The world's strongest beer, dubbed Snake Venom,
contains a massive 67.5 per cent alcohol by volume,
costs $85 to buy and should be consumed in tiny
doses, its Scottish makers say.
Snake Venom is the product of Scottish brewery
Brewmeister, which has upped the ante from its
previous record-holding concoction, the 65 per cent
ABV Armageddon (vodka, by comparison, is typically
80 proof, or 40 per cent alcohol).
The brewery decided to manufacture an even stronger
beer after some customers complained its first
attempt was too weak, Scotland's Daily Record
reported. Brewers Lewis Shand and John McKenzie
said they didn't want Armageddon, now the world's
second- strongest beer, to have an overwhelming
taste, so they made it oily. This time around, they
didn't try to disguise the sharp taste of the alcohol in
Snake Venom.
"The alcohol is very strong but the beer still tastes
like a beer rather than a spirit. It's hoppy, malty and
very pleasant," says the Brewmeister website.
However, it's so strong the beer comes with a yellow
health warning stuck to the bottle's neck, advising
"this beer is strong - do not exceed 35ml in one
sitting". That's good news because a 275ml bottle
retails for £50 ($85) online, not including shipping. “It
should be poured like it's whisky,”
Shand told the Daily Record.
The pair brewed Snake Venom with smoked peat malt
and two varieties of yeast, according to Fox News,
and reached such high alcoholic content by freezing
the mixture several times during the fermentation
process.
To put things in perspective, vodka, tequila, and
whiskey usually clock in at about 40% ABV —
making Snake Venom an exceptionally caustic brew .
As some point out, whether it’s “technically beer” is
up for debate, as the freeze distillation method used
pushes it closer to hard alcohol territory.
Foodbeast.com
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