32% strength beer (1 Viewer)

[seanface]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8380412.stm

Had a few different beers from these lads. They seem to be permanently in the headlines over here for brewing all kinds of mad stuff. Would you part with 30 notes for a bottle of beer? Local offy here stocked the 18% one for about a tenner a bottle and the shopkeep told me it was his best selling beer for as long as he could keep it in stock!

 

[Jerry Twig]

I can only imagine it's disgusting, like someone putting a 1/4 bottle of beer in a bottle of vodka.

 

[Jill Hives]

I was in Beligum and had one of those beer menus and was just choosing the names that were fun to say, not paying much attention to the percent. I had one and nearly fell over. I think one of those above would kill me. I'm too much of a lightweight. It can't taste good, can it?

 

[nEiLo]

I'd imagine it would be very, very sweet.

 

[Froog]

i've had 8 and 10 % a few times and it's barely drinkable, great for getting barmy drunk tho. i'd say 32% tastes like 3rd hand fresh whiskey vomit.

 

[seanface]

drive one of these into ya for soakage and sure you'll be grand.

scotland, you will be the death of me

 

[Jill Hives]

What the hell is that? It looks like Mac & Cheese in a pie.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I'd imagine it would be very, very sweet.

Yeah I had some 30something% beer in Germany and it was sickly sweet. Ok, but you couldn't really drink more than one or two.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

What the hell is that? It looks like Mac & Cheese in a pie.

It is, one of the many reasons i LOVE Scotland.

 

[tommytrousers]

drive one of these into ya for soakage and sure you'll be grand.

scotland, you will be the death of me

WTF is that ? it looks AMAZING! stodge city here I come.|..| Anyhoo this thread's for Jessies ,they'll never touch this bright orange concoction if you like drinking hihg alcohol bevvie til you spew

 

[Wobbler]

Yeah, I've had a few of their beers and think they're pretty good. With that 32% one, I wonder what they mean by "beer". To the best of my knowledge, you can't brew anything close to that strength without some sort of distillation going in which makes me wonder is it a beer at all.

I wonder how it tastes.

 

[ernesto]

Yeah, I've had a few of their beers and think they're pretty good. With that 32% one, I wonder what they mean by "beer". To the best of my knowledge, you can't brew anything close to that strength without some sort of distillation going in which makes me wonder is it a beer at all.

I wonder how it tastes.

i miss you wobbler.
when are you home for teh christmas?

 

[seanface]

What the hell is that? It looks like Mac & Cheese in a pie.

correct! other local delicacies include 'lasagne pie' and 'a pie in a roll'

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Yeah I had some 30something% beer in Germany and it was sickly sweet. Ok, but you couldn't really drink more than one or two.

Upon further investigation it seems the drink I had was actually only 11% ABV which doesn't sound nearly as exciting. It is Vetter 33 that advertises itself as the strongest beer in the world, apparently at one stage (1994 Guinness Book Of Records) this was correct but it has long since been surpassed. I remember arguing with my friend that there was no way it was 33% but she insisted. It tasted nearly like a Sherry.

 

[seanface]

Got this at this our beer club today. 10% strength so that'll be my baby steps towards that brew dog monstosity

 

[ernesto]

ive had the non xmmas one of that. good stuff!

 

[Jerry Twig]

I don't understand the attraction of these strong beers beyond the novelty. Isn't the ideal strength for beer about 6% for you to get the best out of what actually makes it a beer?

 

[ratmonkey]

I don't understand the attraction of these strong beers beyond the novelty. Isn't the ideal strength for beer about 6% for you to get the best out of what actually makes it a beer?

Where did you get 6% from?

 

[Jerry Twig]

From the top of my head, to be honest. But I thought 4-6 was natural and the rest is just messing. At least if you go over 8 then you are not getting the beer's essence, so to speak?
Just asking like....

 

[ratmonkey]

Well, your Trappist tripels would be 9%ish. Anything terribly much over that probably would be messing alright.