32% ABV beer (Tactical Nuclear Penguin)
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ChshreCat
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I have a friend in the UK who's a big BrewDog fan. I'll see if he can get me (at least) a review or (hopefully) a bottle. 
£30 for a 330ml bottle.
£30 for a 330ml bottle.
Mountainbeers
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They really should consider making that a swingtop.
RogerMcAllen
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Can it really be called beer at 32%? I assume they must be freeze concentrating since yeast craps out for good somewhere near 25%.
WillPall
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Sam Adams is gonna be pissed. I think "World's Strongest Beer" is one of their major selling points for Utopias, right?
Mountainbeers
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Yea I've seen a video with them talking about how proud they were of it and how they feel like they've made brewing history.
WillPall
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Haha, I'm all about some of their Imperial stuff, but I think Mr. Koch can be a bit full of himself sometimes. Of course, that's what it takes to run a major brewery and make the mass public think it's some kind of craft brewing operation.
At any rate, I'd love to get my hands on one of those Tactical Nuclear Penguins. (Really? No penguin emoticon?)
I'd be full of myself too if I ran Boston Brewing Company. I was going to ask how this was made since I thought yeast could only reach 25% or so...I was thinking distillation but I guess that really wouldn't be a beer then. Never heard of the freeze concentrate...learn something new every day!
SPLASTiK
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There's already a couple beers with higher ABV than Utopias, if you count those which have freeze distillation, like this Brew Dog beer which started out as a 10% Imperial Stout aged in a couple whisky casks.
carnevoodoo
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Look up the style called eisbock. It has been done for a long time, and is a popular way of boosting ABV.
I hope to get to try this beer. James from Brewdog is good friends with my local bar owner, so I'm sure it'll make its way to my area.
GregR
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I was just thinking that too! if it makes it anywhere in the states, it'll be at Hamilton's!
Just out of curiousity, how much does a bottle of Utopias cost, and how much does a case of Sam Adams Imperial Series cost?
There are two awesome bars with over 500 kinds of beer in stock. They are in Philly, owned by the same guy...they should definitely pick those up. I'll be damned if I can think of the name of the places though. Someone on here knows what I'm talking about though. Their list of brews in stock is literally a book.
There are two awesome bars with over 500 kinds of beer in stock. They are in Philly, owned by the same guy...they should definitely pick those up. I'll be damned if I can think of the name of the places though. Someone on here knows what I'm talking about though. Their list of brews in stock is literally a book.
carnevoodoo
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A bottle of Utopias this year is 170. I'd say their Imperial Series is around 45 a case.
carnevoodoo
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Yeah. Have you been there when James has been around? He's a super cool guy.
dwarven_stout
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Being a snob about BMC is sad and tired. Being a snob about a beer that's too much beer to handle is new and amusing.
bonzombiekitty
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I just want to say how much I love/am scared of google. I typed in "tactical nuclear" into google, and it came up with the list of suggested completed search terms. Instead of "tactical nuclear weapon" being the first suggestion, "tactical nuclear penguin" came up first.
What is BMC?
SPLASTiK
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Bud, Miller, Coors.
WillPall
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There it is! I knew it was hiding somewhere. They should totally add it to the board defaults though.
Bru
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MOD EDIT: Thread merged.
Its a new beer - 32% ABV.
How is this possible ?
Its a new beer - 32% ABV.
How is this possible ?
bonzombiekitty
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DelftBlue
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MOD EDIT: Thread merged.
Those crazy sweaties, BrewDog, have just unveiled their latest brew,Tactical Nuclear Penguin. Unfortunately, the first batch seems to have sold out already, but there's another coming along. I'm intruiged to see what a beer of this gravity tastes like, but it's not exactly cheap!
Those crazy sweaties, BrewDog, have just unveiled their latest brew,Tactical Nuclear Penguin. Unfortunately, the first batch seems to have sold out already, but there's another coming along. I'm intruiged to see what a beer of this gravity tastes like, but it's not exactly cheap!
carnevoodoo
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Speculation? Did any of you read? They made a 10% beer, took it to an ice cream factory, and froze the hell out of it.
Tonedef131
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Exactly my thoughts, these guys just did this for all the attention. It's not the worlds strongest beer, it's just another gimmick from Brewdog. I guess you could call it "beer concentrate", just add water and carbonate to have something that actually tastes like beer.
Edit: Haha 1 Bottle Batch 2 Shipped to U.S.A. = $123. I hate Brewdog more by the day.
carnevoodoo
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You hate them for doing something fun? Do you hate Dogfish Head and Stone, too? Seems like misplaced hatred to me.
Tonedef131
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I hate them for capitalizing on gimmicky unbalanced disasters that they call beer. How do you not hate a brewery that freeze distills an average strength beer and thinks charging $50 for 330ml bottle of it is okay?
carnevoodoo
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It sold out, so there's a market for it. You are obviously not the demographic. To be honest, I'm not going to buy a bottle of that beer either, but I wouldn't turn down an opportunity to try it. It took a lot of effort to make that beer, and with the storage costs and renting out a freezer like that, I guarantee it was not cheap to make.
And I've had several Brewdog beers that were terrible, but I've also had some that were super interesting and fun to try. They're not all hits, but they have an audience. However, it is nothing to hate.
Tonedef131
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That's for a preorder of one bottle of batch two directly from the brewery, not some spiked ebay price.
carnevoodoo
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I know. the first run sold out, and they're working on the second. It will sell out, too. Sure, it isn't your everyday beer, and you could call it a gimmick all you want, but whatever. It isn't for you. I still don't get the hate.
Sedge
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Sorry Will, but Boston Beer Company really is a craft brewing operation. They brew a crazy amount of beers, and even the ones I don't like so much are well brewed. They are the largest craft brewery, but only have about .5% of the market share for the states. The only difference between them and other similarly sized breweries like Sierra Nevada is they have tv ads.
On Topic: Someone was asking about beer bars in Philly with a crapload of bottles. There are several...Do any of these ring a bell Standard Tap, Monk's Cafe, Zot, Eulogy, Devils Den? I've asked breweries for a list of their Philadelphia accounts before and they're usually really helpful. BrewDog sells on their website, but it looks like TNP might be around $60/bottle.
WillPall
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I would love to see some real numbers on how "crafty" they are. I'm not trying to argue with you, but I've never been somewhere without Sam Adams. I've sure been places that don't carry Sierra Nevada. Also, you like their Cherry Wheat? With all that syrupy goodness? You know that they throw fruit syrup in some of their beers? Again, that came off more offensive than I meant, but I don't really know how else to state it.
I definitely agree that the TNP is a gimicky beer, but that doesn't mean that I don't want to try it. 32% ABV? As long as it gets me drunk.... :rockin:
