With a price tag of $240 per bottle, and an alcohol level of 28% ABV,
Utopias is banned in 15 states.
BOSTON, Oct. 31,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its introduction in 2001,
Samuel Adams Utopias® has earned its reputation as one
of the world's strongest, most mysterious, and sought-after beers.
Its ruby black color and lack of carbonation suggest a vintage
Port, while its high alcohol level begins to approach a fine
Cognac.
As Founder and Brewer Jim Koch explains, "We are delighted to
announce the arrival of Utopias 2023, which continues our tradition
of surprising beer lovers. It is brewed not distilled, and it is
definitely beer!"
"In the 1990s the big brewers were competing to make lighter and
lighter beers, but I was drawn to the darker, richer end of the
beer spectrum. We brewed Samuel Adams
Double Bock in 1988, and then a Triple Bock in 1994. These
beers are pioneers in the Extreme Beer movement. After the 1999
release of Millenium, we challenged ourselves to create an even
stronger, more distinctive beer. Enter Utopias in 2001!"
Utopias 2023 Brewing
Now released every two years, Utopias is a blend of multiple
batches of the brewery's earlier Extreme Beers which are further
aged in multiple types of barrels. Utopias has always been aged in
charred whiskey casks, and this year the Sam Adams brewers expanded
the kinds of barrels for more complex flavors.
In addition to American bourbon barrels, we use imported Scotch
and peated whisky barrels. The peated Scotch barrels add a wisp of
smoke to the flavor, while Ruby Port
and Carcavelos casks from Portugal
and Cognac barrels from France
bring dark fruit notes. New to Utopias 2023 are the barrels from
Pineau des Charentes – a rare, fortified French aperitif wine from
western France. While Utopias 2023
has European roots, it's a distinctively American innovation.
Brewed in Ohio, Aged in
Pennsylvania, Blended in
Massachusetts, Bottled in
Delaware
Samuel Adams has grown over the last 39 years, and to celebrate
this – as well as the motto for Boston Beer "Together We Are Heavy"
– each Utopias 2023 is brewed so that the teams of Boston Beer
coworkers in all four states contribute to the final product.
It is brewed and fermented at the Samuel Adams Cincinnati
Brewery, moved to the beautiful cask room at the Samuel Adams
Pennsylvania Brewery for aging, then sampled and blended with
previous vintage Utopias in the Samuel Adams Bier Keller at the
Boston Brewery. Finally, it is shipped to the Dogfish Head Brewery
in Delaware to be bottled. Utopias
is packaged in ceramic bottles fabricated by Brazilian artisans
that look like a classic copper brew kettle. This extraordinary
beer is a labor of love and true team effort.
How to indulge in Utopias 2023
This extreme barrel-aged beer is recommended to be served in a
two-ounce portion served at room temperature in a sniffer to
capture all the aromas. Samuel Adams Utopias® 2023 can
be found at select specialty beer and liquor stores starting
October 30th for a
suggested retail price of $240 per
24.5-ounce bottle.
Illegal in 15 states – but perfectly legal in 35!
Given it clocks in at 28% ABV, many states have laws regulating
the maximum legal ABV for beer and is illegal in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New
Hampshire, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South
Carolina, Utah,
Vermont, and West Virginia. Prices vary by market and
availability is limited.
ABOUT SAMUEL ADAMS: THE BEER
Samuel Adams is a leading independent, American craft brewer that
helped to launch the craft beer revolution. The brewery began in
1984 when Founder and Brewer Jim Koch used a generations-old family
recipe to brew beer in his kitchen. Inspired and unafraid to
challenge conventional thinking about beer, Jim brought the recipe
to life and started sampling the beer in Boston with hopes drinkers would appreciate
the complex, full flavor. He named the flagship brew Samuel
Adams Boston Lager in recognition of one of our nation's
founding fathers, a revolutionary man of independent and pioneering
spirit. Today, Samuel Adams is one of the world's most awarded
breweries and remains focused on crafting the highest quality beers
through innovation and experimentation in the relentless pursuit of
better. Samuel Adams remains dedicated to elevating and growing the
American craft beer industry overall, including providing education
and support for entrepreneurs and fellow brewers through its
philanthropic program, Brewing the American Dream, which helps
others pursue their American Dream. For more information,
visit www.SamuelAdams.com or follow @SamuelAdamsBeer.
ABOUT BOSTON BEER
COMPANY
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) began in 1984
brewing Samuel Adams beer and the Samuel Adams brand is currently
recognized as one of the largest and most respected craft beer
brands. Our portfolio of brands also includes Truly Hard Seltzer,
Twisted Tea, Angry Orchard Hard Cider, Dogfish Head Brewery, and
Hard Mountain Dew, as well as other craft beer brands such as Angel
City Brewery and Coney Island Brewing. For more information, please
visit our investor relations website at www.bostonbeer.com,
which includes links to all of our respective brand websites.
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