Day 64: 03.05.10 BrewDog Tokyo*

BrewDog Ltd.

Fraserburgh, Scotland


Tokyo*


Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Availability: Limited
Format: 330ml
ABV: 18.2%
IBUs: 90
Malts: Maris Otter, Dark Crystal, Caramalt, Chocolate Malt, Roast Barley
Hops: Galena
Twist: Brewed with Jasmine and Cranberries. Dry-Hopped then aged on oak chips.  
Batch: 002


Bottle text & Info: 
"The irony of existentialism, the parody of being and the inherent contradictions of post-modernism, all so delicately conveyed by the blocky, pixelated arcade action have all been painstakingly recreated in this bottles contents. This imperial stout is brewed with copious amounts of speciality malts, jasmine and cranberries. After fermentation we then dry-hop this killer stout with a bucketload of our favourite hops before carefully ageing the beer on French toasted oak chips. It is all about moderation. Everything in moderation, including moderation itself. What logically follows is that you must, from time, have excess. This beer is for those times."

check out the video blog on tokyo here!

Tasting Notes:

Alright fellow beer turds. we have a treat tonight. Don't even ask me where i got this. i won't tell you, other than to say in the words of one the greatest bands ever (OneRepublic) "i've got all the right friends in all the right places." Let's get into this. 18.2% abv. yikes! This beer is commonly known as the tokyo stout. for some reason the guys at BrewDog were feeling particularly illiterate i guess, cause this beer here has 'tokio' boldly printed across the front of it. Anyways, on to the good stuff. Predictably pours a brownish black showing a mocha colored head that has good retention and clings to the glass. Plenty booze on the nose as well as that crazy soy sauce smell ales that have met significant barrel aging get. Some chocolate hidden in the back. Mouthfeel is nice and creamy with some tingling alcohol that burns nicely on the way down. talk about warming. whoa. Some nice roasted malts notes that intermingle with chocolate and vanilla notes. The cranberries and the jasmine are hidden way in the back of this one although sweet cherry/cranberry notes build with each sip. Pretty freakin sweet. The alcohol on creates a bite and some heat that brings you back for another sip, however, the sweetness builds and I find myself beginning to wince a little bit with each sip nearing the end of the session. Perhaps some more carbonation would make this a bit more drinkable. Surprisingly enough, the alcohol is less than bothersome, and it has the legs of a great RIS, but it just gets too sweet for me. Still glad I got to try this guy. A lot of people say this drinks quite similar to Dogfish's World Wide Stout. Aging you ask? um. yes. best by date says you're good as long as you drink it before December 14th, 2019.