Tumbler glass showing hazy pale gold with a finger of clean white foam.

The nose shows intense notes of sweet pineapple and hints of citrus.

The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Intense notes of dry papaya with a strong bitterness throughout.

Appearance: hazy yellow with a decent white frothy head. Aroma: Orange & grapefruit, tropical fruits, honey,. Taste: Pretty similsr. Medium dry, light to medium ending bitterness. Mouth feel: Medium body, soft carbonation. Overall: Have not had a Brewdog beer for some years. Better than expected. Surprised.

NEDIPA by BrewDog, with a name reminiscent of Arcade Nation, a black IPA they created years ago. Can from the Albert Heijn supermarket in Lokeren. Snow white, thick and frothy, fluffy, lacing, stable head, hazy to (in the end) murky yellow blonde with olive-greenish tinge. Aroma of lime zest, fresh grapefruit, starfruit, touch orange water, pink pepper, dried lemonbalm, lemongrass, unripe green melon, sugared cucumber, lemon thyme, gin, Szechuan pepper. Dryish 'hop-fruity' onset, no overwhelming tropical sultriness but a more measured starfruit, green kiwi and green pear 'ensemble', sweetish but nowhere too much so (and, in fact, less so than average in present-day NEDIPA). Softish fizz, full and creamy body, slick doughy and soggy-cereally pale malts drenched in a green-fruity, zesty hoppiness with notes of fresh grapefruit flesh, pomelo peel and lime blossom, long and a bit spicy but nowhere too harshly bitter. A slight hopburn with powdery 'hop feel' appears in the end, highlighted by gin-like, bit warming alcohol. I guess some would call this lazy and uninspired, also given the current animosity of the 'hardcore' craft beer world against BrewDog for several reasons, and it is certainly true that this beer is rather 'standard' for a NEDIPA - but I have grown sick of all those overly sweet 'spiked fruit juice'-like interpretations that flooded the craft beer world a few years ago, and I welcome one that shows restraint in sweetness and a more 'natural' hop character. In that sense alone is this a NEDIPA for me, I guess.

44c can from Albert Heijn supermarket in Maasmechelen.
F: medium, white, average retention.
C: shiny pale gold, hazy.
A: citrus, grapefruits, tropical fruits, pine, nice hoppy.
T: full malty base, grapefruits, tangerine, pineapples, pine touch, nice balanced bitterness, medium carbonation, good one, enjoyed.

Can from BrewDog online and drunk at home. Cloudy gold orange colour lasting white head. Dank aroma. Dank flavour. It's fine. Hides abv well. It's not huge dankness but enough. Pineapple flavour. Not thick in mouth. Some bitterness on the finish. Decent. OK.

Can from Løvbjerg. Nice head with good duration. Color is hazy golden. Aroma and taste are rich tropical fruits, flowers, bitter hops, malt and has a nice bitter finish.

Hazy yellow colour with thin soapy head. Lots of orange pith. Ok bitterness. Shame that it's 8%. I think the same flavour intensity and mouthfeel could be attained with a 5% variant.