Jack Hammer - BrewDog

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.95/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours amber with a small head.
Very fruity aroma with passion fruit and peach characters. Also honey and cookie doughy-like malt. Nice.
Aggressive hoppy flavours. Tropical fruit and resinous hops leading to a sharp, bold bitterness. I'd like a bit more malt.

Serving type: on-tap

06-06-2013 02:53:19 | More by CrazyDavros

beerdrifter

Germany

4.31/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Picked this up at a great little beer store in Arlon, Miorge Mihoublon. Crystal clear copper-amber pour with pure white one finger head with decent retention and great lacing. Lots of piney hops and citrus in the nose along with hints of grapefruit, tangerine, and pineapple. The taste lives up to the West Coast IPA reference on the label. Bitter, resiny, piney hops dominate with a really nice perfumey, floral finish. Lots of citrus as well with hints of grapefruit, lemon, and orange zest. Great balance with some sweet caramel maltiness complementing the bitterness of the hops. The mouthfeel is light bodied with a super tangy, sweet, and bitter finish. Overall, this one took me by surprise a bit. Wasn't expecting it to be this good. Hopefully I can snag a few more of these babies! A really well done West Coast IPA from BrewDog!

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 15:43:03 | More by beerdrifter

StJamesGate

New York

3.99/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Strawberry blonde with a fine mist of sediment and clingy loose white froth
Some mango with lots of pissy citrus on top - very NS/Citra.
Batch loaf crust with honeydew, gooseberry, and grapefruit pith hops.
Angostura in orange juice finish and loong bitter lemon rind finish.
Round, some cling, just under medium.

Big IBU hit that I'd swear was from S Hemisphere hops but in the prototype stage was just Columbus and Centennial.
IPA ABV and malt levels for DIPA hopping.
Can hang with any scorching American hop monster, for better or worse.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2013 20:15:59 | More by StJamesGate

flyingpig

United Kingdom (Scotland)

3.71/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

On-Tap at Brewdog Aberdeen (Schooner):
Light amber with a clear body and a thin, foamy white head on top that is more of a lacing.

Lychee and bitter hops to begin with some pine and citrus along with a bit of grapefruit making up most of the rest. There is a solid IPA aroma to this one with a fruity smell in the background.

Dark fruits and bitter hops to begin and a helping of grapefruit and pine too. There is some strong bitter notes and and touch of sweet malts as well as some tropical flavouring.

Bitter with a medium body and moderate carbonation. There is a nice citrus tang and a slightly dry finish.

A nice, very bitter IPA that had some good fruit notes and a strong, hoppy taste. This one would fall somewhere in between Brewdogs Punk IPA and their Hardcore IPA in both style and taste.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 10:19:40 | More by flyingpig

dgilks

Australia

3.93/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Hop hazed orange colour with a moderate sized, short lasted white head. Not bad.

Dank hop aroma. Lots of resinous, citrussy hops. Nice pine and grapefruit. No malt.

Bitter and resinous. More dank hops combined with a citrus note and earthy bitterness that is killer. Clearly no real malt presence. They have gone for a jackhammer and achieved it.

Medium-light body with moderate carbonation. Very dry.

A wonderfully full-on beer. Some will say it is too dry and overly bitter but I really do like it.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 06:49:35 | More by dgilks