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.
Source: foodbeast
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