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BrewDog Hardcore IPA 3.35 377

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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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3773.36/5.03.35/5.0Special9%19.2Snifter, 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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 scraff (1946), 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...


 Braudog (3770), 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)


 johninmelb (692), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Jul 25, 2009  
Think this is old batch but date in the description is unclear. Strongly hopped nose with citrus and fresh grass. Pours medium-pale copper with a bathtub suds ring rather than a head. Flavour is potently hoppy with a slight citric sweetness (lemonadey) that quickly gives way to a long and intensely bitter finish reminiscent of one of those herbal italian digestifs such as Fenet Brahca. Very nice indeed, and if this is the old batch I will look forward to trying the new one.


 ante (2956), Stockholm, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 1, 2008  
Pours out in a clear golden colour with a rich white foam. Sharp, almost acidic aroma of green apples and grapefruit. Hmmm. . Almost shockingly hoppy flavour of grapefruit, wet grass and pine without almost no residual sugars at all. Medium to full bodied. Long bitter finish of wet grass, sweat and lemon. Not your typical US Impy IPA, quite weird, but still charming.


 BBB63 (4238), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
May 22, 2008  
DLD, a table offering and not sure whom brought this: Yellow hue with a fizzy fading head and some lace. The aroma has notes of flowery and resiny hops, pale and biscuity malts, some pepper and clove, and some citric vapours. The taste pretty much follows suit, mostly bitterness and acidic fruit with some pale malt in the background before a peppery and slightly boozy finish. The mouth feel is metallic and chalky, aggressive carbonation, and the alcohol is noticeable. An okay DIPA but wished for a bit more depth.


 BeerandBlues2 (3225), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 30, 2008  
1 pint, 6.4 fl oz bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Batch 001. Pours hazy orange with a small, rocky, white head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (grain, straw), heavy hops (perfume, pine, grapefruit, flowers), average yeast (dough) with notes of pear and apricot. Medium bodied, sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness.


 spkldhenlvr24 (463), 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


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 12, 2007  
Bottle. A golden/orange beer with a big white head. Light caramel malt, peach, mellon, hoppy aroma and adry, peach, mellon hoppy taste. Medium body with a long very dry, peach finish.



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