Brewdog Hazy Jane Vs Aldi Anti Establishment Hazy IPA Review

[@BonzoBoggins]

😂Love these videos.... Whenever its a Brewdog IPA or Pale Ale I guess at how far through the video the 'water at Brewdog' is mentioned!

[@Theia22b]

I really like the taste

[@Jumbo344]

And they turn use R/O water 😂

[@traviswilson7990]

Great review buddy hazy Jane is brewed in Australia under license top drop for what it is we don’t get the rip off brew at Aldi. I must say that when you had the too beers side by side they both looked tremendous 👌

[@captainmeatsadventures7954]

I have been drinking that Hazy IPA and the IPA and it finally appears that Aldi have got it right! There is a White IPA in a yellow can that is decent too

[@jonbibby9755]

The original Hazy Jane was 7.2%. They brought out this reduced version and renamed the original 'Hazy O-G'. Now the OG version is called double hazy apparently, haven't had it for about 3 years but the 7.2% beer was decent as far as I remember but not sure if it still tastes the same

[@simonharding3109]

Isn't the bottle sold at 'spoons the old hazy Jane 6.5 percent abv?

[@mattversustheworld]

When I see the closeups of the can covered in perspiration and then the colour in the glasses I can almost taste them! :)

[@jquill6]

Have you done boundary brewery beers from Northern Ireland, gorgeous NE IPAs they do

[@jonbritland8389]

I made my own spread sheet with so many bottle and can sizes. 250ml 330 ml 500ml 568ml 660ml. The spread sheet inputs number of bottles ml per bottle and divides by 568 ml in a pint. Plug in the cost and it gives me cost per pint. This then levels up a comparison.

[@paulcuthbert]

You'd be some craic at a party!

[@paulbrewin1]

All my local supermarkets do all the headline brew dog beers in single cans. Strange they don't do them down your way. I'll be honest I've a soft spot for hazy jane in the bottle though 🤷

[@ethangriffiths7802]

For me it’s the 660ml bottles sold in spoons, usually have one of them if I’m out drinking for the day/night

[@paulbrewin1]

@ethangriffiths7802 yeah until leffe came in to spoons the hazy 660ml was my go to, especially with food it's a no brainer for the price.

[@stevendixon8790]

I live in Ellon and never had any problems with our water. its soft, never needed to filter , never had any scale on kettle or coffee machine etc. Not to say Brewdog are getting a different supply though, Although when they moved to Ellon the classics ,PUNK, Jack hammer etc were all great beers. Majority of BD beers now are pretty much just run of the mill dross. In my opinion.

[@Forestgravy90]

Almost famous is good

[@johnmacd]

Would be interesting if you were able to source the same type of brewdog beer brewed in different regions around the world and see if it is the Ellon water or maybe some ingredient change they made after the move.

[@davidk7262]

It is a load of tripe. Any big brewer is using reverse osmosis to strip out anything in the water so it is 100% pure, they then add what they want back in to build the profile to however they want it for whatever they are brewing. I work in the coffee industry and we do the same, I can match any water profile from anywhere in the world regardless of what the source is.

[@tomwilliams7391]

Years ago the Brewdog one would have been much better than the Aldi one....if they now taste similar, I'd definitely go for Aldi.....a lot of the aldi rip offs of big brands like Peroni, Stella taste better, dryer, less artificial than the original

[@jameshill80]

The bottle is 50% bigger than the can, Mate. But the can is a third smaller than the bottle. That's always confused me 🤔😄

[@CKGoldiing]

Hi Simon... when you say Hazy Jane used to be one of your favourites, do you mean you liked it BEFORE they moved to Ellon but things changed post move? Has the water really impacted the taste that much? (Been enjoying your channel for a few months now - I always learn something via your reviews 💪)

[@josephruff6412]

You can still get a can of it in Waitrose but it's £3 for 440ml

[@nigelwatson2750]

Blimey, that's expensive. You can get 500ml cans of 5.5% ABV NEIPAs in a Finnish supermarket for £2.

[@Matt463634]

Half expecting them to call it 'Misty Marge' or something. Missed a trick there!

