RateBeer

BrewDog Hardcore IPA

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

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |
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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 scraff (1942), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Tasting - Perfect Pour. Gold, thin white head. Soft aromas of citrus and cedar wood warm to a light swirls of caramel. Tangerine and tropical fruit flavors ride notes of toffee from start to finish. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, bittersweet finish. A mellow D-IPA that seemed to work for me...


 bhensonb (4245), Woodland, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. BB 07/07/09. Slightly hazy gold color with a frothy white head. Aromas of light stone fruit - fruity hops? Medium body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is fruity hop over mild malt. Quite bitter. Touches of citrus. Rather soft and mellow in texture. Gentile for the style. Delicious. Molto gentile to the palate.


 wyzzywyz22 (779), Wirral, Merseyside, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Bottle, Beer Ritz, Leeds. Poured a rich pissy golden colour with a thin white head. Very fragrant hop aroma and flavour with a definite boozy streak running thru the whole gig. Good peachy citrus bite there too. Got better with each sip and left me wanting another straight away, which is always a good sign. Great bitter finish. Classy little number and the best brew dog i’ve tasted thus far.


 riversideAK (2685), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Pours a yellow golden with no real head. Oxidized hops smell vaguely floral with hints of pale sweet malts. Soft citrus flavors of orange, tangerine followed by light sweet malts and a bit of bitterness. I guess one could say that it is fruity. The hops are kind of flat and this beer is very oxidized to me. Lingering hop presence is boring and bland. This doesn’t work for me really, it is probably a lot better fresh and not oxidized. Whatever.


 JPDIPSO (4897), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/513/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Weak looking pour with a thin, somewhat wispy head of white bubbles. Lightly hazed light cider appearance. Some citric cedar scents. A touch of malt in the backdrop that reminds me of golden promise. Big citric start with a mix of pulp, pith and zest. Flavors of very light caramel and then a bit of cedar kick in. A bit lifeless and cloying in feel, but the zest help clean things up a touch. Some fruit, including pear and apricot in the middle. Finish has a light citric kick, in a key lime kind of way. I’m not catching the 9%. For me it lacks some depth and is much to citric in flavor without the bitterness to pull it out.


 Madsnp (617), Odense C, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/513/20
Aug 24, 2008  
Bottle. Clear golden with a creamy white head. Aromas og caramel, peach, mango and citrus. Hoppy flavour of lemon, pine and herbs. Not that hardcore..


 Plimmer (251), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Bottle 33cl. Slightly hazy golden body with a small fast white head. Sweet hops in the nose along with some citric notes. Full fat sweet body dominated by hops and sweet notes. Very bitter hoppy finish with clear trances of the high percentage (alcohol). Nice beer but maby a bit too much for my untrained mouth.


 juiceisloose (671), Windermere, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Courtesy growler. Pours a pale, golden orange color with a small white head. The aroma shows citrus hops, some floral characters, and a lot of lemon zest to go with the toast, caramel malt backbone. The flavor is crisp with a lot of lemon flavor, spicy floral character, and a good amount of hop bitterness. Medium bodied with good carbonation and a long bitter finish. This is pretty good and an interesting take on the style, but not in the same league as the better IIPA’s that are around.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Log In | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Feedback?
Copyright © 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC