What kind of lunatic would pay $160 for a bottle of beer? Apparently, me, since I just bought a bottle of 2007 Samuel Adams Utopias, which my wife and I will be splitting with my sister-in-law and her husband. A bottle of the 2003 release recently went for nearly $250 on eBay. The highest bid for a 2007 on eBay is currently $182.
I wish I could link to the Utopias page on their website, but unfortunately their website is mostly a bunch of Flash animations. You can wade through a Flash animation here to learn about it, or just read the press release for the 2007 Samuel Adams Utopias. Reviews can be found at RateBeer and Beer Advocate.
The 2007 release is 27% alcohol by volume, which is the highest ever recorded for a beer. The initial taste is supposedly similar to a cognac, with the finish being closer to a port. Of course, I will post a review after we open it on Thanksgiving Day.
And for a better sense of scale, here’s our gigantic twenty pound cat queued up to get his swig from the bottle. Even a 24 ounce bottle looks small compared to him.
the bottle looks so small next to the cat, hopefully it will taste large, see you thursday
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I bought 3 of them. Going to probably open one around Christmas and then keep the other 2 for a rainy day.