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BrewDog Punk IPA

BrewDog Punk IPA  - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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 Percentile 
82
overall
Brewed by BrewDog
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4383.41/5.03.4/5.06.1%62.4Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
A beer of inherent contradiction. This heavy weight of the beer world is strikingly delicate with a white gold appearance. The light fruity aroma dominates the initial confrontation; lychee, kiwi and passionfruit all prevail with subtle nuances of cherry and strawberry. Don’t be fooled however by this smooth medium bodied ale. As it trickles down your throat as this wolf in sheep’s clothing begins to grow teeth. The bite comes as the bitterness builds and endures no matter how hard the malty sweetness of the alcohol tries to tame this ferocious beast.
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 TampaBrew (726), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
May 30, 2009  
Pours a deep gold. Some cheesey hop notes and old caramel. Dusty smelling. Fairly thin bodied, light stinky floral hops. Nothing Special.


 markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 30, 2009  
Thanks jdubfl for the share. Pours clear orange with and off-white head. Nose and flavor are caramel, some citrus hops, and a bit of pine to it. It is interesting, but not my favorite IPA.


 GG (1612), NorCal, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
May 29, 2009  
My last encounter with BrewDog was with a few of their imperial stouts. Fantastic beers. This one was an okay showing but I think there was room for improvement. The beer pours a hazy yellow color, smallish 1" head even with a semi-agressive pour with some nice lacing. Aroma is grapefruity, some wet earth, and soft malt tones. The hop flavor ramps up immediatley on the first sip and kinda tramples on the malts a bit. Citrus was the dominant flavor with some spruce tips, apricots and caramel malts clocking in. Decent IPA, but overpriced unfortunately.


 sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 29, 2009  
courtesy of jdubfl. Pours orange with thin white head. Aroma and taste, some funky elemtns along with floral hops, light caramel, malts, some honey like sweetness.


 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 29, 2009  
Bottle, courtesy jdubfl. Clear hazy, cloudy straw colored pour, with a bubbly head and a spattering of lacing on the glass. Nose is funky apples, with caramel, some vanilla, and some dark bright fruits. Flavor has some hops, dry fruit, hair, some rubber, and sticky caramel in the finish. Medium-bodied, odd and not so drinkable. Not so sure about this one.


shotgunn (32), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/101/56/103/514/20
May 25, 2009  
It pours out of the bottle a "piss" yellow??? w/a little head that has minimal lacing. I can smell a little of the hops, but almost a, and I hate to say this I just don’t know any other way to put it and it is not to be taken in a bad way, skunky taint. It did not effect the flavor and maybe it is just something that I was not used to as I don’t usually drink IPA’s from anywhere but the states. It does not have the normal pine/spruce bite that I’ve come to expect from an American IPA. I’m probably rating this low and not giving it it’s fair share as I am partial to the American IPA’s. It is an alright beer and it is a lot better for you, and to drink than the mass produced swill that is out there, but I’m just biased when it comes to IPA.


 rosenbergh (843), Helsinki, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
May 23, 2009  
330 ml bottle. Finland. Batch 089. Hazy pale orange colour with thin off-white head. Citrusy hoppy aroma. Lemony, yeasty, hoppy flavour with bitter finish.



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