BrewDog Launches 12.7% ABV Canned Beer

14 Oct 2015 --- BrewDog has announced the launch of Black Eyed King Imp, a 12.7% ABV Vietnamese coffee-inspired Russian imperial stout.

The beer combines intense strength with equally huge, bold and complex flavours and aromas that elicit an invasion on the palate. Canned Black Eyed King Imp is a Vietnamese coffee edition of the incredibly popular iteration released in 2014. The imperial stout has been matured in bourbon casks before being further aged with vanilla pods and coffee beans from artisanal roastery, Dear Green.

The oaky vanilla elements from the wood, and the balance of espresso and cacao add layers of complexity to the finish, giving it a spicy aroma with brandy notes.

James Watt, co-Founder of BrewDog commented: “We love big beers, big flavours, and challenging people’s perceptions of beer. Black Eyed King Imp is the ultimate embodiment of that philosophy, in every dimension.

“This beer is super intense and twistedly complex, rocking intense notes of vanilla, rich espresso, smooth molasses and bitter chocolate with a spicy, oaky underpinning. All barely contained by the metal wrapped around it. We’ve barrel-aged this opulent dark liquid for over a year to create a massive monster of a beery beast.”