Brewdog Brews World’s Strongest Beer at 32% ABV
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 | Beer
Brewdog, a very young Scottish brewery, has brewed the world’s strongest beer at 32% ABV. I really like Brewdog, mostly because they brew very interesting beers and have very funny labels. You’ll know what I mean if you get your hands of any of their beers, four of which are available at Brewery Creek in Vancouver.
If you are into beer, or even if you’ve read the paper lately, you might have already heard of Tactical Nuclear Penguin, the new 32% ABV beer. What you might know and might find interesting, is how they made it. Turns out they took some of their Paradox Imperial Stout that had already aged in oak barrels for 15 months and froze it at an ice cream factory, periodically draining off the unfrozen liquid. Alcohol freezes at a much lower temperature than water, meaning the unfrozen liquid was higher and higher in alcohol content each time it was drained. Check out this hilarious video of the process I found on Brewdog’s blog:
The question remains, why would Brewdog try to make the world’s strongest beer? The answer is probably because they could and were curious, which is reason enough for me. Or maybe it was for the attention, which they have received in spades. I, for one, am not sure I’d like Tactical Nuclear Penguin. That isn’t to say I won’t buy some if I can get some. I think I’d probably find it a bit too alcoholic, which is likely considering that I find some 12-15% ABV beers too alcoholic, where 15% is the highest ABV beer I’ve ever tried.
Cheers,
Chris
8 Comments to Brewdog Brews World’s Strongest Beer at 32% ABV
I wonder if they are compensating for something?
DayneDecember 3, 2009
i dunno if i would like this but i would definatly give it a shot, if nothing more then to say i have tried it hehe.
I think they are just having a good time. They claim that since the beer has aged for so long before the freezing that it is quite mellow, but I bet there is still plenty of alcoholic bite. I talked to the guys at Brewery Creek today and they think this beer will cost around $200, so not sure I’ll be trying it after all.
DayneDecember 4, 2009
Yikes thats insane!!! ya never know though lol, in a moment of what the hell it just might be something to be done.
The first batch was 30 pounds plus whatever shipping would cost to get it here, I have some friends getting a bottle and close to $100 on the first batch (which is sold out), their second batch is more in the $200 range. Screams gimmick to me as anyone who has tried any of their beers can attest to, they have some neat ideas but the beer rarely lives up to the promise.
DayneDecember 6, 2009
Yeesh that sounds brutal, oh well i did just bring back a seriously huge bottle of Patron from the states, i’ll have to enjoy that in between my search for good beer.
@Eric – I have liked the other four of Brewdog’s brews that I have tried. I do agree with you though, this does scream attention grab. If I do see any TNP on the shelves I might be tempted, but then I might find the price too steep.
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