 Ernest (4178), Boulder, Colorado, USA
May 14, 2008
Bottle.
Head is initially large, frothy, white, mostly lasting.
Body is hazy medium yellow, unfiltered.
Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), moderately hoppy (flowers, herbs), lightly yeasty (dough), with a note of lemon zest, hint of gum.
Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter.
Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately to heavily bitter.
Medium body, velvety texture, lively carbonation.
Pretty good stuff, but not quite there for me...pleasant if somewhat simple aroma and the flavor balance is just a bit too rough for me (double attack of citric tartness and bitterness). But otherwise it’s quite nice.
agl108 (352), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 17, 2008 22.4 oz. bottle. Poured clear orangish gold. Thin white head. Very nicely balanced between citrus hoppiness and sweet malts. Finished with a dry, lingering bitterness. Sessionable. Not a big fan of the marketing campaign; the "we don’t care if you don’t like our beer" micro schtick is a bit old.
kmacphail (18), Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Jul 14, 2008 A nice IPA that can be summed up in two words: bitter hoppiness. It is very bitter for an IPA which made it more appealing to me as I find a lot of IPAs a bit bland. This is my first beer from Brewdog and I have not been disappointed, looking forward to trying more of their ales. I must admit that I did like the dig at yellow canned lager drinkers on the side of the bottle.
Kalli (373), Falun, Sweden
Jul 13, 2008 Gold, light head, a bit of lacing. Orange dominating on the aroma, rather nice. Full in the mouth but still the malts feel almost demore with the hops taking quickly over resiny grapefruit and a bit of orange.
michael-pollack (1310), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 12, 2008 660ml Bottle: Aroma of hops, toffee, pine, resin, flowers, and grass. Poured golden in color with a medium to large-sized, creamy, rocky, white head that lasted throughout. Clear. Sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is light to medium sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of hops, grass, caramel, pine, and a bit of butter. Medium body. Viscous, syrupy texture is smooth and easy drinking. Soft carbonation. Sweet, thick, hoppy finish.
Ethereal (723), London, Greater London, England
Jul 12, 2008 330ml bottle, at home with renffisch, 17th June 2008. Gold with a small line of head. As for nose, it’s funk not punk - farmyard time. Musky dry bitterness in the mouth, very refreshing, and then it delivers an almost painfully dry, biting finish. A great IPA.
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