Brewdog Tokyo* (Scotland: Imperial Stout: 18.2% ABV)
Visual: Deep impenetrable black which shines rum red in the light. A small brown fizz of a head vanishes soon.
Nose: Coffee, sweet liquor. Strong alcohol punch. Red wine/port. Coffee cake, sweet and creamy. Dark grapes and just a hint of cranberry.
Body: Sweet, both red and black cherry. Burnt sugar and brown sugar. Very fruity. Sweet cream and icing sugar. Raspberry. Slight sour touch at the back of the throat. Black treacle and a wonderful burnt wood with a traditional stout depth.
Finish: Chocolate, alcohol dryness – gin? Dry wood and bitter touches.
Conclusion: Dangerously drinkable. A Cherry fruit beer stout with an alcohol threat hidden under waves of sweet flavour.
Tastes more fruity and sweet than expected, insanely easy to drink and appreciate – rich and flowing.
A fine harsh back to round it off makes this a stout that defies expectation.
Yes it is that damn good.
I tried this for the first time last night – managed most of a bottle (it was a school night) and will finish the rest tonight. Absolutely loved it – only trouble is that I had to cycle to work this morning as I would probably have been over the limit had I driven!
Still, I will be working my way through my remaining stock quite quickly I suspect – its a cracking beer all round.
It is such a great beer, it was one of the first massive Imperial Stouts I had, and even now years on it still holds up bloody well. Never tried drinking one over several nights, let me know if it holds up ok for the second night