BrewDog OverWorks

Microbrewery in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Owned by BrewDog
Associated Venue: BrewDog Overworks Tap Room - Out of business

Established in 2018

Closed in 2021

Contact
Unit Balmacassie Industrial Estate, Ellon, AB41 8BX, Scotland
Description
Last beer was released in July 2021 and common consensus is that this is the year the brewery should be set as closed.

Do note that due to the nature of the beers produced both BrewDog and other online retailers continued to sell the beers for many years after the closure.

Dedicated to exploring and pushing the boundaries of what is possible with fermentation, we are on a quest to redefine Wild and Sour beers, forever. With a purpose-built facility where craft and nature find harmony, we utilise wild yeasts and microbes from our environment and ingredients sourced from all around the world.

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7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
On tap at Craft Bier Fest Wien. I only took numerical notes while having this one.
Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:28

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
From tap at BPBW '19, Friday session. I only took numerical notes while having this one.
Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:25

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Tap at BPBW'19 Saturday session. I only took numerical notes while having this one.
Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:25

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep burgundy with a quickly disappearing head. Nose is lightly acetic sourness, fruity tartness, light nuts and sweet booze in a nice harmony. Taste is tart fruity upfront, cherries appear first, then come a sharp, lightly acetic sourness, some faint nuts again and in the finish a warming boozy touch also appears to round out sourness a bit. Closes with a long lasting sour finish, this time it’s the cherries again, has medium body and soft carbonation. The aroma is truly lovely here, but in the taste I would’ve liked more of that boozy whisky touch cause without it it was borderline too sour for me. A tasty and fun brew nevertheless.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:21

8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7
Bottle shared at work. Pours opaque golden with thin white head. Nose acetic acid, wood, peach jam, and some funk. Taste is sweet fruits upfront, but immediately there's some acetic sournes to balance it out. Then the chili appears and takes over right away. In fact, it becomes borderline overwhelming but manages to remain just fine. All in all an interesting, tasty sour.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:01

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Slightly cloudy orange/copper pour with a stable white head. Aroma is malt, grapefruit, yeast, some vinegar. Taste is somewhat sour (no surprise there), grapefruit, malt - decent bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2025 at 21:30

9.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
On tap @ BPBW. This is a sour stout. And it works. What's more, it's hecking genius: sour and fruity in aroma, while keeps the roasted, "dark" character in taste. This is truly genius.
Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2025 at 07:15

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Lattina. All'olfatto si esprimono sentori di sour. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e l'esistenza olfattiva è apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma resiste poco. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. Il colore è come l'inchiostro nero. Il corpo è pieno. L'amaro è nella media e c'è anche una componente sour pungente. La forza gustativa è elevata e la permanenza è sufficiente. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. Al gusto vengono donati toni di cioccolato, nocciole tostate, frutta secca, acetico, cherry, vino rosso, bubblegum, salsa di soia e vaniglia.
Tried on 13 Feb 2025 at 05:07

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is bretty and fruity with malt, soft hoppy notes, a touch of red wine and oak, more funk, grapes, orange, ripe fruit, apricot, hint of vanilla. Flavour is tartish with a mild sweetness and bitterness. Body is medium. Nicely 'bretted' version of Punk, it works.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:57

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From tap at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam. As BrewDog OverWorks Orange Emperor. Tart citrus and nectarine aroma with light bready malt and apricot. Puckering sourness, very refreshing and fruity. Medium body. Nice tart citrus-bomb.
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:56