Aldi (Nord / Süd / Hofer) Ald IPA (4.2%)

Ald IPA (4.2%)

 

Aldi (Nord / Süd / Hofer) in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪

Brewed at/by: BrewDog (Berlin)
  IPA - Session Regular
Score
5.64
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 19
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5.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 3.5

Can shared at Ganz, courtesy of Erzengel, thanks a lot Gabriel! To be fair I did not see this beer popping up in the parcel, but here we go: poor, almost lager-like, crisp body, weak hoppy presence, some malt base. Close to zero character to talk about. Meh. The guys I shared this with were happy to see this tho.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:58


6

Tried from Can on 19 Feb 2022 at 18:17


5

Thanks Stefano V. --- Beer merged from original tick of ALD IPA on 19 Feb 2022 at 18:10 - Score: 5. Original review text: Thanks Stefano V.

Tried from Can on 19 Feb 2022 at 18:10


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Almost clear, golden color and a white head. Decent tropical fruits over floral and bitter sweet hops. Nice body for only 4.2%

Tried on 15 Feb 2022 at 15:42


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Büchsle (Dank an Stefan!): Pale golden to golden, unclear, small white foamy layer, mild to moderate citrussy-fruity-sweet and grainy nose; bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied, not watery, nearly soft; slightly lingering citrussy-bitter finish. Not great, but - no prejudices, please - quite well drinkable...

Tried on 11 Aug 2021 at 19:11


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

50cl can. A clear yellow golden beer with a white head. Aroma of grainy malt, pale malt, straw. Taste of pale malt, grainy, cereals, straw, moderate bitterness.

Tried from Can on 19 May 2021 at 19:43


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

500 ml can. Slightly unclear golden, fluffy head. Apple juice, metallic notes, light citrus and pear. Mild dryness. Light bodied, watery texture, lively carbonated, mild dry finish. Meh.

Tried from Can on 04 May 2021 at 18:37


5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

500 ml can from Erzengel. Thanks a lot mate! Nice label art. Clear dark golden in the glass with a more than one finger white frothy head. Nearly nothing on the nose, maybe a little bit musty. Taste starts cardboardy, little bit malt, little bit fruity elements but thin. Very low carbonated. Boring.

Tried from Can on 30 Apr 2021 at 20:38


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Can, many thanks jonas! Clear golden color with white head. Aroma is straw, a touch pear indeed, just kinda weird. Taste is not much of anything, again a touch pear, a touch straw. A bit fatty, sweetish mouthfeel with crisp carbonation. This really feels like a cheap beer. I guess this is intentional? But it's really not great.

Tried from Can on 29 Apr 2021 at 18:40


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4

Can courtesy of Munich or more accurately Unterhaching Dave, cheers Dave! Had this Wednesday 28th April 2021 evening after a cycle to Haindfling to get milk, listening to Steve Lamaqs Evening Session on 6Music. Pours hazy first piss of the morning yellowy/gold, to be fair I am highly likely to use the word piss again sooner than later. I know that this is a cheap and cheerful beer for Aldi but for crying out loud it is really poor. Soft moutheel, nice mouthfeel, but really I am running out of positives, it's the beer equivalent of magnolia. Piss poor....

Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2021 at 16:42