The End of History

Brewdog Creates New "World's Strongest Beer"

Filed under: Spirits

Scottish microbrewery BrewDog has created what it's claiming is the most alcoholic, most expensive beer in the world. It's called "The End of History", and has an alcohol content of 55 percent ABV. Cost: £500 for a bottle. (Their previous world's strongest beer offering, unveiled last year, was called Tactical Nuclear Penguin.)

The name comes from a quote by philosopher Francis Fukuyama, who claimed, "What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particular period of post-war history, but the end of history as such."

The beer, which comes infused with juniper berries and highland nettles, is being produced in a limited run of just 12 bottles. Brewdog achieves the high ABV by freezing the beer down to -70 celsius repeatedly. The water freezes before the alcohol does, and the ice crystals are extracted, concentrating the flavor and the alcohol content.

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