BrewDog Barrel Aged Albino Squid Assassin
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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161 reviews
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Community reviews
Bottle. Slightly hazy copper with big frothy beige head. Sweetish aroma with notes of wood, raisin, vanilla, alcohol and some spices. The flavor is sweet and mild bitter with notes of wood, alcohol, caramel, raisin, vanilla, some citrus, oily. Full-bodied.
Tap at brewdog TLN. Pours dark amber. Aroma and flavor are sweet and bitter, rye, malt, caramel. Overall: great.
Tap. Clear dark amber color. Medium size, off-white head, stays. Bourbon, caramel, alcohol, woody, sweet, flowers in aroma/taste. Feels bit watery. Drinkable brew.
Tap @ Brewdog Tallinn. Pours amber, relatively clear copper with some white bubbles on the top. Nose has caramel, some faded hops (but you can feel there was quite a lot of them). Hop jam character which I have felt also before with barrel aged IPA's. Spicy taste, barrel booze is coming through, some serious bitterness going through and through. Sipper, some resins and hop oils lingering in the bitter finish,
Tap at Brewdog Tallinn. Dark reddish-brown colour, small white head. Aroma is bready, rye, raisins, malty, slightly roasty toffee. Taste is rye, bready, slightly boozy, bread crust. Medium + body, average carbonation. Decent
33cl Bottle @ BrewDog Online Store, Fraseburgh, United Kingdom.
Copper colour with a thin white head.
Aroma is malt, hops, citrus, fruits, pine, rye.
Taste is malt, caramel, hops, citrus, grapefruit, resin, rye, oak, alcohol.
Medium body, average carbonation.
Bottled 330ml (Alko web)
Ruby colour, small beige head. Aroma has toffee, vanilla, rye bread. Light to medium-bodied. Lots of fudge, rye, some alcohol, easy maltyness, smooth palate. Like BAs often, feels quite thin for its ABV. Clean, welldone.
Bottle from BrewDog online store.
Indeed a great Rye IPA. The basic version was great but BA is tiny little bit better and presenting extra softening vanilla touch. Great.
Bottle, medium bubbly light mocha head, clear dark red color, aroma of vanilla and fruit, flavor of vanila and ripe fruit, flavor of vanilla, over ripe oranges and some dried fruits and plums, light grapefruit bitterness, noticable sweetness. Nice but much too oaky for me.
12 ounce bottle from Beer and Beyond. A fairly reddish brown pour with malt and toffee and raisin. Some booze. Sweetness.
An amber brown beer, a head is medium and blond.Aroma has caramel malts, fruitness and pine, hint of barrel. Taste has caramel, wood, medium bitterness, hint of barrel. Medium+ bodied, nicely fluffy. Balanced, I like this.
How: bottle
Head: off white, two finger
Colour: deep amber
Aroma: oak, citrus fruits, grapefruit, caramel, rye, slight dry fruits.
Taste: medium/full body, average, quite bitter, resinous, rich. Long bitter, caramel, oak aftertaste.
33cl bottle from Alko.
Poured deep mahogany in color, thin white head.
Lots of rye in the aroma, malts, some sweetness and caramel.
Full bodied, bit sticky. Rye bread, barrel and sweetness in the long finish.
Clear, ruby colour with a small and creamy light tan head. Sweet caramel aroma, malts, rye whiskey. Bitter taste, hoppy with rye flavour. Medium body, low medium carbonation, smooth mouthfeel.
Nice fiery amber, cherries, strawberries, oak, iodine and lots of caramel, semi sweet nose. Nice oak, good caramel, but too dry which puts it off balance. Still not bad hr could be more refined
On tap at Craft Room Zagreb. Brownish coloured, minimal off-white head, distinct rye and wood in the nose. Sweet rye and wood taste with noticable alcohol and some caramel. Woody finish.
On tap at Craft Beer Helsinki pouring dark brown color. Aroma of malts, whiskey, rye bread, syrup, alcohol. Sweet malty taste. A tad below full body but quite heavy, sweet whiskey taste and aftertaste. Great stuff.
Light brown color with small head. Aroma has dark fruits, sour elements, oak, cherries. Taste is fruity with long a bit sour aftertaste. Flavors of dark fruits, berries, wood and sour elements.
Tap @ Brewdog Tampere.
Pours clear copper color with a small off-white head. Sweet caramel on the nose, ripe fruits and hints of syrup, subtle vanilla tones and toasted malts. Flavor is also caramel malty, some harsh dry bitterness probably from the barreling, woody tones as well, again hints of vanilla on the lingering finish. Palate wasn't as soft as I would have liked, the aroma was nice though.
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14Jun2019 Sweet oak, bourbon, pine, resin, candied fruits, Christmas pudding, orange and mango peel. Hazy, dark brown, medium, creamy, beige head. Light bitter. Sweet, ripe tropical fruits, pine, resin, mango, oak, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Outstanding. Bottle from radbeer.com.
Bottle. Hazy amber, beige head. Spicy, caramel, fruity aromas. Caramel, vanilla, spicy, dark bread, wood, butterscotch, fruity flavors. Medium full bodied, oily. Very nice.
Tap@BrewDog, Tampere, Finland. Strong, balanced nuances of toasted malts, mahogny, dried dark fruits. Some pine, toffee, averagely/hughly hopped. Wide taste spectrum and medium aftertaste with slightly hoppy dried dark fruits. Strong/medium body with medium/light carbonation. Overall, high quality and complex, though quite far from the original product. 8 4 8 4 17
On tap at beer and beyond. Thanks Lior. Hazy brown. Alcoholic and nutty in the nose with a little bit of wood. Taste of chocolate, raisins, prune and some alcohol. Full body, nice woodsy and sweet finish.
Tao at BrewDog Tampere. Pours deep mahogny, tan head. Toasted malts, bourbon barrel, caramel, dried fruits, pine, hops. Full body, oily texture, average carbonation, bitter finish.
330ml bottle. Dark Reddish brown with a big foamy white head. Boozy aroma, flavour is initially very spicy but mellows to a fruity, boozy toffee
Fruity, oak, bourbon
bottle, brewdog online. red amber clear. piney nose, perfumy, bit soapy, urinaly, butterscotchy woody. med full, feels pretty decently balanced, good bitters, digestable body. lotsa pines, brown dark fruits, dark syrupy flavour (doesn't feel sweet though). Pretty ok. Sort of. super clean. has that butterscotch toffee, going towards almonds, american strong ale to it.
13/20 not much taste initially but then a huge oak and vanilla aftertaste. initial bitterness largely hidden. quite enjoyable as a one off
On tap in the Big Smoke. Dark reddish brown, clear with a white head. Sweet barley sugar, stone fruit and rye aroma. Rum, coconut, rye and stone fruit flavours.
On draft at Brewdog Shepherd’s Bush. Dark brown with beige head. Malts, hops, booze, berries, bitterness,