Hops Kill ?
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Hops Kill ?Hops Kill ?
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From:
BrewDog
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
Imperial Red Ale
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 10.15%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
37
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 23, 2022
Added:
Oct 15, 2011
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by Zimbo:
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Reviewed by Zimbo from Scotland

4.27/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Newish brew.
Seems like a pretty new take on a style. With virtually no marketing or promotion. Makes me wonder...

From the moment you pop the cap.
There's a dark piercing plummy smell in the bottle even when ice cold but as it warms up not only does it retain these qualities but it gains a beautiful brown sugar quality.

Deep Indian red colour it initially forms a loose tan head when poured but this thins in time despite giving some consistent complex lacing with every sip.

A pleasant dusty dusky element on the tongue leads to just an incredible dryness which is way drier than any martini I have ever experienced. Really coats the tongue too and with a tingle.

It could maybe do with a bit more refinement but that's a very minor complaint when there's some real individualitiy and complexity here to say nothing of the skillful way this is all slotted in together.

Pretty close to outstanding really. Would probably drink it even if it was dispensed from the mouth of wall mounted stag's head. I won't even ask for a glass.
Oct 26, 2011
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

4.06/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330 ml bottle, as BrewDog Hops Kill ? Imperial Red Ale, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 7.8%. Mahogany coloured beer, moderate but creamy off-white head. Lovely aroma of fruity hops, notes of crushed gooseberries, citrus and tropical fruits, hints of herbs. The flavour is distinctly hoppy throughout, with fruity and piney notes, bitter but not too much. There is also a sufficient malty sweetness to balance the hops. This is one of BrewDog’s better beers.
Jan 23, 2022
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.88/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Notes found from trip to Brewdog bar in Manchester in 2017
Half poured into a tulip shaped glass revealing slightly hazy red coloured body with thick tight off white head
Flavour is slightly sweet, hints of strawberry laces and some balancing bitterness
NIce easy drinker despite the quite high strength
May 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.89 by dcmchew from Romania

Sep 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by Foley67 from Scotland

Aug 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.7 by cambabeer from New York

Jun 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by kjkinsey from Texas

May 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.67 by West_Chester_Ale_Tester from Ohio

May 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Goofster from Sweden

Feb 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Doomfag from England

Nov 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by IWannaEatFood from California

Oct 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kirk from England

Jun 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Mattias from Sweden

Jan 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by GrindFatherBob from New York

Jan 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by HopFace from Colorado

May 07, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by bobbo_

Apr 09, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by aztraz from Sweden

Apr 05, 2012
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Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky

4.09/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap at the Brewdog pub in Camden Town. Served in a Lost Abbey style tulip. The chalkboard doesn't beat around the bush, calling this beer Hops Kill Nazis.

A: Clear ruby body under a thin head of ultrafine, fairly sticky foam. Delicate lacing. Nice enough.

S: Big, poweful hoppiness; dank pine and fruity citrus coexist harmoniously, with some mango for good measure. Excellent.

T: Caramel malt starts things off (a little surprisingly, given the purely hoppy aroma), with the fruity hops close behind. Very tropical. Major bitterness and significant booze on the finish. Good, not quite great.

M: Creamy, lively, and a little sticky. Appropriate.

O: The booziness was the one real drawback of this beer, although after more than a week of drinking almost nothing but 4% cask Bitters, the jolt wasn't entirely unwelcome. A good beer.

Cheers!
Apr 01, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by hawkon

Apr 01, 2012
Hops Kill ? from BrewDog
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 37 ratings