Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage
Beer: Conflux No.1 - Collage
Zach Fowle
Brewery: Deschutes Brewery, Hair of the Dog Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
ABV: 11.6 percent
If you've never heard of Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, don't feel too bad about it. Although the Portland-based brewery has been around since 1995, annual production of its acclaimed ales hovers at around 15,000 barrels. I called the brewery a few years ago to set up a tour, and with his dog barking madly in the background, founder and head brewer Alan Sprints replied, "Nah, I'm not really feeling up to giving tours today." You can do that when you're tiny.
Deschutes Brewery, however, is not tiny. At a production rate of 220,000 barrels a year, the Bend, Oregon-based beer maker was recently ranked the fifth-largest craft brewery in America based on 2011 sales. But just because you're different sizes doesn't mean you still can't work well together, and by their powers combined, we get Collage.
































