By: Billy Beerslugger
The Samuel Adams Imperial White is basically the White Ale that’s available in the Spring only on Steroids and HGH. It’s 10.3% alcohol by volume. Had 5 of them and Friday night and they are kind of hard to get down the gullet.
The 10.3% abv easily dwarfs Molson XXX’s 7.3% as the strongest beer I’ve profiled on here. Kind of tastes like vodka a little.
From the website:
- Color: Hazy Amber
- Original Gravity: 24.6° P
- ABV / ABW: 10.3% ABV / 7.9% ABW
- BUs: 15
- SRM: 14
- Calories per 12 oz.: 328
- Serving Temperature: 52° – 57°
- Malt Type and Varieties: Two-row Harrington, Metcalfe and Malted Wheat
- Hop Varieties: Hallertau Mittelfrueh
- Yeast Strain: Top-Fermenting Ale yeast
- First Brewed: 2009
- Availability: Year Round
Apparently they tell you that you should sip it and enjoy it more like a wine, I happened to chug the first one on a dare before knowing the alcohol content. It was formula for getting instantly wasted. I was supposed to go to the bar but after finishing my 3rd Imperial White (plus pre-gaming with 5-6 Yuengling) I was told I starting slurring my words. Also at 328 calories a beer I probably gained a pound or 5.
I ‘m thinking about doing some kind of ranking system for the beer posts but I’m way too lazy for that right now. Something I’ll keep up in the old noodle though.