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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

Broad Distribution
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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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 HonkeyBra (1326), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 2, 2008  
This is honestly a little odd. Pours orange with a little bit of white around the rim of the glass. Aroma of butter and mangos. Fruity flavor, with weak hop bite, bitter finish. Alcohol is noticeable a the end. Not sure about this one at first, but I opened up to it at the end. It’s european, for godsake. I wish this place were open when I lived in Aberdeen.


 robforbes (1085), Bremerton, Washington, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/103/510/20
Aug 1, 2008    Updated: Aug 2, 2008
pours a semi-hazy yellow-orange with a thin wisp of a head, good lacing though.
smell is of leaves, light grapefruit, malt, caramel, earth, some lemon, floral, pine.
taste is malt, light citrus, spice, some caramel, wood, becomes more hoppy as it rests, ends with a oily mouthfeel.


 msante79 (819), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/511/20
Aug 1, 2008  
660ML bottle. Pours pale golden yellow with thin white head. Aroma is hops, rock sugar, yeast and sweet malts. Flavor is bitter hops, suger, honey, light fruits and some tartness. Was expecting a lot more for $13 a bottle. One of the more disapointing brews I have had in a while and was expecting a lot from brewdog.


 DaSilky1 (1970), San Diego, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 1, 2008  
weak nose of stale hops & fermented fruit. Alcoholic, spicy and slightly syrupy flavors but the aren’t especially appealing. There does seem to be a bit of bitterness behind everything which is interesting coming from scotland, but really...i don’t think Scotland was meant to brew ipa’s.


 tjthresh (1765), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/103/511/20
Jul 30, 2008  
Pours very clear golden with a sticky dirty white head. Aroma is lemon zest, grass, and sweet toasted malts. Nowhere near the hop character that this should have. This beer tastes very soapy. There’s lots of hops there, but they are not the right type of hops. They taste very earthy and herbal. There’s quite a bit of malt here, which tastes good. But this isn’t quite right. Big sticky mouthfeel. Slick with a alcohol finish that reminds me of mouthwash. Hmmm. I really wanted to like this beer, but it just does not work too well.


 agl108 (503), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 29, 2008  
660 mL bottle. Poured hazy golden with fizzy white head. Moderate lace. Grassy, piney nose. Sharp, dry, astringent hop bite that makes it slightly difficult to drink.


 jimbowood (950), Athens, Georgia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/54/103/510/20
Jul 26, 2008  
bottle. Not impressed. No aroma. Very little hop flavor. Its Scottish and its crap!!!!!!!


 jsh12bama (335), Alabama, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/57/20
Jul 26, 2008  
This must have been past it’s prime because there was nothing here. No aroma, no taste. Just very bland. Drain pour. Would like to try again when fresh.



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