[@ccfc147]

Not seen any pie reviews for a bit. Iceland have just launched a luxury frozen range with a steak and a festive pie….but my favourite is a Mac & cheese parcel from Aldi, in the freezer again.

[@paulbrewin1]

That might be a good idea for a video, import some Brewdog beers brewed in their Columbus brewery in the USA and see what the difference is.

[@s125ish]

Where can you get these though

[@paulbrewin1]

@s125ish no idea, probably have to rely on a US subscriber sending them over. Or possibly using a po box courier, but I bet it would be a pain and expensive.

[@Cakeashake]

I 100% agree that Brewdog's beers taste different after they moved from Fraserburgh to Ellon. I used to love Punk IPA but since they moved I noticed a change. Been convinced of this for years

[@glendalindaloo]

I don't think they look that similar at all, the hazy Jane has more body to it. you can see the tap through the glass on the Aldi version. id say the vocation hop, skip and juice is a better alternative to the hazy Jane, although for a brew dog I don't mind the hazy Jane, the guava version though is terrible.

[@jdgonzo1982]

Right there with you, Hop Skip and Juice is tastier than Hazy Jane imo...

[@Forestgravy90]

Vocation are better than brewdog let's be honest

[@gefthetalkingmongoose]

Verdict: an acceptable exchange for a hotdog 👍 I much prefer this scoring system to X/10 - what would be an acceptable swap for each beer on the channel?

[@IainTwin1]

Lidl up here in Scotland are selling Brewdog Hazy Jane for £1.99 just now.

[@jquill6]

I’ve seen punk ipa in 500ml individual cans

[@Ngamer834]

I bought myself some Vocation life and death IPA hadn't had that one in while. A really nice hoppy beer better than punk ipa would much sooner buy more of them than brewdog. Must admit I am tempted by Brewdogs triple hazy jane but that one packs a big ABV punch.

[@kieranbarry8193]

life and death is one of the better supermarket beers ive had in a while. Up there with Salt's Tram imo

[@laoch5658]

Dunno how anyone drinks IPA..I suppose hipsters like it

[@Ngamer834]

@@laoch5658 Like what you like at the end of day.

[@cessrcd]

The Triple Hazy is far too easy to drink…if I want to fall over, it’s the best way 🎉

[@jdgonzo1982]

Tesco still stocks single cans of Hazy Jane and all of the other Brewdog beers...all except Punk IPA!!! But you should be able to find single Hazy Janes in Tesco dude. I just got home from Home Bargains and I managed to grab one of the Glen Cannich American Red Ales!!! Looking forward to it after your review of it the other day! I also popped to Sainsbury's to grab one of the Polly's IPA Infinfold but they had all sold out :( major disappointment :(

[@samwilde595]

Tbh I quite like hazy Jane for what it is, I buy it if there’s only generic lager alternatives. But I’d never go for it over a warsteiner or a nice weissbeer.

[@steveallen1635]

I regard Warsteiner as generic lager!

[@Swans_And_Ducks]

It’s not the water, it’s the accountants. They can build a water profile easily.

[@michaelbustin2034]

Agree about the Brewdog water taste. It also seems to come across really strongly in Hazy Jane.

[@thenovello-pugh]

OMG - I'd forgotten about Tutti Fruiti! Like an 80s version of Skittles...

[@Supersyncopation]

I thought the idea of Aldi lookalike beers was that they were cheaper ?

[@TheLyricalDavidJames]

Seems mad to be only selling multipacks with the current cost of living. It has put me off taking a chance on trying something new - no point being saddled with another 3 cans of something dire.

[@jonbritland8389]

There is a new brew Kronenbourg Champaign beer. Sounds like a review is needed. All the best Jon

[@IanJones-p5o]

Think these type of reviews would be better done blind. Be interesting to do a blind tasting of yet another new Brewdog beer, Shore Leave vs Doombar which I think it is aimed at. Ps They do Shore Leave in single bottles and cans as well as that record seems to be well and truely stuck!!,

[@ScottishT]

This water debate around Ellon is a bit weird, Scotland has some of the best water in the world. So doubt it's making beer have an off taste

[@andrewsteer8860]

Best for drinking, not necessarily for making beer with. This is why all craft brewers will work with the water chemistry to make it better for whatever beer style they’re brewing.

