Tactical Nuclear Penguin - BrewDog

netrioter

Texas

3.43/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

friend got a bottle of this in the mail....spent $119.99 on it and called me over to try some

drank from a 2 oz shotglass

I was blown away....tasted like some sort of tobacco orgy in my shotglass...you definitely should be a fan of cigars or other tobacco products to get whats going on here....and this stuff will get you DRUNK...be careful...this isnt no session beer

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2012 23:08:06 | More by netrioter

Mbpike

Arkansas

1/5  rDev -71.1%

06-14-2013 18:40:18 | More by Mbpike

dwren89

Virginia

3.78/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: served as a shot, dark brown/ruby, opaque

Aroma: very alcoholic, spirit-like aroma, malty sweet, syrupy smell

Taste: syrupy sweet taste, mild bitterness, sugary, caramel, brown sugar molasses. Reminiscent of a thicker tasting Jagermeister

Mouthfeel: thick, syrupy, molasses, full body

Overall Impression: A beer to say you've had for novelty's sake, but not much else.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 21:37:12 | More by dwren89

ediaz

Florida

3/5  rDev -13.3%

06-09-2013 15:42:05 | More by ediaz

IWannaEatFood

California

3/5  rDev -13.3%

06-07-2013 03:43:06 | More by IWannaEatFood

jlindros

Massachusetts

2.74/5  rDev -20.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2

Thanks to rudzud for picking up this share between a few of us.

No head as expected, dark murky cola brown color, long legs.

Booze galore, nose burning like whisky, once I get past it dark fruits come through, lots of syrupy brandy and port wine, candied raisins, then some dusty wooden oak and light vanilla barrel, and light wood esters, light oxidation.

taste wtf!! First, booze burns, again like brandy. Through that it has a green white dog liquor taste. Then syrup, thick syrupy sugar sludge, slightly burnt sugar mess. There's a weird bitter thing too, some earthy herbal hops but also like a weird conifer tree thing, then saw dust wood barrel that seems to have soaked up something awful. The booze again breaks on with a bad burning taste even. Also a weird vegetal fermented plants or something, and fair amount of oxidation cardboard. Just a little soy sauce like. Finish is syrupy and sweet, anestesizing, tingly, syrupy sludge.

Mouth is syrupy sludge and super burning booze, no carb.

Overall meh... No, blech. Starts OK with the aroma, but the flavors are just like fermented cardboard and pine then distilled into a super condensed version of ick. Undrinkable!

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2013 13:59:12 | More by jlindros

haknort

Illinois

4/5  rDev +15.6%

06-05-2013 03:21:35 | More by haknort

ajzy

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

06-01-2013 22:45:48 | More by ajzy

JohnBender

Texas

2.25/5  rDev -35%

06-01-2013 21:21:56 | More by JohnBender

rudzud

Massachusetts

3.15/5  rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Split with Jared and poured into a Kate the great tulip.

A - poured a super dark mahogany hue with no head whatsoever. To be expected though for the ABV.

S - Aromas of brandy, caramel, malts, light barrel notes and I'd course booze!

T - Taste is very boozy with light soy sauce. Brandy notes along with light wood notes. It's not add bad as I thought it would be with lots of warning booze. Really not that that bad.

M - Mouthfeel is pretty typical considering how boozy it is. No carbonation to speak of.

O - Overall I was neither underwhelmed nor impressed by this beer still glass to try it.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2013 21:08:07 | More by rudzud

tzolandz

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

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

AlaskanYoung

Alaska

2.5/5  rDev -27.7%

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

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +22.8%

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

blee107

Ireland

4/5  rDev +15.6%

05-04-2013 16:57:29 | More by blee107

iL0VEbeer

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -13.3%

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

nrs207

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -13.3%

04-28-2013 01:47:41 | More by nrs207

JohnnyWoodchuck

Illinois

5/5  rDev +44.5%

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

BAsbill

California

3.25/5  rDev -6.1%

03-30-2013 04:06:31 | More by BAsbill

Mlitesonata

New York

4.75/5  rDev +37.3%

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

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +8.4%

03-07-2013 21:09:16 | More by mick303

CaptainNomihodai

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

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

twh7

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

03-05-2013 02:42:32 | More by twh7

owend

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +22.8%

02-27-2013 20:35:21 | More by owend

KentMills

Germany

4.4/5  rDev +27.2%
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

JRod1969

New York

4.25/5  rDev +22.8%

02-19-2013 02:32:44 | More by JRod1969