Brewdog Double Punk Imperial IPA

I'm almost through the Brewdog Winter Variety 12 pack - it's now time for an Imperial IPA! Double Punk clocks in at 8.5% ABV, which, in my book, makes it just an IPA, not an Imperial - but since there's no actual rules about what brewers can call their beers, we'll just live with it. Brewdog doesn't list their IBUs, so I don't know where this falls on the hoppiness scale, but it tastes really hoppy. There's a strong pine taste to the hops, along with some hints of grapefruit and lemon. I'm also getting a bit of breadiness, and some light caramel as well. I neglected to mention that it pours a ripe pineapple hue, with a bright white two-finger head! 

 

Brew Dog Jet Black Heart Vanilla Oatmeal Milk Stout

 Ill-Gotten Booty has been on a little break from beer since New Year's Eve Eve's overindulgence at the Shithook show, but he's back with yet another from the Brewdog Winter variety 12-pack. An earlier beer in the Jet Black Heart series, the espresso version, was reviewed about six weeks ago. Jet Black Heart Vanilla Oatmeal Milk Stout is just as good as its sibling. It poured out of the can like a chocolate milkshake, the reverse waterfall effect gradually receding to a jet-black (naturally) brew with a frothy tan two-finger head. The consistency is like liquid velvet. Of course there's vanilla, but not overwhelming at all. The overall impression is that of chocolate milk, with some mild coffee notes. Minor notes of dark fruit, brown sugar and caramel are along for the ride. The IGB score? 9.0 on the milk stout scale!