BrewDog 5AM Saint

5AM Saint

 

BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Amber / Red Ale - Amber Ale Regular
Score
7.20
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 93
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5AM Red Ale is 5 malts, 5 hops and 5% abv. But that’s where the order ends.

Jump in and you’ll find berry bouncing off marmalade clashing with caramel cosying up to chocolate buzzing off spice sizzling with toast laced with lychee and colliding with biscuit.

As malty as it is hoppy. As anarchic as it is structured. Bitterness and sweetness, all neatly messed up in a triumph of pure chaos.

Perfect, baffling symmetry. Go fathom 5AM.

Malts: Maris Otter, Caramalt, Munich Malt, Crystal and Dark Crystal Malts
Hops: Nelson Sauvin, Amarillo
Dry Hops: Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, Ahtanum, Nelson Sauvin
 

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8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Morrisons. Pours dark amber, almost brown with creamy and frothy beige head. Darker than I remember actually. Aroma is quite hoppy, bit pine, but cat pee, and a bit of fruitiness too, some orange, and lemon. Little bit of stink too. Taste is initially bitter, but this fades into sweet toffee maltiness with just a hint of bitterness. Bit of a prickle in the mouth. Pleased to drink and enjoy the bottled version again, as previous to this I have had it on keg in a couple of pubs and been disappointed. Presume that the Brewdog bar won't have this problem. --- Beer merged from original tick of 5 A.M. Saint on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Bottle from Morrisons. Pours dark amber, almost brown with creamy and frothy beige head. Darker than I remember actually. Aroma is quite hoppy, bit pine, but cat pee, and a bit of fruitiness too, some orange, and lemon. Little bit of stink too. Taste is initially bitter, but this fades into sweet toffee maltiness with just a hint of bitterness. Bit of a prickle in the mouth. Pleased to drink and enjoy the bottled version again, as previous to this I have had it on keg in a couple of pubs and been disappointed. Presume that the Brewdog bar won't have this problem.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:54


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Dark amber color. Lots of grapefruit, melon and oily hops in the somewhat perfumed aroma. Thinnish but very tasty. Melon, oily hops, grapefruit, hint of toffee. Just loved this very drinkable beer.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:06


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Tried on 13 Mar 2019 at 01:18


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Hoppy aroma, caramel, resin, riped fruit. Tastes the same as aroma, medium bitter. Medium body, hoppy bitter finish. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2019 at 21:17


6

Another one over BBD14/08/18;no expectations on hop department;bready aroma,bread crust,low caramel,candy like sweetness/esters,hints of dry

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2018 at 21:10


7

Tried from Draft on 04 Aug 2018 at 13:59


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

26 June 2018. Sample at 't Taphuys, Tilburg. Shared with Anke.
Hazy amber with a small, frothy, off-white head; little lacing. Complex aroma of raisin, almond, caramel, cranberry, hay, herbs, grapefruit, sandwich, plum loaf. It tastes medium malty sweet, notes of caramel & raisin, and light herbal bitter, some hay & nuts. Dryish, herbal hoppy finish, bit grassy, grapefruity & nutty. Medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Complex, yet accessible.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2018 at 09:21


9

Tried from Bottle at Lichtaart on 19 Jun 2018 at 21:20


7

Tried from Bottle at Bath Backpackers on 22 May 2018 at 23:26


7

A very good Amber Ale, heavy on the malt but with a nice hoppy balance.

Tried on 13 Apr 2018 at 10:47