The strongest beer in the world is Snake Venom Snake Venom brewed by Brewmeister Brewery, but this title is often disputed for various reasons.
Snake Venom
Founded in 2012 in Aberdeenshire with a student loan by beer enthusiasts, the Scottish microbrewery Brewmeister has often been in the news for brewing unusual craft beers. From its beginnings with its Armageddon beer, which claimed to be the strongest beer in the world, surpassing even spirits such as whisky with its 65% alcohol content, major problems arose as there was no consistency in the final result, which could range from 22% to 15.2% alcohol. Whether this was a scam or a mistake, only the brewers themselves know. As if that weren't enough, in 2013, Brewmeister went on to produce the famous Snake Venom, a strong beer with an alcohol content of 67.5% and even a warning label.
This brew is made from a base of smoked peat malt with two types of yeast, beer and champagne. In terms of taste, it falls between a lager and a stout, with an oily amber colour and no head, and aromas of malt and alcohol. As expected, it is very strong in the mouth, but there are hints of malt, caramel and hops with no bitterness. We recommend buying it and sharing it with others if you want to still be standing at the end of the tasting, which will also divide the cost of a once-in-a-lifetime tasting experience. One thing is certain, you will be a long way from a good Belgian pale ale, with its hoppy, barley malt and citrus notes. Here, you will taste a drink that is even more powerful than liqueur. An alcohol content too high to be true
The Scottish brewers Brewdog and Brewmeister have long fought over which of the two had the craft beer with the highest alcohol content. However, SafAle HA-18 yeast is one of the yeasts that allows the highest alcoholic fermentation, as it has an alcohol tolerance of 18%, so how is it possible to reach such heights at 67.5%? The Eisbok process? Yes, but no. Let us explain.
The eisbock process is a brewing technique that involves partially freezing the beer so that the alcohol and more concentrated juice are not frozen. This allows the frozen water to be removed, leaving only the best. Given that beer is 95% water, you can imagine that only a tiny fraction of this concentrated alcohol and beer is removed, and that this practice can be expensive. From Tactical Nuclear Penguin at 32% to Brewdog's The End of History at 55%, Brewmeister is still way ahead with its Snake Venom at 67.5%.
How is this gap possible and why didn't they continue the race? Simply because Brewdog announced that the limit had been reached and Brewmeister doesn't seem to be playing by the same rules. The reason? It seems that the snake venom brewer adds ethanol, i.e. pure alcohol, to its beer in order to achieve such a high alcohol content. Doing so would simply allow them to take centre stage with the title of ‘world's strongest beer’, but by adding alcohol to the beer, it immediately loses its status as beer. Ironic, isn't it?
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