It’s
definitely away from the basics today with a little number from the people that
are now referred to as “the Scottish brewery”. A bit like Hamlet, you’re not
supposed to say their name now. No, I don’t know why, either. Those crazy craft
kids, eh?
Official
description: “One day. One brewery. Seven thousand co-creators. Two hundred
brewers. The result? Electric India. This beer is the bastard love child of the
craft beer revolution. An unholy union between a Belgian Saison and an
India Pale Ale; democratically brewed by our very own Equity for Punks
shareholders. Electric India is a hoppy saison brewed with fresh orange
peel, lashings of heather honey, crushed black pepper corns and
enthusiastically hopped with mountains of amarillo and nelson sauvin. A beer for the people, by the people direct from the craft beer republic of
BrewDog.”
It’s the
usual 330ml bottle and comes in at 6.5%. It poured a bright golden-orange with
good carbonation and a one-finger off-white head. Looks good, it has to be
said. It also smells good. The pungent aroma is definitely funky. It screams
Belgian Saison at you but you get those citrus hop notes and, yes, a little black
pepper.
The taste is
more of the same. It’s easy on the palate and does a belting job of hiding its
strength. It’s a bold, complex beer with the Saison element most definitely to
the fore. Before that dies off, the wave of orange, gooseberry and lemon hops
comes washing over you; building to a citrus fruit, medium-bitter finish.
Tyson says:
For once, this does live up to the hype. It delivers just what it promises; a
classic Saison with a great hop kick.
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