BrewDog IPA is Dead - Comet

bottle and keg, special

Released as part of 2014 IPA is Dead selection

A potently bitter hop variety originally grown in the US around 40 years ago, Comet has been newly resurrected - this German version has bold resinous grapefruit flavours.

3.6

238 reviews

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Community reviews

2.0 330ml bottle (?) Sweet sticky aroma. Even the top pour was cloudy, but this should not be a cloudy beer. Actually has quitean american aroma. Rough taste,so freaking soapy. Ugh, soapy finish. Nope.

3.7 330 ml bottle, bb 17/3/15, shared by Werckmeister. Thanks Stefan! Bright orange, hazy body, with a small, creamy, off white head. Aroma of glue, but not in an unpleasant way, also apricot, citrus, resin, mild grapefruit, some stone fruits, peeled orange, sweet malts. Tastes of sweet malts, like candy, citrus, orange, some resin, some pine, alcohol. Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a soft carbonation. Finishes medium bitter, fruity, sweet malty. Although past the best before date, still very fresh, fruity and pleasant. Drinks very easy, ABV is well hidden. This must have been great fresh!

3.7 bottle at home shared with Saeglopur. orange, quite hazy / light cloudy color. small off-white head. smells grass, pines, some sweetness, mango, lightly resin, orange. overall quite nice smell. full body, soft carbonation, quite sweet, melon, honey, orange, peach, light astringent, light alcoholic, pines. light sweet / light fruity bitter finish. quite good, a bit on the sweet side, unfortunatly the bottle was over the BB-date, so not so fresh anymore. I am sure this would be great fresh.

4.2 the aroma is fruity and hoppy with some hints of spicy grasses and candy... the taste is malty with notes of tangerine, pine needles, tropical fruits and some spices... sweet, bitter and dry aftertaste...

3.4 20.4.2014. Clear pale colour. Aroma is fruity, has pine but also some almost metallic, caramel. Taste is sweetish, resinous, piny, grapefruity. Longish finish is bitter with pine and some tangerish or sth I cannot describe, maybe characteristic for Comet? At least the sweet resin seems to be. Tasting with Kohatu, they have different characteristics and Im not sure if I like this that much.

4.1 Bottle 0,33L. Hazy copper colour with large, fruity, off-white head, excellent lacing and poor visible carbonation. Aroma of mandarin, mango, orange and pineapple. Light bitter taste with everything mentioned in aroma plus long lasting aftertaste. Medium body, oily texture and soft carbonation. Not as good as Kohatu, but better than EXP 366 and Amarillo.

4.3 Bottle from Rehills, Newcastle. Hazy amber coloured with orange marmalade and pine flavours, sweet toffee followed by smooth, creamy zesty orange on the finish.

3.7 Bottle. Pours golden with an off-white head. Aroma of orange, citrus, pineapple and malt. FLavor is sweet and fruity with some orange, pineapple, some bitterness and citrus. Medium body, average carbonation.

3.2 Cor ambar turva, espuma rala, olfato bastante floral e cítrico, amargor médio levemente adocicado. Aftertaste médio, notas de laranja. Uma IPA mais fácil de beber, bem balanceada e menos intensa que outras referências no estilo.

3.6 Alaranjado-dourado com formação de espuma inicial e mantendo um colarinho fino. Aromas de caramelo e cítrico. Boa acidez e carbonatação. Ataque doce, caramelo, leve defumado no final com amargor equilibrado. Seca um pouco a boca desejando mais um gole.

2.8 How: Bottle. Where: Systembolaget. Appearance: Golden colour with a white head. Aroma: Grapefruit, tropical fruit, citrus, hops, floral. Body: Medium body and carbonation. Flavour: Hops, floral, some tropical fruit.

3.6 Cooper with a medium white head. Aroma is awesome: pineapples, grapefruit, orange, apricot, caramel, tofee, biscuit and molasses. Taste is eucaliptus, mint, grapefruit, mango, orange, caramel, some toasted, wood and alcoholic notes, very tasty but a little unbalanced. Bittersweet aftertaste with some notes of alcoholic acidity.

3.3 Bottle, 330 ml from Magic Beer Room, Zagreb. Pours golden with white head. Nice hoppy and fruity aroma. Fruity flavor but not so hoppy as expected. Expected more body and flavor.

3.7 Pours light amber, hazy, with nice beige head. In aroma pineaple and mango. In taste quite dry, very light. Light body, quite thin, average carbonation and bitter finish with fruity aftertaste.

3.6 Mikon luona 1/2015, one of the four "IPA is Dead" -selection tasted. Quite light, still balanced.

3.5 Bottle from Vinmonopolet Storo enjoyed at home Copper, very hazy, creamy beige head. Smell of spices, grapefruit, hints of anise or liquorice, caramel malts and resins. Moderate sweet, quite malty flavor, fruity elements, some juicy flavors, spices, citrus and grapefruit. Ends with a medium bitter resiny finish. Very nice

3.4 Flaska. Dofter av grapefrukt, apelsinskal och kåda, men också dessvärre för min del en parfymig biton som jag har rätt svårt för. Det spretar lite för mycket. Bättre balanserat i smaken där grapefrukten, citrusen och skogen trivs bra tillsammans. En ok IPA, med en beska som backas väl upp av en mjuk sötma.

