A Lighter Thread - Beer

[Scat]

Anyone here ever try any of the Samuel Adams Specialty Beers? I had no idea they even existed but am very much wanting to try them.

Utopias:

Flavor: A unique flavor of vintage port, old sherry and fine cognac. Layers of dark fruit, wood and vanilla.
Color: Ruby black, 34 SRM
Original Gravity: 40° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 29% ABV

Calories per recommended 2 oz serving: 110

IBUs: 25
Malt Varieties: Two-row pale Harrington and Metcalfe, Caramel 60, Munich
Hop Variety: Hallertau Mittelfruh, Spalt and Tettnager
Yeast Strain: Samuel Adams ale yeast and Champagne yeast
Availability: Limited release
First Brewed: 2002

Infinium

Flavor: Light and dry with a crisp clean malt character, and delicate fruit and spice notes
Color: Pale golden with a sparkling effervescence, 8 SRM
Original Gravity: 20.5° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 10.3%ABV - 8.1%ABW
Calories/12 oz.: 278
IBUs: 10
Malt Varieties: Custom blend of two-row malted barley, malted spring white wheat, and malted oats
Hop Varieties: Hallertau Mittlefrueh, Spalt Spalter, Tettnang Tettnanger and Hersbrucker Noble Hops
Yeast Strain: Samuel Adams ale yeast, Belgian yeast
Availability: Limited Release Holiday 2010
First Brewed: 2010

Imperial Pilsner

Flavor: This beer is a hop lover’s dream come true. An explosion of Noble hop aroma and flavor displayed in a stronger version of a pale malty pilsner style beer.
Color: Hazy gold
Original Gravity: 21° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 8.5%ABV – 6.6%ABW
Calories/12 oz.: 290
Malt Varieties: Samuel Adams two-row pale malt blend
Hop Variety: Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops
Yeast Strain: Samuel Adams lager yeast
Availability: Limited release
First Brewed: 2005

Millennium

Flavor: Sweet and warming with intense notes of vanilla, wood, caramel, and spice. Aging has given this beer a velvety smoothness with beautiful orange liqueur aroma.
Color: Red to amber, 30 SRM
Original Gravity: 37° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 20%ABV - 16%ABW
Calories/12 oz.: 530
Malt Varieties: Two-row Harrington, Caramel 60, Caramel 120, and Vienna malts
Hop Variety: Spalt Spalter, Tettnang Tettnanger, and Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops
Yeast Strain: Two proprietary Samuel Adams ale yeasts
Availability: Single batch (3,000 barrels)
First Brewed: 1999

Triple Bock

Flavor: A unique flavor of vintage port, old sherry and fine cognac. Layers of dark fruit, wood and vanilla.
Color: Ruby black, 200 SRM
Original Gravity: 40° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 18% ABV - 14.4%ABW
Calories/12 oz.: 340
Malt Varieties: Two-row Harrington and chocolate malts
Hop Variety: Tettnang Hallertauer Noble hops
Yeast Strain: Two Samuel Adams yeasts
Availability: Limited release
First Brewed: 1994

The Bayou in Salt Lake serves the Utopia... for $275.00 a bottle! Not sure I'll be trying that one anytime soon!!

[Hartsock]

No I have not, but when you buy some let me know and I'll come polish a few off and tell you what I think.

[Gameface]

I'm not really into super high ABV beers. They're interesting, just not my thing. Not something I would pay ridiculous amounts of money for.

[UGLI baby]

I don't think I've had a beer that's over like, 9%

[Gameface]

I don't think I've had a beer that's over like, 9%

When I first started making beer I pretty much made everything 8% or more. Beers that were not meant to be high ABV. I made a brown porter at like 11%. It was pretty horrible. I started liking the beer I made a lot more once I backed off the alcohol content. Now I typically stick to making beers from 4-6%. But I am planning a Russian Imperial Stout that I'm calling "Rockwell Invincibility Stout" at about 10%. Hope it doesn't suck.

[UGLI baby]

Anybody tried Uinta's crooked beers?

I've had the Detour, want to try the Labyrinth.

They're like 9-14% ABV

[Hartsock]

Kind of off topic ... I had a Maui Brothers(?) Coconut Porter this weekend ... It was ok ..... Had a moose drool and it was borderline perfect.

[HeavenHarris]

i like virgil's root beer bros has anyone tried it