This weekend we opened up the two illegal immigrants from Brewdog. James hasn't emailed me back so I still don't know how these beers snuck into Japan.The Punk IPA pours a golden color with a nice creamy head. The aroma of this beer suggests a hop monster, but the taste doesn't pound your tongue into submission. It's like a doberman, teeth barred, lunging for your throat, that ends up licking your face. This beer is dry hopped to hell giving it an amazing aroma and the taste is very well balanced. Punk IPA clocks in at 6% alcohol and the lighter body reflects this. DH said that if you were a high school sports star and IPA's were cheerleaders, Punk IPA would not be the ugliest or the prettiest of the squad. Punk would be the cool girl that can hang with guys but is also down for a little play behind closed doors.
At roughly 450 yen, this beer is a deal. Most of your hit or miss Ji-Birus are going to set you back more than this. I bought this at Tanakaya near Meijiro Station in Tokyo and you probably won't find it at many other liquor stores, if any at all. Buy this beer.
"James, you dirty bastard!" These were the first words out of DH's mouth after tasting Storm, Brewdog's 8% Islay Whiskey Cask Aged IPA. Miyuki said that Storm tasted like 'tatami', as in the traditional flooring in a Japanese house. She added that tatami is not meant to be eaten or drank. Michi just made a really horrible face and quickly handed the beer back, not that any of us were too eager to take it. Our Peruvian friend, Eduardo, whose sunny disposition and broken English lets him describe everything as 'beautiful', tried this beer. He said, "It is...ah, it is...very very very...differente?" If Eduardo can't commit to "beautiful" and has to settle for "differente", you know something is wrong.Storm IPA is not lacking in taste. It is an IPA aged in a scotch cask. The hoppy, flowery taste is there and so is the peat smoke flavor. Together these tastes go over like Al Sharpton at a Klan rally. The bottle says "Drinking this beer is like being caught in the eye of a force 12 North Atlantic Storm." I agree. The real question, however, is which sucks more? There is no mention of this beer on the Brewdog website, which hopefully means they axed it and have no future plans to produce more. I paid 915 yen for the worst beer I have ever drank.
In conclusion, Paradox is pure bliss, Punk puts out, and Storm...well, why don't you find out for yourself?
2 comments:
Couldn't agree more on your summary. That said, I am suck a sucker I tried Storm twice!! Neither time did I pay, but wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt, but it is just a horrid beer.
I thought she was awesome in X-Men.
One of us has been drinking.
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