During fermentation, several yeast strains are used, including one normally reserved for champagne. Noble hops - Hallertau Mittelfrueh, Spalt Spalter and Tettnang Tettnanger - are also added to lend complexity and balance. The brewers begin with a blend of two-row Caramel and Munich malts that impart a rich, deep amber color. Utopias is brewed using traditional methods. It was brewed again in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 20, producing brews that have reached 29 percent ABV. Utopias took “extreme” beer to a new level two years later, when it weighed in at 24 percent ABV. Triple Bock served as a model for Samuel Adams Millennium, a 21 percent ABV strong ale which commemorated the year 2000. Jim wanted to challenge the traditional opinion of what beer could be, and in 1994 he released Samuel Adams Triple Bock with 17.5 percent ABV. Utopias grew out of Samuel Adams founder and brewer Jim Koch’s passion for creating beers that are robust in flavor and employ innovative brewing and aging processes. Since its introduction in 2002, Utopias has become one of the most sought-after brews for beer fanatics.
The KMF brings a whole new spectrum of flavors and complexity to the beer, including brighter fruit notes like cherries and plums and just a little earthiness.” This year, as part of that exploration, we incorporated a touch of our Kosmic Mother Funk (KMF) in the recipe and really liked what we tasted. We are constantly checking in on it: tasting, comparing, blending vintage beers and trying different blends to see what might improve the flavor. Utopias 2013 weighs in at 28 percent alcohol by volume (ABV).įounder & Brewer Jim Koch’s thoughts on the addition of KMF: The resulting release of Utopias has notes of dark fruit like fig, subtle sweetness, and a deep rich malty smoothness. The 2013 release also spent time in Port casks from Portugal, which contribute elegant, dark fruit aromas. This additional aging process enhances the beer’s distinct notes of vanilla and maple. Perhaps it's also for this reason that many established American beers have a reputation of tasting like water.Utopias is known for its tobacco and darker fruit notes, and drinkers will continue to notice this character from previous batches, but the KMF blend (also used in Samuel Adams Barrel Room Collection beers) brings a whole new spectrum of flavors and complexity to the beer, including brighter fruit notes in the finish and just a hint of sourness which tones down the sweetness of the brew a bit.įor the 2013 batch, the brewers also aged a portion of the beer in hand-selected, single-use bourbon casks from the award-winning Buffalo Trace Distillery. For this reason, you also cannot buy any other absurdly alcoholic beers like Bremeister's Snake Venom, which Thrillist says dwarfs many spirits with its 67.5% ABV. The relatively low alcohol content of most beers is not solely due to the fermented ingredients, but due to regulation. Such an alcohol content in beer is illegal in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia. Namely, this Samuel Adams Utopias release has an ABV of 28%. In essence, Sam Adams Utopias are more like a scotch and have a price that reflects this.īut CNN also touches on a more pressing issue.
As CNN reports, only 13,000 bottles are produced once every two years, so they have a strong rarity value. In part, this is because the "suggested retail price" is $240 for a 25.4-ounce bottle. However, only some Americans have the opportunity to buy a bottle from this limited batch.
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