BrewDog Riptide

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

Serve in Snifter

From a 750 ml bottle this poured a very dark garnet red that looked nearly black in the glass and raised a big tan head and left fat tan lacing rings behind as it slowly settled. Very attractive. The nose is roasted malts with chocolate, mild coffee, and some ripe fruit. Very rich and smooth mouthfeel is a delight on the tongue. The flavor is heavy on the roasted chocolate malts and there is some floral hop bitterness. Bitter finish. A very well crafted beer that is remarkably easy to drink. Good to the last drop.

Large bottle. Pours amber-hued black with fizzy tan head. Aroma is acidic coffee, earth, a little bit of raw licorice, and some wood. Flavor is roasty bitterness, some harsh coffee and wood tones. Very dry ashiness is all over, with a mild chocolate undercurrent. Decent, but a little bit weird. I enjoy the surprising dryness, But it really seems like it’s lacking something.

Bottled 33cl. Ordered from www.bierzwerg.de. It pours a very dark beer with ruby reflects. Smallish bubbly beige head. Ginger, candied apricot, mushrooms, mocha and a lot of roasted malt and tar in the nose. Good bitterness. Medium to full bodied. Hints of cress and ginger in the taste. Low and sublte carbonation. Very salty in the finish. Reminiscent of North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout.

3/11/2009: Rip Tide "twisted merciless stout" is both the second Brew Dog beer I have had tonight or at any time and I must say that I am quite impressed with their offerings. They are full of flavor and life, but not overly high on the alcohol. The packaging is simple and modest, yet stylish and intriguing enough to draw one in. I really like the plays on characteristics going on in this particular beer. The black raspberry aroma is paired so nicely with the flavor of dark chocolate-covered liquor-filled cherries. Other complexities layered on top of that include heavily caramelized and roasted maltiness along with a smoky finish that is slightly dry. The smokiness is really doing it for me. So is the near black liquid and attractive frothy beige moustache-forming beige head! This is a rich and creamy, full-bodied beer that is super good!

1 Pint, 6.4 Fluid Ounce bottle (Batch 001; Best before 03/03/09; Alc. 8% by Vol) shared by Tmoney99. Thanks Tom! Rating #232 for this beer.

Roasted malt dark chocolate nose. Dark brown, thin yellow head. Molasses flavor with date undertones. Smoked peat finish. Alcohol not noticeable. Light body for the style, but flavorful. Doesn’t compare favorably with a lot of imperial stouts that are available. A bit pricy given the quality.

This one pour a very dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Aroma was nice roasted malts, some coffee and some silky sweetness as well. Flavor was smooth chocolately somewhat dark, coffee hints and nice roasted maltiness as well.

Bottle (batch 203). Pours deep ruby red with a huge foamy tan head. Aroma has notes of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts and caramel. Taste is dark chocolate, toffee and coffee.

(Bottle) Pours dark with some red hints. Roasted aroma of cocoa, espresso and liquorice. Fruity undertones. Hints of dark bread and tar. Roasted and salty flavour with tones of dry cocoa, tar, asphalt and espresso. Roasted and dry aftertaste. Medium bitter. Medium bodied. Nice.