BrewDog Storm

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle from Warren on 10/22/2010. Batch 013 dated 02/02/10. Slightly hazy golden body with a small white head. Big peat smoke aroma. Big peat smoke flavor with some dry hop bitter. Medium light body with moderate carbonation.

Bought at Specs - 12oz bottle - $1.99 - batch 013 - Best Before - 02-02-2010 .. . took a gamble buying an IPA that was a year expired but coming in at 8% and aged in a cask, plus a cheap brewdog brew and not having had it before- i was sold .. . At first, this seemed like a really bad idea- the smell is rotten- typical old beer smell, light toffee, light scotch, and sweet dust .. . but the taste is actually quite nice, a bit different, similar to the nose but more scotch, light light peat, wood, socks, molasses, and terminator .. . Has held up amazingly well and the mouth indicates no abv burn at all .. . was worth the gamble completely and would love to try fresh if ever done again .. . Keep sailing Bob!

Hazy Golden pour with no head. light body nose is all scotch. front is floral hops and then you get smoked out. we’re talking nothing but waves of smokey peaty scotchiness that lingers forever. this might sound harsh but its like if you took a decent XPA and dumped a vial of liquid smoke hickory seasoning. Interesting concept but not something i’d drink again.

Aroma is sweet malt, smoke, peat,oak,&scotch. Appears a cloudy orange color with almost no head for me. Flavor is sweet smoky peat, a little frutty with a bitter finish. Overall not a beer I would recommend. Tastes like a slightly sweet ashtray with a bitter finish. For the life of me I can’t figure out how they called this an IPA. I’ll give them credit for an interesting appempt of flavors just doesn’t work at all for me.

Sample at the Big Beers Festival in Vail. I had no idea this was supposed to be an IPA! I thoroughly enjoyed the Islay character of this beer...and thought it was a oddly light colored Scotch ale - yes, it was towards the end of the night. Absolutely no hop character, but the heavy biscuit malt and salty sea air peat smoke pair so well together. Possibly my all time favorite smoked beer, a terrible IPA. I just can’t give it bad marks...

There was a good reason nobody thought of puting a strong IPA into a islay whisky cask - they imagined it might come out tasting like this. Absolutely awful. Experimentation is one thing but you need to think about whether the flavours will marry together. Possibly the worst beer I’ve tasted - they shouldn.t have sold this.

Brewdog Storm - 8 3 7 1 12 Interesting, but not even close to beer. Tons of peat. No IPA notes. Scotchy water. Flat. Wouldn’t buy again, but definitely a unique beer to say the least.

Light blonde, took the scotch out of the cask very well but the "malt beverage" couldn’t hold up to the scotch. Overall it was average, and not worth drinking again.

UPDATED: JAN 30, 2012 Hazy , murky, light brown color with tiny head. Smells like a whiskey barrel and smoke, and very alcoholic. Tastes like a whiskey barrel and smoke and alcohol. I love IPAs and I love scotch, but this just didn’t work for me at all.

Bottle. 12 oz. Tried this one night and poured it immediately down the drain after the first sip. The pour and aroma are okay, but the taste is downright awful. It tastes like cheap whiskey mixed with Pinesol. Avoid this at all costs.