BrewDog Riptide

Aroma:nice walnut fudge aroma... Appearance:dark brown-black,light tan head... Flavor:Walnut-fudge flavor, good....

Brown bottle, 330 ml, batch 123, best before 10/02/10, purchased via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on December 12 2008; eye: black with burgundy reflections, opaque, tiny beige head that disappears completely, light lacing; nose: roasted malt, molasses, resinous hops, vanilla, chocolate milk; mouth: roasted malt, molasses, light hops, candied fruits, chocolate milk, finale in roasted malt with a good presence of molasses and a bit of bitterness, texture is silky but also that of chocolate milk, nice balance, average acridness, lightly sweet and bitter, medium body, average carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 ml, lot 123, meilleure avant 10/02/10, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 12 décembre 2008; œil : noire avec des reflets bourgogne, opaque, petite mousse beige qui disparaît presque complètement, légère dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, mélasse, houblon résineux, vanille, lait au chocolat; bouche : malt torréfié, mélasse, léger houblon, fruits confits, lait au chocolat, finale en malt torréfié avec une bonne présence de mélasse et une légère amertume, texture soyeuse mais aussi de lait au chocolat, bel équilibre, âcreté moyenne, légèrement sucrée et amère, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien aimé

Dark and opaque, beige head that sits as a thin film for the whole glass. Round chocolatey aromas with some sweetness like raisins. Has quite port-like characteristics, dark fruits and a rosy glow. Thick and smooth. Great warm and boozy aftertaste with a lovely sweetness and a light whiskey smokiness. A beer for good cheer.

Pours a clear dark walnut brown, moderate tan coloured head. Very roasty aroma, chocolate, dark caramel. Burnt malt, dark caramel, coffee and chocolate, medium bodied. Very bitter, reedy finish. More like a foreign stout than an impy IMO, but decent nonetheless.

Large bottle. Pours amber-hued black with fizzy tan head. Aroma is acidic coffee, earth, a little bit of raw licorice, and some wood. Flavor is roasty bitterness, some harsh coffee and wood tones. Very dry ashiness is all over, with a mild chocolate undercurrent. Decent, but a little bit weird. I enjoy the surprising dryness, But it really seems like it’s lacking something.

Pours dark nice dark head. Good hop profile on the Stout with nice higher alcohol flavours. Good roasty flavours.

Wow...after tasting the three brews I have from these guys, might pass on all other offerings. None of these are enjoyable...NONE!!! This beer is a dark mahogany pour with only a few bubbles accumulating to create a head. Burnt malt, overly sweet, and cloying. Strange sourness in the finish. Don’t waste your money!!!

Bottle,poured dark brown. nose was coffee and burnt malts. Flavor was similar to the nose with a big rich finish, and slightly thinner mouthful for the style.