On 5/25/18 9:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/25/2018 8:58 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 25 May 2018 07:35:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 5/25/2018 7:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 24 May 2018 20:05:50 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 5/24/2018 6:42 PM, Bill wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/24/2018 3:57 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/24/18 3:46 PM, Tim wrote:
John H
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It's funny, the Dutch feel the same way about Heineken. They
say it's
brewed for Americans
.......
It is. It’s all watered down. 7% alcohol here, 40% there...



Unlikely.


Could be but not likely Heinekens.Â* The record in Europe for
alcohol content in beer is "Snake Vemon", a Scottish brew
with an alcohol content of 67.5 percent.




Lots of places in the USA beer is limited to about 10%.Â*Â* Have to
call it
something else if over that.Â*Â* Ale, malt liquor, etc.



The newest version (2017) of Sam Adams Utopias is 28% alcohol and is
marketed as "high alcohol beer".Â* $200 a bottle.Â* But, you are right,
it is illegal in eleven states.Â*Â* Legal in MA though.


Ah, that explains the extremely stringent gun control laws in MA.



I can assure you from experience that Utopias is supposed to be
sipped like a liqueur and only in small amounts.Â* Trying to
drink it like regular beer can be life threatening.Â* :-)


I don't drink, but if someone offerred me a taste, I'd try it just
based on the comments you've made
about it. I thought I'd found a good deal on it, 'til I read more
closely.

https://www.ebay.com/i/222986100962?chn=ps

I suppose this is more like it.

https://www.liquorstore-online.com/6...caAsxvEALw_wcB


I'll have to pass on the whole bottle I'm afraid.



$75 for the empty bottle?Â*Â* People on eBay will try to sell anything.

The eBay listing for a full bottle in your link is a rip-off.Â* They
don't sell for that much money.Â* Retailers sell it for $200.


My late father-in-law was a collector of "foreign" beer bottles, though
he wasn't much of a drinker. He had at least 100 bottles from different
brands and countries. My contribution was an empty Montello beer bottle
a buddy found for me in south Texas. It was a beer brewed in the Yucatan
Peninsula. The brand was bought out and disappeared for a while. I drank
a few on my first trip to Cancun and thought it was very tasty. My Texas
buddy said a few years ago the brand had been "revived," but it wasn't
the same.