BrewDog Riptide

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Serve in Snifter

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Completely black with a nice, thick tan head. Heavy espresso-like coffee aroma. Strong taste with malts and roasted coffee. Great, lasting aftertaste also. Smooth mouthfeel with tickly carbonation. Overall, very nice imperial stout.

Bottle:   Labeled as Old World Russian Imperial Stout, acquired via trade with smith4498:   Pours black, faint deep brown edges, moderate frothy light beige head, fairly decent lacing.   Rich roasted malt nose, slight dark pitted fruit, dark chocolate, and a touch of graham cracker.   Slightly astringent on the tongue.   Not as complex tasting as the nose suggested.   Simple roasted malts with very muted dark pitted fruit.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate to full.   Has an assertive figgy aspect that comes and goes quickly.   Lingering roasted malts and slightly astringent dark pitted fruit and dark chocolate.   Meh... not bad,better than a lot of others, but in the whole grand scheme of things pretty average for a Russian Imperial Stout.   Thanks for the bottle Jason!

On tap. Chocolate, toast and sweet aromas. Full body and flat carbonation. Pours really dark, with nice tan head, creamy, compacted, persistent. Some lacing. Taste is coffee, caramel, toast and fruit. Nice long finish. Tasty.

Black appearance with medium thick tan head. Tastes of licorice, whiskey, and bitter hops. Dry mouthfeel. Tried with Erol and Paul after a Sunday roast.

Bottle at pub. Pours a black colour with a small light brown head that stays all the way to the last sip. Nice! Fantastic aromas of coffee, dark bitter chocolate and dried fruits. I find the same good stuff in the flavour along with some wood. The beer feels both thick and smooth, and the carbonation make it feels like a coffe smoothie. I could eat this with a spoon! Medium bitterness. A lovely stout. More, please!

Doftar körsbärslikör, kaffe och choklad. Mkt god och kroppen är precis rätt. Brewdog snuddar vid perfektion här. I like!

Old world russian imerial stout bottle. Poors black with white head. Aroma is malts, coffee. Taste is really good. Choco, hops. Good beer.

Nov 2009: The 5th and last beer of my BrewDog reviewing evening. This brown 33ml bottle was poured into my huge ’Judas’ glass and had 3 months life left according to the label. Very dark, almost jet black to the naked eye, no head sat on top, just a thin collar that clung to the glass. Rip Tide smells of the sea, unclean, dirty and in need of some filtering before use. A little liquorice was also present along with some toasted malts. Liquorice, coffee and toffee in equal amounts appear in the taste. It however lacks body and the creamy richness I would expect from a really sound Stout. Loses out because of its low viscosity. Not very impressed at all.

33 cl bottle - Pours blacker than black (coal) with a beige head.Aromas of dark chocolate, wood, cherries, coffee and roasted malt. Medium body with perfect balance between the smokiness, roastiness and sweetness. Slight bitter coffee bitterness finish. Nice

Bottle from Brewdog shop. Full beige head, black color. Strong taste with coffee, liquorice, burnt finish. Excellent stout.