Posted on 09/19/2021 9:25:03 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Samuel Adams just created a new beer that’s so strong, it’s illegal — in 28 states, at least.
The brand just released its 12th batch of Utopias beer, according to a press release from the company. Utopias, which is barrel-aged and released every two years, is described by the company as “a spirited blend of multiple batches of our extreme beers.” This particular batch was finished with 2,000 pounds of cherries and offers “subtle notes of honeyed apricot and caramel to the rich layers of flavor.”
The reason it’s illegal in 28 states, however, has to do with its alcohol by volume (ABV), which stands at 28%.
For those who want to get their hands on a bottle (legally, of course) you’ll have to pay a bit more than your average six pack. A bottle of the latest batch of Utopias retails for a suggested price of $240.
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“Yeah. Wine tops of at about 13% alcohol because that’s when the yeast are killed by their own waste.”
Saki is brewed. to greater than 20% and then diluted
Not to mention the still nascent Powermaster market.
Mistake on SA website?
ALC BY VOL 22.0%
ABW 28.0%
Several years ago I found myself in Heidelberg, GE in Vetters Pub. Vetter’s claimed the worlds strongest beer at 33%. I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it. I ordered a glass. It was a small 7 ounce glass. The beer wasn’t particularly good, it was dark and thick and I almost had to chew it. lol. I got a nice buzz after I finished the glass but I didn’t go for seconds.
28% is not normal beer.
normal beer is more like 4 or 5 or 6 pct alcohol.
some special craft beers are higher but
28% is closer to rocket fuel than what most normal people consider beer.
i am not saying forbid it, only make sure it is labelled clearly as to its true nature. thanks
https://ikki-sake.com/sake-and-wine/
“It’s a fortified beverage, not beer by definition. Yeast dies above a 14% alcohol concentration so they are adding alcohol to make it 28%.”
https://www.sakesocial.com/blogs/guide/genshu-the-undiluted-brew
NATURALLY OCCURRING ABV
Of all the fermented beverages in the world, sake has the highest naturally occurring alcohol content! Yes it is true, and I did say naturally occurring! There are many beer fundies out there who will speak about certain beers constructed using things such as champagne yeasts that produce a beer with 25-28% alcohol content. That’s crazy and truly not naturally occurring! And yes some wines pump pretty high, but when I speak about sake I am speaking about the norm and not the exceptions.
Sake will ferment “naturally” up to 18-19-20%. (And there is a certain very good friend of mine who is a toji, or head brewer, in a kura in Kyoto Prefecture by the name of Philip Harper who is blowing way past these levels – and for the life of me I don’t know how! Philip has written several great books on sake and is very much worth being a fixture in your sake library.) But back to the point! Sake can ferment up to 19-20% no problem.
“I can turn beer into urine. What’s your superpower?”
Beer into urine is really not that much of a conversion...lol
A bottle of the latest batch of Utopias retails for a suggested price of $240.
Sounds like someone running the company has his or her eye on a private island.
“Or, you could just drink a six-pack of the regular stuff. About the same amount of alcohol for a lot less money.”
Two six-packs.
Want beer?
Pilsner Urquell is the answer.
“It’s a fortified beverage, not beer by definition. Yeast dies above a 14% alcohol concentration so they are adding alcohol to make it 28%.”
From England, this yeast can ferment up to 25% alcohol when used correctly. It produces ester characters that increase with increasing gravity. Malt character dominates at lower gravities. To achieve >25% ABV, sugar needs to be fed over the course of the fermentation.
https://www.whitelabs.com/yeast-single?id=146&type=YEAST&style_type=0
“Alabama beer limit is 13.9%.”
The state of New Hampshire probably takes the top spot as it doesn’t have an existent alcohol tax. They can sell anything from beer to high based liquors. But they are making bank as their state’s liquor commission estimates that up to half of New Hampshire’s alcohol sales might be purchased by residents of neighboring states looking to save money, reports Food & Wine.
And from what I can find, the beer revolution will leave just two states — Utah and Minnesota — where only 3.2 percent beer may be sold in grocery and convenience stores. Almost dry states.
BTW, if you like rum you can clean your spark plugs in, go down to Jamaica. Wray & Nephew White Over proof Rum is advertised as the big guy at 169 proof. But I’ve been on the island and there is some that I was told at the actual plantations were 180 proof. For those that don’t know, that’s 90 percent alcohol. You could almost run a car on it. I had no desire to eat my flesh down to my feet. Stayed with my wines there.
wy69
when i want fruit in my beer i add a shot of apple schnapps...
tastes like apple cider...
“BTW, if you like rum you can clean your spark plugs in, go down to Jamaica. “
I was once in Jamaica. Never again.
From the Samuel Adams website:
"The brewers utilized several yeast strains during fermentation, including one typically reserved for champagne, and a “ninja yeast,” created for its ability to survive and continue fermenting in an environment that has such a high alcohol level."
Now, I have no idea what ninja yeast is.
Our fave was Lucky Lager from the base exchange at a little over $2.00 a case in 1970.
The guy who owns my local bar will sometimes get beers like these, and do let certain regulars have small glasses of it gratis.
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