Sam Adams Utopias

I first tried Sam Adams Utopias back in November 08. The Draft Barn sold it for $400 per bottle or $20 per 30ml shot. I wish I had known back then, just how many measures I would have bought, maybe then I would have invested in a bottle, instead of per shot!! As you can tell, I think it is well worth the $20. It has a taste of a Sherry, Cognac and the faint after taste of a malt beer. 10 out of 10 from me.

Truly the epitome of brewing’s two thousand year evolution, Samuel Adams Utopias offers a flavor not just unlike any other beer but unlike any other beverage in the world. Its warm, sweet flavor is richly highlighted with hints of vanilla, oak and caramel. The 2003 batch topped out at a record breaking 25.6% ABV, beating the records that Samuel Adams Triple Bock and Samuel Adams Millennium had set before it. And like those groundbreaking brews, Samuel Adams Utopias is not carbonated and should be served at room temperature.

In one of many examples where Samuel Adams Utopias pushed the boundaries of beer, it received the highest recommendation (96-100 points) from the prestigious Wine Enthusiast Magazine (November, 2003 edition). Due to legal restrictions, Samuel Adams Utopias can not be sold in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia.

History of the Beer

The latest in their strong brews, Samuel Adams Utopias has been brewed in two small limited batches to date. The first batch which was released in 2001 as Samuel Adams Utopias MMII topped out at 24% ABV, while the second batch which was released in 2003 as Samuel Adams Utopias pushed the alcohol to 25.6% ABV. Both batches were released only once and in limited quantities. “Guinness World Records is pleased to confirm that the current record for The Strongest Commercially Available Beer belongs to Samuel Adams for their Utopias MM II brew,” says Keely Hopkins, Guinness World Records Researcher. “At the current time we have not received information nor are we aware of any other organization claiming to have broken this record.”

About the Brewing

Samuel Adams Utopias was brewed at a very high gravity using a wide variety of malted barley and a touch of maple syrup. It was then fermented and conditioned in a blend of scotch, bourbon, port and cognac casks for up to ten months using a pair of proprietary yeast strains they developed at their Boston Brewery.

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