[69franx]

Tried this a couple months ago. Very special taste treat for a local brewery opening. Never had anything like it before (and probably can't afford it again anytime soon!) 3 oz taste at the bar shared amongst 4 of us. Just loved it!
If you can find it( and have the funds) I highly recommend it( to paraphrase Ferris Bueller)


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[dkfick]

Yeah I got a bottle of the 2013 for my birthday... Have not opened it.  I've tried 4-5 years of it.  It was a thoughtful gift but I don't think it's worth the $ they charge for it.  I'm still waiting on my 'free' glass to drink it out of.  They can't ship it to Michigan so I had to have it shipped to someone else in IL, and last I went and visited them I forgot my glass.

[udubdawg]

my friend's review of Utopias was "a rabid alcohol-soaked rat clawing its way down my throat"

...I don't think it's that bad - basically the rat isn't rabid - but it's definitely not my thing.

[HoosierBrew]

my friend's review of Utopias was "a rabid alcohol-soaked rat clawing its way down my throat"

...I don't think it's that bad - basically the rat isn't rabid - but it's definitely not my thing.

High praise      A helluva bargain for a few hundred $$ then.

[dkfick]

I've always enjoyed it but I can't say I've loved it. 

[reverseapachemaster]

I thought it had interesting flavor but just way too sweet to enjoy it. I was given a half ounce for free at a tasting and that was about as much as I ever want of it.

[erockrph]

Supposedly this is the evolution of their old Triple Bock. Sounds like it hasn't evolved too far. At least they got the teriyaki sauce thing cleaned up.

[tschmidlin]

I've had it twice, two separate years.  I think it is awesome.

[euge]

I had this the first year it came out. Was like 20% beer syrup and not very impressive. I was a bit angry because a small bottle was $20 and that would buy quite a bit of beer back then.

And haven't heard much positive about Utopia since.

[Stevie]

Split a bottle with some club mates 7 or 8 years ago. Wouldn't buy a bottle myself, but it was worth the $5 per investment.

[Joe Sr.]

I had this the first year it came out. Was like 20% beer syrup and not very impressive. I was a bit angry because a small bottle was $20 and that would buy quite a bit of beer back then.

And haven't heard much positive about Utopia since.

I think you're recalling the Triple Bock.  Small blue bottle, right?

I had several vintages, back in the day, but never really enjoyed them.  It was a lot like alcoholic soy sauce.

I split a bottle of Utopia on my birthday a few years back when it first came out.  I have no recollection of what it tasted like at that point.

[euge]

Yes it was the triple bock in the slender blue bottle and a cork to boot! Isn't Utopia just the serial continuation? Different bottle tho.

[tschmidlin]

Having tried the alcoholic soy sauce, I don't think triple bock and Utopias taste anything alike.

[james]

Having tried the alcoholic soy sauce, I don't think triple bock and Utopias taste anything alike.

I'd agree with that.  I also wouldn't pay money for either one

[jeffy]

I still have a couple bottles of Triple Bock from 1995.
I've had Utopias about three times, once when Jamil was celebrating winning Ninkasi, once when a bunch of us pitched in and shared a bottle and once that I can't remember, but it was at an NHC.