BrewDog Tactical Nuclear Penguin

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Serve in Snifter

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This needs a bit more respect than it gets here. Yes it is gimmicky at 32%, but drank as a brandy-replacement, this beer works well. Huge alcohol and dried-fruit nose and long lasting bitter taste. Pours light.

Amber brown colour with no head. Smells alcohol, glue, resin and peat. Tastes sweet, malty, caramel, nuts, honey and (Dutch:)’Rinse Appelstroop. Warming, full body, thick and very little carbo.

4 cl sample from 33 cl bottle @ Olutravintola Pikkulintu. Rated on 08.04.2011
Aroma has very aggressive notes of varnish remover and plastic glue – feels like Mikkeller Black in the power of three. I cannot even smell this like I usually smell beer. Flavour is strong on alcohol with varnish remover, plastic glue, very salty licorice and expectorant. Lots of stinging alcohol on palate. This is rather hard to rate as a beer.

25ml measure, Interval Cafe, Sheffield. Slightly pink brown hue, aroma of astringent resin, whiskey and rum. A sweetness, lots of vegetable and spruce. Alcohol is present but not overpowering. Finished long and resinous, with the alcohol building and lingering through the end.

4cl glass at Amundsen When does a beer end being a beer? Not at 32% obviously. Dark brown color, looks a bit like thin coffee, no head of course. The aroma is obviously not free for alcohol, that is joined by coffee, oak and malts. Lots of them. Taste is very good for being this strong, can sense some smoke, again rich malts, and sweetness. Alcohol is pretty good hidden in the taste.

Black pour. No head. No lacing. Leaves an oily looking coating on the glass like Scotch. Holy boozy nose Batman. Smells of whiskey. Tastes like distilled Scotch ale. Burns the mouth and throat, but has a very pleasant sweetness. Coats the mouth well. Very good. Very surprised that it is this good actually.

Csak a jó sör, Budapest. Olyan színe van, mint egy sűrű kávélikőrnek és az állaga is hasonló, úgy folyik mint egy motorolaj. Habja nincs, azt ne is keressük. Illata olyan, mint egy erős Madeira likőrbornak, amibe aszalt gyümölcsöket áztattak, egy kis pörkölt malátát szórtak. Íze olyan, mint egy amontillado sherrynek, amibe a szokásosnál több brandyt töltöttek, aszalt gyümölcsöket daraboltak és még egy kis Cavendish pipadohányt is érezni benne. Sűrű teste van és alig érezni benne buborékot. Utóíze keserédes, likőrös és ebben érezni egy csipetnyi komlót is. Finom és érdekes, de ez már nem igen hasonlít igazi sörhöz, de egyszer ezt is meg kellett kóstolni és ezt nem bántam meg!

Bottle. From November 2011 notes. Wood/oak aroma, brandy like grape aroma. Clear brown with no head. Flavor was fusel, earthy, cherry cough medicine, with a bitter finish.Full bodied with a full alcohol burn. Interesting novelty, but way too hyped and expensive for what it is.

Dark, dark brown with of course no head. Massive legs as it is swirled in the glass. Wonderful nose that had me wanting to just sit and smell. Amazingly smooth considering the abv.

This one needs some time. Big, Boozy, lots of whiskey and coffee aromas. Too hot to really enjoy, but I suppose that’s kind of the point. I bought 2 so I think I’ll give the other one a year or two to mellow out. Surprisingly complex flavor profile, but it unfortunately takes a backseat to the heat.