26 Jun 2009
Brewdog Hardcore IPA
Author: Gile
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Name: Gile
Site: http://corebrewing.com
About: My first beer was Budweiser. I was about 9 or 10, Dad and I were broken down and the side of the road and all there was to drink was Budweiser. So I had a swig of his, hated it!
I didn't drink beer again until I joined the Marine Corps. I was in Quantico, attending Small Computer Systems Specialist school, when I accidentally knocked a beer out the fridge and broke it. My buddies said now I gotta drink one! The rest is history. The broken beer was a Red Dog by the way.
Now days I am really a hop head that enjoys the IPAs [Stone IPA; Lagunitas IPA] and Douple IPAs [Moylan's; Hair of the Dog Blue Dot]. I also like Belgians [St Bernardus; Delirium; Three Philosopher's] a lot! I also like the Stouts and Porters [Black Butte] as well.
I enjoy going to breweries to sample as well as going to pubs and taverns. I also like enjoying beer with friends and bouncing ideas off of other intelligent people as well. Last time I was at O'Brien's I was shooting the shit with a couple of random strangers.
I hope to someday do a pub/tavern crawl across Europe. That's all I want. Simple.
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Brew Dog Hardcore IPA
Name: HardCORE IPA
Brewery: Brewdog
Overall Rating: B [solid!]
Style: IIPA
Serving Style: Bottle 1 pint 6.4 oz
ABV: 9%
IBU: 150
Price: $8.81
Aroma: Esters, no hops!
Appearance: Cloudy, orange, little to no head after vigorous poor.
Flavor: Lots of esters. Slight hop flavor.
Mouthfeel: Very smooth. Low carbonation.
Enjoyability: The lack of carbonation really got my attention right from the poor. The first sniff was pure esters! The taste: tons of esters, slight hops. This was a “savory session” [coined by fellow beer drinker and future CORE member/reviewer, Rich Kemp]. You could drink quite a bit of this stuff, then that 9% punch hits you right in the snooty!
Another take: Jeffrey’s Beer Blog | The Full Pint
Tags: beer review, Brewdog, IIPA
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