Hip Hops: Hair of the Dog fades away, and Gravity Head gears up
Alan has never sold a lot of beer, but his influence has been unmistakable. He’s like the Velvet Underground of the brewing world–only 30,000 people tasted his beer in those early years, but they all went on to found their own breweries.
— Jeff Alworth (2013)
The expression comes from Brit-Speak for Drinkers: “A hair of the dog that bit you.” It actually refers to an archaic and (obviously) discredited practice of treating a rabid dog bite with hair from the biting dog, leading to the creative human conclusion t ......Read more