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Punk IPA
BrewDog
- From:
- BrewDog
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,536 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,199 - Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 12.83%
- Reviews:
- 654
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 17, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 02, 2007
- Wants:
- 105
- Gots:
- 692
This West Coast IPA is a furious fusion of untamed hops and devilish malt. Pine, citrus, and lemon dance a wild tango alongside a kick of bitterness, leaving you with a lingering, rebellious bite that echoes with each sip.
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Ratings by BARFLYB:
Reviewed by BARFLYB from Pennsylvania
3.64/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.64/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On tap at the Hulmeville Inn for Philly Beer Week, I love this city. There is no way I would of chanced this with a bottle, so the tap it is.
A crisp bright olympic gold medal in appearance with some slight haze. Rising bubbles within the body and a nice clump of white stuff on top creating sheets of lace going down. Smells include a maltier than hoppy IPA from the long voyage. Hops seem earthy with a touch of citrus including pineapple. A hint of bubblegum and malt extract. Taste includes the pineapple and a small amount of pine, very muted, not bitter. The malt gives off biscuit and bubblegum. There is a sweetness. Some grass and a touch of metsl. Light bodied in nature, a small bitter bite in the middle barely nothing, a malty sweet finish. Carb is up there though, very active. If this was at a bar at a good price I would drink it, but I won't go seeking it out though. The Brewdog guys seem to be on the right track for this style. With a little tweaking and quicker shipping this could be something, for now it's just another IPA.
Jun 15, 2010A crisp bright olympic gold medal in appearance with some slight haze. Rising bubbles within the body and a nice clump of white stuff on top creating sheets of lace going down. Smells include a maltier than hoppy IPA from the long voyage. Hops seem earthy with a touch of citrus including pineapple. A hint of bubblegum and malt extract. Taste includes the pineapple and a small amount of pine, very muted, not bitter. The malt gives off biscuit and bubblegum. There is a sweetness. Some grass and a touch of metsl. Light bodied in nature, a small bitter bite in the middle barely nothing, a malty sweet finish. Carb is up there though, very active. If this was at a bar at a good price I would drink it, but I won't go seeking it out though. The Brewdog guys seem to be on the right track for this style. With a little tweaking and quicker shipping this could be something, for now it's just another IPA.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by MadMadMike from France
4.01/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500 mL tall boy dumped into a tumbler in Toulouse, France. Chizzy chickaboom spooch oozes up out an orange sud.
Good floral stank zips in the nose. Dunka funk too.
Taste booms cascades of hops that follows itself to lychees and grapefruits mating.
Mouth is aggressive, and the carbonation is deserved.
Overall - Man! This is so much better a beer than anything else in its class.
What’s not to like here?
Dec 08, 2023Good floral stank zips in the nose. Dunka funk too.
Taste booms cascades of hops that follows itself to lychees and grapefruits mating.
Mouth is aggressive, and the carbonation is deserved.
Overall - Man! This is so much better a beer than anything else in its class.
What’s not to like here?
Reviewed by ElijahLep from Ohio
3.66/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Very nice color and aroma. Aroma is somewhat fruity but with a prominent citrus scent. The citrus aroma definitely comes out in the taste as well. Very prominent citrus taste (with maybe some floral notes?). It's moderately bitter and doesn't take away from the flavor. Solid IPA.
Nov 26, 2023Reviewed by Jack_14 from Italy
3.34/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
NOVEMBER 2023.
33 cl bottle (2,50€).
Discreet foam, but of little consistency: it doesn't last long and only a little remains in the superficial layer.
In the mouth, medium-bodied beer, with slightly subdued carbonation, but still present.
The main taste (now) is that of a tropical fruity (mango, melon) and citrus (orange peel), before a finish that is decidedly drier than bitter, in which herbaceous notes of pine needles timidly appear.
The bitterness is really light, while fruity notes (especially mango) remain on the palate.
I notice a very light metallic note in this bottle.
Nothing to do with the Punk IPA that was brewed 12/15 years ago... much more herbaceous and citrusy, bitter and intense. And also much cleaner to the eye and fragrant to the smell. This is an artisanal product that has adapted to the average consumer.
Nov 25, 202333 cl bottle (2,50€).
Discreet foam, but of little consistency: it doesn't last long and only a little remains in the superficial layer.
In the mouth, medium-bodied beer, with slightly subdued carbonation, but still present.
The main taste (now) is that of a tropical fruity (mango, melon) and citrus (orange peel), before a finish that is decidedly drier than bitter, in which herbaceous notes of pine needles timidly appear.
The bitterness is really light, while fruity notes (especially mango) remain on the palate.
I notice a very light metallic note in this bottle.
Nothing to do with the Punk IPA that was brewed 12/15 years ago... much more herbaceous and citrusy, bitter and intense. And also much cleaner to the eye and fragrant to the smell. This is an artisanal product that has adapted to the average consumer.
Reviewed by BillyNoonan from Ireland
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from can. ABV 5.4. Classic Scottish brewery and flagship IPA. Very easy to drink, eminently sessionable. Nice fruity and hoppy classic IPA aromas. Taste follows, not surprisingly so. Always a solid choice.
Oct 22, 2023Reviewed by sjrider from California
3.74/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Stovepipe can pour- clear golden straw color with short white head leaving scattered lacing. Can states brewed in Ohio, 7.5% abv, west coast ipa. Nose is fruity and fairly tropical. Taste follows with an almost medicinal aftertaste that lingers on the finish. Slightly bitter and astringent. An odd one that must be a different brew than the Scottish version.
Oct 13, 2023Rated by BurtonRed from England
2.7/5 rDev -29.3%
look: 1.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.7/5 rDev -29.3%
look: 1.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Just a pale imitation of what it was. Resinous clear cheap beer from a brewery that needs a reality check
Sep 25, 2023
Punk IPA from BrewDog
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
2182 ratings
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