I posted a story recently about a beer made with bull balls:
HERE
And it got me thinking of all the strange alcoholic beverages I've seen on my forays through the intertubes throughout the years. So in the Halloween spirit I'm doing something differently and am making a top ten list (not necessarily in order) of some of the worlds strangest brews. CHEERS!
#10. Chicha - Beer made with saliva:
“You need to convert the starches in the corn into fermentable sugars,”
the always entertaining Mr. Calagione said by phone from his
headquarters in Rehoboth Beach. “One way is through the malting process.
But another way — there are natural enzymes in human saliva and by
chewing on corn, whether they understood the science of it, ancient
brewers through trial and error learned that the natural enzymes in
saliva would convert the starch in corn into sugar, so it would ferment.
It may sound a little unsavory. ...”
Read more on Chicha
HERE
#9. Gecko Lizard Wine:
"Lizard wine from China tastes a little like brandy. It apparently improves eyesight and as a bonus can protect against evil spirits.
A
green-hued, brandy-like liquor, it is produced by fermenting rice wine
in a cask [for over a year] with a generous helping of geckos and ginseng."
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#8. Snake Bile Wine:
"Snake bile wine is usually served fresh at some of the nicer Vietnamese
restaurants. The waiter slices open a live snake to get at the
gallbladder inside and the bile in the snake’s gallbladder is mixed into
a glass of rice wine and served as an aperitif. The drink is usually
served before a dinner prepared from the rest of the snake. With a
reputation for not only getting you drunk, but also making you virile
this snake bile wine is said to bless the drinker with a variety of
other health benefits."
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#7. Goat Placenta Wine:
A nutrient healthy wine for women and men.
Goat placenta wine helps strengthen the immunity of human body to prolong aging
1.Brewed and prepared with the active distillate elements extracted from
the placenta of 5month old black "Dongshan "goat of Hainan ,adding many
precious Chinese medical material.
Order a bottle of it
HERE
#6. Sourtoe Cocktails:
"Established in 1973, the Sourtoe Cocktail has
become a Dawson City tradition. The original rules were that the toe
must be placed in a beer glass full of champagne, and that the toe must
touch the drinker's lips during the consumtion of the alcohol before he
or she can claim to be a true Sourtoer. The rules have changed in the
past twenty-seven years. The Sourtoe can be had with any drink now (even
ones that aren't alcoholic), but one rule remains the same. The
drinker's lips must touch the toe. " You can drink it fast, you can
drink it slow-- But the lips have gotta touch the toe."
The Sourtoes are actual human toes that have been dehydrated and preserved in salt. Swallowing one is not suggested."
Here is the Sourtoe Cocktail Club website, and interesting place to visit:
http://www.sourtoecocktailclub.com/sourtoe.html
#5. Baby Mouse Wine:
"To make baby mice wine, stuff rodents no more than three days old into a
bottle of rice wine and let stew for a year. The tonic is believed to
be an all-purpose cure for everything from asthma to liver disease."
They say it tastes kind of like gasoline. I wonder if they eat them like some do Tequila worms?
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One more photo, muahaha!
#4. Cannabis Liquors:
There are a few more of these too!
"So you like smoking weed (not that anyone here is endorsing it). Still,
why not drink it, then, too? In Holland, you can, and it’s perfectly
legal — especially if you stumble upon Kierewiet, served in many
establishments in Amsterdam. Touted as a digestif, Kierewiet is really
more like a cannabis cocktail, bearing a strong green color, a bold
marijuana leaf on the label, and containing 14.5% alcohol."
SOURCE
I suppose drinking Marijuana booze would make you hungry (give you the munchies) wouldn't it? So after drinking it you can have...
#3. Pizza Beer:
"Pizza Beer" IS A DEBRIS FREE product. The Margarita pizza is put into the mash & steeped like
a tea bag. A whole wheat crust made with water, flour & yeast is topped with tomato, oregano, basil & garlic.
The essence of the pizza spices is washed off with hot water and filtered into a brewpot, where it is boiled for a long,
long time. During the process, we add hops & spices in a cheesecloth type bag & filter the cooled liquid into a
fermentation vessel. (big glass 6 gallon water jug). After a week or two, the beer is good to go. Keg it or bottle it."
Order it here from their website:
http://www.mammamiapizzabeer.com/main.php
#2. Snake And Scorpion Wine:
"Snake
and scorpion wines are also known as a natural medicine used to treat
different health problems such as back pain, rheumatism, lumbago and
other health conditions.
These rice-based liquors are also considered to be a strong natural aphrodisiac.
While
you might baulk at the idea of giving your other half a bottle for
Valentine's Day, the drink has been touted as one of the most manly
beverages ever made."
The above photo is actually camel Airag
"Mare’s milk is stored in a cow’s stomach near the entrance of each
family’s yurt, or nomadic tent, and left to ferment until it reaches
close to 5% alcohol content. An average person can drink
as much as 5 liters of the stuff in a day, and their passion for it
means that Mongolia also has one of the highest incidences of cirrhosis
of the liver anywhere in the world.
HOW DOES IT TASTE? Imagine watery, sour yogurt with an aroma of equine piss. This is worse.
Well I hope you are not too thirsty after this post. :) If you can think of any other super strange brews let me know in the comments section.