3.0 On bottle from Vinmonopolet Hasle, bb date 17/03/2015. Deep golden color, good foam. Medium aroma intensity; very fruity, hops, caramel and vanilla. Medium body & complexity. Some light immediate sweetness, balances well. Enjoyable- but too much caramel for my taste

4.4 Pours cloudy orange with a thick, foamy head. Aroma of malt, biscuit dough and pine. Taste is very malty, biscuity with a hint of citrus and a dull bitterness to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed this single hop ipa

3.6 02.01.2015, 0,33l bottle @ home: Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry foresty, pine needles, hops, bark, sap, moss, citrus peel, leafs, rubber, lawn, light malts. Taste is dry foresty, pine needles, citrus peel, leafs, rubber, lawn, bark, alcohol, light malts, hops, moss. Medium to longlasting bitterness, dry resiny mouthfeel. Nice. 03.05.2014, tap @ CBC: 7-3-7-3-12=3,2 Small shortlasting head. Aroma is fresh hoppy, leafs, hops, lawn, rubber, bark, sap, pine needles. Taste is kind of earty, hops, soil, leafs, lawn, pine needles, moss, bark, sugar. Medium to longlasting bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Fair enough.

4.0 Bottle 0.3l. Light amber color, hazy liquid. Medium body and carbonation. Aroma of wormwood and citruses. Taste of lime, wormwood and some pineapple. Good one.

3.4 Lovely hazy orange golden color with a fine white head. Nice lacing. Tropical fruity, citric and a bit more herbal than usual. Fine body, and maybe little bit to sweet. Flavor is also a bit more herbal than usual. Also citrus hoppy and lots of tropical fruits. A decent IPA, but Comet is not my favorite hop. [Bottle (batch #073) from Vinmonopolet Vika in Oslo, Norway]

3.5 Bouteille 33cl, batch# 073, BB 17/03/2015. Léger orangé, col fin blanc. Arôme offre pas mal d’agrumes ce qui résume en clair le profil typique de ce houblon. Malté perce en retrait. Palais sur une base maltée correcte léger caramel mais qui laisse ample place au houblon pour briller. Fruité tropical avec pas mal d’agrumes notamment du pamplemousse et un rappel de Galena le tout sur un petit côté ’wild’.

3.5 Bouteille: Deep golden, hazy, stable and lacy off-white head; distinctive fruity and cough-syrupy nose; moderate to solid bitter-sweet flavour, a bit fizzy and almost full bodied;lingering drier bitter-grainy finish, balanced by some sweet caramel. Good, good...

3.8 Z butelki wyczuwalny grejpfrut. Po przelaniu do szlanki, uderzenie żółtego, bliżej nieokreślonego, soczystego owocu tropikalnego oraz dobrej herbaty (białej lub zielonej jaśminowej). Po ogrzaniu wyczuwalne aromaty pitnego miodu oraz drzewne. Barwa złot, lekko mętne. Piana niska, ale drobna i długa. W smaku głównie cukierki prawoślazowe albo herbaciane. Goryczka niska, prawie niewyczuwalna.

3.1 Brun klar med høyt tykt beige skum. Havre og lukt av sydhavsfrukter. Litt lett men bitterheten kommer ettervert. Medium kullsyre

3.5 33cl bottle from Vinmonopolet, Storo. Pours slightly hazy golden to amber, with an off-white head. Hoppy and fruity aroma with mild citrus notes and hints of red berries, pine and caramel. Medium sweet with balanced hoppy flavours and mild caramel with a fairly bitter finish. Medium+ body with fairly average carbonation. Easy drinking and quite refreshing IPA.

3.8 Bottle. Pours a hazy orange-hued straw yellow body with a medium creamy off-white head. Nose is grass, citric peel, grapefruit, pine, red fruits and hints of bread, melon and herbs. Taste is pine, spruce, grass, grapefruit, red fruits and hints of wet grass, herbs and mild caramel. Medium body and carbonation. Quite a lovely, balanced and refreshing IPA from the latest of these boxed set series; I like it a lot.

2.8 Bottle from Systembolaget. Aroma has some grapefruit, citrus and hops. Pours deep orange with a medium white head. Taste is a bit bland, with a deep after taste of hops. Palate is thin and leaves more to wish. Overall a beer which is boring taste-wise. It really has more aroma than taste.

4.0 33cl bottle @ home from Csak a Jó Sör, Budapest. Body is clear to opalescent golden, Head is medium, white, creamy, mostly lasting, excellent lacing. Nose is malt and honey, Aroma is honey, floral, fruits, biscuit, light grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, medium bitter. Finish is medium lasting fruity hoppy bittersweet. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Easy, tasty beer.