People have been arguing about the strongest beer in the world for a long time. Rather, its manufacturers compete with each other. The situation is changing every year, but it only intensifies passions.
Result of competition
The race for degrees between brewers has been going on for a long time. It forces specialists to seek new solutions in order to achieve the desired result and create the strongest beer in the world. It should be noted that not all foam drink lovers support such a competition. Many believe that he should first of all refresh and uplift. It is pleasant on a hot day to pick up a misted bottle and slowly absorb the aromatic coolness, enjoying every sip. But as for pleasure, everyone has their own concepts. For some, 6-8 percent is considered the limit of fortress, while for others, 20 percent is not enough. It is this fact that has become for manufacturers around the world the most important reason. The best professionals took up the matter, who tried to realize their most innovative ideas. Top perfection in 2013 reached the master of the famous company Brewmeister from Scotland.
They released the strongest beer in the world called Snake Venom, which means “Snake Venom”. The alcohol content in this drink reached 67.5 percent, which allowed him to take a leading position.
Ways to victory
It should be noted that the Brewmaster Scottish brewery did not immediately come to this result. Just a year earlier, she had already introduced everyone to her new product under the awesome name Armageddon. In 2012, when everyone around was just talking about the end of the world, he was especially relevant and made a splash. With 65 percent alcohol, this product was recognized as the world's strongest beer. The drink was a definite success. Over the next year, the company sold about six thousand of its bottles, which is a little over 200 decalitres. This figure could be much larger 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 some lovers, of course, could afford it. Wonderful beer producer young entrepreneur Lewis Shand claimed that his goal was to do something new and adventurous. And the brewer considers his "Armageddon" a gift from all the good Scots to all the people of the planet.
The answer of Russian brewers
In Russia, they also like beer. True, our people prefer more familiar options. Russian people in this matter are more conservative. At present, it is even difficult to name the strongest beer in Russia. Each plant offers the buyer a fairly wide range of products. But most of them rarely cross the border of eight percent. Among domestic manufacturers, the Baltika company can be singled out separately. Her "Nine", which appeared on store shelves in the late nineties, is still, according to the majority, considered one of the best options for strong beer.
Do not forget about foreign tycoons who work in partnership with some Russian enterprises. For example, the Heineken company. Its new brand “Okhota”, produced at Russian breweries, in 2007 was recognized as the first in our country in terms of sales among beer of increased strength. Recently, under this brand, a sample has even appeared that contains 10 percent alcohol.
Generally accepted opinion
The world has adopted a single classification, according to which the products manufactured by brewing enterprises are conditionally divided into three types:
1) Those produced by bottom fermentation. They are also called "camps."
2) Made by top fermentation method. This includes: ale, stout, porter and wheat beer.
3) Mixed.
That is, the separation of varieties is precisely depending on the method of fermentation. This is a generally accepted norm. In this case, the question arises, which of them are considered the strongest beers? It is difficult to answer unequivocally. There is an opinion that lager is necessarily light beer, which means it is light. Accordingly, the ale or porter is dark and strong. But this is not true. There is no direct correlation between the method of fermentation and the color of the finished 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 Samiklaus beer. Despite the fact that the product itself is a lager, its strength reaches 14 percent.
Recognized Leaders
Producers all over 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 key representatives who deserve this title:
- In last place is the beer "Baladin" from the Italian Theo Musso with a fortress of 40 percent. A bottle of such a drink costs $ 35.
- On the ninth product with the unusual name "Flood Bismarck." It is made in Scotland at the Brudog brewery. There is a little more alcohol in it - 41 percent.
- On the eighth - "Shorshbok 43". Beer is made in Germany and costs $ 150 per bottle on the world market.
- Seventh in the list in increasing order is the Dutch Obelisk. The Cool Ship specialists decided to break the record of their predecessors and made the product a 45 percent fortress.
- In sixth place is the beer “End of History”. 55 percent of alcohol is Brudog’s response to his Dutch counterparts. True, the lot was limited to only 12 bottles. Interestingly, each of them was inserted into a scarecrow of natural protein.
- In fifth place is “Shorshbok 57”. The German company decided to raise the bar and overtake its rivals. 57 percent is a record for German industry, given their strict laws. The product was made in small quantities (36 bottles). This is understandable, because each of them was valued at $ 275.
- On the fourth - the product "Start the Future", which was a continuation of the famous "Obelisk". 60 percent of the fortress is a serious bid to win in 2010.
- Armageddon and its 65 percent open the top three.
- In second place is “Serpentine Venom”. So called their product fortress 67.5 percent of the Scots.
- The victory was still won by the Dutch today.
Their “Beer Mystery” and 70 percent of alcohol were unattainable. Thus, the Cool Ship regained its position.
Treasured figure
In a large flow of information it is sometimes difficult to determine. Some argue that beer cannot be more than 14 percent. Others demonstrate a product in which this indicator has reached the bar of 70. Most people, when talking about beer, do not quite understand how a conventional fermentation process can produce a product whose strength exceeds even the famous Cuban rum. Where is it, right? How many degrees is the strongest beer? Indeed, it is impossible to obtain such results in the traditional way. Therefore, brewers go on tricks and use all sorts of innovations. Few people had the 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 (smoked on peat) malt. This gave him a pleasant malt flavor. And the fortress was obtained by freezing a semi-finished product during its fermentation. The result was quite good.
Century-old 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, eyes run up from the number of proposed names. It becomes interesting, but what is the strongest beer in the Czech Republic? I must say that local residents are supporters of traditional methods of preparing such a drink. It is believed that this is how you can make a real high-quality drink. But in recent years they have departed a little from their rules and began to use non-standard technologies. True, such innovations relate mainly to the processing of raw materials. Currently, the following varieties are most popular in the country:
- "Budweiser".
- "Goat".
- Gambrinus
- Pilsner.
All of them contain no more than 5 percent alcohol. Most Czech beer lovers think that is enough.