Brewdog Series (?) Dead Pony Club

Dead Pony Club
Brewdog

3,8%
330ml
IBU 40
OG 1040

Malt: Pale Cara Crystal
Hops: Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic

So I got my hands on a "Brewdog Tasting Kit" and it's new year's eve.
So who knows whether this Blog shall get a new life. Life has been interesting - lots of change and people who know me also know that I am not a fan of change.
I haven't decided on whether I shall write about every one of the beers in the Tasting Kit.
I will, however, write about this one for now. We shall see what happens.

I decided to start with Dead Pony Club because of the refreshingly low alcohol content of it.
Also, I haven't had much food so it shall be a refreshing little kick with low alcohol.
The can follows Brewdog's general design scheme being mainly of one color. The theme color for this brew being green.

Brewdog calls it a Pale Ale Californian Style and I am not sure what they want to express with that.
As our fridge is filled to the brim with food for new year's eve, my precious beerses are on the terrace and it's 1,5 degrees Celsius out there. Likely a tad bit too cold but I work with what I have. Also, I need to check out what the listed OG value means.
Right research done.... It's the gravity which influences the alcoholic content in the end.

Colorwise this is surprisingly brown/reddish/copper. I must admit that I didn't expect this as it reminds me of some declared red beers. The head is very nice, not too much, not too little with a decent mixture of different sized bubbles. It lasts long enough to not make it look stale.

Now the biggest positive surprise so far was the olfactory sensation. I just opened the can and the fruity nice smell emanating from it was intense. It's fresh hay umami tones coupled with grapefruit
and soft hints of pine or spruce are really yummy.

I did go for my trusty old tasting glass for this one. It was a bit dusty, not having been used in years.

Now to try this beauty.

Sadly the taste is not keeping up with the scent. The mouthfeel is rather watery for my taste and I am missing the fruity aspects that can be smelled. The dominating taste is a decent bitterness which is also not as hoppy as I expected which is a refreshing change in its almost Pilsnerlike qualities.


Now maybe I was biased here but I am not a huge fan of Simcoe as hops. I know it's one of the most common US hops used but often it's not mine. Though it has low alcohol content, I can taste it in the aftertaste -  something I often also not like.
There was some added sweetness after the brew warmed up a bit more. The watery mouthfeel remained though. I do like the umami parts of it though.

I love the basic structure of this but just would have wished it to be more round. Some sweetness or tartness would have been great to live up to the image I originally got from the scent. I would absolutely drink this again, I just fell into the trap of expecting something different from the scent.

This said: Happy 2020.

Prost!

DMW