Bull Testicles, Roadkill & 19 More Beers Flavors You Won’t Believe Exist
Goat brains. Seaweed. Hemp. These are the sort of ingredients making up the world’s craziest beers. They test limits, push flavor boundaries and leave us scratching our heads. (Really, whose idea was it to use bull testicles in beer?)
Regardless of your beer preference, these odd balls are sure to shock and intrigue. From insanely high ABV contents to super spicy chili ales, these are 21 of the most eccentric beers around.
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Roadkill Beer
Brewdog created The End of History as a 55% ABV Belgian blonde, and it’s served in the mouth of roadkill.
Picthx BrewDog
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Beard Beer
Rogue Ales used yeast from brewmaster John Maier’s beard to create Beard Beer. We repeat: beard yeast.
Picthx Rogue Ales
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Elephant Sh%* Beer
Coffee beans in beer: normal. Coffee beans in beer that were first pooped out by an elephant: disgustingly intriguing.
Picthx RocketNews24
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Oyster Stout
Oysters are shucked into this smooth stout during the brewing process, supposedly giving it a sweet kick.
Picthx The Porterhouse Brewing Company
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Coconut Curry Hefeweizen
A ton of spices and a bit of coconut makes for one mysteriously delicious ale.
Picthx Rate Beer
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Burke In The Bottle Smoked Sour & Rye Ale
This ain’t your regular beer by Sam Adams; Burke In The Bottle is brewed with 20 pounds of grilled sliced beef hearts.
Picthx Untappd
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Ghost Face Killah
Twisted Pine used six chilis in this beer — Fresno, serrano, Anaheim, habenero, jalapeño and ghost chiles. It’s like a ghost face killah for your taste buds.
Picthx Twisted Pine Brewing Company
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Mangalitsa Pig Porter
Right Brain Brewery nixed the bacon on this one and instead opted for smoked pig heads and bones to give this porter a meaty kick.
Picthx Untappd
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Key Lime Pie Beer
Fresh limes, milk sugar, graham cracker, and marshmallow fluff. All is right in the world, thanks to Short’s Brewing Company.
Picthx Short’s Brewing Company
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Spirulina Wit Beer
This Rye Wit is green because its main ingredient is — wait for it — Spirulina (algae).
Picthx Untappd
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Goat Brain Beer
Made in honor of “The Walking Dead”, Walker beer stays true to its gruesome roots and features smoked goat brains.
Picthx Instagram
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Snake Venom Beer
Proceed with caution: Snake Venom is made with champagne and beer yeasts and smoked peat malt to achieve its insane 67.5% ABV.
Picthx Brewmeister
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Vostok Space Beer
Carbonation is a tricky thing in zero gravity, so 4 Pines took their Dry Irish Stout and made it into a a brew drinkable in space. Trippy.
Picthx 4 Pines Beer
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Hemp Beer
Cannabia is the first legal beverage to have hemp as its main ingredient. Note: NOT weed beer.
Picthx Cannabia
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Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout
This stout is trickery at its finest. The beer is brewed with bulls’ testicles, not oysters.
Picthx BeerPulse
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Chipotle Ale
Tons of chipotle peppers give this brew a very spicy bite. Not for the faint of heart.
Picthx Rogue Ales
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Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Pretzel, Raspberry & Chocolate Ale
Rogue created this dessert in a bottle with chocolate, raspberry extract and pretzels. Genius.
Picthx Rogue Ales
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Rosabi Imperial Pale Ale
Wasabi is the star of this rose-colored pale ale, complimented by a touch of Louisiana red rice.
Picthx Dogfish Head
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Mustard Beer
Brouwerij Smisje in Belgium brewed this ale with mustard seeds to give it, well, a definitive mustard taste.
Picthx Rate Beer
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Seaweed Ale
Heather Ales Kelpie begins with fresh seaweed in its mash, making this chocolate ale a very odd flavor combo.
Picthx Williams Bros. Brewing Co.
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Cat Poop Coffee Stout
Apparently using coffee that’s been pooped out of an animal is sort of common (i.e.: elephant sh%* beer). This stout uses coffee beens that have passed through a civet cat.
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