BrewDog Sink the Bismarck

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bismarck pours a very light amber color. The bottle opened up with a big pffffffffft but there really isn’t any carbonation on this beer. It’s dead. While the Penguin might of dislodged some of my nose hairs when I took a whiff, this destroyed anything in my nose. I won’t have to clip any nose hairs for a while. They got burned away by the huge presence of alcohol and hops. The hops in this bad boy are just huge and it’s actually a lovely smell even though the alcohol is so big. Huge amounts of citrus, pine, and other fruits. Words just cannot describe. The taste is basically like a hop liquor. Like they took vodka or whatever alcohol and infused it with hops. Huge presence of alcohol that warms the throat was it goes down. But once again the hops mix in well, they don’t totally make up for the big alcohol but it’s close. There is a actually a noticeable malt presence but it hides pretty damn well. Mouthfeel is sticky, oily, and thin. For the amount of alcohol in this beer it goes down fairly nice and it’s a good sipper.

strong, warm, bitter end, yet surprisingly tasteful. Malty, but incredibly fruity taste.

Bottle shared at MesandSim’s wedding. Sorry, don’t know who shared it with me. Pourty a dirty looking pale brown amber with no head. Almost normal aroma wise, nice amount of hops for sure but major alcohol lurking in the shadows. Flavour has caramel, honey, walnut. It burned my lips. Dangerous stuff. Thanks but I’d probably leave this experiment next time, interesting to try though.

Shared a bottle with a good friend. Poured a brown color with no head. Very strong hoppy flavor with a lasting aftertaste.

Draft @ Berliner Bierbörse 2010. 2cl glass. Had this beer some time ago, transferring data from database before Januar 2012 I was using to rate beer. As I drink this again I will add a complete review.

Bottled 375ml. -from Slovenian BrewDog outlet in Koper. Batch 010. Clear and slight shiny orange coloured, no head, intensive citrusy hoppy nose. Heavy hoppy and strong sticky fruity taste with notes of caramel and plenty of burning alcohol everywhere. Maaaybe expected better one but let’s say I’m satisfied. All in all unique experience.

Date: July 30, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: clear dark amber, thick and viscous with legs
Aroma: strong sweet aroma, dark candy caramel
Flavor: hot caramel flavor, huge bitterness, lots of concentrated hops, long bitter finish, alcohol lingers forever
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.3/5.0
Drinkability: 3/10
Score: *+ /4

#1008 bottle; Nose is heavy wheat toast, alcohol, weak port, rotten fruit, late walnut, feel is broad, carb Is low, taste is heavy oak, cane sugar, burnt toast, syrup, heavy roasted malt, weakly stinging alcohol throughout