Economy Getting Too Stressful – Samuel Has Relief – 27 Percent Alcohol Beer - Utopias

I have never tasted this type of beer but the article states it is the champagne of beer, must be for the extra kick that comes along and you can bet it’s not cheap. OH well, just in time for the holidays for those people you just don’t know what to buy. 13 states say it is illegal as the alcohol exceeds the legal limit for beer. BD

The maker of Samuel Adams beer has released an updated version of its biennial beer Utopias - now the highest alcohol content beer on the market. At 27 percent alcohol by volume and $150 a bottle, the limited release of the brandy-colored Utopias comes as more brewers take advantage of improvements in science to boost potency and enhance taste.

"Just part of trying to push the envelope," said Jim Koch, a Cincinnati native and founder-owner of the Boston Beer Co. the maker of Sam Adams. "I'm pushing it beyond what the laws of these 13 states ever contemplated when they passed those laws decades ago."

Thirteen states - including Ohio - prohibit its sale because its alcohol content exceeds the legal limit for beer. The other states are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.

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