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Posted on 12/30/2025 6:56:21 AM PST by V_TWIN
There's a beer on the market so strong it rivals cocktails — and it's illegal in parts of the U.S.
Earlier in the fall, Samuel Adams announced the release of its Utopias 2025, a "barrel-aged extreme beer" that packs an impressive 30% alcohol by volume (ABV).
"Utopias 2025 is one of the strongest beers ever brewed, and as a result, is illegal in 15 states," the release said.
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The banned states are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia, according to the company.
Utopias is Samuel Adams' experimental beer program — designed to test the limits of beer aging and blending techniques.
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I had thought that 18% was the highest one could obtain in a perfect fermentation. One needed to distill that to get high percentage alcohol. This surprised me.
What I am thinking, it has to be treated as a hard liquor rather than beer or wine. So it probably isn’t actually banned outright, but is restricted as hard liquor. I am pretty sure it would be treate that way here in Texas.
What separates this from malt liquor?
Maybe Mr.GG2 and I will slip over the line into Tennessee and grab a six pack to go. 😉
Maybe it cuts into hard liquor sales. It gets absolutely none of my money,but don’t we already have enough problems with the distribution of alcoholic beverages?
>> 30% ABV......yeesh
I’m not a fan of the higher-alcohol-content beer trend.
Not because of “morals” — but because (to me) it tastes like crap.
>> What separates this from malt liquor?
It’s malt liquor for white peeps. :-)
>> One needed to distill that to get high percentage alcohol.
Or just add some Everclear to the batch. ;-)
I guess so!
>> I often wondered why people put carbonated water in their whiskey..............
ROFL! I’ll never look at wifey’s Jack & Coke the same way again!
There’s always a “Mr.” on these websites. Sigh.
You are probably correct. Yeast die at somewhere around 17%-18% ethanol, and beer is not distilled.
“I had thought that 18% was the highest one could obtain in a perfect fermentation. One needed to distill that to get high percentage alcohol. This surprised me.”
I know little about fermentation but I know this beer is going to get innocent people, idiots and alcoholics killed.
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Yeast die at somewhere around 17%-18% ethanol, and beer is not distilled.”
I was speaking legally. Samuel Adams says the can get fermentation up to 30%.
“I know little about fermentation but I know this beer is going to get innocent people, idiots and alcoholics killed.”
Not at $260 a bottle.
1 ounce shot of 80 proof liquor=
40% X 1 =
.4 ounces of pure alcohol
12 ounce can of plain old Budweiser=
5% X 12 =
.6 ounces of pure alcohol
12 ounce can of Utopias 2025:
30% X 12 =
3.6 ounces of pure alcohol
(some one check my math!)
“I know little about fermentation but I know this beer is going to get innocent people, idiots and alcoholics killed.”
Why? It is only 60 proof.
“Not at $260 a bottle.”
WHAT? Who is going to buy that?
Not sold by the can.
$399.99
“WHAT? Who is going to buy that?”
Collectors.
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