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BrewDog IPA Is Dead - Nelson Sauvin

 (RETIRED)
Score
9694
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at BrewDog
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
available

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distribution
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RATINGS: 178   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.61   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 75   EST. CALORIES: 225   ABV: 7.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Nelson is a love it or hate it kinda hop. We are cool with that, if we wanted to keep everyone happy we would be brewing Fosters anyway. Sharp as a razor, this New Zealand hop slices its way through your taste buds and is brutally resinous, almost scraping the intense flavours of passion fruit along your poor tongue.  There is a huge depth of tropical fruit flavour with astringent gooseberry balanced against the robust malt base.  Throw another shrimp on the Barbie mate and you are all set. New Zealand is near Austria, right?


most recent ratings

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
bernatbeer (374) - barcelona, SPAIN - SEP 4, 2011
En botella.Buena retención con aromas a uva,frutas tropicales.....muy buena sauvin single hop.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Habanero (1673) - Tranbjerg, DENMARK - SEP 1, 2011
Bottled. Pours hazy and pale amber with a large off-white head. Nose of tropical fruits, citrus and berries notes. Sweet flavour with exsotic fruits, caramel notes and berries. Medium to full bodied, creamy texture and medium carbonation. Nice bitter finish. An interesting, great brew.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
kryon (704) - SWEDEN - AUG 28, 2011
Pours amber with low quite frizzy head. Aromas of apricots and also some maltyness. Lightly bitter and a bit to watery for an IPA.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Vignale (1373) - Malmö, SWEDEN - AUG 24, 2011
Krusbär möter tropisk frukt typ passionsfrukt. Jättegod.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Balazs (654) - Budapest, HUNGARY - AUG 23, 2011
Armand629, thanks again!! Poured golden yellow, with an off-white, lacing head. Aroma of honey, grass, white grapes, apples. Medium bodied and carbonated. Sweet taste, with a well matching hoppy finish. Not an aggressive one, but plenty of character. Goes down easy.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
brugmanneke (223) - GERMANY - AUG 20, 2011
(bottle) Pours an amber-orange color, slightly hazy. Massively fruity on the nose, a little sour even (but not in a bad way). Aroma of passion fruit and lychees. Balanced by a nice maltiness. Aroma of the hops stays on the palate for a long time. Taste is mainly bitter, of course, but well-balanced. Intense and full-bodied. Demands attention, not to be drunk casually. I really love this one!

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
TheCametron (1296) - CZECH REPUBLIC - AUG 17, 2011
Bottle. Amber. Cloudier than the Citra. Softer nose with more emphasis on tropical fruit. Less of an inherantly dry-hopped flavour. Good show altogether. It was nice when combined with the Citra as well. Good mix. Just saying...

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
BenH (1359) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 17, 2011
Pours slightly misty golden. Aroma is impressive, tropical fruits. Tatse is fruity, grapefruit, citrus, white grapes. Lingering bitter finish

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Clyx (208) - SWEDEN - AUG 4, 2011
Mango, mango, mango! There are a little bit of passion fruit and gooseberry. But really, my friend who doesn’t drink these kind of beer thought it was a fruit beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
MikeKeller (567) - Kemi Rock City, FINLAND - AUG 4, 2011
Bottle from Systembolaget. A little bit hazy amber beer with white head. Very nice fruity hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty taste combined with Nelson Sauvin hops. This was first I had from IPA Is Dead 4-pack, lookin forward to taste the rest three.


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