El Dorado (IPA Is Dead)
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El Dorado (IPA Is Dead)El Dorado (IPA Is Dead)
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From:
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 10.03%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
44
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 04, 2014
Added:
May 14, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by biboergosum:
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.72/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle. Part 2 of the IPA is Dead mixed 4-pack, another new hop varietal for me to know and love, it seems.

This beer pours a clear, medium bronzed amber hue, with two fingers of bubbly, loosely foamy off-white head, which leaves a rather impressive array of thickly webbed lace around the glass as it duly recedes.

It smells of musty tropical fruit - pineapple, mostly - a bit of citrus cream, perfumed florals, bready caramel malt, and a hint of wet pine. The taste is more subdued juicy orange, pineapple, and grapefruit cocktail fruitiness, moderately caramelized bready malt, and another wee touch of inert pine resin.

The carbonation is quite understated, and almost dead to the world, the body medium-light in weight, and more or less smooth, with a small twinge from this particular aspirational hop. It finishes well off-dry, the muted tropical fruitiness and tame bready malt in a certain consensual, middling pact.

An approachable enough single-hopped IPA, but the bitterness quotient just doesn't live up to general expectations. There's nothing off about this, and kudos to the low-key ABV, yet I would be kind of remiss in recommending this as anything near a paragon of the style.
Aug 06, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Daniellehto from Sweden

Nov 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by SVD from Netherlands

Oct 22, 2014
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Reviewed by Thehuntmaster from South Africa

3.55/5  rDev -1.1%
330ml bottle 6,7% Abv.
Served chilled in a wine glass
Reviewed from notes

Appearance: El Dorado pours somewhat darker than the other beers in the series - appearing a lightly clouded dark orange in the glass. A rough pour yields a massive white head that lasts well and leaves great looking lacing. 4.25

Smell: As with the other beers in the series, this one definitely suffers from age and is not really showcasing much of this new hop at this point. Notes include: A grainy character, orange juice, orange peel, grassiness and an interesting lime note. 3.5

Taste: OLD!!! Of the 75 IBUs that are claimed, I would be surprised if there are 15 left as only a very mild bitterness is present. The flavour is grainy with some caramel/honey maltiness and a little citrus and grassy hop. 3.25

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, with a nice oiliness and a medium level of smooth carbonation. 4.5

Overall: I think this may have been a nice beer at one point, but the ridiculous year long shelf life has reduced it from an IPA to a standard pale ale. 3.25
Sep 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by edugasmtl from Canada (QC)

Jul 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Beervana from Canada (BC)

Apr 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by BrazilianAussie from Brazil

Apr 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Goofster from Sweden

Feb 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by leitmotif from Romania

Feb 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by BrickOneal from South Carolina

Feb 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by JavierGC from Spain

Jan 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by rogerdandy from Canada (AB)

Dec 10, 2013
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Reviewed by CalgaryFMC from Canada (AB)

3.6/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The final foray into my Brew Dog "IPA is Dead" pack and perhaps the one single-hop ale of the four that truly makes sense from a flavor hop showcase perspective, El Dorado pours the standard Brew Dog dark yellow/light orange amber IPA hue with around four fingers of light tan head. Aroma moderately assertive and dominated by fresh citrus juice, citrus peel, nondescript fermented notes, wet hay ... a bit yeasty and funky. Probably the least overtly malty of the four IPA is Dead offerings, this one really does let the hops shine through. There is a toasty, light caramel background but really the predominant flavor here is fresh citrus: Blood and navel oranges, lime, lemon. The hops taste like aromatic fresh juice but there is also a bitter leafy component, a little black tea, and a hard candy flavor like Lifesavers. Minimal pine but I do get a menthol undercurrent like mint or some other fresh herb. Moderately chewy body and finishes smooth with citrus pith, not crazy bitter or astringent. I can only assume that this is an accurate, uncomplicated representation of what this American flavor hop tastes like, so mission accomplished. As a representative of the IPA style, the brew projects a great hoppiness but I'd lift up the malts a bit more. The Maris Otter complexity deserves better.
Nov 20, 2013
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Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia

3.71/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Pours amber with a fading head.
Nose shows some peach and floral notes along with sweet clean malt and a little confectionary. Also some biscuity malt. Similar biscuity malt as a flavour with a fair bit of sweetness. Some pear and green tea. Seems to finish a little flat.
Needs more carbonation.
Oct 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4.1 by dcmchew from Romania

Oct 25, 2013
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Reviewed by joemcgrath27 from Canada (AB)

3.45/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A - fully hazy orange, head quickly fizzled to a thin cover
S - big bubble gum note , leafs and grains
T - buttery with big mineral notes, leafy, grape bubble gum
M - relatively lite, not much on the way of dry or bitter ipa characteristics
O - it's diffetent but nothing special
Oct 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kmat10 from Canada (AB)

Oct 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by brbrocc from New York

Sep 28, 2013
El Dorado (IPA Is Dead) from BrewDog
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 44 ratings