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BrewDog Riptide

Percentile
91
overall
Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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3753.58/5.03.57/5.08%36.3Snifter
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.
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 Arayaga2 (950), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Cola brown black with a thin whitish brown head. Aroma is caramel with spicy cola notes and roasty undertones. Clean, powerful roasty taste with well balanced bitterness that fades without ever becoming cloying. $12/750


 cmillward (430), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of hopscotch. Pours black with a tan head that leaves some lacing on the glass. Nose of roasted barley, chocolate, some vanilla and earthy hops. Flavor is a little rough, chocolate, caramel, earthy/spicy hops, a strong bitterness, touch of alcohol. Very roasty. Mouth feels a little thin.


 Viper666 (622), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Bouteille 330ml. De couleur brune très foncée et claire. Nez de café, de malt moyennement rôti, moyen de chocolat noir avec des notes de crème (faibles notes lactiques) et léger de houblon herbeux avec de faibles notes fruitées (petits fruits). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et d’une texture moyennement crémeuse. Léger goût fruité (notes de cerises noires, traces de mûres et de pommes) accompagné dun léger goût de chocolat au lait et de crème (notes lactiques) ainsi que des traces de vanille lors de lentrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un moyen goût de malt rôti accompagné d’un léger goût de chocolat noir, de notes de biscuits avec des traces de caramel sucré puis progressivement, un goût de café noir prend toute la place jusquen finale accompagné dun moyen goût de houblon herbeux. Post-goût long et un peu sec, moyennement amer de rôti, de café, moyen de chocolat noir et de houblon herbeux avec de faibles notes fruitées (moût de petits fruits).


 Boutip (2348), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Bottle: Poured a clear black color ale with a small foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted coffee is pleasant enough. Taste is a mix between some roasted coffee and lightly bitter malt. Body is a bit thin and carbonation is also low but alcohol was not discernable. I would have appreciated this beer even more with some black chocolate notes and some additional complexity.


 merlin48 (511), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Bomber pours a thin dark brown body with a skimpy beige head. Aroma is red apple skins, caramel, and a hint of cocoa. Surprisingly creamy on such a thin bodied stout. Taste opens with fruity red apple, backed by dark fruits. Grassy hops offer more bitterness than the subtle dark roasty notes. Maltiness is a bit grainy. Sweetness harms drinkability.


 illidurit (876), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/513/20
Dec 21, 2008  
500 mL bottle. Poured into a pint glass. Pours very dark brown, but clearly not black. Very poor head formation, hardly even a film forms atop the beer before it starts dissolving into a halo. Aromas of gooey brownie mix and graham crackers, but not very strong. Flavor starts out with dark chocolate, then melds into an ashy coffee roastiness. The bitterness of the roast combines with a nice herbal hop bitterness to make a long lasting finish. Unfortunately, everything is on the thin side. Low carbonation, light body, a constant struggle to really smell and taste it. Considering the absurd price tag, I don‘t think I‘m going to be buying from this brewery again anytime soon.


 GonZoBeeR (2160), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 14, 2008  
Aroma:nice walnut fudge aroma... Appearance:dark brown-black,light tan head... Flavor:Walnut-fudge flavor, good....


 GRM (1253), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 12, 2008  
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



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