Worlds strongest beer to be marketed

[SteamWake]

Worlds strongest beer. It is a bit pricey though ... and wow those 'bottles' :o

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/07/22/worlds-strongest-beer-launches-bottle/

[mookiemookie]

BrewDog drew criticism last year over the launch of a 32 percent beer, which was later trumped by a German brewery that produced a 40 percent strength liquor -- BrewDog then created Sink The Bismark, at 41 percent.
:har::haha:

[razark]

I heard about this brewery a while back. Does it still qualify as a beer when it's been concentrated so much, or is it more of a whiskey?

I had an uncle who would make apple cider from his trees. He'd leave a couple barrels out to freeze in the winter, skim the ice, and repeat. Sadly, I never got a chance to taste it.

[Sailor Steve]

I think it's the fizzy part that makes it beer. Or else it's a very dark champagne.

[antikristuseke]

Beer that strong sounds about as appealing as this (http://www.gasvodka.com/en/)

[tater]

Port wine is only ~20%, and it has brandy added to it.

Dunno how you get to 50% with simple fermentation, usually the trouble is the alcohol starts bumping off the critters doing the fermentation.

Nevermind, I see that they indeed use the freeze, then skim ice method.

[STEED]

A 110 proof beer, the world’s strongest, was launched Thursday by a British firm selling the tipple for $762 a bottle.


Your never see it on sale in pubs here, one whiff and your drunk, not a good way to make money.

[SteamWake]

I'm with the others I dont think this is tecnically actually beer.

I do believe that distilling through whatever method is not an acceptable method for producing beer / ale.

It would be more correctly classified as 'spirits'.

[FIREWALL]

Malt Liquor ?

[SteamWake]

Malt Liquor ?

AFAIK that term was 'invented' to be able to sell beer above the legal limit of alchohal. It was basically strong beer but still beer/ale.

Since then the laws have been changed to cater to the craft brewery crowd.