World’s Most Expensive Beer comes From Melted Antarctic Ice-WOW!!

A limited edition specialty beer made from pure Antarctic Ice was created as a fundraiser for the anti-whaling organization The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. A single bottle of Australian “Save The Whales” Antarctic Nail Ale recently sold for AUS$800 (US$813, €579) earning the title for the world’s most expensive beer.

The creator John Stallwood, 40, who runs Perth-based Nail Brewery, sold a bottle of limited edition Antarctic Nail Ale for 800 dollars at an auction benefiting the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

The sale earned it the new Guinness record for the Most Expensive Beer Produced in Modern Times, but Stallwood broke it after he sold another bottle for 1,850 dollars on Bondi Beach. Stallwood was asked what inspired him to create Antarctic Nail Ale, and he revealed that his brother-in-law Kevin McGinty is crew on the Sea Shepherd (the direct action sea-life protection ship that prowls Antarctica).Australia has some of the best breweries in the world. Most of our beers are about 4-5% alcohol and of varying styles. Australian microbreweries struggle to supply standard alcohol beers at competitive prices due to excise. Excise is paid on alcohol strength. The cheapest rate that microbreweries/consumers pay for a standard 4.6% full strength beer is over $1/litre of beer. This is for draught beer and bottled beer is a higher rate.