Queboid is a pretty odd name

Pin It Now! A Google of the word Queboid brings up a rather interesting result. You do get the beer I am going to talk about, which is always a good thing in the world of SEO and all that but you also get something awesome, and I don't often use that word but in this case I think it is warranted.
The awesomeness of which I speak is this thing. A Lego cube shaped rover.
I think it might be possible to put a bottle of beer in that thing.I advise like minded nerds to check out Mark's website and look at all the other cool Lego projects he as worked on. Amazing stuff!!!
The best thing is, Mark seems to be a fellow Dubliner.

I happily nabbed a bottle of Queboid while I was at the Beer Bloggers Conference in London. I was quite pleased with myself because Dave's brewery is so small that there is not a hope of any reaching Ireland any time soon. It has been a few years since I had one of his beers and this is the first since he moved the Hardknott brewery out of The Woolpack and set up as just a brewery.

Queboid is an 8% Belgian style double IPA.... A what? So before I open the bottle I am trying to figure out what he is planning... My mind comes up with a Belgian Dubbel hopped with American "C" hops but the only way to know is to open the bottle.

There was a lot less foam than I expected from a Belgian styled beer but that's fine so I moved on to the aroma which came out very well in my Duvel glass. There is no doubt that this is a Belgian style beer from the aroma. There is a very strong yeasty aroma which is quite spicy. Some Sherbet and orange peel come next followed by a little banana and raisins. Lastly comes the booze, a strong but not overpowering ethanol.

So far so good, though I did not get any citrus other than orange.

Right enough poncing around sniffing the glass, this is beer and it needs to be consumed. Down the hatch it goes and... Hmmm first hit is the alcohol, very strong paint thinner / acetone. Then comes the hops and the hidden citrus but where is the complexity from the aroma? 

I was quite disappointed in the end because I found it a little hard to drink due to the burning acetone.

I do honestly believe that this beer needs another try if I ever come across it again. I also reckon it might be better on cask where everything mellows out and the harsh alcohol becomes muted allowing the more complex flavours to come out.

I wonder what version of Queboid I got? It was in a 330ml bottle and the one I got at the conference.