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9897
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Brewed by BrewDog
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 103   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.7   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 216   ABV: 7.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This Christmas, wish for a green Christmas. Where flurries of hop flakes blanket the world like you’ve never seen it before. And crunching through crisp, sparkling drifts releases billows of pineapple, citrus and papaya with every step. The reign of the snow angel is over. Long live the hop angel where parks and playgrounds become adorned with the outlines of celestial beings that fell to Earth from angry looking emerald clouds. Tune in to breakfast TV to find life’s on hold for 24 hours as this ’hop day’ demands you rocket down a hill on the back of a baking tray. Or simply raise a glass of this festive IPA as we wish you a very hoppy Christmas.


most recent ratings

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BeerBaboon (1196) - FINLAND - NOV 17, 2012
Tämä Brewdogin jouluolut kaatuu lasiin kuparin värisenä ja kirkkaana muodostaen valkoista vaahtoa. Tuoksussa on pihkaa, eksoottista hedelmäisyyttä ja mausteita. Maku on katkera, pihkainen, hedelmäinen ja mausteinen. Jättää katkeran ja kuivan jälkimaun. Melko runsaan hiilihappoinen ja kohtalaisen kevyt olut. Parempia tyylilajin edustajia on maailma pullollaan. Ei tämä silti huonoa ole.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
mile (2100) - Helsinki, FINLAND - NOV 16, 2012
Bottle. Dark golden, average and fully diminishing head. Moderate, malty and sweetish aroma, light caramel, some tropical fruitiness, citrus - piney hoppyness. Body is medium, malty and sweetish flavor, some caramel and light tropical fruitiness, some citrus - piney hoppyness. Finish is average, malty and sweetish, some caramel and light tropical fruitiness, piney hoppyness. Well hopped fruity and sweetish IPA - could be drier (and have less caramel).

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
laiti (3925) - Tampere, FINLAND - NOV 15, 2012
33 cl bottle (7,5%) @ home. Batch #320, BBE 11.10.2013
Aroma has gooseberry bush, some pine needles, exotic fruits and hints of resin. Flavour is rather hoppy with gooseberry bush, some biscuits, grapefruit and hints of caramel. Nothing to do with christmas but a good ipa anyway.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
tiong (2236) - Espoo, FINLAND - NOV 15, 2012
330ml bottle from Alko (7,5%)

BBE 11-10-13 - Pours dark orange with a foamy white head. Aroma of fruity hops, lemon, citrus, hints of berries and caramel. Taste is caramely and slightly malty with some fruity hops and lemon. Finish is sweetish and bitter with some nice hints of exotic fruity hops. Nice, quite tasty IPA.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Brandman (1424) - Helsinki, FINLAND - NOV 14, 2012
Amber body, white medium sized head. Aroma has lots of fruits and really slick caramelly tone. Quite oily and fruity flavour. The caramel makes this a bit flat. Tropical. Doesn’t stand out in any way.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
JEK69 (356) - FRANCE - NOV 13, 2012
Shared at Brewdog with Stewart B. It pours orange with a nice foam head. It smells incredibly tropical. Nice mouthfeel Great lenght in mouth (aromas) but very dry finish, as I like. Huge IPA!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Beerhammaren (544) - FINLAND - NOV 12, 2012
.33l bottle @ home Pours clear amber with medium head. Aroma is hoppy as promised. Some pineapple and citrusfruits. Flavor is hops and fruits and citrus. Somehow really refreshing and enjoyable. Great palate.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Beerheart65 (676) - Pori, FINLAND - NOV 12, 2012
As promised really strong hoppy aroma. Pine, citrus, pineapple, nuts, caramel. Clear deep amber, 3 finger frothy head and lacing. Sweet and bitter, soft feel, bit oily, medium body, bitter finish. Nice flavors and palate. A good one, bitter but not too bitter, nuanced and enjoyable.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
sheep (93) - FINLAND - NOV 11, 2012
330ml bottle, batch 320. Clear, coppery orange with a bubbly, khaki-coloured head. Tropical fruits in the aroma, mango, a little pineapple, grapefruit, slightly piney. Taste is full of hoppy, fruity and piney bitterness, backed nicely by a slightly sweet, caramel backbone. Well carbonated, the palate is spritzy and slightly sticky. Nice and balanced.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
mikkopen (662) - Oulu, FINLAND - NOV 10, 2012
330 ml bottle. Clear amber colour, thin off-whte head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine and caramel malt. Caramel malt, citrus and piney hops in the flavour as well. Tasty and well balanced.


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