Alcohol Content in Beer
Of course we understand Barley, Hops and Yeast. But when you start adding other ingredients, that’s when the taste can literally be anything you want and the alcohol content in beer becomes a significant number.
I used to jump out of airplanes when I was in a National Guard Airborne unit and one time, we had a jump with Germans. They jumped our guys so we got their wings and we jumped their guys so they got our wings. Then, that night we all sat down to some beer.
I had to ask, “So, what do you think of the beer?”
It was one of those questions that I knew the answer to already. But, I wanted to hear it. In broken English, the sentiment was that American beer is not as strong as German beer even when the beer that is being served is an American made beer from Germany.
But, that was years ago. We have American beers that are stepping up in alcohol content. Milwaukee’s Best Ice is at 5.9% which used to be pretty high. That is until Steel Reserve came weighing in at 8.1%, even though there are some 6.0% forms you can purchase.
Then, Samuel Adams announced its 9.0% earlier this year...Beer? Bigger beer? Bigger beer with more alcohol content? Thank you Sam Adams. There is even a 10.5% beer, but I’m not sure if that’s the Imperial Stout, Imperial White or Double Bock.
Either way, acohol content in beer is on the rise. We’ll keep you posted.
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If i’m not mistaken, back in 2002 Samuel Adams had the strongest commercially sold beer on the market. Let those German boy suck down a six pack of Utopias at 25.6% abv or Millennium at 20%.