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BrewDog Hardcore IPA 3.34 379

BrewDog Hardcore IPA

Percentile
78
overall
Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3793.35/5.03.34/5.0Special9%18Snifter, 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. Newer batches will probably appear before we have this sorted out.

Filtered bottle and sometimes available as a special in the cask.
"Explicit Imperial Ale".
Ingredients: Barley, hops, yeast, water.
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 stouby (1950), Holbaek, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20

Nov 9, 2009  
Bottle at home. BBD 31/12/2008. Hazy yellow with a small head, some lacings. Aroma heavy malty (caramel) and hoppy (citrus notes). Flavor heavy sweet and bitter, despite that smooth. Full body. Delicious.

 jazz88 (2238), San Francisco, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 18, 2009  
Bottle. Batch #261 BBD 20/09/10. A medium golden color with minimal head. It seemed a little flat. A syrupy sweet aroma dripping with pine and hops. A sharp bitter bite.


 chronictonic (404), Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/51/102/52/20
Dec 18, 2009  
Batch 207 2/2/2010 - smells like bad Homebrew from 3’ away. Taste is no better. $8.99 down the drain - literally.


 rudolf (1782), Buffalo, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Dec 15, 2009  
Cask, 2nd annual Buffalo Cask Festival @ Cole’s. Nose is caramel, a bit of piney hops, but mostly alcohol & medicinal aromas. Flavor is caramel, honey, piney hops, a little resin. Bitter largely toffee finish. Kind of like an old bottle of DFH 90 minute.


 tastybeer (123), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 10, 2009  
On cask, pours light amber with lots of head. Lots of dry hopping and pepper, the taste was overpowering.


 tarheels86 (793), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/512/20
Dec 10, 2009  
On cask at the dupont circle Pizzeria Paradiso. Pours a clear light amber with a big, thick creamy head. Great retention. Leaves swathes of lacing. Aroma is cinnamon apples, spicy hops, apple cider vinegar. Taste is black pepper, English hops. Dry, bitter throughout. Unbalanced. It was fun to drink and had a lot of bite but misses the typical caramel and fruitiness for the style.


 jcwattsrugger (5541), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 10, 2009  
22oz bottle-pours an off white head and slightly hazy yellow/gold color. Aroma is sweet citrus hops. Taste is sweet citrus hops bite, light/medium malt.


 spkldhenlvr24 (465), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 8, 2009  
Bottle. Best Before 21/11/10 Batch# ?09 Pretty excited to try my first beer from these guys after hearing a lot about them. Pours a pale, slightly hazy golden/orange body with a small white head. Nice aroma of cherry, pine, flowers, with some funky earthy notes. Flavor is hoppy, bitter with some good malty and fruity notes. Medium bodied, short finish. Alcohol is hidden well. Good DIPA


 kiefdog (1629), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Dec 8, 2009  
Bomber from Whole Foods (Tampa, FL). Pours a slightly hazy golden to amber color with thin white head that leaves slight lacing on the glass. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of floral hops, citrus, grapefruit, light pine, spice, hints of malty caramel. Flavor is hoppy from the start with notes of grapefruit, pine, honey, light spice. Medium body with a bitter hop finish. Seems like it needs a stronger malt backbone.



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