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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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 cluny6 (115), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 27, 2008  
From Tesco. I try to stay away from beers with flashy names and labels but decided to try this one after reading some of the reviews. Im glad I did. One thing I dont get is why its sold on a 330 ml instead of the regular 500 ml you would expect. It pours a light golden, with little head. Medium carbonation, it looks more like a lager than an ale. The aroma is of pure hops, maybe some hay and grasses. The taste is citric and bitter, with hops ever present. It finishes very dry and bitter. A very good beer. A


 Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 27, 2008    Updated: Jul 13, 2009
Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma is hoppu. Flavour has a decent amount of hops. Nice bitter finish. Rerate: cask @ Bon Accord. Nose of pine, sharp resin hops.


 hophead75 (1945), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Bottle. Golden/Blonde in color with a small off white head. Aroma of light earthy and floral hops, some pale malts and biscuity-dry malt. Not enough hops in the aroma for an IPA in my opinion. Taste is really nowhere near as assertive as I like an IPA to be- it does have some earthy and floral hops, with perhaps a touch of citrus but is overall lacking. A good amount of bready pale malts poking in throughout the taste, finishes dry and somewhat bitter, but just not enough. Body is there, but is still pretty light for the style. Overall I felt this was not up to par, especially considering the price tag on the bottle. Dissapointing.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Dec 23, 2008  
22oz bottle-pours white bubbles with a slightly hazy gold color. Aroma is light/medium malt-musty/wood, earthy/herbal hops-tobacco, yeasty. Taste is light/medium malt-musty/wood, earthy/herbal hops-tobacco, yeasty. Finishes dry and chalky. An OK beer, less than OK to style. Thanks jwc215 for sharing this.


 NoiZe (1288), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Orange colored brew. Hoppy aroma. Soft, mild hoppy flavor. Bitter aftertaste. Nice.


 GonZoBeeR (2155), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 16, 2008  
Aroma:Strong grapefruit hops... Appearance:light hazy yellow,small head.. Flavor:grapefruit hops,light watery for the rest...


 ditmier (1019), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 14, 2008  
208 Bottle - Pours a hazy straw yellow with a head and color that reminds me of a recently used urinal...aroma is bright citrus and hay with a slightly fruity scent...flavor is confused...is it a Pale or an IPA??...it says both on the label...flavour is tropical fruit, citrus and resinous hops...I didnt like this at first but it grew on me...it is a fruity pale with a nicely bittered finish...fun...


 dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 6, 2008  
bottle from binnys beverage depot, orland park. hazy apricot color, no head, tiny off white bubbles around rim. aroma of creamy hoppy grapefruit, but pretty mild. flavor is also creamy grapefruit, but amazingly mild. the slightest hint of bitter hops possible. also a hint of caramel. medium bodied, mildly bitter finish. perhaps i am too rough on this ipa for its mildness, because i like it the more i drink it. or maybe i just get more drunk. cheers.



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