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Extreme beers on tap at The Shamrock

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Derek Anderson with The Shamrock pub at 2257 Ringling Blvd. in Sarasota e-mailed me that his pub tapped a keg of Dogfish Head's World Wide Stout, which at 18 percent alcohol is one of the strongest beers in the world. It's also one of the most expensive: a 12-ounce bottle is about $10 retail.

I last had this beer in 2005. From my BeerAdvocate review:

"Wow. A massive alcohol flavor is followed by a subtle roasted malt and syrupy taste. There's a great fiery aftertaste that burns in my mouth and belly. This is as far from a session beer as they get. I bet it will take me an hour to drink this 12-ounce bottle. You could almost call this stout-flavored booze."

Anderson also wrote that the pub will be getting a keg of Bell's Hopslam. He'll let me know when they tap it.

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Alan Shaw

Alan Shaw has been a fan of craft beer for more than a decade. He is partial to hops and has been an editor at the Herald-Tribune since 1997. He can be reached at (941) 361-4914, by email or mail at 1741 Main St., Sarasota, FL 34236. Follow him at @alancshaw on Twitter and on Facebook.
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Kat
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 3:43 pm

WWS on draft! Yay! The CnB got it, but it was gone before I could get in there.

They have also recently had, and may still, Avery's The Beast and the admittedly less-extreme, but still delicious, Oskar Blues Ten Fidy on draft.

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Kat
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 3:44 pm

(And by "they," I mean the 'rock.)