Goldings IPA is Dead- BrewDog (2/4)

 If you have not read the first and second BrewDog beer reviews, do so NOW!
The "baby" version of the BrewDog Hardcore IPA is the Goldings IPA.

East Kent Goldings are very traditional English Pale Ale hops. This has a lighter bitterness than the Dana and the Waimea.

The color is also very similar, but more golden and less orange than the others.

Smell is more mild than the others. Similar Pine/citrus fruity aromas. Hints of caramel and bready malts.

The taste is more bready than the others. More pine than the other two. Has a bite, but less than Dana and Waimea. Caramel taste makes this unique compared to the rest of the IPA is dead collection . Very smooth carbonation.

I know some people who would claim this to be their favorite out of the IPA is dead collection. Personally, this doesn't stand out for me as much as the past two. I still very much enjoyed it, just hard to gauge it with the others. They are all similar, with small tweaks in taste and smell. I prefer the hops in the first two better, but I see the appeal of this one .

Waimea IPA is Dead- BrewDog (2/4)

If you have not read the first BrewDog beer review, do so now!

"BrewDog: Beer for Clever Humans. Ditch the mainstream and say hello to BrewDog".

Interesting note:
These guys showed up to one of the awards charging in with a keg and a BrewDog flag... what champs!

The hops of this beer are from New Zealand.

Color is hazy orange amber, very similar to the Dana but very slightly more hazy.

The Taste of this beer has more biting hops than Dana. Like Dana, Waimea has bread malts, and loads of bitter hops. More bitter than Dana, less malty. More acidic but less of an orange taste. More of a mandarin orange tang as oppose to the normal orange tang of the Dana beer.

This beer seems to have an emphasis on pine, lemon, and malts. Also has a grassy tone to it as well.
Aftertaste is short, leaving you wanting more! Sharp hops are interesting on the tongue, and a nice depth of flavor to the beer.

Very nice beer, with citrus, grassy and pine notes. I'd highly recommend this beer. Watch out for the next two, and for the conclusion!

IPA IS DEAD 4 PACK

Dana IPA is Dead- BrewDog (1/4)

BrewDog is a Scottish brewery located in Ellon, Aberdeenshire.

They are known for having the strongest beer ever produced dubbed the "Tactical Nuclear Penguin" at 32 ABV, "Sink the Bismarck!" at 42 ABV and "The End of History" at 55 ABV. Only 12 End of Histories were produced, each one packaged in small taxidermied  animals. They have a huge range of beers, literally dozens of brands. They have won many awards, and have won two World Beer Cups.

Interesting note is that the Dana beer is actually a Bavarian style IPA, although BrewDog brewery is Scottish.

BrewDogs uses 35x more hops per barrel than the average industrial brewer, according to brewdog.om 

On top of adding hops regularly, they use a method called dryhopping. This is a process of adding hops after fermentation. No additives, all natural preservatives.

Uses a Brown bottle; stops it from skunking. As the BrewDog brewers say "anybody who puts their beer into a clear bottle clearly doesn't give a damn about their beer". I'm looking at you corona!

Now let's get to the beer.
Orange/Amber color. Head turns soapy after a couple minutes, not a bad thing.

Smell is bread malts, pine, and lots of good ol' bitter hops.

Taste has a citrus "tang", and low to medium carbonation. The breaded malts are overpowered and conquered by the bitter hops. Long aftertaste, but in a very good way. Very malty, had a lot of everything.

This beer has a high IBU (International Bitterness Unit) of 75.
Really nice bite. Great taste.

Funny enough, this beer is not widely received by the BrewDogs community. This makes me eager to try to others. Good thing I bought a 4 pack!

Quite possibly the best beer I've reviewed or drank (Obviously Tiger doesn't count).

This is why I love beer.

http://www.brewdog.com/

Kasteel Tripel beer

My third Belgian beer
Vanhonsebrouck brewery
All the kasteel beers they brew look very good and interesting
A Tripel is a strong pale ale
11 percent APV
Low carbonation

Color is a gold orange, the head is gone almost entirely after 4 minutes.

Smell is of caramel malts, fruity yeasts, and... burnt sugar? Weak smell, alcohol not present in smell.

Taste is a combination of sweet and toasted. I also taste brown sugar, pilsner malt definitely but sweeter, and some floral hops.
Is is much more bitter than sweet however.
It's bite is very short lived, and follows by a sweet aftertaste.

Very much surprised by this beer, and wasn't expecting it to be very special after trying the Duvel.



This is my favorite Belgian beer so far by a mile!
I would have normally guessed this to be a beer at 6.5 ABV; the 11% was surprisingly not there.
If I had to make a comparison, it reminded me a bit of a mix of the Iron Maiden beer and the Duvel in terms of taste.

Highly recommend, and I will be reviewing more from this brewery!

http://www.vanhonsebrouck.be/

Duvel Belgian Beer

   
Duvuel Beer (yes I know the v looks like a u)

Kind of transparent straw colored pale ale
Pilsner Malt
Large head
8.5% APV
Very carbonated

Very strong traditional beer smell - Grassy hops

A typical Belgian beer from what I've heard

Bitter aftertaste
Surprisingly easy to drink
Thick malt taste

You will really want to finish it before it starts getting warm. One of the worst beers to finish if you take your time. Luckily it's only 330ml.


I enjoyed this beer but felt it was a little too simple of a beer.
Not that it's a bad thing, just difficult to make a beer review.

I'd recommend it, especially if you've never had a Belgian beer.

Blanche de Namur Belgian beer

My first Belgian beer review.
This is a Witbier (Wheat beer)
Lighter and cloudier than most I have had

Blond, cloudy, milky, big head

Very light smell, hard to tell
Floral smell, almost like a tea (honey, vanilla)

Smooth taste,
High carbonation, but nice
Slight lemon taste, kind of creamy also. Hint of orange peel

A good choice, but not great. Kind of feels a little soapy if I had to criticize

Better than most, but too milky/cloudy for my tastes. I can see how it won so many awards though

I would recommend this beer, but it really doesn't taste like most beers