Beer packed in a stuffed squirrel

Mmmm. I have 4 bottles of Utopias left that I'm saving. For what, I'm not sure. May have to break one out tonight, thanks for the reminder!

I'll pass on the dead squirrel though. I don't see how 55% can be called beer, it must be distilled somehow (then again, Utopias is distilled in a sense too). I mean, even port wine and champagne yeasts top out around 15%....

 

Ah, Brewdog. Never shy on the old publicity front.

They do make some tasty beers of the more traditional type, quite US-influenced (heavy hopped IPAs etc). If you like that kind of thing.

EDIT nothing wrong with Bud Lite Magnum either.

 

This is backwards. Usually you drink beer while shooting and killing squirrels.


* A joke about what very stupid people do.*
**(DO NOT EVER THINK ABOUT TAKING A DRINK OR EVEN A SIP OF ALCOHOL WHEN NEAR A FIREARM.)**

 

I shoot better when I'm drunk. Lighten up.

 

Some subjects require a disclaimer.

 

I'm not an expensive beer drinker, but if I could win a free one I'd be all for it!

 

I tried drinking beer out of a squirrel once.


It didn't end well.

 

What color are they going to use?
Do they realize that just like our people we have many colors?

 

I've sampled Utopias twice. The first time was at the occasion of a friend's wedding and the beer tasted like a very sweet brandy. Not like beer at all but an enjoyable drink. I wouldn't pay ridiculous money like that, though. Not worth it, in my opinion.

I had another glass of Utopias when my brother got married. It tasted stale and sour because beer doesn't age well once it's been bottled. It isn't like wine or other spirits where it can sit for years and only get better. This bottle was from an older release and it had been sitting in the bottle for about 8 years. It was not enjoyable at all.

If you buy a bottle of it, make sure you drink it within 3-4 years of the bottling date.

On a similar note, Sam Adams used to brew a triple bock that was the world's most alcoholic beer in the 90's. I've had a bottle of that at least a dozen times and it tastes amazing when it's fairly new. I had saved a few bottles for aging and that was a mistake. Those bottles that I'd aged for more than 5 years turned to crap and tasted like a thick soy sauce.


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P.S.

I've been a homebrewer since 1986 and have brewed several high alcohol beers that I intended to age in the bottle. The same thing happened to them. Everyone who had some within the first year or two thought they tasted wonderful. After 3 years they started to get stale and after more than 5 years in the bottle, they were undrinkable and were dumped down the sink.

 

Until the photo I thought it was all just a tall tail.

 

Hmmm, you say that like it's a bad thing. (I like soy sauce, actually, but not in my beer.)

 

I really thought this was going to be a thread on sneaking beer into venues that won't provide for the band. ...

 

I'll be upset if my aged Utopias all tastes like soy sauce.

 

That's the most messed up thing I've read in awhile.