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BrewDog Sink the Bismarck

Score
8530
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Serve in Snifter, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 244   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.34   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 1230   ABV: 41%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Sink the Bismarck! is beer, amplified. With the volume turned full up, it is important you that you be careful with this beer and show it the same amount of sceptical, tentative respect you would show an international chess superstar, clown or gypsy. Sink the Bismarck is a quadruple IPA that contains four times the hops, four times the bitterness and frozen four times to create at a staggering 41% ABV. 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.


3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
drunkenpolack (257) - Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA - FEB 3, 2012
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.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Sandorf (11) - - JAN 30, 2012
strong, warm, bitter end, yet surprisingly tasteful. Malty, but incredibly fruity taste.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
weaselkenievil (1089) - Cheshire, ENGLAND - JAN 23, 2012
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.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jeremytoni (2222) - Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA - JAN 21, 2012
Shared a bottle with a good friend. Poured a brown color with no head. Very strong hoppy flavor with a lasting aftertaste.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
edpeg (218) - Berlin, GERMANY - JAN 20, 2012
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.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ogivlado (4275) - Zagreb, CROATIA - DEC 30, 2011
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.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
kp (9999) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - DEC 25, 2011

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

3.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
kschep (1226) - DENMARK - DEC 16, 2011
#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


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