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32-39% 'Tactical Nuclear Penguin' Beer

post #1 of 16
11/29/09 at 2:37pm
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http://www.brewdog.com/product.php?id=46 Came out recently in the UK. I was wondering if any of you had tried it, or some sort of American equivalent. Honestly, a quickly-consumed bottle of this stuff would take the starch from the legs of even the most seasoned drinker. Unfortunately it's £30 (~$55) a bottle. I sunk a few of the 8% variation one night a couple weeks ago. Tasted like carbonated pish with a shot of ethanol injected into it, but certainly had its effects. Can't imagine what this puppy would feel like on the tongue. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8380412.stm You might have alcohol awareness boards arguing over 'Brewdog's motivation for releasing this beer, but it doesn't exactly target the homeless alcoholics and skid-marked teenagers who are looking to get utterly monstered for a couple of quid. It's certainly d for thought.
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post #2 of 16
11/29/09 at 11:34pm
I imagine it would taste like shit, or you could get the same effect if you took a can of Guinness and float a couple shots of Vodka in it. I had a beer which had a 12% alcohol and it tasted like shit.
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post #3 of 16
11/29/09 at 11:37pm
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I imagine it would taste like shit, or you could get the same effect if you took a can of Guinness and float a couple shots of Vodka in it. I had a beer which had a 12% alcohol and it tasted like shit.

I agree - seems more like they are shooting for publicity more than producing quality beer. But who knows until we've tried it.
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post #4 of 16
11/30/09 at 2:14pm
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I imagine it would taste like shit, or you could get the same effect if you took a can of Guinness and float a couple shots of Vodka in it. I had a beer which had a 12% alcohol and it tasted like shit.


Try Kasteel Quadrupel.
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post #5 of 16
11/30/09 at 2:32pm
I imagine this would be quite interesting. Perhaps a little like the Sam Adams Utopias?
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post #6 of 16
12/1/09 at 12:22am
Dogfish Head Brewery makes a 120 minute I.P.A. 20% ABV which is fantastic. Definitely heavy, syrupy almost, but a great sipping brew for a special occasion.
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post #7 of 16
12/1/09 at 12:35am
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Originally Posted by wheelspastore View Post
Dogfish Head Brewery makes a 120 minute I.P.A. 20% ABV which is fantastic. Definitely heavy, syrupy almost, but a great sipping brew for a special occasion.

^great beer
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post #8 of 16
12/2/09 at 2:20am
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Originally Posted by ratboycom View Post
I imagine it would taste like shit, or you could get the same effect if you took a can of Guinness and float a couple shots of Vodka in it. I had a beer which had a 12% alcohol and it tasted like shit.

It's unfair to extrapolate this to all high-alcohol beers. Not one of the barley wines I've had tasted bad.

Sam Adams Utopia, which is admittedly only 27% seems popular enough, although it is a fair bit more expensive.
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post #9 of 16
12/2/09 at 7:03pm
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I sunk a few of the 8% variation one night a couple weeks ago. Tasted like carbonated pish with a shot of ethanol injected into it, but certainly had its effects. Can't imagine what this puppy would feel like on the tongue.



Gold Label Barley Wine was around the 8 percent mark, wasn't it? That stuff was fucking disgusting.
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post #10 of 16
12/2/09 at 10:14pm
Weyerbacher "Blithering idiot" is great barley wine that comes in around 12%. Nearly all of the beers I really enjoy have a high ABV. Stoudts double IPA is around 10%, DFH 90min IPA is 9%, etc etc.. DFH 120 IPA and worldwide stout are both good beers that come in around 20% as mentioned.

Their is alot of competitiveness RE: extreme beers nowdays, enough for brewers to sacrifice the flavor profile for making a bigger beer.

dl
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post #11 of 16
7/30/11 at 7:55pm

Bumping an old thread. I just bought a bottle of this beer. I will post a review for you gentlemen when I drink it tomorrow. 

 

 

 

Quote: Deuteronomy 14:26
When you and your family arrive, spend the money of food for a big celebration. Buy cattle, sheep, goats, wine and beer.

 

 

Still working on the livestock!

 

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post #12 of 16
7/30/11 at 8:12pm
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Bumping an old thread. I just bought a bottle of this beer. I will post a review for you gentlemen when I drink it tomorrow. 

 

 

 

 

 

Still working on the livestock!

 


I will sell you a bottle of wine at wholesale cost.
Proverbs 27:9
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The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.
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post #13 of 16
7/31/11 at 1:23pm
I do not like high alcohol beer because it's too much like prophetic truth.
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And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

Revelation 10:9
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post #14 of 16
7/31/11 at 10:17pm
I own a bottle of TNP, I haven't opened it yet.
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post #15 of 16
8/1/11 at 5:28am
It taste like liquid smoke and I doubt you'll ever make it through 1/8 of that bottle, Sink the Bismark is like shooting hop gasoline down your gullet, enjoy!
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