What is the strongest beer in the world?

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-09 15:28

Disputes about what is the strongest beer in the world, people have been leading for a long time. Rather, its producers compete with each other. The situation is changing every year, but this only inflames passions.

Rivalry result

The race for degrees between brewers has been going on for a long time. It forces specialists to look for new solutions to achieve the desired result and create the strongest beer in the world. It should be noted that not all fans of the foamy drink support such a competition. Many believe that it should first of all refresh and cheer up. It's nice to pick up a misted bottle on a hot day and slowly absorb the fragrant coolness, enjoying every sip. But when it comes to pleasure, everyone has their own ideas. For some, 6-8 percent is considered the limit of the fortress, while for others, even 20 percent is not enough. It is this fact that has become the most important reason for manufacturers around the world. The best professionals who tried to bring their most non-standard ideas to life took up the matter. The top of perfection in 2013 was reached by the masters of the famous company Brewmeister from Scotland.

They released the strongest in the worldbeer called Snake Venom, which means "snake venom". The alcohol content of this drink reached 67.5 percent, which allowed him to take a leading position.

Paths to victory

It should be noted that the Scottish brewery "Brumeister" did not immediately come to such a result. Literally a year earlier, she had already introduced everyone to her new product under the awesome name "Armageddon". In 2012, when everyone was talking about the end of the world, it was especially relevant and made a splash. With 65 percent alcohol, this product has been recognized as the strongest beer in the world. The drink had some success. Over the next year, the company sold about six thousand bottles of it, which is a little over 200 deciliters. This figure could be much more if not for the fabulous price. One bottle of such beer with a volume of 330 milliliters cost about a hundred dollars. The value is quite significant for the mass buyer. But individual fans, of course, could afford it. Producer of the wonderful beer, young entrepreneur Lewis Shand claimed that his goal was to do something new and adventurous. And the brewer considers his "Armageddon" a gift to all the people of the planet from the good Scots.

Response from Russian brewers

Russians also love beer. True, our people prefer more familiar options. Russian people are more conservative in this matter. At present, it is even difficult to name the strongest beer in Russia. Each plant offers the buyer a fairly wide range of its products. But most of themrarely cross the eight percent limit. Among domestic manufacturers, B altika can be singled out separately. Her "Nine", which appeared on store shelves in the late nineties, is still considered by most to be one of the best strong beers.

Don't forget about foreign tycoons who work in partnership with some Russian enterprises. For example, the Heineken company. Its new brand Okhoty, produced by Russian breweries, in 2007 was recognized as the first in our country in terms of sales among high-strength beers. Recently, a sample has even appeared under this brand, which contains 10 percent alcohol.

Conventional opinion

The world has adopted a unified classification, according to which products manufactured by breweries are conditionally divided into three types:

1) Those produced by bottom fermentation. They are also called "lagers".

2) Top-fermented. This includes: ale, stout, porter and wheat beer.

3) Mixed.

That is, the division into varieties goes precisely depending on the method of fermentation. This is the generally accepted norm. In this case, the question arises, which of them are considered the strongest beers? It is difficult to give a definite answer here. There is an opinion that lager is necessarily a light beer, which means it is light. Accordingly, ale or porter is dark and strong. But this is not true. There is no direct relationship between fermentation method and colorfinished drink. The amount of alcohol depends only on the product itself.

If we talk about the traditional method of production, then one of the strongest is the Austrian beer "Samiklaus". Despite the fact that the product itself is a lager, its strength reaches 14 percent.

Recognized leaders

Producers around the world are constantly competing with each other, figuring out what is the strongest beer. At the beginning of this year, you can name the top ten representatives who deserve this title:

1. In last place is the Baladin beer from the Italian Theo Musso with a strength of 40 percent. A bottle of this drink costs $35.
2. On the ninth product with the unusual name "Sink the Bismarck". Made in Scotland at the Brudog Brewery. It contains slightly more alcohol - 41 percent.
3. On the eighth - "Shorshbock 43". The beer is made in Germany and costs $150 a bottle on the world market.
4. The seventh in the list in ascending order is the Dutch Obelisk. The specialists of the Cool Ship company decided to break the record of their predecessors and made the product with a strength of 45 percent.
5. In sixth place is the "End of History" beer. 55 percent alcohol is Brudog's answer to its Dutch counterparts. True, the batch volume was limited to only 12 bottles. Interestingly, each of them was inserted into a stuffed natural squirrel.
6. In fifth place is Shorshbock 57. The German company decided to raise the bar and overtake its rivals. 57 percent is a record for German industry withsubject to their strict laws. The product was produced in small quantities (36 bottles). This is understandable, because each of them was valued at $275.
7. On the fourth - the product "Start the Future", which became a continuation of the famous "Obelisk". 60 percent ABV is a serious bid for victory in 2010.
8. The top three is opened by "Armageddon" and its 65 percent.
9. The second place is "Snake venom". This is how the Scots called their product with a strength of 67.5 percent.

10. The Dutch still won today. Their "Mystery of Beer" and 70 percent of alcohol turned out to be out of reach. Thus, the Cool Ship regained its position.

    

Cherished figure

In a large flow of information, it is sometimes difficult to decide. Some argue that beer cannot contain more than 14 percent. Others showcase a product that has reached the 70 mark. Most people, when talking about beer, don't fully understand how a normal fermentation process can produce a product that is stronger than even the famous Cuban rum. Where is it, right? How many degrees are in the strongest beer? Indeed, it is impossible to obtain such results in the traditional way. Therefore, brewers go to tricks and use all sorts of innovations. Few people had a chance to try the new Dutch product, but “Snake Venom” is already quite familiar. 67.5 percent is the result of the long work of Scottish specialists.

According to the producers themselves, this beer is made using two different types of yeast and special smoky (peat-smoked) m alt. This gave it a pleasant m alty flavor. And the fortress is obtained by freezing the semi-finished product during its fermentation. The result is quite good.

Century Traditions

The Czech Republic has long been considered one of the most famous beer powers. Many tourists, coming to this country, consider it their duty to visit specialized restaurants and try real Czech beer. Being in such an institution, the eyes run up from the number of proposed titles. It becomes interesting, what is the strongest beer in the Czech Republic? I must say that the locals are supporters of the traditional methods of preparing such a drink. It is believed that this is how you can make a real drink of high quality. But in recent years, they have moved away from their rules a bit and started using non-standard technologies. True, such innovations relate mainly to the processing of raw materials. The following varieties are currently the most popular in the country:

1. Budweiser.
2. "Goat".
3. Gambrinus
4. Pilsner.

All of them contain no more than 5 percent alcohol. Most Czech beer drinkers think this is enough.