The alcohol content is so high — more than five times higher than the brewery’s lager — it is banned in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington.
Maybe these guys could be of a help here, lolOddly enough, from that, it isn’t banned in Utah.
Beer is capped at 3.2% alcohol (4.0% ABV) there!
I know some states (including Texas) around beer limits by calling them Ales.
https://abc.utah.gov/laws/law_faqs.html
May I bring alcoholic beverages into Utah?
No. Under Utah law “alcoholic beverages” include all hard liquor, spirits, wine and beer. Beer and other malt beverage products that exceed 3.2% alcohol by weight or 4.0% by volume are considered “liquor”, and beer with an alcohol content of 3.2% or less is defined as “beer”.
Utah is a “control state”, and only the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC) may lawfully have liquor products imported and shipped into Utah. Private individuals may not lawfully import or transport them into the state. Manufacturers and suppliers of these products may only supply them to the DABC. Only the DABC through its state liquor stores, package agencies, licensees and permittees may sell liquor products in Utah. Possession of liquor products not purchased from the DABC is strictly prohibited. Also, licensed restaurants and clubs cannot allow patrons to bring wines onto the premises if they were not purchased in Utah. Other Utah laws prohibit the unlawful importation of beer products into Utah.
There are very few exceptions to these laws. A person coming from a foreign country who clears U.S. customs in Utah may possess, for personal consumption, two liters of liquor purchased outside of Utah. Also, a person who moves his permanent residence to Utah or maintains separate residences both in and out of Utah, may possess for personal consumption, and not for sale or resale, liquor purchased outside of Utah. However, the person must first obtain DABC approval prior to moving to Utah; and upon the arrival of the product, the DABC will charge a nominal handling fee. A person may not obtain approval from the DABC under this exception more than once. A person may possess for personal consumption, and not for sale or resale, liquor inherited as part of an estate that is located outside the state and brought it into Utah, after obtaining the approval from the DABC and paying the required administrative handling fee.
Finally, accredited foreign diplomatic missions that establish a mission presence in Utah may ship, possess and purchase alcoholic beverages under certain exceptions granted under the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations.
Unless one of these exceptions applies, it is clear you may not bring alcoholic beverages into Utah for any purpose whether it be for personal consumption, to serve at a private social function, or to give or sell to others.
This stuff is not beer. I have had some good craft beers with 8% alcohol and that was enough. I like my beer to have some fizz/
But it seems this company has suckers buying this stuff.
Remember the short-lived days of Maximus Super up in NY...it was around 9% but tasted like crap.
Haven’t had any of their beer since they supported homosexuals marching in Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Stopped drinking their beer when they took out Under God in their ad.
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.)
“Sam Adams to sell $200 beer that’s illegal in a dozen states”
You’re a bad, bad boy.
Seems to me I quit buying Sams because of their queer support of homosexuals.
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.