Brewdog Punk IPA

www.brewdog.com

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Indian Pale Ale
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Brewdog. The two lads from Scotland that have set the craft beer world alight. Started in April 2007 by two good friends James Watt and Martin Dickie, BrewDog is a British multinational brewery and pub chain based in Ellon, Scotland.

Starting small to eventually becoming a bit of a sensation in the brewing world, with all sorts of high jinks and marketing bull. To their credit they have always tried to push the boat out with exciting and innovative styles, using a wide array of mad and exotic ingredients from chilli, honey, chocolate, hemp, and mustard to name but a few. And generally they do tend to get the basics right……ie. their beers are actually quite bloody good, continuing to rake up a tonne of awards and prizes all over the globe.

Second time having a brew from those Scottish whippersnappers, having had their 5 A.M. Saint a while back which I found to be disappointingly very bland all things considering. So lets go for a more iconic Brewdog creation, their famous Punk IPA, their showcase brew, and first beer they ever produced, and also to date the most popular beer in their wide selection of beers.

Review: 50cl can of Brewdog Punk IPA: 5.6% vol.

A “post modern classic” as they say on the can, or ” The beer that began a revolution” on the website. Yeah the usual guff from the Brewdog boys. LOL.

On pour, get a very good frothy white head, and a clear golden coloured beer, looks very decent. Some very good lacing. A nice looking brew.

The aroma is very good, a typical IPA smell off the beer, very hoppy, fruity and citrusy, caramels, crisp and strong on the nose, but all good.

Taste is what you would expect from the BrewDog guys, all overloaded with hops, but they are all very manageable and well balanced, and very tasty to boot in this one.

Get a lot in the can which is always good.

Like this a lot, very tasty, and extremely crisp and relaxing to sip. The tropical fruits are banging, the malts are there and the hops are just killing it. Very easy to drink and enjoy. A perfectly balanced beer.

Fantastic beer, very good, typical IPA, but no fucking around, no messing, got it just right, just dead on. A perfect example of what an IPA is all about, sets the standard for sure. And topped that standard taste with the tropical fruits to produce a classic.
Very good. The tropical fruits really add to the flavours and sets it apart from more regular IPA’s

Recommended. So good I could have drank more than the measly two I got, boy did I want to drink more of these……..