RobWalker
Well-Known Member
Sold in Tesco under their "Tesco Finest" brand, but brewed by Brewdog.
A friend of mine seems to believe one thing - Scottish is best. Scottish food is best, Scottish music is best, Scottish beer is best. I think he's Scottish, although I've never formally asked him. With BrewDog leading the way in the British craft brewing scene, I'm inclined to believe at least one third of his ramblings. The Brewdog American Double IPA doesn't quite do that statement justice though, unfortunately.
It's unique - it's like Punk IPA with a dose of beer acid, but something leads me to believe that Brewdog didn't quite do the math when they decided to make theirs a double. With a substantial hit of hot alcohol flavour, a **** tonne of bitterness and an extreme hop aroma from what tastes like Cascade and Citra (that's Grapefruit and Cat Piss to most,) and a thickness somewhat reminiscent of Heinz Tomato Soup, it's a little too much in one bottle - not because a 4-pack would land you on your arse, but because, well - it's like drinking two beers reduced in one, but without the smoothness of, say, a Belgian Tripel. There's also the air about it that it does, indeed, feature a tesco label, which very much has the effect of ordering a medium rare lamb steak in your best dinner jacket, discussing economics, and then realising you're sat in a "2 for 1" restaurant and trying desperately to avoid the fact that the table next to you are all eating fish fingers and chips.
At £1.89 a bottle, the alcohol-to-cost ratio works out well, so you're certainly getting your money's worth if you judge it from a combination of quality and potential drunkedness. Supermarket Craft Beers can often be expensive to the point where you're into double figures just to have a few cheeky ones whilst scoffing chocolate buttons and watching Pet Rescue at your mate's house. Yeah, I lead an exciting life. If you're like me and you end up going all supermarket sweep every time you visit the real ale section, it's a good one to pick up to get yourself, err, totted up while enjoying the quality side of beers.
Maybe it's just me drawing the line between sessionable and extreme beers, and I suppose nobody can say they didn't give it their best shot - they are a company that pride themselves on taking risks, and I'd drink it again, but it's not my first choice, and I'd take a Punk or 5am over it any day. It raised the reaction of "ERGH, god Rob, that's absolutely f*&%ing disgusting" from one friend, although he's a devout sweet cider drinker. Tomato Tomatoe.
Meh, 6/10.
A friend of mine seems to believe one thing - Scottish is best. Scottish food is best, Scottish music is best, Scottish beer is best. I think he's Scottish, although I've never formally asked him. With BrewDog leading the way in the British craft brewing scene, I'm inclined to believe at least one third of his ramblings. The Brewdog American Double IPA doesn't quite do that statement justice though, unfortunately.
It's unique - it's like Punk IPA with a dose of beer acid, but something leads me to believe that Brewdog didn't quite do the math when they decided to make theirs a double. With a substantial hit of hot alcohol flavour, a **** tonne of bitterness and an extreme hop aroma from what tastes like Cascade and Citra (that's Grapefruit and Cat Piss to most,) and a thickness somewhat reminiscent of Heinz Tomato Soup, it's a little too much in one bottle - not because a 4-pack would land you on your arse, but because, well - it's like drinking two beers reduced in one, but without the smoothness of, say, a Belgian Tripel. There's also the air about it that it does, indeed, feature a tesco label, which very much has the effect of ordering a medium rare lamb steak in your best dinner jacket, discussing economics, and then realising you're sat in a "2 for 1" restaurant and trying desperately to avoid the fact that the table next to you are all eating fish fingers and chips.
At £1.89 a bottle, the alcohol-to-cost ratio works out well, so you're certainly getting your money's worth if you judge it from a combination of quality and potential drunkedness. Supermarket Craft Beers can often be expensive to the point where you're into double figures just to have a few cheeky ones whilst scoffing chocolate buttons and watching Pet Rescue at your mate's house. Yeah, I lead an exciting life. If you're like me and you end up going all supermarket sweep every time you visit the real ale section, it's a good one to pick up to get yourself, err, totted up while enjoying the quality side of beers.
Maybe it's just me drawing the line between sessionable and extreme beers, and I suppose nobody can say they didn't give it their best shot - they are a company that pride themselves on taking risks, and I'd drink it again, but it's not my first choice, and I'd take a Punk or 5am over it any day. It raised the reaction of "ERGH, god Rob, that's absolutely f*&%ing disgusting" from one friend, although he's a devout sweet cider drinker. Tomato Tomatoe.
Meh, 6/10.
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