Punk AF
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Non Alcoholic / Low Alcohol - Pale Ale / IPA Regular|
Score
5.67
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No alcohol just got Punked up. And Punk AF lives up to its billing. All the attitude, all the flavour but none of the alcohol. Say hello to the Punkest alcohol free beer in town. Juicy tropical fruit mixes it up with grassy and pine notes. All sitting on a solid malt bassline. Full flavour, no alcohol, all Punk.
Punk AF - Punked up alcohol free beer.
Punk AF - Punked up alcohol free beer.
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2.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Pourquoi mettre 8 sortes de houblons (Ahtanum, Cascad, Chinook, Citra, Hüll Melon, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin, Simcoe) pour un tel résultat ! Déjà en temps ordinaire, je considère qu'au-delà de 3/4 sortes de houblon, le brasseur prend un risque de manque de lisibilité gustative. Ici, ce n'est pas un manque de lisibilité qui est à regretter néanmoins, mais des arômes plats, peu intenses, aucunement complexes pour une bière sans intérêt. Pire même, l'amertume, qui n'est pas réellement vive est agressive ! Cela me fend le cœur de le dire, mais je trouve meilleur certains softs... Côté visuel, nous sommes en présence d'une robe blond doré limpide, avec une effervescence très moyenne et sans mousse. Le nez laisse stoïque avec de faibles arômes de zest d'orange, de melon, abricot et une touche de fleur. Même constat à la dégustation. C'est très faible en arôme, peu corpulent et sans longueur. Gustativement, nous sommes sur le melon, l'abricot avec de légères épices et herbes. C'est peut-être le Hüll Melon qui ressort le plus. L'amertume restant tout de même faible est astringente et agressive. Pas certain qu'il y ait grand-chose à garder de cette Punk AF. On en regrette presque les 0,5 %.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2021
at 07:43
4/10
Wat valt dit dan tegen. Brak hooiwater, oud gras, waterig citrus zoetje. Weeïg en bloemig, meel, deeg.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2021
at 23:35
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 4
Overall 4
330ml can from Taps Beer Bar, Changkat, Malaysia. Poured a crystal clear yellow straw colour with a short-lived frothy white head and a few bubbles. The aroma is light citrus fruits, lemon lime. The flavour is light bitter, with a weak, watery, light citrus, light floral light hop bitter palate. Light bodied with average carbonation. Pretty light all round as expected, but it wasn’t far away from drinking water. I’ve tasted low alcohol beers with much more flavour than this, so it was really disappointing, especially when you read what was written on the can. Better beer? Well not this one!
Tried
from Can
at
Taps Beer Bar : Changkat
on 08 Jun 2021
at 15:17
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can at the Britannia, Marlow. I've been wanting to try this for a while as I love regular Punk and have a long-standing desire to find an alcohol-free beer that is as good as its regular counterpart. Bizarrely they served the already cold can with a glass of ice. I mean, who pours beer over ice? Having chucked the ice on the grass (fortunately we were in the garden!), I poured the beer. It's pale gold with a white head and a light fizz. The aroma and initial taste have captured the essence of Punk IPA, with pineapple, mango and grape juice. However, it's all much lighter than in the real thing and lacks the crisp bitter bite of pine to follow. In fact it's very, very thin and watery throughout. It's pleasant and drinkable enough, in fact it's one of the better alcohol free beers I've had. And unlike alcohol free versions of other beers you can very definitely tell it's derived from Punk IPA. But it still doesn't feel as good as even an average beer with alcohol, and is a mere shadow of the real Punk IPA. My search continues...
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2021
at 15:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can in Regent’s Park - cheers to Seb. Honestly it’s a really solid, drinkable beer. Very mild sweetness, nice clean bitterness, pithy grapefruit, light pine, suggestions of lean pale malts. Light bodied, average carbonation. Clean and dry in the finish. Drinks like a nice session IPA. Definitely one of the better low ABV beers I have tried. I could easily put back a few of these. Sound.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2021
at 19:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear, golden color and a white head. Juicy, fruity nose with nice bitter-hoppy taste. Probably one of the best alc free IPAs
Tried
on 27 May 2021
at 07:34
6/10
Crystal clear met hopsmaak.
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2021
at 14:24
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is fruity and gritty hops. taste is wet very water, light fruit, grain, finishes wet.
Tried
on 02 May 2021
at 16:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dose Gekauft bei Brew Dog in Berlin. Orange-Gold, klar, wenig Schaum. Aroma: Fruchtiger Hopfen. Geschmack: Hopfen, Getreide, Mango, etwas trocken.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2021
at 15:32