'World's strongest beer'

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 'World's strongest beer'

Posted: 9/13/2005 10:06:55 AM EDT

I'd like to try one!!!!!

'World's strongest beer'
Reuters
September 12, 2005
A GERMAN brewer has concocted what he says is the world's strongest beer, a potent drink with an alcohol content of 25.4 per cent that is served in a shot glass.

"Everyone who has tried it is enthusiastic. It tastes like a quirky mixture of beer and sherry," said Bavarian brewer Harald Schneider.

Schneider, who lives in southern Germany where beer is a tradition, said his beer fermented for 12 weeks for an alcohol content twice that of Germany's other strongest beers.

"People will only be able to drink two or three glasses, otherwise they'll drop like flies," he said.

Schneider expects the holders of the world's strongest beer, the Boston Beer Company, to put up a fight.

"I'm pretty sure the Americans have something up their sleeve."

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0%2C5744%2C16577230%25255E29677%2C00.html

Posted: 9/13/2005 10:07:59 AM EDT

[#1]

51 proof beer? I'm not sure I WANT beer that will put me into a coma with one glass.

Posted: 9/13/2005 10:13:01 AM EDT

[#2]

Doesn't a "Boilermaker" serve the same purpose?

Posted: 9/13/2005 10:24:50 AM EDT

[#3]

Isn't this more of an after dinner drink?

Posted: 9/13/2005 10:25:11 AM EDT

[#4]

I think I need a pint right about now......

Posted: 9/13/2005 10:28:32 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
51 proof beer? I'm not sure I WANT beer that will put me into a coma with one glass.

Exactly. One is for martini's, and my bourbon. That usually turns in to two. Choking down a beer doesn't sound to enjoyable.

Posted: 9/13/2005 10:43:46 AM EDT

[#6]

Its 90 degrees here, just came back from having a nice frosted mug of cold draft beer....deeeeeeelicious. Now I need a couch and a place were my boss won't see me for the rest of the afternoon.

Posted: 9/13/2005 10:51:42 AM EDT

[#7]

Traders has some good 10-12% beer and it only takes one.

Posted: 9/13/2005 11:25:15 AM EDT

[#8]

It was my understanding that 10 to 12 % alcohol was as strong a beer or wine that one could make because after that the concentration of alcohol killed the yeast. So to make stronger, one had to distill or use membrane technology to concentrate the alcohol more.

How did this bastard do it then?

Posted: 9/13/2005 11:26:45 AM EDT

[#9]

Oh HELL yeah.

Posted: 9/13/2005 11:42:16 AM EDT

[#10]

Sam Adams has a beer called "Utopia" that is 25% by volume. Should be interesting to compare these beers.

Posted: 9/13/2005 11:48:41 AM EDT

[#11]

Its no longer beer once you hit ~10% by volume, its a barley wine (that just happens to taste like beer) after that point.

Kharn

Posted: 9/13/2005 11:51:55 AM EDT

[#12]

Ha! We used to laugh at you Yanks coming to hunt and fish up north. You guys could hardly handle Canuck beer then we'd let y'all have some Brador.

Posted: 9/13/2005 11:54:50 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Its 90 degrees here, just came back from having a nice frosted mug of cold draft beer....deeeeeeelicious. Now I need a couch and a place were my boss won't see me for the rest of the afternoon.

90 degrees?! There?!

Posted: 9/13/2005 11:56:52 AM EDT

[#14]

Id rather just drink Golden Draak from belgium its 11.5% and tastes awesome

Posted: 9/13/2005 12:04:59 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Ha! We used to laugh at you Yanks coming to hunt and fish up north. You guys could hardly handle Canuck beer then we'd let y'all have some Brador.

Oh pleeze! Canada - Land of stale, skunky, carbonated beverages!

When will Canucks learn to use brown bottles?

Posted: 9/13/2005 12:11:35 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Ha! We used to laugh at you Yanks coming to hunt and fish up north. You guys could hardly handle Canuck beer then we'd let y'all have some Brador.

Oh pleeze! Canada - Land of stale, skunky, carbonated beverages!

When will Canucks learn to use brown bottles?

Canada, land of no sun, doesn't have to worry about beer going bad.

I have had Sam Adams Triple Bock before, interesting. Tastes more like soy sauce than a lager.

Posted: 9/13/2005 12:15:40 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
"People will only be able to drink two or three glasses, otherwise they'll drop like flies," he said.

I want a 6 pack

Posted: 9/13/2005 12:16:42 PM EDT

[#18]

IMO it doesn't make much sense but it's cool nontheless.

