BrewDog

Why it matters

More responsible than any other single producer for making assertively hopped beer ordinary in British supermarkets and bars. Punk IPA is the beer through which a large share of British drinkers first met modern IPA.

Details

Reference beers

• BrewDog Punk AF0.5% ABV

  The alcohol-free counterpart to Punk IPA, and a useful test of how much of an IPA survives when the alcohol is taken out.

• BrewDog Punk IPA5.4% ABV

  The beer through which a large share of British drinkers first met modern hop-forward IPA.

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Styles it is associated with

• American IPA — The defining modern craft beer: intense citrus, tropical and resinous hop aroma over a lean malt base, finishing firmly bitter.
• American pale ale — The beer that defined American craft brewing: clean pale malt under bright citrus and pine hop character, balanced rather than extreme.

Traditions

• American craft brewing — The post-1980 American movement built on intense hop character, reinterpretation of European styles, and rapid categorical change.