Aberdeenshire, eh. My people are west coasters, industrial Red Clyde folk. I do have an Aberdeen jersey somewhere. And it's red. Not amber, though. I always think of amber beers as the default setting for the toggle switch, more about what isn't in the beer than what is. Yet this is my first BrewDog, which (if this was 2004) would be as cool as, err, vlogging.
It pours the bright orange of Young's Special London ale and a bunch more pale ales. Nice fine sheeting head. Soft water, citrus and weedy hops in decent balance, nice enough malt with raising and grain but nothing too pushy. It's good. It's not reinventing anything but I like it. Long bitter hop finish. Big support from the BAers. Better than any other beer I have had with the word "Unit" in the address.






Comments
Ian in Cowtown - June 4, 2008 11:15 AM
Hi Alan,
Glad to see the beers made it safe and that you enjoyed your first BrewDog. Did it cause any antisocial behaviour? Did those nasty labels and aggressive advertising lead to riots and mayhem as the Portman Group suggested? I thought I saw fires in the East last evening...
Ian
Alan - June 4, 2008 12:12 PM
It was a late night getting home from work so I was tired but I still barricaded my driveway for a while to give it to the man or the suits or whoever.
Billy Broas - June 4, 2008 2:23 PM
Hey Alan,
Interesting you mention BrewDog. I first heard about them when their owner appeared in a BusinessWeek article as one of Europe's top entrepreneurs in 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5vj8od
Haven't had their beer yet but am looking forward to it.