 lassem (296), Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 12, 2009 Shopping at Systembolaget in sweden are rarely exciting. Last time I were in one (Simrishmamn) i realised that they were dealing Brew Dog...Ok i thought respect to "Systemet" - But again Systembolaget that dosnt dare to do anything else than hidding the main stream.. and thus hidding nothing at all - made me suspicious..but then again calling it for a "post modern classic (really a selfcontradiction) pale ale" made me grap a handfull.
Pours a clowde wheat-yellow with a nice whitish head. The nose is pretty fresh with citrusnotes and hints of yeast and metal The taste is pale and pretty anonymous with a light bitterness and sweet hoppy notes. Finish is a little fat with malty (caramel) notes. I good idea is not to drink other than pale lagers before this one otherwise you wont taste much...
Systembolag... think bigger and order Brew Dogs other beers .... say please
dnoaksson (144), , Sweden
Apr 11, 2009 Tränger sig in i varenda vrå av munnen, perforerar alla sinnen samtidigt. Det är framför allt beskan man minns efteråt - så rejäl att man kan bygga hus med den. Trots vissa fruktiga toner blir den i slutändan lite för tung.
SmallOne (79), Sweden
Apr 9, 2009 Smell of citrus and something more. Cant really decide. Good citrus or more like grape flavor with a slight bitter finnish. A nice IPA that keeps whats the labels promises.
DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
Apr 7, 2009 Bottle. Very citrusy aroma, orange and grapefruit. Unusual light yellow body, white head. This is a weird IPA, not only in color, but also in flavor. Lots of pleasant bitterness, along with citrus and pineapple. Lengthy finish, mildly bitter.
mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
Apr 5, 2009 Pours a light orange color, with a small off white head. Smells kind of weak right away. Mostly citrus, with a faint musty hop aroma in the background. Not a good start. The flavor didnt redeem the beers slow start. The hops seemed dead in the water, very thin and watery on the palate, with mostly just funked out citrus left to be tasted. No crispness or much hop bitterness at all. Kind of lifeless. Ive been pretty disappointed with most of the stuff Brewdog makes other than their barrel aged imperial stouts. Perhaps they should just stick to that.
SFLpunk (132), South Burlington, Vermont, USA
Apr 3, 2009 22oz brown glass pry-top.
Appearance: Crystal-clear and really pale. Almost no head, a little sudsy white bubbles.
Nose: Light citrus/pine hop character, smells like it’s going to be dry. A light woodiness, too.
Palate: Medium to light bodied and moderately dry. Good citrus (grapefruit, orange) flavors with some tropical notes (papaya, mango). Medium length finish and nicely balanced. Slight bitterness.
Notes: Well made sessionable IPA. Reminds me of a scaled-back Founder’s Double Trouble.
DougShoemaker (2855), Toronto, Canada
Apr 1, 2009 Aroma is orange, pine and some malt, hazy yellow, tiny white head. Flavour again is orange, pine and some fine malt. Very bitter, bold, resiny. Great!
Stew41 (1042), Caulfield, Australia
Apr 1, 2009 Second look at this beer and this time around seemed in much better condition. Light amber in colour with some apricot overtones, looks about right for the style. Nose shows sweet resin-laden hops, maybe some sherbet here as well? More of the sweet character early, can’t quite put my finger on it, and then a reasonably robust wave of thick hops and bitterness coms through. The iron fist in a velvet glove-style commercial descriptor is quite apt.
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