Brewdog currently holds the record for the 3 strongest beers in the world:
Tactical Nuclear Penguin 32%
Sink the Bismark 41%
and now: The End of History 55%
The End of History - Named after philosopher Fukuyama's description of Western Democrocy (Meaning a system that will stop evolving - is at its end) and adapted for Brewdog as the strongest beer they will ever attempt to make.
Only 12 bottles were made by the mental Scottish Brew masters... Probably for 2 very important reasons.
#1: The method of concentration they usually use to get the alcohol content that high causes the volume of beer you will actually get to be about 6-8% of the volume that you started with. E.g. You start with 1000L of beer - You end with about 60-80L (Possibly even less than this).
#2 (SO DAMN AWESOME): You drink out of a taxidermy squirrel or stoat... "Really?" I hear you splutter... Yes... Really.
So as we all know "Awesomeness comes at a price". This price is:
£500 ($1,083 NZD) for one of 7 dead stoat bottles.
£700 ($1,517 NZD) for one of 4 dead grey squirrel.
Now as a beer enthusiast (Home brewer) I have to ask: Is this really beer? Or is this some new kind of alcoholic drink? Either way they are pushing the boundaries of beer and I like it!
The End of History from BrewDog on Vimeo.
I now will not be able to die happy without drinking a "Tactical Nuclear Penguin"
ReplyDeleteA somewhat broad take on technoculture and new media issues ;-)
ReplyDeleteYes but think of the technology that went into making that cyborg beer?
ReplyDeleteOr the ability to advertise it all over the world through their website. Frankly Morozov is not the only one who won't be able to die happy! Yet it is just because of a brewery on the other side of the world.
Plus... Written for fun and general interest!
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