BrewDog Riptide

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

Serve in Snifter

Bottle a black colored beer with a beige head aroma roasted malts spicy caramel dark fruit chocolate some coffee and hops flavor roasted malts laurel coffee chocolate some caramel dark fruits and hops

Bottle, nearly black with slight tan head, coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits. Very traditional by the brewer’s standards. Smooth, could even say creamy, perhaps too thin. Fair bitterness.

Very dark brown almost black with pale brown head. Aroma is pretty malty, nutty, syrupy. Taste is chocolate, caramel, roast coffee with dryish bitter finish. This gets better as it warms.

Deep brown with a thin head. Roasted, smokey, plum and alcohol aromas. Moderately bitter. Medium body.

Kolsvart med beige skum som bildar rejäla gardiner. Doft: Alkohol, välrostad malt, kaffe, katrinplommon och choklad Smak: Fyllig kropp, medeltorr, tydlig alkoholvärme, brända beska smaker av kaffe, choklad och små toner av mörk torkad frukt som snabbt övertas av beskan Bra balans, kraftig och rejält besk stout som är på gränsen till en IS. Jag tror jag kommer gilla den mer när den fått stå ett år eller två.

As a huge fan of Brewdog, I was surprised by how much I didn’t like this beer. Poured with absolutely no head, I even gave it an aggressive pour and still got no action. The flavors were good, nutty, mild coffee, and a touch of fruit. The Mouthfeel was what really turned me off. Very thin and watery, which just didnt go with the flavors of the beer, especially it being an imperial stout.

Bottle. My favorite from BrewDog so far, along with Punk IPA. A fairly balanced and - dare I say it - "normal" beer considering the brewer... Pours dark brown, almost black, with a very small tan head. Nothing strange for this type of beer. Aroma is roasted malt, a lot of coffee and dark chocolate, almost cocoa bits, brown sugar.Taste follows the same pattern, with loads of coffee and dark chocolate. A creamy and full mouthfeel without being overbearing. The finish is surprisingly bitter, but not in a negative way. Actually works very well.

bottle. Almost black colour, mid-sized beige head. Full-bodied, chocolate, caramel, bitter chocolate, cocoa powder - impressive hoppy finish.