BrewDog Sink the Bismarck Review
From BrewDog – This is IPA amplified, the most evocative style of the craft beer resistance with the volume cranked off the scale. Kettle hopped, dry hopped then freeze hopped for a deep fruit, resinous and spicy aroma. A full out attack on your taste-buds ensues as the incredibly smooth liquid delivers a crescendo of malt, sweet honey, hop oils and a torpedo of hop bitterness which lasts and lasts.
BrewDog – BrewDog Sink The Bismarck – 12 oz. bottle poured into a taster glass – 41% abv.
Appearance: Pours a cloudy orange amber with no head.
Aroma: Grapefruit, rubbing alcohol, vinegar, and concentrated peach.
Taste: Caramel like booze, concentrated peach, grapefruit, wood, astringent hops, and alcohol for days.
Mouthfeel: Hot and syrupy.
Overall: Insanity in a bottle. Very boozy, insanely hoppy, although my tongue felt violated, it was a fun beer to sit around and discuss.
January 5, 2011 @ 3:26 pm
I enjoyed this beer much more than the Tactical Nuclear Penguin. While I would agree that it is kind of gimmicky to make “the worlds strongest beer” that isn’t really beer anymore, this one kind of stands out to me. The Sam Adams Utopias and the Tactical Nuclear Penguin both seemed like more of a whiskey to me. They are dominated by that flavor. This one really lets the hops shine but it is still malty and actually tastes like it was made from beer even though it is an insane 41% alcohol.
July 26, 2010 @ 9:35 am
I agree with you firesign3000 too much gimmick.
July 26, 2010 @ 8:52 am
I’m actually losing respect for Brew Dog. Recent releases seem to be more gimmick than substance. It’s like they desperately want to be Dogfish Head, but they don’t have Sam’s skills.