BrewDog Chaos Theory

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

My bottle, enjoyed with Blankboy & HogTownHarry. Appearance: Light orange with a dirty white head. Aroma: Slight malt, alcohol, hops, vanilla undertones, lemon too. Quite muted. Flavour: Quite sharp initially with a good deal of grain, tangy hops, alcohol, lots of spiciness, I’m enjoying it more as it goes on, long bitter finish. Nice.

Bottle ( 750ml ). Shared by garthicus with me and blankboy. Cloudy orange, average diminishing frothy off-white head. Dry aroma, sweet citrus juice malt, dry resin/leaf bitterness, some alcohol. Taste - really nice - a bit of alcohol burn, dry leafy bitterness, black tea and citrus zest spiciness. Slightly watery body, a bit astringent, nice and lively, a longish dry, sharply bitter finish. Not overwhelming, very drinkable, and a little different.

Clear golden pour. Aroma sweet malts, brown sugar. Flavor, vanilla, sweet malts, yeast, some spices and herbal notes.

Cask @ The Rake, Southwark, London SE1. Pours a hazy golden/orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with hints of grapefruit. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.

Got this from a big box that BrewDog sent me :D Some people don’t seem to get this (or other BrewDog) beer(s). They claim that ’it doesn’t seem like an IPA to me’ or the same with the various stouts brewed. What BrewDog are trying to do is push what a style can be, blending, combining, merging, blurring them. It’s not about sticking to the style so much, it’s about progressiveness. Amber with no head, clear. Big citrus grapefruit hop smell, with a resinousness that makes it very appetising. Strong hop character with some caramel and dark malt backing it up. Lots of citrus, a strong bitter taste only just balanced with a little sweetness. Very Good.

It’s hazy, orange-golden, leaning towards copper with an aroma of spruce, fruit, citrus and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrus, spruce, fruit and caramel. It’s a delicious beer.

Blah. Not very good by American IPA standards. Aroma was very weak. A light hoppiness with ginger and flowers. Pour was a cloudy light gold/orange with a thin off white film for a head. Taste was very odd. There was a a strong floral flavor with a little lemon and not much else. Little to no carbonation. Not very IPA-like in my opinion.

Pours a hazy copper orange with a spotty lacing white head. Aroma of floral sweet honey and black pepper with a touch of grassy citrus hops. Starts with average fullness and a light caramel and honey sweetness along with peppery floral spice and fresh grassy hop bitterness before a crisp clean bittersweet finish. A pretty interesting and drinkable brew.