Cocktail Confessions

$150 and 27% baby!!

Holy shnikeys..

Priced at approx. $150 a bottle, this limited release run brandy-colored ‘beer’ sure packs a punch.  Known as an ‘extreme beer’, this beverage has been banned in at least 13 states.  Why?  Oh, maybe because it packs a whopping 27% alcohol by volume!!

First introduced in the 90′s, Boston Beer Co. (aka Sam Adams) has really been pushing the envelope of science.  The extreme brews are indeed still considered beer, because the law states they must be based on fermented grain, and the Utopias are.

A little history and trivia: In ’93 brewer Koch introduced Trible Bock with a 17.5% alcohol by voulme.  Dogfish Head responded in the early 2000′s with brews containing upwards of 20%.  But Adams 15 year aging process which is finished in wooden casks now reigns supreme.  And the run is limited to about 10,000 bottles.

According to tasters. it sips like a cognac combined with vanilla, honey, and maple flavors.

Hmmmm…..If I’m feeling a little squirrly this winter, I may buy a bottle myself and share with a few of my friends as a real treat.  I’ll have to look online later…