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
376	3.36/5.0	3.35/5.0	Special	9%	19.2	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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Sparky27 (1596), Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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

Feb 21, 2009

Bottle courtesy of BOLTZ7555 – thanks Jason! Pours a dark gold with a creamy one finger off-white head that leaves nice lacing. The nose is caramel and floral hops. The taste is sweet caramel malt, sweet citrus and light resin in the finish. Medium bodied. A tad sweet for my tastes, but not a bad IPA.

doubleo (1104), San Diego, California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 14, 2008

650ml bottle, Batch 002. Pours deep, clear, straw yellow with a small, sticky white head, some lace. Smells sweet and earthy pine. Tastes of pineapple and some spicy, grassy hops. Different. Very sweet, somewhat hop resiny with some alcohol as well. Resiny sweet/bitter. Medium/full body with subdued carbonation. Bottle condition maybe?

darkguardian (506), Florida, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	9/10	3/5	7/10	2/5	13/20

Aug 10, 2008

22oz bottle courtesy of growler. Really nice nose, subtle hop aroma with alot of citrus and floral notes. Flavor was pretty bad. Really piney resinous hops and little citrus. Not pleasant at all. Very disappointing.

gotbeach (136), San Diego, California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 13, 2008

Clear IPA with cherry and spice in the nose. Dry finish with a hints of oak.

lithy (1725), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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

Dec 11, 2008

Batch 002, bb date 7/7/09. Cloudy dark yellow honey color with a thin white head that never fully covers, just leaving a ring. Citrus and grapefruit hop aroma. Taste is lots of citrus and spicy hops with lightly grassy malt notes.

espenra (292), Oslo, Norway

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

Dec 6, 2009

33cl bottle at Håndverkerstuene. Batch 357. Best before 2010-11-16. Pale golden colour, small head. Very hoppy aroma. Tropical fruits. Flavour is very bitter and hoppy. Tropical fruits again. Lingering aftertaste.

forsides (75), union, New Jersey, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 30, 2009

orange amber colored with a small head. nose is light, sweet, some toffee notes. taste is bigger with decent hop bitterness, and piney, resiny, slightly fruity aftertaste. light mouth feel.

planky84 (128), , Greater London, England

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	5/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	13/20

Sep 3, 2009

Bottle from Sainsburys, batch 037. Pours amber/gold with a white head which lasts for a few minutes or so. Very light aromas of malts, barley, tangerine. Had to really sniff this one to discern the aroma! Flavours of citrus, barley sugars, toffee. Fiinshes bitter, slightly hoppy with some caramel notes.

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