Tactical Nuclear Penguin - BrewDog

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192 Ratings

rAvg: 3.49
pDev: 25.5%
Reviews: 108
Hads: 84

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BrewDog

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 32.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (108).

Notes:
Made by freezing Paradox to remove water.

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Reviews by dgilks:

dgilks

Australia

4.55/5 rDev +30.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This review is for Batch 007. I have heard bad things about other batches, but I thought this one was very good.

Clearish, red-orange colour verging onto brown. IT pours with a small head which disappears nearly instantly. Lots of legs.

Big aroma with lots of alcohol hotness, dark fruits, chocolate and plenty of smoky Islay whisky notes. It really is quite good and intense. That said, it's about as close to beer as it is to a good spirit.

Lots of flavour here. Behind a big shot of alcohol is lots of spicy, smoky phenols. Heaps of bitterness too with a moderate roast character. It's really interesting and grows on me. I get a touch of vegemite yeast character. Interestingly, the alcohol is hotter than it is in Sink the Bismark!

Medium body with low carbonation but with a prickly, hot alcohol.

This is an interesting beer and I don't quite know how to rate it. I like the beer, it is like nothing else out there and the hot whisky character works nicely, particularly if you like Islay scotch. Some will say that this beer is not beer, others will say that it is a stunt, others simply will not like it. I disagree with them and think that this is a legitimate contribution to brewing and am happy I've been able to try it.

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2010 11:09:13 | More by dgilks

More User Reviews:

tzolandz

Virginia

3.5/5 rDev +0.3%

05-19-2013 19:21:19 | More by tzolandz

AlaskanYoung

Alaska

2.5/5 rDev -28.4%

05-16-2013 02:40:44 | More by AlaskanYoung

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +21.8%

05-13-2013 05:56:48 | More by Bonko_the_sane

blee107

Ireland

4/5 rDev +14.6%

05-04-2013 16:57:29 | More by blee107

iL0VEbeer

New Jersey

3/5 rDev -14%

04-28-2013 19:40:23 | More by iL0VEbeer

nrs207

Pennsylvania

3/5 rDev -14%

04-28-2013 01:47:41 | More by nrs207

JohnnyWoodchuck

Illinois

5/5 rDev +43.3%

04-10-2013 15:19:29 | More by JohnnyWoodchuck

BAsbill

California

3.25/5 rDev -6.9%

03-30-2013 04:06:31 | More by BAsbill

Mlitesonata

New York

4.75/5 rDev +36.1%

03-26-2013 00:40:07 | More by Mlitesonata

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5 rDev +7.4%

03-07-2013 21:09:16 | More by mick303

CaptainNomihodai

Illinois

3.5/5 rDev +0.3%

03-06-2013 06:05:11 | More by CaptainNomihodai

twh7

Ohio

3.5/5 rDev +0.3%

03-05-2013 02:42:32 | More by twh7

owend

New Hampshire

4.25/5 rDev +21.8%

02-27-2013 20:35:21 | More by owend

KentMills

Germany

4.4/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

I bought this hard to acquire beer at Bacchanalia in Cambridge, England.

It poured as black and thick as used oil with a lovely brown head.

It smelled at first like alcohol, but turned into hints of chocolate and raisin as it breathed.

The taste was a mind grenade for me. I assumed a world record setter for alcohol couldn't have flavor, but my mouth was flooded with dark cherry, chocolate and molasses. Amazing!

It's sad I may never get to try this beer again, but at least there are some annually released imperial stouts that are this good, though still not very easy to get.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 08:12:51 | More by KentMills