Posted: 9/13/2005 12:18:33 PM EDT

[#19]

Dogfish Head out of Delaware makes a 21% called 120 Minute IPA

and they also have this thing

www.dogfish.com/bargame.cfm

Posted: 9/13/2005 4:50:35 PM EDT

[#20]

Dogfish Head also brews the WorldWide Stout, at 18% abv.: "the world's strongest dark beer."
www.dogfish.com/beer/worldwidestout.cfm
It's brewed for 7 months, then aged another 6. It is an excellent stout, and is as described: dark and rich. The alcohol is far from overwhelming, and does not "taste" as high as 18% while drinking it, but you definitely feel it once you finish the bottle.

Posted: 9/13/2005 5:04:51 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Id rather just drink Golden Draak from belgium its 11.5% and tastes awesome

It's Gulden Draak, my friend, and the ale laid me flat on the ground one night. My buddy forgot to tell me about the alcohol content.

Posted: 9/13/2005 5:14:08 PM EDT

[#22]

Just in time for Oktoberfest!!!!

Posted: 9/13/2005 5:27:00 PM EDT

[#23]

ummm pardon me but I think id rather have something that I could drink a few bottles of before I even feel woozy, not floored after one shot.

Posted: 9/13/2005 5:29:34 PM EDT

[#24]

Id take Bacardi 151-proof rum over that turbocharged beer.

Posted: 9/13/2005 5:32:56 PM EDT

[#25]

Nah, THAT isn't the strongest beer. THIS is:

307 Ale by Tom Smith (Dodeca Records-1989)

There's many drinks you'll drink, me lads, on every world that's new.
There's Saurian Brandy, Cranapple Schnapps, and a good old Tullamore Don't.
There's Busch and Beck and Bud and Bock and others dark and pale,
But I think you'll find the finest kind is Three-Oh-Seven Ale.

(chorus)
Three-Oh-Seven Ale, me lads, Three-Oh-Seven Ale,
The finest drink that any bar has ever had for sale,
It'll lay your whole damn world to waste, it'll make you fit and hale,
There's nothing that you'll ever taste like Three-Oh-Seven Ale, me lads,
Three-Oh-Seven Ale.

It started out at M.I.T. one lazy summer day,
When a couple of the frat-boy techies started in to play,
They'd caught up on their schedule with a couple hours to kill,
So they fitted up the cyclotron and made themselves a still.

(chorus)

They added choice ingredients to brew a little brew,
But they didn't know the wires were crossed in Chamber Number Two.
A tiny bit of space got folded, things were looking queer --
They turned the spout and then came out the world's first Hyper-Beer.

(chorus)

It bubbled and it burbled and it glowed a fizzly green,
And what it did to test equipment, frankly, was obscene.
It took awhile to find a vial it wouldn't burst to flame,
Then they measured out its potency, and that's how it was named.

(slower)
There's many drinks you'll drink, me lads, but this one beats them all:
One hundred fifty-three and one-half percent alcohol,
A beer, brewed in a tesseract, that'll shoot you through the roof --
And if you don't believe me, I've got lots and lots of proof.

(final chorus)
Three-Oh-Seven Ale, me lads, Three-Oh-Seven Ale,
The finest drink that any bar has ever had for sale,
It'll lay your whole damn world to waste, it'll make you fit and hale,
It sticks to your mouth like library paste,
With a stronger kick than toxic waste,
There's nothing that you'll ever taste
Like Three-Oh-Seven Ale!

The guy is funny as heck, but a bit of an acquired taste...

Posted: 9/13/2005 5:48:06 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Dogfish Head out of Delaware makes a 21% called 120 Minute IPA

and they also have this thing

www.dogfish.com/bargame.cfm

I've had the 120 minute IPA. It was...interesting. Sure tasted better than Budweiser, but it's not something you'd want to have everyday, even if you could afford it (6 or 7 bucks for a 12 oz bottle). It was like a combination of IPA and maybe a strong light sherry. I felt kinda ripped off when I finished it. Then I had more beer and just felt ripped.

Randall the Enamel Animal is pretty awesome, I've had Randallized 90 minute IPA at the brewpub in Rehobeth, DE. It's not as sweet as the straight stuff, and has a unique flavor...it's quite good. At the end of happy hour the bartenders passed out free 4oz cups of what was left in Randall before they packed it up.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 'World's strongest beer'

General » General Discussion

Warning

Confirm Action

About AR15.COM

Stay Connected

Newsletter

Contact Us