BrewDog Riptide

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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).

Bottle. Black coloured with a nice light brown lacing head. Aromas of roasted malts, hops, chocolate and caramel. Flavour of coffee, dark fruit, sweet malts, licorice and bitter hops.

The Riptide poem written on the side of the bottle is greatly amusing me but it’s too long to write out so I won’t. Very dark brown body with a small cap. Aroma has a mild coffee along with burnt malts, and some bakers chocolate there is also some noticeable alcohol in the nose. Flavor is bitter and chalky. Very burnt toast flavoured and mild. The more I drink this the more I enjoy it the light but still powerful flavor works for me, half way through the bottle now and my stomach is getting very warm. The after taste lingers with burnt coffee and strawberry yogurt?!?!? The 8% alcohol is hidden very nicely in this brew making it deadly to drink. For a Imp stout this is a little weak, the flavor is not intense enough however this is very tasty and highly drinkable 7 thumbs way up for the mild yet tasty Imp stout

330 ml bottle. Blackish-brown color, low brown head. Roasted malt and coffee aroma with a hint of tobacco. Very dry, bitter flavor with espresso and smoked wood. Full body, light carbonation. Pretty good -- it definitely stands out from the crowd.

Bottle. Chocolate, roasted malt, some coffee, caramel, cream, rice and alcohol aromas. Pours a pitch black coloured beer with a thick cream head. Soft mouthfeel, some carbonation, sweetness, vionous, hoppy, sliky texture. Aftertaste of coffee and hops. Very nice - a superior stout.

Butter’s 4th cellar reduction. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Cherry, caramel and biscuit aromas. Taste is slight licorice, coffee and chocolate with alcohol coming through the nose. Nice bitter finish.

Consumed 6-7-2009...bottle aged for about a year......dark ass brown body...not much beige head....insanely rich coffee aroma of a fine columbian blend....dark fruits like date and prune...I could sniff this for a while....but I want to drink it....it subtly reminds me of a port....Flavors are actually close to the aroma...a mild bitter finish...its viscous with an added flavor that displeases me...although crafted well...not for me....also a mild spiciness in aroma and palate essence of clove

This was a good but not great IPS,with a nice smooth finish and lots of chocolate witha nice abv kick to it not bad at all.CHEERS