BrewDog Tokyo*

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

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 33cl. @ Chriso’s pre GBBF Shindig ’09.
Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dark chocolate, wood - smoke notes, alcohol. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic and warming. [20090801]

Bottled. A deep red beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, malt, caramel, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, roasted malt, alcohol, and caramel, leading to a burning alcoholic finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.

Botle 33 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a clear reddish brown with a beige head. Aroma has intense dried fruits and quite some alcohol. Medium body, slightly fusty, a little hard roasted malt and dried fruit. Very very boozy and not overly pleasant or sophistcated. 080210

33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark fruity and roasted malty. Sweet malty and light alcohol presence with a nice bitterness and dry hoppy note. Bitter and crisp finish. Boozy. The hops rescues it.

Bottled. Very deep ambery brown colour, mediumsized beigeish head. Aroma iis roasted malts, some liquorice, mild caramel, spices and quite nice. Flavour is quite much the samme along with a lot of biscuity notes as well as alcohol dry dark fruits and some mild notes of bacon as well.

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Nut brown, minimal head. Concentrated aroma of licorice and port. Dry (despite 18.2%!) and grainy. Not even full bodied. There is vanilla and port, warming but mildly so. Manages to be remian balanced. Port with licorice is the lasting impression.

Bottle at Stockholm Beer and Whisky 2009. Dark brown coloured with a medium sized fast disappearing beige head. Roasted aroma of dark chocolate, alcohol and dried fruits. Sweet and roasted flavour of dark chocolate, dried fruits, liquorice and alcohol. Roasted and warming alcoholic finish. Nice.

Name: Tokyo 002
Date: May 03, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: South Bay Drugs, San Diego
Appearance: clear dark brown, fine tan head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma, touch of fruity sweetness, hint of molasses, light oak
Body: big sticky body
Flavor: sweet chocolate and caramel flavor, initially hot but the alcohol fades to be replaced by a big sweetness, thick molasses, touch of oak, light roasted, not much bitterness, warming
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

UPDATED: MAR 8, 2010 2010-03-02, draught at Ørsted, Copenhagen, 7-4-9-5-17=42
Black color; creamy head. Mild aroma; in the order, there is: alcohol, rose flowers, roasted malt; too light, but interesting. Good body strength; round mouthfeel; the alcohol is present, but only as mouth warmer, not disturbing (imagine drinking Port wine); good malt and caramel flavor, surprisingly only a dash of roasted malt, nuts; then the hops come, strong bitterness and good aromatic qualities; the very light final is a bit dusty. Despite the color, it has more characteristics of a Barley Wine than an Imperial Stout. Excellent on draught, be a man.

2009-08-24, bottle, courtesy of Laurent Mousson, 8-4-8-4-16=40
The color is almost black, with small to no head. The aroma is alcoholic. Medium body structure, good and powerful malt and caramel flavor, with chocolate; evident alcohol presence. When you are used to powerful beers, it’s drinkable, but dangerous.

Black with a large beige head. The very sweet aroma was packed with molasses, hard roasted malt, soy sauce and liquerice. Again extreme sweet flavour with loads of molasses, hard roasted malt and alcohol notes. I’m not the slightest bit impressed with the high alcohol in this one that obviously caused the extreme sweetness. I’d rather drink a Nanny state any day.