Samuel Adams Releases Utopias 2025 with 30% ABV
Samuel Adams has unveiled Samuel Adams Utopias 2025, the 14th release of this barrel-aged extreme beer.
With a 30% ABV, Utopias 2025 is one of the strongest beers ever brewed, and as a result, is illegal in 15 states.
This limited-edition beer is bottled in individually numbered ceramic vessels at a suggested retail cost of $240 each.
“When we first began the Utopias journey over thirty years ago, we set out to explore the limits of what beer could be,” says Jim Koch, founder and brewer of Samuel Adams. “Reaching 30% ABV is a remarkable milestone for Utopias — not for the number itself, but for what it represents: the relentless pursuit of craft without compromise. Every vintage, barrel, and bottle reflects decades of experimentation, innovation, and collaboration, delivering a sipping experience that is truly unparalleled, collectible, memorable and worth the wait.”
Sam Adams has brewed 24% to 28% ABV+ beers since its first release in 2001. Utopias use a blend of proprietary yeasts that can withstand the conditions.
The barrel-aged ale blends vintages aged up to 30 years and achieves its flavor through a blend of liquids finished in Irish Whiskey, Amarone and White Port barrels, along with traditional Ruby Port, Carcavelos, Cognac and Scotch casks. The result is flavors of caramel, oak, dried fruit, smoke and citrus, according to brewery notes.
The production journey first begins at the Samuel Adams Cincinnati Brewery, where the beer is brewed and fermented. Next, it moves to the Utopias Vault at the Pennsylvania Brewery in a 6,000-square-foot, climate-controlled space for barrel aging. After achieving the desired age, brewers blend it with vintage Utopias at the Boston Bier Keller, and the beer is finally bottled at Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware.
Each bottle is intended as a collectible, with the numbering system corresponding to employee hire order – the first bottle belonging to founder and brewer Jim Koch.
The beer behaves as a fine spirit, as the bottle can be resealed to enjoy at a later date and should not be refrigerated.
While it is illegal to sell in 15 states, the beer is legal in 35 states, including California, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania and more. It’s available now for a suggested retail price of $240 per 24.5-ounce bottle.
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