wisconsin. Picked this up on a recent trip to N California. Sorry, it just did not do it for me. It's OK but nothing special from my perspective

 

 

Poured from a bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip, Spring 2018 release

L: Clear golden amber pour with 1 finger of fluffy white head. Falls fast... solid ring of lacing.

S: Grainy malts and piney/herbal hops.

T/F: Follows the nose. Toasted grains and light malts give way to a bitter pine/resin forward hop profile. Somewhat herbal/medicinal. Very classic 'west coast' IPA. Mild earthiness/spice. Not picking up the 'juice' that other reviewers are mentioning. Oily on the tongue... gentle pine and bitterness at the finish.

O: A solid west coast DIPA. Good flavor and bitterness... very drinkable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On tap at Beavertown Extravaganza. Aroma has honey malt and some green apple. Taste is malty with generic earthy hops and resiny bitterness on the finish.