When Sam Adams brewmasters aren’t perfecting the mainstays, the board of directors lets them get experimental in the basement. The result is the Extreme Beers series, a collection of rare and unusual brews.
The Luxury Spot got to sample the latest extreme beer, Sam Adams Utopias 2009. Packaged in an eye catching copper kettle, Utopias is attracting a lot of attention. Fewer then 10,000 24oz bottles will be produced, at a suggested retail price of $120.00.
Sam Adams Utopias is rich and intense, with a 27% alcohol content by volume. It is brewed at a high gravity with malted barely and maple syrup.
Drinking Utopias is certainly not a typical beer experience. It has no head whatsoever, and two ounces of the deep amber liquid goes a long way. It has a sweet and woody flavor, with hints of caramel and a VERY alcoholic aftertaste. It tasted very much like a nice sherry or cognac, and the drinking experience was like sipping nuanced liquor.
Traditional beer drinkers might be taken aback at first, but once your palate acclimates it’s a flavorful and unusual experience. Definitely more for the connoisseurs, but if you are a fan of the Sam Adams brand and enjoy very intense spirits, pick one up for the holidays. The copper kettle will serve about 12 privileged friends.
Or one gluttonous drunk.
DrUNK!
I went on the brewery tour here in Boston and all I wanted to do was try it. Of course all they did was let us smell it. Apparently, you have to get it directly from a distributor…at least that is what they told us! Looks and smells great!
Where can I buy a bottle of this? I know its not cheap, I just want to know where to get my hands on some!
privaye collections only///// very expensive 600. range
Well, I have one of these Utopias and plan on opening it….. Well I don’t know when. I got it from a customer of mine who owns a package store… $185