Rip Tide - BrewDog

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3.73/5  rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review from BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #26:

Pretty light in color for a big Stout, yet brown is showing. The light carbonation only brings a thin, bubbly lace to the table. A bit of body, but certainly lighter than many others of this style. Dry, unsweetened chocolate comes to mind; hints of buttery yeastiness and dried black currants middle to end. Hops are timid, but present with a quick flash of balancing bitterness. More of a cocoa powder flavor in the semidry finish.

This beer could be completely confused with a Double/Imperial Brown Ale. Yes, it has come to that--Double/Imperial exists just above nearly every traditional or modern beer style. Lines are blurred still, and this beer could be a good example of that. Regardless of all of this, a tasty bottle is in front of us. Pretty hard to tell that it's 8-percent ABV until half the bottle is gone; easy to drink and easy to pair against, and you might even get a non-beer-drinker convert off of this one--just don't tell them it's a Stout.

Serving type: bottle

09-20-2010 19:49:49 | More by BeerAdvocate

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

3.05/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A-Pours brown, blatantly not black. Looks like a Belgian Dark Ale. Head is darker tan spittle.

S-Not very Stout-like. Dried, dark fruits. It has some chocolate and roast but not as much as I want.

T-Again, more of the dried, dark fruits. Lots of caramel and molasses. Slight roast and a nearly nonexistent chocolate flavor.

M-Not thick. Slight bubbles. A bit boozy.

O/D-Not really a Stout in my opinion. More of a big Beligan Dark Ale. I was not a big fan of this.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 23:31:17 | More by VelvetExtract

TheBadger0289

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-11-2013 01:16:54 | More by TheBadger0289

Krakpoff

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-07-2013 20:51:16 | More by Krakpoff

Brycki

Sweden

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-03-2013 13:06:46 | More by Brycki

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

04-27-2013 09:33:29 | More by Kelp

CwrwAmByth

United Kingdom (Wales)

4.04/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured from a 330ml bottle into a Fullers snifter glass.

Pours a black colour, with a lively off-white head. Nice lacing.

Smells dark and rich, roasted malts and dark fruits.

Tastes of roasted and burnt malts, with rich and dark, almost sour fruit, and bitter coffee, with a large hit of booze bringing up the rear. Very warming. Nice thick mouthfeel.

Overall yet another pleasant surprise from Brewdog. Getting to like them now.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 17:48:29 | More by CwrwAmByth

2bet

Norway

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

03-18-2013 18:54:48 | More by 2bet

Ciocanelu

Romania

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

03-09-2013 18:02:28 | More by Ciocanelu

Seaba

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

02-28-2013 19:25:21 | More by Seaba

sennin

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -24%

02-28-2013 17:57:35 | More by sennin

DmanGTR

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

02-05-2013 18:55:45 | More by DmanGTR

Twig2848

New York

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

12-30-2012 02:05:38 | More by Twig2848

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

11-12-2012 02:24:29 | More by t0rin0

YamagamiTravis

Japan

4/5  rDev +10.5%

11-01-2012 14:21:16 | More by YamagamiTravis

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

10-21-2012 16:56:50 | More by RblWthACoz

Tone

Missouri

3.65/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a black color. 1/3 inch head of a tan color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of alcohol, roasted malt, sweet malt, oak, and hops. Fits the style of an American Double / Imperial Stout. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of roasted malt, sweet malt, strong alcohol, hops, and slight oak. Overall, good appearance, aroma, and body. The blend is dominated by the alcohol, almost overwhelmed.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2012 16:27:42 | More by Tone

Kornoms

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

09-12-2012 21:23:19 | More by Kornoms

Harkrank

Sweden

4/5  rDev +10.5%

09-10-2012 14:18:01 | More by Harkrank

jhhollier

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

08-22-2012 15:16:19 | More by jhhollier

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

330 ml bottle into a tulip glass.

Pours black/deep brown in the glass, with a couple fingers of rich mocha head. This retains with a thin creamy foaminess, which leaves back foamy swathes of lacing that stick to the sides of the glass. The aroma smells of thick chocolate fudge in the nose, which segues into ripe citrus character while underlying roast notes darken things up a bit. The chocolate and citrus really stand out here the most though.

The taste is actually still fairly hoppy, with green citrus flavor that melds into sweeter notes of chocolate and caramel. This has bitterness to it throughout though, which lingers rather prominently in the finish along with some burnt char notes that stick to the tongue. The mouthfeel is fuller bodied, with a big mouth filling firm creaminess to the carbonation. Alcohol is present in the form of an underlying warm spiciness that seems a little too fusel feeling for only 8% alcohol.

Well this was certainly bold feeling on the palate, with hops, roast, and alcohol all leaving an impression. The problem is this just lacked overall focus, with this being overly sweet in the nose but then much more aggressive with the bitterness and char in the taste. I wish it could have found a nice middle ground. This was certainly drinkable but I expect more craftsmanship for the price point here.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2012 14:30:57 | More by Kegatron

womencantsail

California

3.58/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Dark brown in color, nearly black. Dark fruit notes along with a decent roastiness. A bit on the sweet side with some brown sugar and toffee. Not too much in the way of chocolate. Hints of licorice along with dark fruit, roast, and dark chocolate. Pretty straightforward imperial stout profile to this one.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2012 20:56:10 | More by womencantsail

OriolesFan1008

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-29-2012 19:58:32 | More by OriolesFan1008

ccozzi

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-29-2012 01:26:58 | More by ccozzi

brez8791

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-28-2012 18:35:25 | More by brez8791