BrewDog Hardcore IPA

	Percentile
	79
	overall

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
362	3.36/5.0	3.35/5.0	Special	9%	18.9	Snifter, Tulip

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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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JK (2949), Richfield, Minnesota, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Feb 1, 2009

Moderate hops. Clear gold color. Light hops flavor and a solid palate. Some citrus and a little pine. I am surprised the alcohol is so high, it was well hidden in the flavor.

finol (486), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jan 25, 2009

Bottle from Brewdog web shop. Citrusy aroma. Hops and butter tasting. I shared the bottle and it was enough since it got kind of repeating.

hirigalzkar (563), Stockholm, Sweden

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Jan 24, 2009

Bottle. Orange-brown colour. No head. Smells butter and vineager. Metallic hoppy taste.

Metalhead (570), Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 17, 2009

Cloudy gold pour with no head at all but still lively carbonation. Decent lacing. Aroma and taste are very similar. Citrus hops mild malt and a semi sweet but bitter finish. This was more of a hoppy barleywine to me. $7 a bomber.

JaBier (1212), Capital City, Ohio, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Jan 11, 2009 Updated: Aug 5, 2009

Bottle. Cloudy copper pour with a huge white head. Somewhat hoppy nose, but the malt, yeast and butter dominate. Hoppy flavor with a sweet malt balance, some pepper and a buttery finish. Not bad, but would have preferred for the hops to be more pronounced.

motelpogo (4394), Plzen, Czech Republic

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Jan 8, 2009

rbesg07, bottle at blackfriars. golden with a minimal head, grapefruit aroma, quite sharp in its bitterness, lemon zest with hints of lemon barley lollies

BDR (2154), Roseville, Minnesota, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jan 4, 2009

This was one of the better regular brewdogs we got in. A little maltier but the butteryness and faint spices made a spectacular balance to the hops.

yngwie (4934), Kristiansand, Norway

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jan 1, 2009

Bottle. It pours an orange-yellow body under a quite small off-white head. Malty on the nose, some beefstock, and a good dash of hops giving pinecone scents and some tropical fruits. Mostly hop driven flavor with pinecones, peach and other tropical fruits. Medium heavy malty background with sweetness and some beef-stock. Full-bodied and almost astringently bitter. Bitter finish. The beer has a fine hop profile, but lacks a bit on the maltyness. Imperial American Pale Ale more than Double IPA. Lovely though. (081031)

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