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So I bought this $200 bottle of "beer" before the millenium. It is supposed to be absolutely amazing. I didn't get divorced over it (time heals all wounds) but it was close.
I intended on cracking it open during a New Years bash. Then I flip flopped to holding onto it until one of my daughters gets married (another 15-20 yrs).
These things were very hard to get for awhile when they first came out and as time has gone on, they are even harder. The brew was only 3000 bottles originally, all hand signed by Jim Koch himself. I would have to think there are only a few hundred left since they were released 13 years ago. They are basically the precursor to Sam Adams Utopias. With the Utopias, they brewed like 8,000 and those are not readily available except on Ebay. They are like $200-$800 each. I can't even find a Millenium for sale, but I'd surmise there are only a few hundred left in existence.
So they were going for $999 before the Y2K, they have gone as high as $5,000 for charity. You can't even buy them retail anymore. I know it's only worth what someone is paying for it, (and this is a tough economy at best) but anyone have any ideas?
http://www.samueladams.com/enjoy-our-beer/beer-detail.aspx?id=f8a2114b-e36f-4d8d-a1a4-7b4e497e283b
Warm and sweet with a rich malt and wood complexity.
Samuel Adams® Millennium is an example of the brewers' art at its most remarkable: a rich though very drinkable brew with flavors of malt and oak with overtones of vanilla, butterscotch, pear, and a hint of cinnamon. Noble hops give Samuel Adams Millennium a touch of herbal and orange rind-like bitterness that delivers a balanced finish. Served at cellar temperature (about 60°) in two ounce servings, Samuel Adams Millennium makes a wonderful after dinner drink.
Flavor: Sweet and warming with intense notes of vanilla, wood, caramel, and spice. Aging has given this beer a velvety smoothness with beautiful orange liqueur aroma.
Color: Red to amber
Original Gravity: 37° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 20%ABV - 16%ABW
Calories/12 oz.: 530
Malt Varieties: Two-row Harrington, Caramel 60, Caramel 120, and Vienna malts
Hop Variety: Spalt Spalter, Tettnang Tettnanger, and Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops
Yeast Strain: Two proprietary Samuel Adams ale yeasts
Availability: Single batch (3,000 barrels)
First Brewed: 1999
I intended on cracking it open during a New Years bash. Then I flip flopped to holding onto it until one of my daughters gets married (another 15-20 yrs).
These things were very hard to get for awhile when they first came out and as time has gone on, they are even harder. The brew was only 3000 bottles originally, all hand signed by Jim Koch himself. I would have to think there are only a few hundred left since they were released 13 years ago. They are basically the precursor to Sam Adams Utopias. With the Utopias, they brewed like 8,000 and those are not readily available except on Ebay. They are like $200-$800 each. I can't even find a Millenium for sale, but I'd surmise there are only a few hundred left in existence.
So they were going for $999 before the Y2K, they have gone as high as $5,000 for charity. You can't even buy them retail anymore. I know it's only worth what someone is paying for it, (and this is a tough economy at best) but anyone have any ideas?
http://www.samueladams.com/enjoy-our-beer/beer-detail.aspx?id=f8a2114b-e36f-4d8d-a1a4-7b4e497e283b
Warm and sweet with a rich malt and wood complexity.
Samuel Adams® Millennium is an example of the brewers' art at its most remarkable: a rich though very drinkable brew with flavors of malt and oak with overtones of vanilla, butterscotch, pear, and a hint of cinnamon. Noble hops give Samuel Adams Millennium a touch of herbal and orange rind-like bitterness that delivers a balanced finish. Served at cellar temperature (about 60°) in two ounce servings, Samuel Adams Millennium makes a wonderful after dinner drink.
Flavor: Sweet and warming with intense notes of vanilla, wood, caramel, and spice. Aging has given this beer a velvety smoothness with beautiful orange liqueur aroma.
Color: Red to amber
Original Gravity: 37° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 20%ABV - 16%ABW
Calories/12 oz.: 530
Malt Varieties: Two-row Harrington, Caramel 60, Caramel 120, and Vienna malts
Hop Variety: Spalt Spalter, Tettnang Tettnanger, and Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops
Yeast Strain: Two proprietary Samuel Adams ale yeasts
Availability: Single batch (3,000 barrels)
First Brewed: 1999
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