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Greg
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:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 13.93%
- Reviews:
- 32
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 20, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 26, 2003
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Notes:
An organic ale named after Greg Higgins of Higgins restaurant in downtown Portland. Greg is brewed without hops and makes use of the kambocha (green pumpkin) squash for about one-third of the total sugars, lending it a distinctly squashy, pumpkin taste. This beer is available on draft at Higgins, at the brewery and occasionally elsewhere in the Portland area.
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Reviewed by Arjen from Netherlands
3.05/5 rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.05/5 rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Sampled from draught at Borefts 2019. Pours a hazy pale golden (or orange/pinkish) color and a white head. Aroma's: fruit, grain, a bit Rivella or so, soda-ish. Retronasal there's sweet fruit, grain, herbs. Flavor is moderate sweet, wort, fruit. Light bodied. Short finish.
Oct 20, 2019
Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon
3.73/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Greg is a really unique beer. It's a ruddy grey washed pale looking beer with a nose and flavor that really captures the squash influence. A fun, unique, and easily drinkable offering, but probably not a good choice for the less adventurous type.
Cheers.
Mar 20, 2019Cheers.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.68/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Draft at taproom. Hazy golden pour, small ring of head. Aroma is lighter, but hints at the squash. Taste adds a bit of bitterness from the squash, very mild, but savory. Nice consistency. Pleasant.
Feb 23, 2018
Reviewed by HipCzech from California
3.94/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Hair of the Dog Brewery and Tasting Room, "From the Stone," served in a stemmed 3 oz glass. Hazy, bright golden yellow with a brief, frothy head of white foam that leaves nice streaks of lace. Gentle aroma of light malt, tart fruit and slight earth. Flavor unfolds a lean, slightly sweet, bready malt body with tart fruit and vegetal notes rounded by earthy mineral notes. Light body with medium carbonation. A unique flavor profile that stays light and refreshing. Hops are clearly absent, but not necessarily missing.
Jul 09, 2017
Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
3.93/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.93/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Beautifully hazy pale, wine-like effervescence. It smells lightly sweet and fruity.
The mouthfeel is sparkly and fun, and the taste is odd. Vaguely tart with a fruity sweetness. Excellently balanced. Fun, good beer!
Feb 20, 2015The mouthfeel is sparkly and fun, and the taste is odd. Vaguely tart with a fruity sweetness. Excellently balanced. Fun, good beer!
Reviewed by Smurf2055 from Washington
2.47/5 rDev -31.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.47/5 rDev -31.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Pours muddy brownish with two finger big bubbly chalk white head, quick dissipation. Smell is squash, sweeter veggie, a bit earthy. Taste is bland, squash and veggies, sort of like a light bodied abbey ale, but sweet. Thin mouthfeel. Interesting and drinkable, but I don’t really want to try it again.
Aug 07, 2013
Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey
4.12/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.12/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
one of the more if not the most unique of the local beers I had in Oregon this past April
A: like a Wit infused with almond milk, notably dense-cloudy.... strange (maybe imaginary) pearly-olive-green reflection/highlight (or is it green-gold)... wasn't much head to start, basically looks still thereafter
S: first off, yogurt-y-doughy.... obviously, no hops (if you've read the literature).... the essence of a farming field after the harvest
T: silky, doughy - mild fruit - light gourd stem - clean and vinous aftertaste.... not all that beer-like of a flavor (a thick Wit - Hitachino White - the closest comparison?)
M: more like lightly-meaty coconut milk - the opposite of clean or crisp.... mild showing of carbonation starting in the middle
O: odd, yet moreish creation - i'm really into these alternative ingredients -there's enough IPAs and Imperial stouts out there, jeez.... I'll be able to instantly recall the taste of this one for a long while
May 15, 2013A: like a Wit infused with almond milk, notably dense-cloudy.... strange (maybe imaginary) pearly-olive-green reflection/highlight (or is it green-gold)... wasn't much head to start, basically looks still thereafter
S: first off, yogurt-y-doughy.... obviously, no hops (if you've read the literature).... the essence of a farming field after the harvest
T: silky, doughy - mild fruit - light gourd stem - clean and vinous aftertaste.... not all that beer-like of a flavor (a thick Wit - Hitachino White - the closest comparison?)
M: more like lightly-meaty coconut milk - the opposite of clean or crisp.... mild showing of carbonation starting in the middle
O: odd, yet moreish creation - i'm really into these alternative ingredients -there's enough IPAs and Imperial stouts out there, jeez.... I'll be able to instantly recall the taste of this one for a long while
Greg from Hair Of The Dog Brewing Company / Brewery And Tasting Room
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
86 ratings
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