On the heels of the news of the highly caffeinated Death Watch Coffee, a Scottish brewery has just produced Armageddon, the world’s most potent beer. Brewmeister’s ale contains 65 percent ABV, which is 10 percentage points higher than your average bottle of vodka.
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If you’re wondering how it compares to your average beer, Brand Channel reports Budweiser has just 5.3 percent and Coors a mere 4.2 — Armageddon has 16 times more alcohol. How does a beer reach that alcohol content? Owner John Mackenzie told Drinks Business it’s all in the fermentation. The beer is actually frozen during the fermentation process — the water freezes, but the alcohol does not. The alcohol is then separated from the ice and what’s left is a very powerful beer.
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A higher alcohol content comes at a higher price. The Brand Channel reports that a 330 ml bottle retails in the UK for $189. Rather than downing that expensive bottle, Brewmeister recommends treating the slightly sweet, hoppy, malty beer like a brandy by drinking it in 35 ml measures. Owner Lewis Shand explained, “Lots of people drink half pints with a spirit, but now they can have our beer with their normal pint instead.” However, he warns that the beer “delivers a supersonic charged explosion and conveys the taster to drunkville.”
Brewmeister isn’t the first brewery to add an extra punch to its ale. In 2010, a Dutch company produced “Start the Future” beer, which had an alcohol content of 60 percent. American company Brew Dog launched their Tactical Nuclear Penguin with 32 percent ABV three years ago.
Would you try Armageddon? Do you think beer should have that much alcohol?
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Publish date : 2012-10-25 07:00:00
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