BrewDog Punk IPA (6%)

Formerly brewed at BrewDog
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

UPDATED: MAY 27, 2008 Bottle, Oddbins, Summertown. Bright honey/straw, white head. As noted before, nice bright tropical fruit; papaya, mango, very spicy and funky, a nice hint of cat around the edges. Bright grassy hop flavor, chunky, resiny, lingering pith. A fair bit of alcohol present, but not too distracting. Very light body. An interesting fusion of influences here: parts of this seem very US West Coast-style IPA, but then something about it is distinctly ’other’, something distinctly influenced by the UK understanding and history of ale. Very nice. Overall, a nice full-on hop fest, and something I want to stock up on for the next time my girl and I get take-away curry. Seem like it would make a stunning madras pairing. (Previous rating 29 Sept 07. Gravity, Turf Tavern Autumn ale festival. Slightly hazy orange, soap suds white head. Tons of tropical fruit aroma--mangos, papaya. Some bubble gum and cream. Slightly astringent citrus hop flavor, clean malt, lingering pith. A little less astringent and this would be excellent. 7/3/6/3 13)

Initial whiff of candyish, pear-drops and ’starburst’ fruit lollies on the nose, a lot of sweet toasted malt then shines through with some tart honeydew and lychee - overall not very well pronounced. It’s misty in the glass, I pick up one maybe two bubbles rising every five seconds, it is almost still. Headless bar a residual white layer of bubbles, the body a sunny orange amber. Big hops kick it off from the get-go in the mouth, raspy, weedy, floral and mildly spicy but all importantly bitter. A little strawberry bubblegum is first to linger, some passionfruit and pineapple mix with the resinous piney swallow. Bitterness remains but the aftertaste is quite short-lived. The body is medium and it’s soft in feel with a light prickle of carbonation carrying it. A little grain comes through more as an accessory but balances it well. This is a great session beer. Before I knew it rating this I needed a refill. Nicely crafted and balanced, and not that aggressive! Easy drinking! (33cL, batch 335, BB 21/12/10, The Beer Store Morley)

A lovely straw/gold brew with a thin but long lasting white head. Amazing fruity nose with underlying malt. Clean and slightly sweet,the quite intense hoppy bitterness hits you a few seconds after it slips down, the 6% is more than adequate and adds a bit of weight which results in a well balanced well flavoured brew. Crackin’!

Cask, gravity, at Nottingham Beer Festival ’07. Fruity aroma is distinctive. Possibly mango, but most reminiscent of one of the flavours in ’Starburst Choozers’ sweets. Ashy malt taste with a sweet background. Sharp grassy bitter finish. Quite appealing.

Bottle. Pours hazy pale yellow with a dense eggwhite-like head. Potent hops nose, mostly pine and green apples. Good malty start with piney hop bitterness balancing nicely. Very harmonious despite its name.

Deep golden yellow, big white head. Delicious aroma of tangerine, citrus peel, and resinous hops. Flavourful palate of same, slightly sweet, long bitter finish. Delicious!

draft @ redlight redlight. Tropical fruits with grassy piney notes with some honey in the background. Pours golden blonde with a thick white head. Grassy hoppy bitterness upfront wit tropical fruits, low carbonation, very nice hoppy finish, sticky pine resin. Quality IPA.

33cl bottle. Pours bright orange/gold with medium white head. Tropical fruit aromas - passionfruit & mango especially. Pungent hops at the forefront, Passionfruit in the taste too, decent malt balance, bit of interesting zing that flickers through. A very decent brew. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone