Little Dog
Hair Of The Dog Brewing Company / Brewery And Tasting Room

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From:
Hair Of The Dog Brewing Company / Brewery And Tasting Room
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
English Bitter
ABV:
3.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 13.97%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
73
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 16, 2018
Added:
Sep 19, 2010
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  3
An experimental beer, moderately hopped and low alcohol. First made from second runnings of Doggie Claws 2010; subsequent releases of Fred or Adam second runnings.
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Ratings by Hojaminbag:
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Reviewed by Hojaminbag from Colorado

3.7/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Little Dog has a yellow body and white head. Retention and lacing are both ok.

The aroma is quite hoppy, with lemon, pine and then some more citrus doing the heavy lifting. Notes of grain come through also.

Little Dog is definitely hop-focused. Lemon is there, but it is not as powerful as more bitter citrus flavors, and everything takes a back seat the resinous pine flavors. The malt backbone adds a little bit of grain, but it is subdued.

Light body, highly carbonated.

After working my way through and Adam from the wood and needing to stay upright for many more hours, I decided to give Little Dog a taste. It was interesting, and it certainly manages to pack a lot of flavor into a low-ABV beer.
Aug 25, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by Gobzilla from California

Dec 16, 2018
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

3.85/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap at brewery:
The glass holds a baked straw liquid, one that looks like it should be clear with its light color, but actually has a uniform haze that is near opaque. The pour does not allow me to tell the ease of head production, but the frothy white ring with medium bubbles trapped within it lasts and there is some early lacing.

Nose took some time to open, and even then is a tad light. Crackery malts and a light lemon-leaning citrus lean with a dry-grass to hay-like accent.

Taste starts with the expected clean malt, which has a bit more dry bread to it than expected. A lively carbonation, but of micro-bubbbles that keep it from being too aggressive. Hay and grain husk strewn across the ground gets a turn towards a more herbal bitterness with some dry cut grass. Definitely a dry finish, with a light numbness from the carbonation.

A nice, very dry light beer that I wouldn’t be surprised has a fair to low IBU, but one that has those bitter units all coming to bear. Bitter in the end, but in an enticing way.
Nov 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kmat10 from Canada (AB)

Apr 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.58 by Wontonst from California

Nov 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by NickThePyro from Washington

Oct 21, 2016
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.73/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On-tap at Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Portland, OR

A: The beer is slightly hazy pale light yellow in color and has no visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high bright white head.
S: Moderate aromas of floral and grassy hops are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and also has hints of biscuit malts along with a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. O: This beer is rather easy to drink and makes for a nice bitter if you like grassy hops.

Serving type: on-tap
Oct 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by gtermi from Texas

May 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by Chris-1911 from Illinois

Mar 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.43 by Rivenin from Oregon

Oct 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by LoveStout from New York

Apr 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by acurtis from New Jersey

Apr 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by nickfl from Florida

Apr 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by nathanmiller from New York

Dec 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by chickenm from Canada (BC)

Nov 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Ace1117 from Massachusetts

Sep 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by BrewtalHonesty from Oregon

Aug 29, 2014
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Rated by Axnjxn from North Carolina

3.9/5  rDev +8.9%
version i had was from De molen cease and desist wort. balanced, easy to drink. good for style.
Aug 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jbaker67 from Pennsylvania

Aug 12, 2014
Little Dog from Hair Of The Dog Brewing Company / Brewery And Tasting Room
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 73 ratings