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Red Duck Bengal

Score
8765
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Purrumbete Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Camperdown, Vic, Australia
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
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RATINGS: 26   MEAN: 3.52/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.37   IBU: 60   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The Calcutta Gazette, 1822, advertised goods just landed after a 4 month voyage around the Cape of Good Hope: “Hodgson’s warranted prime pale ale of the genuine October brewing, warranted fully equal, if not superior, to any ever before received in the settlement.”

Red Duck Bengal IPA is a beer that pays homage to the original British IPAs, but with a modern touch by using generous, but not aggressive, amounts of Centennial and Cascade hops. The bitterness is moderate for this style, around 55-60 IBUs, and at 7% Alc/vol, it means that this is a really drinkable IPA.

Bengal IPA has a great balance between hop flavours, aromas and rich malt characters. Pale malt and a small amount of caramalt has given the ale a deep golden amber colour. And the good news is we have added Bengal to our regular brews, so it is available all year round.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Brenhophead (128) - Perth, AUSTRALIA - JAN 25, 2012
Pours cloudy amber with a light hop and slight sweet caramel aroma. Wow the flavour a huge hop resin flavour hit! then backed up by a nice balance of caramalt. Aroma was a little bit of a let down but this is a well crafted beer none the less.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Maris (465) - Canberra, AUSTRALIA - MAY 6, 2011
From a 330ml bottle on 7/5/2011. Pours a cloudy orange amber, with a modest head. Has a pleasant citrus pine aroma, with some toffee and floral notes.The flavours include grapefruit, orange, marmalade, caramel and toffee. This is nice and hoppy, like any good IPA should be, with the quite firm, lingering bitterness. A very good, well made beer.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (22906) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - DEC 7, 2010
Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has notes of matl, caramel, and alcohol, as well as light notes of over ripe fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and alcohol, as well as a light note of fruits, leading to a lightly bitter finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (23599) - VestJylland, DENMARK - NOV 8, 2010

Bottle 330ml.

Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, red fruit - berries, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101102]

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - NOV 3, 2010
Bottle at Papsø. Hazy orange red coloured with a small off-white head. Fruity aroma of pine needles, hops and grass. Fruity flavour of hops and pine needles wiith notes of citrus and grass. Hoppy finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
madsberg (7300) - Søborg, DENMARK - NOV 2, 2010
Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Small off white head. Fruits, herbs, light flowers and some grass in the aroma. Flavour of grass, flowers, light caramel and vague fruits. medium to full bodied. Dry herbal bitterness in the end.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
yespr (20653) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 2, 2010
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, mild spiced and hoppy. Fruity, mild citrusy and peachy. Peachy and dry hoppy. Lingering fruity.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Papsoe (21781) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - NOV 2, 2010
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of bluebetty. Pours a clear dark amber with a smallish off-white head. Fat but not overly complex hop aroma with some caramel. Medium body, sweet caramel with an ashy touch. Good hoppy finish, the hops just ain’t that aromatic. 021110


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