Hair of the Dog - Fred - Batch 78 (2010)

Fred was created to honor beer writer and historian Fred Eckhardt. Fred is a big inspiration for many brewers. Fred's work in all-grain brewing and beer styles has helped helped many brewers. Fred the beer is a deep golden color. It is made with aromatic and rye malts and includes 10 different hop varieties in an effort to incorporate the whole world into this beer. It has 10% alcohol by volume and 65 IBUs.

The ABV is 10.0 and the IBU rating is 65
Style - American Barleywine/Spiced Ale
Glass to use - Pint Glass, Snifter, Tulip or Oversized Wine Glass
Delivery - 12oz Bottle

Can be cellared for long periods, under the proper conditions.

The Pour - Pours an amber color with a nice tan head that sticks around awhile. Good lacing.
Aroma - Hoppy, spicy, citrus fruits.
Taste - Sweet, apples, caramel, brown sugar, more complex fruit notes come through as it warms up to room temperature. 
Mouth Feel - Medium carbonation, full body, smooth and creamy.
Drinkable - A nice surprise, some call this a barleywine though the label list it as a Spiced Ale.  It is a bit hoppy but does not have the nasty hop after taste that most American Barleywine have....  I'll sit on the second bottle that I purchased for a few years to see how it ages.  I think it's a little better than the Adam.

Goes well with strong and sharp cheese or chocolate.

This beer gets a Duper rating of A-.
BeerAdvocate Rating =A-
Ratebeer Rating = 100