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...damn the beer. Samuel Adams' $120 Utopias, in a ridiculous copper-covered 24-oz. (710 mL) bottle meant to resemble an old-fashioned brew kettle, looked like the perfect candidate for a smackdown. First off, it's barely a beer. It's not carbonated like a Bud but aged in oak barrels like scotch, and it has a vintage year, like a Bordeaux. It is also unbelievably delicious--like a port flavored with malt and a touch of bite from the hops, and somehow light, complex and free of any alcohol sting, despite having six times as much alcohol content...
...decided I was not willing to pay $180 for a bit of oil, no matter how good it is. Of course, I am not willing to pay $40,000 for a car either. But I now understand how a beer can be worth $100 and that a butter junkie isn't a reprobate for dropping $50 on a fix. And if you're somehow rich enough, there may be times when kicking back and enjoying an insanely expensive vinegar makes sense...
...Beer $120 24-oz. bottle of Samuel Adams Utopias...
...ULTIMATE TASTE TEST Our man samples some of the costliest comestibles [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] THE PRICE $120 24-oz. bottle of Samuel Adams Utopias beer $50 3-lb. container of the Best Butter on Earth $182 A set of two 500-mL bottles of Lambda olive oil WHY IT COSTS SO MUCH The brandy-colored beverage is a blend of malts aged in wood, then finished in sherry and Madeira casks The Five Star Butter Co. makes its lavish 83%-butterfat product from fresh, unpasteurized milk Hand-extracted from Koroneiki olives...
...Living in Playas has its challenges: six children in town are bused to Animas, 20 miles away, for school. It's 37 miles to the nearest supermarket, 85 miles to a two-screen movie theater. The town has a Baptist church and a bowling alley named Copper Pins, where beer and wine will go on sale next month for the first time. Resident Laine Vowell is asked, "You don't go nuts out here?" His answer: "Not at all. We visit a lot. Sunsets are beautiful. There are baby bobcats and other wildlife right in town. The deer trim...