BrewDog: Haway Man, get a grip

Originally posted by Gary
I LOVED the original PUNK IPA 6 % recipe. As others here would testify the beer was really assertively dry -an in-ya-face hop profile onslaught on the palate..its character matched the bravardo and "take no shit" attitude Brewdog used with their clever markting... then the beer changed . It became a 5.6% overly sweet IPA -departed was that intense hop bite textures...as if they were dumbing down the recipe to cater for lager appeal.

Meh! All this love for original Punk sets my teeth on edge. When new Punk was introduced there was at least one side by side tasting (at the Rake) and frankly the new version pissed all over the old version which tasted bland, dry and dusty by comparison.

Yeah it was less bitter than Old Punk but it was cleaner, better balanced and more nuanced in terms of its hop flavours.

Fans of the old style are living in the past man! (Cue Jethro Tull)
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It was at the White Horse and I thought the new punk was good but since it’s been erratic. It also takes time for a new brewery to become acclimatised to batches. I’ve enjoyed recent batches of Punk but the Ahtanum isn’t a favourite hop of mine and could be swapped with Amarillo.

Not sure abaht the Sloaney but there wss defo an officilal side by side at the Rake. New Punk fresh and vibrant, Old Punk tired and staid. The clue is in the name - Punk. Remember 77 okay!

Originally posted by tdtm82It also takes time for a new brewery to become acclimatised to batches. I’ve enjoyed recent batches of Punk but the Ahtanum isn’t a favourite hop of mine and could be swapped with Amarillo.