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Never Mind The Bollox!
Dugges Ale- & Porterbryggeri AB
- From:
- Dugges Ale- & Porterbryggeri AB
- Sweden
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.34 | pDev: 15.87%
- Reviews:
- 27
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 28, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 06, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
We asked you what beer of ours you’d bring back if you could. You chose this hop driven ground breaker that now packs even more punch than it did back in the days. From our archives with love. Victory!
Mainly hopped with Centennial.
NB: This is not the same beer as the IPA "Bollox!", http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/12172/34762
Mainly hopped with Centennial.
NB: This is not the same beer as the IPA "Bollox!", http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/12172/34762
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Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.18/5 rDev +25.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +25.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Hazy dark amber color, quarter finger fast dissipating head, messy lacing, minimal carbonation.
S: Tropical fruits, hops.
T: Sweet, tropical fruits, hops, malts. Nice.
F: Medium bodied, good flavored.
O: Nice DIPA without the usual bitterness associated with the style. Not a bad thing in this case, I enjoyed it.
Jul 14, 2017S: Tropical fruits, hops.
T: Sweet, tropical fruits, hops, malts. Nice.
F: Medium bodied, good flavored.
O: Nice DIPA without the usual bitterness associated with the style. Not a bad thing in this case, I enjoyed it.
Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
2.23/5 rDev -33.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
2.23/5 rDev -33.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
A: murky; medium brown in color; 1 finger light brown that receded quickly to a thick, big bubbled collar;
S: dark fruit, sweet, a hint of citrus;
T: dark fruit up front; middle to finish is all molasses; very light bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; lightly dry finish;
O: nothing IPAish about this;
Jan 21, 2017S: dark fruit, sweet, a hint of citrus;
T: dark fruit up front; middle to finish is all molasses; very light bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; lightly dry finish;
O: nothing IPAish about this;
Reviewed by Wer34truh from Minnesota
3.93/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours a calm looking amber appearance.
Smell is rather subtle, with caramel, pine, hops, and some general undefined sweetness.
The taste really surprised me in a positive way. While this is not a sweet IPA, the caramel and even some chocolate really comes out in the taste. The bitterness of the hops and some burning alcohol-notes are present, but are secondary to the delightful yet balanced caramel/chocolate-taste. Mouthfeel is perfect.
I was skeptical after having smelled this, but it really came through.
Dec 01, 2016Smell is rather subtle, with caramel, pine, hops, and some general undefined sweetness.
The taste really surprised me in a positive way. While this is not a sweet IPA, the caramel and even some chocolate really comes out in the taste. The bitterness of the hops and some burning alcohol-notes are present, but are secondary to the delightful yet balanced caramel/chocolate-taste. Mouthfeel is perfect.
I was skeptical after having smelled this, but it really came through.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Popping the cap releases some ripe fruit aromas, traces of caramel, spice and dark sugars, very faint chocolate and a suspicion of wet cardboard. It pours cloudy amber brown under a 1” foam cap that quickly collapses that produces light lace. It enters with fruit, prunes, sherry notes and an assertive bitter finish. The carbonation thins the beer out a bit and is not particularly malty. The body is medium to a little less and the carbonation is a little above average.
Feb 15, 2015Reviewed by baakabak from New York
2.58/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.58/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Deep clouded copper with a thin cap of cream colored head
Scent is...well...odd. Wet dog comes to mind. Musty cellar,toffee,pennies,and booze.
Taste is more toffee, raisins, and plum.Boozey and very sweet. Hops are missing.This is a double ipa?
Thin with minimal carbonation.
Not what I was expecting given the double ipa label. More barley wine malt bomb than double ipa, and not a very good one at that.The wet dog certainly didn't win me over either. Just odd
Feb 16, 2014Scent is...well...odd. Wet dog comes to mind. Musty cellar,toffee,pennies,and booze.
Taste is more toffee, raisins, and plum.Boozey and very sweet. Hops are missing.This is a double ipa?
Thin with minimal carbonation.
Not what I was expecting given the double ipa label. More barley wine malt bomb than double ipa, and not a very good one at that.The wet dog certainly didn't win me over either. Just odd
Reviewed by PumaSaysRawrr from Pennsylvania
3.28/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 3
3.28/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 3
I only got this because of the name and it was on clearance for $5 down from $16. The bottle is marked 11/11 so I'm not sure how that factors in....I am drinking it from the bottle and a Samuel Smith pint glass.
I am quite happy this beer. I would say it is much more of an American barleywine than a DIPA. Sweet and malty with just enough hops. The smell is almost too mild-(Please note I dumped a bottle of perfume on my hand a few hours ago so maybe that is the issue)
I liked this a little more on the too cold side. After it warmed a bit the syrupyness was a little hard to over come. The flavor of the hops did become much more noticeable as it warmed.
I wish this came in 8 oz cans/bottle. The 16.9oz bottle is just too much for one person.
Mar 14, 2013I am quite happy this beer. I would say it is much more of an American barleywine than a DIPA. Sweet and malty with just enough hops. The smell is almost too mild-(Please note I dumped a bottle of perfume on my hand a few hours ago so maybe that is the issue)
I liked this a little more on the too cold side. After it warmed a bit the syrupyness was a little hard to over come. The flavor of the hops did become much more noticeable as it warmed.
I wish this came in 8 oz cans/bottle. The 16.9oz bottle is just too much for one person.
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.65/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 500 mL bottle into a snifter. Pours a dark amber with a small white head that leaves lacing. Smells of deep hops with earthy tones, very inviting. Tastes of sweet hops with syrupy aftertaste. Light bodied beer has a bit of a heavy overtone, but still goes down easy for a DIPA. Overall, a pretty good beer.
Aug 11, 2012
Never Mind The Bollox! from Dugges Ale- & Porterbryggeri AB
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
46 ratings
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