[@ScottishT]

@@andrewsteer8860 fair enough but Fierce beer aren't too far and their beer has a different flavour to brewdog.

[@andrewsteer8860]

@@ScottishT probably because they treat their water properly. A lot of breweries use reverse osmosis to remove all the heavy compounds from the water, then treat to how they need to. I would suspect brewdog don’t do that, which is why their beer tastes how it does

[@Theia22b]

Got to be honest I don’t know why you can’t find a single can of Punk or Hazy, or most Brewdog beers. I regularly go to supermarkets and pick up single cans.

[@michaelannetts5839]

They look totally different haha. Maybe some specs for Christmas?

[@tobyjackman3212]

Note to the Aldi marketing boffins: If you're ripping off a beer then choose a less underwhelming one 🤔

[@mart1n13666]

I quite enjoyed the Aldi version of Elvis Juice. Probably more so than the original.

[@kevinjohnsloan1157]

It’s doesn’t matter what brew dog beer you drink any variation it always has that dodgy after taste every single beer

[@FreeloaderUK]

440ml vs 660ml means the Hazy Jane bottle has 50% more beer than the Hazy IPA can.

[@gefthetalkingmongoose]

Hazy Jane is brewed in Aberdeenshire about 400 miles from Burton 🙄

[@nash3527]

Good review

[@colinbrown2316]

The hazy jane in bottles is far superior to the cans.

[@cameronashworth1981]

Burton Snatch eh?

[@jasonpratt927]

Knew her well ! 😏

[@Dreamweaver787]

Aldi missed a marketing ploy with this beer, they should of called it Hazy Janette.

[@richardclarke5450]

Can get a single can in Waitrose

[@johnnoon9498]

I like a hazy Jane now and again. Spoons sell the 660mls which is better than the slop that comes out of the taps

[@matthewhigson1232]

Can get some good cask beers from local breweries at spoons

[@bobs4738]

Yes and it counts as your alcoholic beverage with a meal rather than a normal pint. You can also have the elvis juice which is 660ml 6.5% against hazy jane 660ml 5%.

[@laoch5658]

I dont know how anyone drinks brewdog..it tastes like flower water.

[@exetercitycubing408]

Quite like hazy jane every so often.

[@Tony_C_UK]

Pretty sure the Aldi brewdog clones are actually made by brewdog themselves.

[@jasonpratt927]

So do you get the Brewdog Ellen water flavour in their Lost Lager as it is my goto supermaket pilsner and to me it tastes just like a traditional German pilsner ? I think Simon should get Mel to do a blind taste test video, Brewdog v something else to back up his claim ! 😂

[@Jack_B_guin_87]

Need brewdog Elvis juice v Aldi Memphis blvd next

[@charliefinbow1987]

I'm better than you at maths, as you asked Simon 😂

[@oldmonkeynut8302]

Isn't Aldi's anti establishment their version of punk? Anti establishment = punk

[@borislavchernev2646]

Anti Establishment is the range. 'Anti Establishment Anti-Establishment IPA' is the Punk IPA rip off, 'Anti Establishment Hazy IPA' is the Hazy Jane rip off.

[@jasonpratt927]

No rip off of Brewdog in general ! 😂

[@johnedwards3198]

Definitely could have mixed up the title a bit like Hazy LANE or Hazy JoANE.... Be really cheeky and as close to Brewdogs title as possible 😂

[@niallcordiner6486]

The ALDI beers are brewed by BrewDog ffs. Its not a rip off, it's just slightly different. Just in the same way Makies Ice Cream make ALDI Strachans Ice Cream. ALDI pays these manufacturers to make slightly different versions of their own products to be sold as the ALDI own brand equivalent

[@paul_raftery]

Bottle v can not a fair comparison. Apples for apples. They pour differently. Also anti brew dog as declared, well deserved. Not as funny as the choc ice ipa review more serious. That had me crying with laughter

[@gefthetalkingmongoose]

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