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BrewDog Punk IPA (6%)

 (RETIRED)
Score
9075
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at BrewDog
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 879   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.43   IBU: 68   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle and keg: Filtered. Cask: Unfiltered.
Ingredients: Marris Otter Extra Pale Malt; Chinook, Crystal, Motoeka hops. IBUs 65
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.

NOTE: The recipe was changed at the end of 2009, and this version is no longer made, if you have a bottle with a BBD after 1.1.12, you should go to the "Punk IPA (5.4%)" version.


3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
tomer (923) - Rishon Le Zion, ISRAEL - FEB 19, 2011
0.33L bottle, medium stable head with lots of lacing, aroma of pine, flowers, citrus and a touch of honey flavour of grapefruit, herbal tea, tobbaco and some bread in the back, long sour bready sweet aftertaste. A good textbook IPA with a nice malty component.

3.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Patchez (20) - Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 18, 2011
The smell led me to believe this was another hop monster. Turns out it was nicely hoppy but had a full almost rich body as back up. Nicely played Sirs.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Waterbury (33) - Connecticut, USA - FEB 17, 2011
Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma sweet and very hoppy giving it notes of grass and citrus. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy which bites the tongue and the throat, the finish is bitter and grassy. Enjoyed it

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Monkeypower (168) - Odense C, DENMARK - FEB 17, 2011
Even though i currently suffer from the common cold, the heavy hops registers easily, along with juniper berries, pine and grass in the aroma. Bitter flavor, with some malty sweetness and notes of hay and wood.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
BeerViking (849) - Brentford, Greater London, ENGLAND - FEB 15, 2011
330ml bottle from Tesco, definitely the 6% version (batch 354). Lots of grassy peppery hops on the nose, along with some hay and a bit of spice - cumin? Dry-bitter attack on the palate with hints of - yes- lychee and peach, long astringent bitter finish and a lasting dry-bitter aftertaste. Good but a tad severe.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Jaksmart (354) - Aalborg, DENMARK - FEB 12, 2011
Bottle. Clear yellow color with solid white head. A bit thin looking. Aroma has hay, caramel, citrus, passion, sugar, citric and floral hops. Taste is dry with caramel, oatmeal, breadcrumbs, flour and a fairly strong hop bitterness in the finish. Carbonation is pleasant and it feels good on the palate. Could use some more balancing, though.

3.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
rodzilla79 (87) - Alabama, USA - FEB 11, 2011
I enjoyed this IPA more than most. It has an almost caramel smoothness to it and wasn’t overwhelmingly bitter.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Aldolapache (31) - Roma, ITALY - FEB 11, 2011
A me non fa impazzire. Buona ma identica a tante, tantissime, forse troppe, ipa. Birra secca e con un amaro intenso e forse eccessivo.


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