Beer Tourism - Orange County, CA (Part 2)

Sorry it has taken so long to get this up, but I had a busy weekend and work has been absolutely terrible. On the plus side, I haven't had anything baller to drink since these...oh wait...a couple Russian River beers on Friday...oh well...

Hair of The Dog is based out of Oregon and is not distributed in GA...obviously I sampled these while in CA last week...figured I would go ahead and wind my trip down with two of the biggest beers I could find. I picked these up at The Bruery Provisions over in Orange. A quick note about the store: pretty cool place, lots of random brews and plenty of Bruery stuff (duh)...also, the cheeses and meats they had at the deli counter looked/smelled delicious...wish I was traveling with Mrs. ohtheguilt andhad some time to try a bite...anyway...

Adam is considered an Old Ale...and it is strong. This thing pours incredibly dark and smells of booze and dark fruit. The taste is similar: dark fruit...smoky/roasted malts...it leaves almost a coating in your mouth. The beer is much better as it warms, but overall, it is a real sipper. The 10% ABV is fairly obvious...maybe some age would do wonders for this...despite the fact that it is already very good.

ohtheguilt Ba score = 4.25 out of 5.0


Fred is quite a bit different than Adam. In comparison, Fred is much lighter, in both color and body. Fred is billed as an American Strong Ale and is much sweeter and easier to drink. There is more of a hop characteristic to Fred...citrus is noticeable, but it is not anywhere close to being bitter. The other predominate flavor here is honey...and i think that this is what adds to the "creaminess" of the beer. At any rate, this was a good one...again, at 10% ABV, it is another sipper, but it goes down much easier than Adam. It gets the same score from me as Adam, but for different reasons...

ohtheguilt Ba score = 4.25 out of 5.0