shonky
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You may call me an uneducated buffon but this is taking a beer where it doesn't belong IMHO....
Have to disagree Matti. Now I know this beer isn't to everyone's tastes (I absolutely LOVE it, my favourite Aussie brewed beer) but I think it is a good thing that beer can be pulled in many different directions. I believe it can only be a positive thing for the boundaries of beer to be stretched.
I was lucky enough to try Utopia from Sam Adams brewery in the states while down at the Ballarat Uni, it was the 2003 vintage and 25% alc! (I think this years' version is 27% and the strongest beer in the world). It was definately as far removed from 'beer' as antything I have ever tried but delicious none-the-less.
It tasted like a maple syrupy port and I reckon it would have gone really well with blue cheese. (at about 200USD a 330ml bottle I suppose you would expect it to be pretty special!)
Saying that I also tried their triple bock which was by far the most disgusting beer I have ever tried.
IMO it would be a boring world if we can't experiment with the limits of what people expect beer to be like.
Cheers and a merry xmas to all ahbers.