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BrewDog Hardcore IPA (9%)

 (RETIRED)
Score
8841
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at BrewDog
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Serve in Shaker, Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 560   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.4   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 150   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle filted; Cask: Unfiltered.
"Explicit Imperial Ale".
Ingredients: Marris Otter Extra Pale Malt; Simcoe, Chinook, Amarillo, Warrior hops. IBU 150


FriarHop's rating

3.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
FriarHop (111) - Long Beach, New York, USA - MAY 28, 2012
White head that quickly dissipates. Really nice dark amber color. Well balanced hop and malt palate; dry finish. The 9% ABV is masked pretty well but nowhere near as tasty as their Punk IPA. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


most recent ratings

3.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MichaelBruch (1486) - Wanne-Eickel, GERMANY - MAY 10, 2013
Great nose of purest hops you can imagine. Bit sweetish with even some nutty aromas. Has a lot of malt sweetness to offer which is more of a Bockbier-style with lots of alcohol. Nice one.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
McTapps (1487) - Ruhrgebiet, GERMANY - MAY 9, 2013
I am a big fan of IPAs, especially since this style isn’t that much available in Germany. This one has got a clear deep amber colour with low creamy head and medium body. Nose of spicy hops. Taste of grass, ripe aromatic hops, coriander greens and pink pepper seeds. The finish is quite dry and light bitter. This clearly is no beer of pure refreshness, but more of enjoy and taste. Enjoyed it a lot.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Beer3000 (3723) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - APR 17, 2013
330 ml bottle sampled in 2008. Golden body with a decent off-white head. Hoppy aroma with peach, grapefruit and pine with caramel malt. Flavor is caramel malty with a dominating citric fruity bitterness. Straight forward tasty double IPA.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jimbaxter (11) - Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - APR 16, 2013
A clear bronze/amber colour with subtle head. Aroma of caramel and pine. Flavour is malty with a nice depth of hops and a background alcohol.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
imdownthepub (8470) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - MAR 22, 2013
Bottled, 330ml aged 3.5yrs from Sainsbury’s, Banbury. Amber with white head. Fuller bodied IPA, nicely roasted fruity malts, some alcohol, some plummyness. The hops have become less sharp and more integrated, smooth and orange like. Some sweetness. A very decent beer aged well, good stuff.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Cittadinu (15) - ITALY - MAR 16, 2013
colore ambrato sotto una bella schiuma compatta. profumo di miele (a parer mio millefiori) con un vago sentore di fragola e uno piu’ pronunciato di agrumi. in bocca rimane un amaro persistente, da buccia di agrume e luppolo. nel complesso una birra assolutamente da consigliare.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
laiti (3926) - Tampere, FINLAND - FEB 11, 2013
33 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 08.07.2009
Aroma has gooseberry bush, some citrus and exotic fruits. Flavour is somewhat sweet and stale with grapefruits, gooseberry bush, caramel and some nettles. Also some odd savor I find hard to describe. Too stuffy and sweet, the new version is much better.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BeerLover_69 (4) - Madrid, SPAIN - FEB 9, 2013 does not count
Just tried this a few weeks ago and we impressed with the overall taste and feel of the beer. It’s a solid effort from BrewDog.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
serxusolares (14) - - FEB 3, 2013
Una auténtica joya. Nariz muy afrutada con matices de fruta madura, herbáceos y lúpulos cítricos. En boca tiene cuerpo y un gran equilibrio amargo! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
dlovell2 (403) - Columbia, Maryland, USA - JAN 2, 2013
Had from bottle on New YEars eve. Was getting late in the night so not the best time for me to tate something new. Poured cloudy copper color with white head. Citrus aroms. Caramel fruity flavor with citrus finish. Alot of hop flavor but not super bitter.


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