Dog A
(has 2 batches)
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.91
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Based on AB04, but with added vanilla, 3.5 times the chilli, and a different coffee.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
330 ml bottle from Shinanoya @ Shibuya. Pours almost pich black, high viscosity. Feels as if I am pouring some old motor oil into my glass. Head is minimal, some brown lacing. Aroma is mindblowing. It is thick, full of deeply roasted malts, cocoa, coffee, chillies, dark fruits, coffee, brown cane sugar, maple syrup - and did I mention coffee? I can cut this aroma with a knife. Taste does not let me down. It has full roast, sweet dark fruits, dark dark chocolate, coffee - and well balanced with chillies that blend well in the mix and you understand that there was something spicy going on only when the aftertaste comes. Aftertaste is long and aggressive on your palate. Massive beer, have a glass of water nearby when you are drinking it! It’s not a big bottle but it is better to share it with friends - or sip it yourself all through the evening.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2014
at 08:13
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Keg at Brewdog Shepard’s Bush opening night. Aroma is sweet caramel, booze, touch of choc. Flavour is off the scale big. Choc, vanilla, oak , roast coffee, some chilli pepper like AB04. Palate is thick and velvety. Lingering choc and roast. Exceptional.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2013
at 13:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Tadg’s BrewDog event. Nose of chocolate, soy, fruits, chili pepper and capsicum. Nearly black with lace. Peppery flavor, light burn, cocoa, coffee, well tangy peppers. Lightly roasty. A burn at the finish coming from both alcohol and the chillis. Nice. A bit too peppery for me, but well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2013
at 15:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Systembolaget, bought in August 2012. Black with a small tan head. Nice aroma of dark fruit, spices, licorice and some coffee. Similar taste. Also notes of alcohol and tar. The finish was long and with a sweet touch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2013
at 03:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
15.1% at Tadg’s. A dark oily black pour with a tan head, closest to the AB:04. Nice boozy chocolate aroma, light-medium body with a chocolate flavor though at first it was chili heat that quickly mellowed though there’s some heat going down. Served in a snifter the chili flavor got really strong with much more of a barrel character coming through, boozy.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2013
at 06:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Re-rate 12/13: Bottle sample at a tasting at Vova’s place. Thanks Vova. This time as Dog A. Black with a bit of brown foam. Powerful roasty aroma of coffee beans, cocoa and chilli. Roasty bittersweet flavor with cocoa, dark chocolate, vanilla notes and a coffee-ish burnt finish with a light chilli hint. Full-bodied. Alcohol is pretty well-hidden for 15.1%. Great. 8/4/8/4/16=4
[10/1/13] Draught at Brewdog Camden in London. As Dog B. Pitch black with a bit of brown foam. Aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, some alcohol, vanilla, some dark fruits notes, licorice notes and some vegetal chili touches. Roasty and alcoholic flavor with coffee, dark chocolate, some vanilla and a somewhat hot chilly finish. Full-bodied. A bit too alcoholic and hot for me, but still very good. 8/4/7/4/14=3.7
[10/1/13] Draught at Brewdog Camden in London. As Dog B. Pitch black with a bit of brown foam. Aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, some alcohol, vanilla, some dark fruits notes, licorice notes and some vegetal chili touches. Roasty and alcoholic flavor with coffee, dark chocolate, some vanilla and a somewhat hot chilly finish. Full-bodied. A bit too alcoholic and hot for me, but still very good. 8/4/7/4/14=3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2013
at 12:31
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
24.09.2013, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Nice brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is rich and slightly sweet, dark malts, licorice, chili, dark sugar, coffee, caramel, cocoa, dark fruits. Taste is sweet, dark malts, burnt coffee, chili, licorice, cocoa, alcohol, dark fruits, dark sugar, burnt caramel, grass, ashtray. Longlasting bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Very nice, but further aging will probably do this one good.
Nice brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is rich and slightly sweet, dark malts, licorice, chili, dark sugar, coffee, caramel, cocoa, dark fruits. Taste is sweet, dark malts, burnt coffee, chili, licorice, cocoa, alcohol, dark fruits, dark sugar, burnt caramel, grass, ashtray. Longlasting bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Very nice, but further aging will probably do this one good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2013
at 10:01