You Sunk Mein Battleship!

Why not kick off the blog with one of the most interesting beers out there?

About a week ago I had the opportunity to try BrewDog’s Sink The Bismarck!. For those playing the home game, it currently holds the record for the highest ABV beer in the world. Sink The Bismarck! was created to counter German brewer Schorschbräu’s 40% ABV Schorschbock, brewed in response to BrewDog’s earlier record holder for the world’s strongest beer—Tactical Nuclear Penguin, a stout weighing in at 32% ABV.

Promo Video from the BrewDog website:

There is such a high demand for this beer that the next batch, which will be ready on April 15th, will be filling orders that were placed early March.

Although I’d hate to review a beer from a week ago, as my memory of it is not as fresh, I doubt I will have a chance to try this again anytime soon.


Sink The Bismarck!
Brewery: BrewDog
Country: Scotland
Style: Quadruple IPA
ABV: 41%
IBUs: Unknown
Cost: £40.00 per 330ml bottle ($60 per 11.15 oz bottle)

Appearance: Filtered, clear copper color. I do not recall seeing any head after it was poured. No carbonation.

Taste: Initial taste is rather sweet. Then, the flavor became intensively hoppy, but not as bitter as you would think. You can taste the alcohol (after all, it is 41%), but it isn’t anything close to as strong as expected. I thought it would be like drinking whisky, but it was much smoother and had more of a noticeable taste than hard liquors.

Mouthfeel: Slightly oily.

Drinkability: Very drinkable, in very small quantities of course. Not recommended on an empty stomach, as you will feel it sitting in your belly, burning away at you.

BeerAdvocate Rating: A+
My Rating: A. Not something I would buy regularly, even if it was affordable, but it was very good and would be an occasional repeat.