Sam Adams to sell $200 beer that's illegal in a dozen states, including N.H.

Union Leader ^ | November 02. 2017 | MICHELLE WILLIAMS

[drpix]

It may be derived from beer, but it's not beer.

It is not law that caps the definition of beer - it is the fermentation process.

Both beer and wine are made by yeast fermenting sugar. (I've homemade both.) In every case, as the alcohol level in the batch rises it reach a level(depending mainly on the strain of yeast and temperature) that kills the yeast and you can't get the beer or wine any stronger. That level is never very high - anywhere from single digits to 14-15%.

To take the batch beyond that, to a higher alcohol content, you must distill or fortify it something other than true beer or wine. (Examples: brandies, ports, sherries, liquors,etc.)

[Daffynition]

I hear ya. There are so many businesses I have stopped buying from, over the years, I have forgotten which ones they are supposed to be.

I’m sure, I violate my own *rules* often. I need to start a new list and start over again. :)

Tattoo the names on my arm? That might work.

[Pontiac]

there are so many different beers today it hard to immagine that you could not find a beer that appealed to your taste.

[Daffynition]

In my senior years, I’ve pretty much turned into a teetotaler. :(

[tumblindice]

“Sam Adams to sell $200 beer that’s illegal in a dozen states”
You’re a bad, bad boy.

[mcshot]

Kind of beer lovers “PTSD” hey Clutch?
Prayers for those battling the real debilitating “PTSD”. I’m an old Pagan Pink Ripple kind of guy - retired, of course.

[trebb]

Haven’t had any for 29+ years - as I recall, the first one or two on a hot day weren’t bad then it tasted like tainted water.

[printhead]

Who could forget “Maximus Stupor” ?

[Dalberg-Acton]

Sam Adams used to sell cherry beer. So there’s that.

[enraged]

Same here.

[Mastador1]

Seems to me I quit buying Sams because of their queer support of homosexuals.

[trebb]

Exactly - was 18 when it came out and had to try it but one 6-pak was enough.

[Charles Martel]

Some years ago, I had a sip of BrewDog's "Tactical Nuclear Penguin" stout at a party. IIRC, it was in the same neighborhood as this brew, in terms of ABV. It tasted like a mixture of NyQuil, vodka and dark-roast coffee grounds. Not something I would go seeking far from home.

The BrewDog guys in Aberdeen only made the stuff to annoy the EU regulators, who were aghast at the craft brewer's previous high-octane brew (Tokyo Stout), which was only around 17% ABV. That one sounds more enjoyable, but it seriously crossed some lines of propriety in the UK. Who knows, maybe the single-malt distillers were worried at the trend.

[Charles Martel]

To take the batch beyond that, to a higher alcohol content, you must distill or fortify it something other than true beer or wine. (Examples: brandies, ports, sherries, liquors,etc.)

IIRC, BrewDog in Scotland used a freezing process to force water out of the brew and raise the ABV. I suppose that's a type of distilling.

[Daffynition]

Sounds like the name of a heavy metal band....”Tactical Nuclear Penguin”. :)

[bmwcyle]

Sam Adams
Starsuck coffee
The NFL
CBS shows
NBC shows
MSM
BUD and Miller
California Wines
Sargento Cheese
GMC, Chysler, Ford
Verizon
Quicken products
Kellogg products
Flu shots
Coke and Pepsi products
and so on.

[Daffynition]

I could add a few...but that’s a great start.

[bmwcyle]

And Disney

[drpix]

Light years beyond boiling fermented corn mash to separate the water.