the strongest little beer
wow. last night we went to the "fete de la biere" in ouchy, and i let myself get talked into buying a bottle of the "strongest beer in the world." and i must say, weighing in at 14% by volume, the "eggenberger samichlaus 2002" had a stunningly impressive left hook. i mean, it was like drinking port---except it tasted like beer.
trippy.
(ps: and since when did they start marking years on the beers? sure, i can believe that there are good and bad years for the grape harvest, and hence for wine, but how exactly do you screw up growing WHEAT? that seems like it would take talent...)
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actually the strongest beer in the world is the Samuel Adams "utopias" at 24% by volume, which is the highest non-distilled alcohol content yet acheived. Sam Adams got into the 'strong beer' business when Dogfish Head out of Delaware worked on making a 18+% "world wide stout" and an arms race started. Dogfish now has their 120 minute IPA at 20%, but Sam Adams has the record. though the world wide stout is a far better beer, and much more affordable.
but to be fair, with the number of yeasts and different sources of sugars used to make these beers, it's likely that the one you had is the highest that would meet german beer purity laws.
ps - i got the postcard
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