Brewmeister Brewery Releases Armageddon, World's Strongest Beer at 65% ABV

Puts it into perspective.

 

In the interests of science (science!), I ordered a bottle, and it just arrived today. Took them a good while; I ordered it back in October. Not sure when I'll crack it open, but it will be with others for sure--I'm not expecting a particularly tasty experience, but it should be an interesting one

 

Several people are saying that this beer isn't really 65%, but lower - is there any way for consumers to know whether it is, in fact, 65% ABV or are we forced to just take the brewery's word for it (I assume there is a way, I would just like to be sure)?

 

Many home brewers use a hydrometer, widely available.

Better question is, who cares? This "product" is a pure publicity stunt, not actually conceived for enjoyment of the consumer.

 

I just saw lots of people saying there's "no way this is 65%" and it got me thinking about whether there were ways to objectively test for ABV. Thanks for answering - cheers.

 

I bet it is what it claims, otherwise they risk all kinds of backlash if people test it and its way off.

There are many other more complex methods as well, just wanted to note something one of could readily use.

The funny part is this stuff is a more ambitious version of "ice" beer that was so popular in the mid 90s for BMC.

 

+1 for the Thomas Dolby reference.

 

Tried it at a tasting last week, and the overall consensus what that it was pretty bad - the guy who bought it actually poured out the last couple ounces even though he paid close to $100! And it honestly tastes like something closer to 20%. I would be shocked if the bottle we had was above %30

 

Thanks for the feedback. Glad I'm not missing anything with this one.

 

I forgot I even ordered this stuff. Let's see I ordered it on Oct 31st and it is now January 9th, and their website says don't bother contacting them because they are busy...

 

That's some BS.

 

Ridiculous. This is a marketing stunt and nothing more. Avoid.

 

Gotta make just one thing clear
Freeze distilling don't make beer
Brew Dog jerks at least are funny
These guys only want your money.

Brewmeister indeed. Brewshyster more likely.

 

I continue to be amazed at the bashing and judgment of things unknown. 36 posts above this one and only one person has actually tasted it - he/she is entitled to his/her opinion. But, how anyone can comment without tasting it is astounding! And the bashing.....for no reason....continues!

Almost everything we purchase is so that the manufacturer/producer can make money! Why is Brewmeister criticized for it? You think Coca Cola is in business and spending hundreds of millions on ads because it's a non profit institution? Coke spends more on its ads than its product! The desire to make money holds true for the producer of milk, bread, eggs, bacon, beef, shirts, pants, cars, planes,......you name it. Hey, it even applies to beer! Ever hear of Budweiser or Miller? Talk about marketing! It's all marketing. I say good for Brewmeister! Capitalism at work. If you don't like it or don't want it......don't 'effing buy it! They're not putting a gun to anyone's head.

You don't have to like the beer. But if you want to bash it....at least taste it first. I dumped out Tactical Nuclear Penquin and Sink the Bismark - I thought they were both absolutely awful but I paid for the priviledge of tasting them before I commented.

I want to taste this one, just like I want to taste as many beers and styles as I can - that's part of the fun of it for me. I'll judge it after I taste it - not before.

 

What's with all the highschool kids in here making "black ****" jokes? Venture out of America, children. **** is still a commonly used term for rooster in the UK.

 

Please point out the equivalent examples of all the products you mention that try to top others with silly stunts that bring their products into a realm of existence that allows the criticism to be properly leveled that those products no longer are milk, bread, eggs, bacon, beef, shirts, pants, cars, planes. And yeah if Boeing made a huge penis shaped plane and called it the Flying Penis, or if Pepperidge Farm made a bread they advertised is made with 30 times as much yeast, baked at 900 degrees, and you couldn't make a sandwich from it I would level the same criticism of pure hucksterism as the basis for their doing it, call them ass clowns, and wouldn't enrich them one penny by holding back criticism, or buying their product. People defend ass clowns all the time with similar defenses to yours and I laugh at them for doing it, and I laugh at you now. Unless you are prepared to justify the naming of a beer Black **** or the making of a freeze distilled, overproof spirit, and trying to foist it on beer drinkers, as anything other than a silly stunt that would make Barnum go, "Damn, even I would't have sunk that low", which you didn't do in your post, just some faux outrage, then I suggest your post is foolish and valueless and disingenuous.

 

It's not so much the freeze distilling that I have a problem with, since eisbocks are made in a similar fashion and that's still very much beer in my opinion, but there is a line to be drawn somewhere between 12% and 65%. Clearly they aren't very confident in their ability to make great beers so they are choosing the gimmicky road to gain some short-lived notoriety. I think they failed though, I forgot the name of their brewery already.

 

I call your actual intelligence into question when you drainpour Tactical Nuclear Penguin and Sink the Bismark. Are you the one person in the world who bought these thinking they were something other than novelty beers? Apparently so.

 

If you're going to defend this beer just for the sake of exploration then I've got some homebrew to sell you, very rare, only found in my basement. I'll give you a discount cuz I like your style, 10 bucks a bottle! Credit card number please?