Yesterday I visited the Beer Temple. Again. A guy from BrewDog came to do a bar takeover. That means as much as they are there and encourage everyone to drink BrewDog beers. I was told that James Watt would be there but in the end he changed places with Mark, from the BrewDog Bar in Aberdeen.
He did a short talk on the history and near future of BrewDog and then we were off!
I tried (in no specific order):
Punk IPA
Hardcore IPA
5AM Saint
Rip Tide
Mocha and light chocolate tones at first, but it opens up gradually to allow for more robust malty flavours. Nice one.
Sunk Punk
Apparently there is some sea salt and sea weed in the beer, but I didn’t really pick up on that. A minor hint at first but after that a slightly dry, tea-ish IPA. Not bad, but not incredibly special either. Wicked label though!
Of course, I also tried some non-BrewDog beers:
Nogne Ø Citra Single Hop IPA
Slightly like minerals, or slate but with barley and cereal. Quite a light and crisp hoppiness with some soft spices. I even got some red fruit in the end.
Mikkeller Black 2011
This did me in. A 17.5% ABV Imperial Stout which has some serious kick to it. Burnt cocoa and coffee. Strong, dry and roasted malt. Loved this one!
Malt Fascination 
I’ve got a post about the Sunk Punk in the process of being written (well, I’ve taken a photo and drunk a bottle, anyway…) and I think I got some saltiness along with some very green hoppy flavours (and definitely some tea), but that could just be the power of suggestion…
The label is excellent though – it’s by Johanna Basford (http://www.johannabasford.com/) who makes very pretty pictures.