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BrewDog Hardcore IPA

Percentile
79
overall
Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3623.36/5.03.35/5.0Special9%18.9Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
ADMIN NOTE: Brewdog have recently changed the recipe for this beer quite significantly. We are currently considering whether this change is sufficiently drastic to warrant a new listing. In the meantime could all raters ensure that they note which version they had in their rating to facilitate a split in due course, should that de deemed necessary. Whether you had the "new" or "old" version can be determined by reference to the batch number and the best before date. The newest batch is 037 and the BBD 03/09/10 (British dating) anything before this date or batch is the old version.

Filtered bottle and sometimes available as a special in the cask.
"Explicit Imperial Ale".
Ingredients: Barley, hops, yeast, water.
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 Rynoplasty (507), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Ok, I think I had the new version, as the distributor in my area just picked this up about a month ago, but I didn’t taste the bottle at home so I will check.... Pours light amber with a nice off white head. Aroma is big citrus and tropical fruit. Flavor is big citrusy hop with all kinds of tropical fruit hop flavor. Pretty nice.


 DuffManSW (288), Riverside, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/513/20
Jul 20, 2009  
Bottled.. Best By 07/07/09...Pours a cloudy orange with a thin white ring head..Aroma is caramel and a little citrus as is the flavor but with really no hop presence besides a slight bitterness.. No carbonation.


 mgermani (864), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 17, 2009  
Pours a golden yellow with a thin layer of foam and some lacing. Aroma is malty & floral. Tastes delightfully peppery, boozy and hoppy, but the hops are unexpectedly... savory? Northern brewer, is that you? Not really sure what to make of this one. Decent carb and thin body. Sheer bitterness makes up for the unpleasant-ish hop character, but I’m still not completely sold.


 HOPSHUNTER (376), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Bottle, Batch 207 02/02/10. Poured a hazy golden color with a tall white head. Aroma is toffee malt, caramel, wood and mild earthy hops. Medium mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Flavor is very sweet and malty, to me it lacks the strong hop presence required in an DIPA or an IPA for that matter. Lots of toffee and wood notes. Finishes with strong alcohol notes. Not great.


 JHunter (244), British Columbia, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/104/511/20
Jul 12, 2009  
pour a amber colour with a white head and nice buttery aroma. taste of hops and little waterdown at first on tha palate


 gnoff (3568), Göteborg, Sweden
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/103/58/20
Jul 12, 2009  
Draught at Ølbaren, on July 11, 2009
Clear golden color, dense tan head. Cheese scent, mostly "grønmøgelost". Hoppy and cheese taste. Long lasting bitterness and cheese aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, high bitterness.


 Braudog (3752), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/105/514/20
Jul 11, 2009    Updated: Jul 14, 2009
22 oz bottle -- Amber with a slight haziness, but no activity. The head is somewhat watery, yet stands. The aroma is kinda soapy, almost buttery. The flavor is thick with piney hoppiness, the mouthfeel a bit syrupy. Very drinkable, particularly for 9%. (#3601, 11 July 2009)


 Adenila (937), Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 11, 2009  
Dark golden look with a white head leaving lazings. Sweet fruity pineapple aroma and loads of citrus. Medium body adn a heavy bitter finish.



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