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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.


3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (23599) - VestJylland, DENMARK - AUG 20, 2007
Bottle @ Chris_o shindig 2007. Clear light yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, flowers, perfume. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Ungstrup (22906) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - AUG 13, 2007
Bottled. A golden beer - quite light for an IPA - with a white head. The aroma sweet and very hoppy giving it notes of grass and citrus. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy with notes of alfa acids, that bites the tongue and the throat, the finish is dry bitter and grassy.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Papsoe (21781) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JUL 20, 2008
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Slightly hazy pale golden with a rough, off-white head. Lightly citrusy hoppy nose. Medium body with lightly sweet pale malts, fruit accents and a fairly dry and hoppy finish. 250308

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
yespr (20653) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - MAR 26, 2008
UPDATED: JAN 14, 2011 33 cL bottle, thanks to thewolf. Pours hazy pale yellow with lacing white. Light spiced and hops fruity aroma. Flavour is hoppy and fruity. Smooth flavour and mouthfeel. Gains fruit and bitterness into the finish. Simple yet nicely flavoured and light.

3.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
omhper (15600) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JUL 3, 2007
Bottled. Clear golden, average head. Aroma of orange, hay and lychee. Sweet, medium to full bodied, perfumy and yeasty. Lightly fruity with buttery malt profile, but the tough American style hop levels makes it a completely hop driven beer. Lingering very bitter finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
oh6gdx (15510) - Vasa, FINLAND - JUL 10, 2007
Bottled (thanks magic_dave6!). Yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is grassy hops. Flavour is grass, some peas, quite dry with some slight hints of malts. Alcohol seems to balance the hoppy dryness up a bit, but not disturbingly. Sadly no mindblower in my opinion.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAR 26, 2008
Bottle. Hazy yellow coloured with a medium sized white ehad. Fruity aroma of hops, grass and grape fruits. Sweet and fruity flavour of grass, hops and grape fruits. Dy hoppy finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
MiP (11256) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - AUG 12, 2008
Bottle, 6%. The aroma has a rough hoppiness, almost lagery. Caramelly and hoppy flavour. There is a good citric hop flavour, though it gets a little acidic.


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