BrewDog Riptide

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

Serve in Snifter

Pours black with thin tan head. Aromas of roasted malt and light coffee. Burnt malt and ashy flavors with some off flavors. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation.

Not a large head,recedes to weak coverage,ample carbonation,when pouring it has a dark brown colour but finishes very dark in the glass,aroma coffee caramel vanilla, chocolate,flavour roasted malted tastes coffee,chocolate,nice bitter fairly smooth,at 8% alcohol good hop backing,finish bitter,mild but good sweetness,abover average stout.

An almost black colored beer, with a thick foamy beige head. The aroma of burned malts with fruits like dark cherries with some raisins. The taste id dry, there smoked malt, bitter of chocalte with some little sweets of fruits. The aftertaste is dry bitter with smoke and a little spices.

Tasting - Perfect Pour. Dark brownish black, tan creamy head. Soft roasted vanilla coffee nose rides undercurrents of lightly smoked cocoa. Dried dark currants and coffee tones round with hints of vanilla and dark chocolate. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, bittersweet finish. Decent, but not in the world class league...

Pours a one finger cream head that fades quickly to a ring leaving some lace. Almost black, faint mahogany highlights. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Woody coffee nose. Flavor is roasted to burnt coffee, hints of alcohol. Drying finish. Best by Sep 9, 09. $6.99 for a 22.4oz bottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, VT.

Minimal sloppy head of varying sized bubbles. Looks like another flat brew from BrewDog. Rich malty aroma with some prunes, roasted grains, milk chocolate and some dark fruit. Color is a very dark brown. Medium bodied but the palate is a bit on the thin side. Mild coffee, roasted grains, bittersweet chocolate and a decent bitterness late swallow. Finishes roasty and a bit grainy. A decent stout. Probably will appeal to stout drinkers that don’t like over the top BIG stouts.

On cask at Spuyten Duyvel. Pours a dark cola with a tiny light beige head. Aroma of roasted malts and bitter dark chocolate. Taste is much the same as the aroma.

Bottle: Dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of roast and espresso. Maybe a little cocoa. Flavor is a rich blend of espresso, dark fruits, roast, molasses, and a little smokey. A feeling of the abv before the bittersweet tail. Nice.