Beer-Topia by Bathroom Readers' Institute

Author:Bathroom Readers' Institute
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781626863750
Publisher: Portable Press
Published: 2015-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

Grünewald Porter and Goya Stout. Nobody knows how to get messed up like an artist, right? That may have been the thinking at Santa Fe’s Duel Brewing when they named beers after painters Matthias Grünewald and Francisco Goya. Both beers boast an ABV north of 11 percent—which may have you seeing (or hearing or tasting) colors.

MORE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE BEERS

Another round of the bottle shock that began on page 90.

Beer: Antarctic Nail Nale

Price: $800

Story: Brewed using water melted from a chunk of Antarctic iceberg, this 10% ABV pale ale is mostly a gimmick, and an expensive one at that; the abbreviated 30-bottle run made its debut at an auction, where the first bottle went for $800. But unlike brewers who’ve prowled to the ends of the earth to dig up rare ingredients mostly for shock value, the folks at Nail Brewing did it all for a good cause: 100% of the profits from Antarctic Nail Ale were donated to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Beer: Schorschbock 57

Price: $275

Story: Not only one of the world’s most expensive beers, this Schorschbräu brew also claims to be the strongest: 57.5% ABV. Produced in a tiny 36-bottle run in 2011, Schorschbock 57 is also pretty darn rare—although judging from the mostly quite scornful reviews posted at RateBeer (“the taste is dark tangy fruit, cinnamon, syrupy, toffee, brown bread, salted beef, nail polish remover and gasoline”), that probably isn’t such a bad thing.

Beer: PBR 1844

Price: $44

Story: If you were to ask any random drinker to name the three letters least likely to be found sitting next to one another on a list of the world’s most expensive beer, the most common answer would probably be “P, B, and R.” But PBR 1844 is no joke. Here in the States, the blue ribbon affixed to cans of Pabst is rarely taken seriously; in China, however, PBR is truly a premium brew—it’s made using a list of fancy ingredients that includes German caramel malts, aged in uncharred American whiskey barrels. It’s even served in beautiful, fancy bottles. Sadly, it’s off-limits to U.S. drinkers…at least for now.

Beer: Samuel Adams Utopia

Price: $150

Story: Quite a few of the beers on this list are only available to American drinkers as imports, but Sam Adams’ Utopias are a homegrown premium brew; in fact, at $150 for each fancy 700-ml bottle, it’s the most expensive beer made in the U.S. Getting it can be kind of tricky, depending on where you live, because its 27% ABV runs afoul of certain states’ beer laws, and it’s only produced every two years.

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