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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 
4403.41/5.03.4/5.06.1%62.5Shaker, 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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 ditmier (1023), 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.


 joe19612 (673), camberley, Surrey, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 5, 2008  
Bottle fom Tesco. A hazy blond beer with a small head. Plenty of hops in the aroma, the taste was a very citrus nice bitter finish. I did like this beer, and will go and get some more.


 nbutler11 (731), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/59/20
Dec 3, 2008  
Pours like a CapriSun from the bottle. Tastes of water and mildly bitter hops. This is the weak sauce. Sorry.


 Suttree (2701), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 1, 2008  
Cloudy gold, loose white head. Woody, herbal, spruce-like aroma. Flavor also has a lot of spruce notes, mixed with woods and herbs. Nice pine bitterness in the finish. Some dry, winey notes, as well.


 bobinlondon (786), Harrow, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Bottle fom Tescos. Blond with white head. Strong hoppy aroma. Good citric hop flavour with earthy bite. My kind of beer.


 finol (475), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Bottle from Systembolaget A small disapering head, some yeast floats on top of the beer. A bit hazy liquid. A nice "every day IPA", nothing spectacular.


 gary07734 (391), Tyne & Wear, England
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/52/103/56/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Copper lager-like pour, good frothy head. Smell is good, fruity, cherry, almonds, tons of hops. Taste is very hoppy, straw/wheat and strawberries, grass. Unfortunately the finish is extremely harsh bitter and metallic, rather ruins the beer. I like IPAs but this is overly bitter.



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