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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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 lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 2, 2009  
Batch 003, best by 7/7/08. Hazy orange-yellow with a thin white loose foam cover. Citrus hop aroma, a bit piney, some biscuit malts. Taste is pronounced pine resin, bitter hops, hints of citrus, and more maltiness but not much caramel as many IPAs have.


 Lalli (149), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/513/20
Jan 31, 2009    Updated: Jun 17, 2009
Misty orange to golden color. Floral hops in the nose, along with citrus and a hint of tobacco. Flavor is fruity with a round hoppy finish. Nice brew.


 nate2g (1034), Brisbane, Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Golden with a white head. Caramel malt and citrus aroma. Flavour is caramel and fruit. Smooth mouthfeel with a dry hoppy finish.


 gam (1068), brisbane, Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Misty orange pour weak head mild lace cover but good carbonation aroma strong floral fruit hops flavour lovely bitter you get from rind of citrus sweetness of orange mild peach stonefruit barley malts have a good smoothness finish fruit and floral palate nice bitter.


 mkel07 (494), Brisbane, Australia
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/104/510/20
Jan 27, 2009  
330ml bottle. Bit hesitant to drink after reading the label. Poured with a tiny head and almost zero foam, thin bubbly layer that quickly vanished. Orange and murky with a sudsy taste.


 HogTownHarry (3922), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Bottle (330ml). Hazy pale amber pour with an average white head. Dry, floral aroma, somewhat sweet, reminded me of dried pineapple - not much bitterness. The taste, however, is VERY bitter, some green mango, no booziness, just a long and strong resin/citrus bitt finish. Average body, weak carbonation - quite decent, but too unbalanced.


 SpringsLicker (2041), Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 25, 2009  
Mostly clear gold with a thin white head. Slightly bitter, slightly malty. Much like an ESB or a Pale Ale with lots of English hop character.


 probstk (1007), Nepean, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 23, 2009  
330 ml bottle from Bieropholie, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. JA23/09.

App.: Clear golden with a loose white froth. Aroma: Sharp, pine, slightly citrus hops, lemon and grapefruit, green and resinous, light biscuit and bread crust, some light sweet honey-like aromas, slightly floral. Palate: Medium body and almost flat. Flav.: The hops comes through strong as pine, resin, and, to a lesser extent, citrus, less of the biscuit/bread crust malt, still a touch of floral honey and lightly fruity; a bit sweet with good bitterness and light lingering malts.

An interesting and refreshing change from the American-style IPA.



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