Barrel Aged Albino Squid Assassin
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
IPA - Rye Special|
Score
7.45
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A warped version of Albino Squid Assassin, this super exclusive small batch beer sees us amp up the rye character to the max.
This red rye IPA has spent six months sequestered in rye whiskey barrels, drawing incredible toasty, spicy and oaky flavours from the wood.
The hops have softened and morphed from pithy citrus to ripe autumn fruit, while the malt base has picked up cinder toffee and cinnamon. An incredibly deep and complex IPA.
This red rye IPA has spent six months sequestered in rye whiskey barrels, drawing incredible toasty, spicy and oaky flavours from the wood.
The hops have softened and morphed from pithy citrus to ripe autumn fruit, while the malt base has picked up cinder toffee and cinnamon. An incredibly deep and complex IPA.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ CBC 2016, Green session, København
Pours dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, oak, vanilla, citrus and dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel, dried fruit, citrus, oak and vanilla. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, oak, vanilla, citrus and dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel, dried fruit, citrus, oak and vanilla. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2016
at 08:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330ml bottle from BrewDog Online. Clear deep amber red colour with a small beige head, great retention. Aroma is amazing - whiskey, ripe citrus and berry fruit, malt. Taste is fruity, spicy, malt, caramel, whiskey, not too much of an alcohol kick, and not much bitterness. Smooth, warming, relaxing.
Tried
from Bottle
from BrewDog Online Shop
on 28 Jun 2016
at 19:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours hazy dark orange brown with a large head. Aroma is burnt mango, lime and fruity bourbon. Taste has light mango to start with a bourbon and orange squash finish. Warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2016
at 14:31
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
6th June 2016
Clear deep orange - red - amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is light and mildly dry. Decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, very nice oaky sweetness with a contrasting touch of mildly bitter wood. Winey fruits and light licorice. Port wine fruits in the semi dry finish. Modest bitter linger. Would swear this was wine or port barrel aged. Anyway it sumptuous and lip smackingly good. Lovely stuff from Brewdog, this sort of thing has always been one of their core strengths and when I see the bars peppered with lagers, kolschs, and all manner of trivia,. I do wish they would do more of this type of beer.
Clear deep orange - red - amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is light and mildly dry. Decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, very nice oaky sweetness with a contrasting touch of mildly bitter wood. Winey fruits and light licorice. Port wine fruits in the semi dry finish. Modest bitter linger. Would swear this was wine or port barrel aged. Anyway it sumptuous and lip smackingly good. Lovely stuff from Brewdog, this sort of thing has always been one of their core strengths and when I see the bars peppered with lagers, kolschs, and all manner of trivia,. I do wish they would do more of this type of beer.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2016
at 12:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ CBC. Pours dark amber with an offwhite head, lacings. Aroma of malt, caramel, wood, spice, whisky, alcohol. Flavor is light sweet, malt, caramel, dried fruit, wood, vanilla, whisky, alcohol. Medium to full body, average carbonation, light warming finish. 140516
Tried
on 08 Jun 2016
at 11:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy red-brown beer with an odd-white head. Malty, sour fruit aroma. Taste is light and fruity up front. Settles in with some sour, yeasty fruit, some mild hoppiness and you can taste the strength of it. Quite alcohol-y in the aftertaste, a touch gassy. The malt lingers too. I think there’s some banana in there as well.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2016
at 12:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
CBC. Hazy red brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dried fruit. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 140516
Tried
on 30 May 2016
at 08:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[5/14/16] Draught sample at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016. Green session. Aroma of caramel, vanilla, stale hops. Sweet. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 28 May 2016
at 15:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep amber to brown with red chinks. Nose - cherries, wood. Taste - more red fruit and caramel too this time. Slight brandy ball thing going on. Palate - medium bodied with a tangy sweet middle section and a long tangy but sweet finish. Overall - good. Not sure I’d have guessed it would’ve turned out like this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2016
at 17:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Brewdog online store. Brown colour with a reddish tinge, beige foam head leaving alittle lacing and aroma of zesty citrus fruits, candy, coconut, woody oak. Taste is sweetish malt, caramel, woody, oak, vanilla, with fruity & nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy warming finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2016
at 14:07