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BrewDog Punk IPA

BrewDog Punk IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
BrewDog

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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1933.49/5.03.49/5.06%64 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

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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Ported (55), Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20

Jun 16, 2008  
Dark Yellow, thin white head. Very nice IPA, typical flavours, one of the most bitter IPA’s I’ve had. Can’t wait to try a fresh one!

 golubj (966), Redwood City, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Bottle. Pale yellow pour with some white head. Aroma is some fruit, pale malt, and earthy bittering hops. Flavor is similar, grainy pale malt, a little sweet, and somewhat peppery earthy hops in the back. A little grassy in the finish. This bottle might not be super fresh, and maybe that’s why the hops seem a little subdued.


 Theis (2036), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Bottle at Ølbaren. Clear amber - white head. Abrico, grape, peppery, nice fruity hoppy, caramel, sweetness, pineapples, grassy, fruity, spicyness. Nice.


 Scauca (233), Lovere, Italy
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Golden with a nice white head. Quite weird appearance for an IPA. British hop profile, flowery, bit of spices and some earthiness. Not that bitter but quite hoppy.


AndrewC (36), Canterbury, England
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/54/102/53/20
Aug 25, 2008  
Smells great - lovely flowery citrus hops. The spicy orange flavours on the tip of the tongue are great too. But the swallow reminds me of a biology experiment we did at school where we swilled around dilute hydrochloric acid so we could experience what bitterness tasted like. Nah, this beer’s not for me.


 Ibrew2or3 (1685), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 24, 2008  
Pours brilliant deep gold with white head. The aroma is nice bold hoppiness with a combination of citrus, some spice and a backbone of mildly roasted malts. The taste has a solid malty sweet pulse to start that gets run over by the hops but yet persists all the way to the finish. The hops pick up quickly with bitter grapefruit, some grassiness and pine. The hops grow into the finish. This IPA is a bit on the malty side but has a tasty bitter hoppiness through and through.




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