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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.


highest score

4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Hirotoma (471) - Bologna, ITALY - JAN 30, 2013
Ottima! Che bomba! Bella arancione, schiuma cremosa non molto persistente, tripudio di odori natalazi, freschi, pino o rosmarino su tutti. I sapori freschi si ritrovano anche nel sapore dissetante! retrogusto fresco saporito lunghissimo e persistente!

4.6
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
maltandhops (50) - Paris, FRANCE - JAN 2, 2013
33cl bottle. Orange with small head. Lovely aromas of pine and very orange fruity. Flavor is rich and fruity and bitter to the end. Very good well done!

4.6
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Lore (422) - Budapest, HUNGARY - DEC 24, 2012
dark golden colour with moderate head; excellent citrus aroma (as usually in case of a BrewDog IPA) and hoppy bitterness of taste with significant grapefruit signs. Perfect, as always.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
DanielBrown (3167) - Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, ENGLAND - DEC 8, 2012
Tap at Brewdog, Notts. outstandingly tasty IPA. Really beautiful blend of berries and super alpha hops. Marvellous on tap, so fresh.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
JohnRMurdoch (2253) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - DEC 27, 2012
Keg @ BrewDog Glasgow. Orange amber colour, big foamy head. Strong pine hop aroma. Very dry biscuit cheese pine hop flavour. Spicy aftertaste. This is a really good IPA.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
fiulijn (12179) - Malmö, DENMARK - DEC 6, 2012
2012-12-03, bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris, batch 319 bb 11-10-13,
Beautiful golden/amber color, clean, with medium sized creamy head. Wonderful hoppy aroma, fresh and pungent, fruity, and light manure in the end. The mouthfeel is lean and rather dry, a good canvas for the nice toffee flavor, and without the crystal-like notes found on draught; strong bitterness, providing mostly resins, but also light orangey fruitiness. Long final.
Excellent.

2012-11-28, draught at La Fine Mousse, Paris, 9-5-7-3-15=39
Beautiful copper-amber color with compact head. Fantastic hoppy aroma, with plenty of fresh fruits, then some pungent character, passion fruit, light manure character. Medium body strength; malt flavor, but also crystal malt, therefore a bit cloying; very moderate sweetness; quite strong bitterness, the hops is fruity; but overall not cohesive.
Confused hop bomb.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
liinis (1320) - Helsinki, FINLAND - DEC 26, 2012
UPDATED: APR 5, 2013 Heavy flavoured filling your mouth with delicious fruity flavours. great hops. a bit too sweet. Bottle says 7,5 %. orange colour. Really worth trying!

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Beerheart65 (679) - 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.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
garthicus (2336) - Dublin, IRELAND - JAN 22, 2013
Bottle from ’Wines on the green’. Appearance: Ruby orange, small white head. Aroma: Sweet baby Jebus. Pineapple, mango, citrus, so so hoppy, pine cones & cat piss (the good kind). Oh lord. Flavour: Big mango and pineapple flavour with again, great cat piss, pine needles, good carbonation, nice alcohol bite with a lovely citrus peel finish. Wonderful.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
HopfenWeisse (667) - - DEC 9, 2012
Hazy amber/orange color. Aroma is really hoppy. Flavor is hops, malt, spices, bitter finish. Really tasty IPA.


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