With the repeal of Ohio’s ABV limit on beer taking effect today, BrewDog is celebrating by announcing that their 55% ABV The End of History will be the first beer brewed in their Canal Winchester brewery, slated to open in a few months.
The blond Belgian ale is infused with nettles from the Scottish Highlands and fresh juniper berries. To achieve The End of History’s record-breaking alcohol content, BrewDog’s brewers use an extreme freezing technique in which the beer is kept at temperatures well below freezing to separate the water from the solution. The process is then repeated dozens of times, requiring hundreds of gallons of beer to be reduced through the process to produce just enough for a handful of bottles.
The name The End of History derives from the famous work of philosopher Francis Fukuyama, implying that The End of History is to beer what democracy is to history. Only 12 bottles were originally produced in 2010, each coming with its own certificate and presented in a taxidermied squirrel. The bottles brewed in Columbus will also be served in dead squirrels. Yum.
The End of History will be made available exclusively to investors that pledge $20,000 or more to BrewDog’s Equity for Punks USA crowdfunding campaign.
“Having raised more than $1 million in the first 72 hours… we can see beer enthusiasts are chomping at the bit to invest in our mission’s expansion into America,” said brewery co-founder James Watts in a statement. “This release of The End of History marks a significant milestone for our homeland away from home, and invites investors to claim a piece of brewing history for themselves.”
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In the USA that is called freeze distillation and requires a distillers permit. It also needs to be a separate facility than the brewery as many wineries have found out. Also it likely can only be sold through the liquor outlets and through the state liquor system, not through the regular stores which cannot sell anything over 21% alcohol (42 proof). Distillers now can sell some through the distillery tasting room.