A definite nutty aftertaste in this one

[Spacecadet]

BBC News - Dead animal beer bottles at

Lets try the stoat!

[hyperD]

Brilliant!

I see the Righteous got all funny about this, but totally wrong of course.

All sold out.

[minestrone]

I had a taste of their 50% beer the other week.

I think it cost 50 quid for the bottle and it was shared between 5 of us.

3 people could not drink it, it was chemically overpowering and I think they had dumped in a load of caramel flavouring to mask it.

[hyperD]

I've had the Tactical Nuclear Penguin (30% abv?) which was charcoaly and stouty but certainly wouldn't want to drink more than a bottle. Sipping only.

[OwlHoot]

I had a taste of their 50% beer the other week.

I think it cost 50 quid for the bottle and it was shared between 5 of us.

3 people could not drink it, it was chemically overpowering and I think they had dumped in a load of caramel flavouring to mask it.

It must be artificially fortified or concentrated somehow - I'm pretty sure there isn't a strain of yeast in the World that won't go pop when the ethanol concentration exceeds about 20% ABV.

[hyperD]

It must be artificially fortified or concentrated somehow - I'm pretty sure there isn't a strain of yeast in the World that won't go pop when the ethanol concentration exceeds about 20% ABV.

Yes you are right - it's concentrated by freezing the beer and removing the liquor that is higher in alcohol. Even the best alcohol tolerant yeasts will only do around 21% ABV.

Video here