O’hare’s Beer Club February 2013 Box
From Brewdog out of Aberdeenshire, Scotland comes the “Hardcore IPA” a double IPA. This Hardcore brew pours a dark golden brown colour with an off white head. The aroma is of pine, floral hops, caramel and mild fruits. The flavour consists of pine, tropical fruit, caramel, tons of bitter hops and some mild alcohol. The alcohol content of this beer is 9.2% with an impressive 150IBU. This is a very nice Double IPA with tons of bitter hops to make every North Western USA/Canada Hops fan jump for joy.
Commercial Description: This little bottle has a grandiloquent story to tell. 2,204 malted Maris Otter grains gave all they had to offer the world to provide the robustly delicate toffee malt canvas for the ensuing epic. 6 Hop Cones willingly sacrificed themselves in fiery cauldron that is our brew kettle to ensure your mouth is left feeling punished and puckering for more. 9,900,000,000 yeast cells frantically fermented their little hearts out as the sugars were magically turned into alcohol in the dark depths of our fermentation tanks. This explicit ale has more hops and bitterness that any other beer brewed in the UK. This is an extreme beer rollercoaster for freaks, gypsies and international chess superstars.
Food Pairing according to O’hare’s Beer Club notes are as follows: Smoked & Charred meats, BBQ’d lamb or ribs.
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Ah yes, the hardcore! Quite the slugger isn’t it?
Its the largest IBU I have tried although not the hopiest tasting. That could just be the hops dying off a bit though. Great stuff none the less!