I Hardcore You - BrewDog

klshanks

Illinois

4.22/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

9/20/10 - 12 oz bottle poured into a tulip

Appearance- Orangish Amber in color with a good 2 inch head after being poured. Great lacing and head that sticks around for a while.

Smell- Awesome. Smells super fresh. Citrus and grapefruit, with a little alcohol sweetness in it.

Taste- A bit dissapointing to me after the aroma, a grassy dandelion bitterness to it. I can't identify my hop varieties very well, but tastes very similar to what they used in Sink the Bismarck.

Mouthfeel- Syrupy. Not as bubbly as I would have thought with the amount of carbonation it seemed to have from the pour.

Drinkability- For a 9.5% brew, very drinkable. Not my favorite IPA ever, but pretty solid. Tastes a lot like a much lighter and less concentrated version of Sink the Bismarck. All the same flavors going on, just less potent.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2010 03:28:51 | More by klshanks

thetomG

Illinois

4/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clearish golden color. Nice small layer of dense white head ringing the glass with a bit of lacing left behind.

Aroma and taste are quite similar - pine, some citrus, hops and malt all share the stage nicely creating a very well balanced and drinkable beer.

The carbonation is right on and the ABV is hidden well - I could drink a couple of these without too much trouble. Very tasty - fruity, hoppy, and malty but not overly so.

The aroma and flavor profiles remind me a lot of Surly Abrasive.

Definitely worth checking out if you get the chance...

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2010 15:38:26 | More by thetomG

hooliganlife

Missouri

4.33/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

poured into a RR belgian glass

pour is a light ruby and brown. quite murky and hazy. thick creamy head that hangs and hangs and hangs. nice lacing on the walls.

huge citrus punch in the face. lots of orange, tangerine, pineapple, and sweet red grapefruit.

quite bitter through out. solid pine bitterness blended with a bitter citrus. nice faint peachy flavor. a bitter white grapefruit like finish. very malty overall but held back behind the hops. faint booze.

fairly thick body with a bit of chew. moderate carbonation.

quite drinkable although at 9.5%, only 1 at a time. i will seek out more of this, this is outstanding.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2010 01:00:38 | More by hooliganlife

coachdonovan

Rhode Island

3.28/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 1

Poured into a tulip, this is sort of a pale copper with a little red thrown in. The head is about the same color you'd see atop a Guinness. Smells like pine sap, but in a good way.

The first sip is bitterness all the way, and while it and the aroma are very inviting, the drinkability (and my enjoyment) of this beer goes down in a hurry. Crazy hop heads will probably love this one, but my tastebuds and palate are fried before the glass is empty. Based on the other reviews I have to assume this was fairly fresh, so I'm glad I got to try it. The mouthfeel was surprisingly not too syrupy, but at almost $7 a bottle I won't go back for seconds.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2010 19:58:00 | More by coachdonovan

ShogoKawada

Rhode Island

4.4/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle into tulip.

A- Dark, dark caramel beer. Pours like a strong ale or barleywine. Not much head but sticky lacing.

S- Hops! Potent, sticky icky hop buds. Intense dry-hopping leads to a fantastic nose on this one.

T- This thing is a hop grenade. Lots of diesel/octane hop resin notes (due to the 4x dry hopping I'm sure). Bitter, bitter, bitter, some tropical fruit and pine resin in the finish.

M- Good body, great carbonation, intense hop bite.

D- Not for the faint of heart, and kind of a shitty price ($6) but very good. If you can get it fresh, it's worth trying out. Good stuff. I can't say I love it more than Hardcore IPA or I beat You on their own, but damn is this a good one.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2010 14:54:38 | More by ShogoKawada

fear025

Illinois

4.93/5  rDev +22.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Aroma:Sweet and hoppy, cotton candy and citrus. Amazing aroma!

Appearance:Amber, nice head volume and retention.

Taste:There is a huge hops hit right up front. Once you get past the bitterness, sweet citrus and peach flavors show themselves. The bitterness then comes around again in the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel:Light to medium body, just a little astringency, very smooth for an IPA.

Drinkability:This is one of the best IPAs that I've had so far.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2010 04:32:15 | More by fear025