Carlsberg Vintage 3 ($340)
Limited to a run of about 1,000 tasty bottles, this “pale barley wine” is the result of a collaboration between six brewers from four different European countries. Brewmaster Morten Ibsen claims the beer “tastes as wonderful as the angels sing.” We’re not sure about that, but we do know the full flavor and body is similar to a dessert wine. The bottles themselves aren’t just meant for breaking over the heads of street toughs — they’re commissioned works of art that represent what the city of Carlsberg will look like in the future, just as the beer itself is supposed to represent the future of brewing. We just hope that doesn’t mean the future will consist of $2,040 six packs.
