Off-Duty Clown
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.54
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Kick off the long shoes and down (clown) tools for this Experimental Pale Ale, brewed with a pair of new arrivals from America's hop heartland. HBC 342 and 692 juggle juicy, tropical aromas of freash-cut pineapple and floral sweetness in this balanced, bitter pale ale. If the ringmaster calls, let it go to voicemail.
Off Duty Clown - Experimental shtich.
Part of Fanzine #29
Off Duty Clown - Experimental shtich.
Part of Fanzine #29
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can at home in Hackney - sourced via Fanzine. Pours totally clear yellow-gold with a foamy, white head. Nicely rounded overall, with pleasant bitter piney, nips of grass, bready pale malts, citrus peel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with more piney-grassy bitterness, sub-kissed pale malts, straw, tangerine rind. Good-drinking beer.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2019
at 22:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tight white head stayed on tight white head stayed on a highly effervescent pale amber body. Zesty aroma with mango & confectionery. Medium to thin bodied, sharp on the palate with a clean back. Zest, pith, garlic, hops, mango & citrus tastes
Tried
on 22 Oct 2019
at 16:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can via Fanzine. It pours clear orangey - amber with a medium foamy white head. The aroma is sweet, big bubblegum upfront, pink marshmallow, flump and tropical fruits. The taste is initially dry, bitter - sweet, oily, tropical fruit vibes, pithy, floral, papaya, dragon fruit, melon, touch of rawness maybe? gummy bears and resin with a drying linger. Lighter end of medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Quite a fun combo. Plenty going on anyhow.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2019
at 17:14
6/10
Odd
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2019
at 21:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml can via Brewdog Zine. Pours clear gold, with pure white foam resting atop. A good burst of tropics on the nose once pouring commences. Taste is a little thin and grassy, as we’re now accustomed to from these zine cans, but some gentle - if a little lacklustre - fruity, almost bubblegummy, juicy tropics remain. Fine-ish but perhaps not the best showcase of these new hops.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2019
at 17:02