Beer Discovery: Sink the Bismarck!

Beer: Sink the Bismarck!
Brewery: Brewdog
Country: Scotland
Style: Quadrupel IPA
ABV: 41%

Yes, you read that right, a 41% Quadrupel IPA!

This extraordinarily strong beer is the result of a back and forth battle between Brewdog and 

Schorschbräu.


The two breweries have been having a back and forth battle to create the strongest brewed beers on the planet, Sink the Bismarck being a a product of this battle for supremacy.

The name, an veiled insult aimed at the German brewery, refers to the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck during World War 2. And although it isn't the strongest beer anymore, the name was probably intended to sink the German competition. 

The Bismarck!

So first, a little history lesson..

The Bismarck was only one of two Bismarck-class battleships created by Nazi Germany in WW2. The Bismarck itself was a monster of a ship, being 251 meters in length, weighing around 50.000 tons, and crewed by around 2000 men, this was one serious ship. In short, it was a heavy, impressive and very dangerous battleship…much like the beer that was named after it. 

Ironically the ship was never sunk by the British, but by the Germans themselves.

After multiple engagements, the ship was neutralized by sustained bombardment and was scuttled by her own crew. Multiple engagements is also the term i would use when describing my experiences with my own Bismarck. 

One of the attempts to Sink the Bismarck. 

7 times i drank one or two small liquor glasses of bismarck, usually whilst sharing with others. One or two small (2-4cl) glasses are, in my opinion, more than enough for one sitting.

The taste is extreme, both in its flavor and uniqueness. IPA is definitely present within the taste, and afterwards so is the extreme alcohol content. The fact that the beer retains such a strong IPA taste, with its extreme alcohol percentage, made this a unique experience for me. Therefore it really does earn the classification of being a Quadrupel IPA! 

But how does this beer get this extreme taste?

Brewdog Kettle hopped, dry hopped and freeze hopped a staggering four times to create this extreme IPA! And the great thing about it is, if you can handle the strength of the alcohol, it tastes pretty good for what it represents (one or two glasses at one time only though).

Extreme IPA tastes, very fruity, syrupy and with a strong alcohol and bitter aftertaste, this is definitely and impressive beer! So impressive they even made a movie about it!

Being so extreme, this is definitely a beer to be enjoyed over a period of time (if you have a bottle of your own). Brewdog in their Brewdog wisdom supplies a re sealer for your bottle, so you can try to sink the Bismarck over and over again!

Sink it if you can!

Cheers!

My rating: 4/5*