Prototype Hopped-Up Brown Ale
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.87
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Our annual prototype challenge sees us brew a series of new beers, and allows the public to choose which should feature alongside our headliner range.
Previously featuring future favourites like Jack Hammer, Cocoa Psycho, Dead Pony Club and Vagabond Pale Ale, the prototypes can become superstar brews almost overnight.
Hopped-up Brown Ale takes a pedestrian style and kicks it into overdrive.
Malts: Extra Pale, Munich, Brown, Crystal, Carafa & Flaked Oats.
Hops: Columbus, Simcoe, Centennial & Citra
Previously featuring future favourites like Jack Hammer, Cocoa Psycho, Dead Pony Club and Vagabond Pale Ale, the prototypes can become superstar brews almost overnight.
Hopped-up Brown Ale takes a pedestrian style and kicks it into overdrive.
Malts: Extra Pale, Munich, Brown, Crystal, Carafa & Flaked Oats.
Hops: Columbus, Simcoe, Centennial & Citra
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Clear, dark brown colored, small beige head, not too lasting. Aroma is of caramel malt, nuts, bit toasty, strong citrus and floral hops. Taste is medium sweet caramalt, bit toasted nuts and brown sugar, medium+ citrus and floral hoppy aroma and medium bitterness, bit roasted bitterness, dry finish. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, resiny. Extremely quaffable! (bottle, Bierhalle Deconinck, Vichte)
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2016
at 12:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330 ml bottle at home. Dark copper brown color with beige head. Hoppy and light malty aroma, grass, pine, nutty, some bready notes, coffee in the beginning. Light sweet and moderate to heavy bitter taste. Light to medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2016
at 14:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap (as "BrewDog Hopped-Up Brown Ale") at BD57, Oslo. Dark mahogany with a moderate, beige head. If as at first a bit afraid that I mixed it up with the BIPA, because it sure reminds me of that when I smell it. Nice mixture of roasty and hoppy aroma both in aroma and flavour. It has a certain edge and freshness thatβs hard to explain or pinpoint why. Moderate to medium sweet with lovely hoppy and malty flavours - well balanced with a nice bitterness. Tasty one! --- Beer merged from original tick of Hopped-Up Brown Ale on 09 Feb 2016 at 17:36 - Score: 7
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2016
at 10:34
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Lukka18, many thanks! Complex, very intense and very well balanced. Lots of coffee combined with high hoppy bitterness and lots of flavour, grassy, resiny. Woody. Very tasty, easy drinking. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2016
at 14:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours a slightly hazy, almost perfectly clear, chestnut copepry color, topped with a big foamy head, beige and very lasting. Very nice fruity hop aroma, peach, grapes and more tropic fruits. Just a hint of caramel, with pine later on. Bittery from the start with quite herbal finish. Also fairly peppery. Light body with low carbonation. A bit too herbal taste. Aroma makes it better.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2016
at 15:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
5th January 2016
Clear deep red - amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly dry, mild fine carbonation. Malts bring a sweetish toffee streak. Bitterish fruits ensue, touch of plum. Bitter floralness. Light dry finish. Strong bitter linger. Not the smoothest Brown Ale but goes down all right.
Clear deep red - amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly dry, mild fine carbonation. Malts bring a sweetish toffee streak. Bitterish fruits ensue, touch of plum. Bitter floralness. Light dry finish. Strong bitter linger. Not the smoothest Brown Ale but goes down all right.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2016
at 12:21
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
What a lovely beer this is, probably more accurately described as a Brown IPA. Nuts, honey, caramel, marshmallow and a hint of chocolate and smoke combine with a little hoppy aroma that belies the bitterness to come on tasting. Grapefruit and a hint of tropical fruit are prominent in the mouth. Thereβs a really nice balanced palate holding it all together. Total winner.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2016
at 02:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as BrewDog Prototype Hopped-Up Brown Ale (by BrewDog):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
26/I/16 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - BB: 1/XII/16 (2016-65)
Clear chestnut brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: fruity, caramel, ripe banana, bit sugary, dried fruits, some tropical fruits on warming up. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very hoppy, bitter, soft roast, caramel, some dried fruits. Aftertaste: very bitter, some mocha, caramel, fruity, bit sugary, hoppy, citrus, resinous finish.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
26/I/16 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - BB: 1/XII/16 (2016-65)
Clear chestnut brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: fruity, caramel, ripe banana, bit sugary, dried fruits, some tropical fruits on warming up. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very hoppy, bitter, soft roast, caramel, some dried fruits. Aftertaste: very bitter, some mocha, caramel, fruity, bit sugary, hoppy, citrus, resinous finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2016
at 15:08