RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

BrewDog Riptide

BrewDog Riptide - Imperial Stout

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
92
overall
Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3613.59/5.03.58/5.08%37.8Snifter
View Statistics  P 

Commercial Description:
Cask & Bottled;
It was only a matter of time before the original BrewDog got his paws in on the action. This egotistical young lab has decided to make a beer which best reflects himself. This is the beer equivalent of the big, cute chocolate monster. Soft, smooth, dark, chocolately and very strong. This gentle giant will never bite but would much rather give you a big lick on the face.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 Dickinsonbeer (3434), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 6, 2009  
Bottle shared thanks to Willblake I think. Pours a Deep dark brown wiht a thinning head. Aroma of chocolate malt, light licorice, anise, earth toast and hints of coffee. More chocolate malt, with a charred acrid balck malt bitterness, herbal and earthy like hops and more anise in the end.


 Ibrew2or3 (2714), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 5, 2009  
Courtesy of THE tpd975. Pours deep brown with amber edges and almost no head. The aroma is roasty malts, mild wood and smoke to go along with a pulse of vanilla. The taste is roasty moving toward burnt malts and then into wood and mild smoky peatiness. Pretty nice stuff. It thins out into the finish. Starts bold and then finishes with smooth and light lingering notes of wood, peat, smoke and molasses.


 markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 5, 2009  
Thanks tpd975 for the share. Pours dark brown with a slight off-white head. Nose is roasted malt, some smoke, and roasted malt. Flavor is roasted malt with bitter hops, some smoke, and some chalkiness. Flavor is lingering dry. It is ok.


 JK (2945), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 1, 2009  
It didn’t pick up on the imperial aspect of this stout. It reminded me of a mild with the smooh malt body. In the English style, with low carbonation and a fairly thick palate. Chocolate, and some earth. Only a hint of smoke.


 Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Dark brown with ruby edges. Frothy, bubbly head of light tan cream. Malt accented nose lacks depth and describable character, with some medicinal character and some dark malt (cocoa and smoke.) Flavor is very stale and dull. Very poor balance, oxidized and tough to drink. I really wish Brewdog would consider a much beefier beer for their Paradox.


 charlotte (1997), Vanløse, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 22, 2009  
Black colour with almost no head.Aroma of rosted malt,caramel and dark chocolate.Flavor has a smooth note of dark berries,feels a bit oily with short finish.


 weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 21, 2009  
Bottle, can’t remember from where. I do like Brewdogs beers a lot and this is no exception. Pretty much black in colour with a light creamy brown head. Like Wes Brown. Smells sweet but not too much, dark chocolate and rich fruit cake. Hardly any bitterness in the taste which certainly puts lead in my pencil. Smooth and nice with the alcohol in there but perfectly adding to everything. Very nice thank you very much.


 Skinnyviking (4142), Copenhagen, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 16, 2009  
Bottle. Low but lasting creamy light brown head. Clear dark ruby body. Coffee choccolate aroma with a bit of hops bitterness in the background. Sttrong and lovely coffee flavor with choccolate. Very nice palate. Can almost feel the coffee beans. Strong but still smooth and nice without alcohol taste. Low carbonation and a very long aftertaste.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Imperial Stouts

Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter (4.46)

Three Floyds Oak Aged Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (4.42)

Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (4.35)

Bells Bourbon Barrel Double Cream/Expedition Stout (4.33)

AleSmith Speedway Stout (4.33)

AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout (4.31)

Bells Expedition Stout (4.31)

Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout (4.3)

Surly Darkness (4.26)

Three Floyds Vanilla Bean Barrel Aged Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (4.25)

Närke Stormaktsporter (4.23)

The Bruery Black Tuesday Imperial Stout (4.22)

Stone Imperial Russian Stout (4.21)

Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout (4.2)

Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel (4.2)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC