I knew about this before seeing it in stores, and I was skeptical: double IPA from BrewDog and Stone sounds like crazy hops. But then I saw it the other day and just grabbed it on a whim. Big hop nose, not all crazy citrus, a little yeast and roasty malt there too. Hmm. Bitter, astringent tea-like dryness, but then there's that porter-like roasty element right behind it. I'd like to see more of the Belgian in the flavor - maybe I will as it warms - but this is interesting. I just wrote about how I hate the hoppy porter, but this does a very similar thing in a much more balanced way. The hop flavor isn't quashing the roastiness, which the bitterness is helping to pronounce a bit. I don't know that I'd have this again, but I don't regret trying it.
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