The Weird Beer Quiz

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The Weird Beer Quiz
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Brewers take all sorts of liberties with their favorite beverage, and sometimes their concoctions (or just the marketing) is downright bizarre. How much do you know about weird beers?
Short's Brew makes a Bloody Beer using what for added flavor?
red squash
blood Mary ingredients
beef blood
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It lacks the thick consistency of a Bloody Mary but has a lot of the taste.

A beer featuring sheep-dung-smoked whale testicles hails from a brewery in which country?
Australia
Iceland
England
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The Hvalur 2 uses fin whale testicles from a licensed butcher.

Precious is a Japanese beer that contains which odd ingredient?
collagen
pig snout
bone marrow
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It is marketed as a way to improve your skin quality; it was targeted towards Japanese women.

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Legacy Brewing Company once made a beer named after which "Transformers" character?
Ironhide
Megatron
Optimus Prime
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It was called "Hoptimus Prime" in a nod to its hoppy flavor.

"Joint Effort" is a beer made with hemp, in order to celebrate the legalization of marijuana in which state?
Colorado
Washington
Oregon
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It's made by Red Hook and Hilliard's and contains no THC.

How is Mamma Mia Pizza Beer made?
a whole margherita pizza is steeped in a bag like the ones used to make tea.
many, many artificial ingredients
bits of pizza are fermented in the bottle
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According to reviewers, the end result smells and tastes like pizza.

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"Lumpy Gravy," from Lagunitas Brewing Company, features which celebrity on the label?
Frank Zappa
PeeWee Herman
Kim Kardashian
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Zappa had an album with the same name.

Wynkoop Brewing Company makes a beer using bull testicles. What style of beer is it?
ale
stout
IPA
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The Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout features 25 pounds of roasted bull testicles.

What color is Nimble Lips Noble Tongue IPA, which is brewed with squid ink?
greyish
bluish
black
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It also has a briny taste that we can only guess is reminiscent of the sea.

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The Martians Kidnap Santa! Has what flavors in it?
ham
peppermint
egg nog
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It is made by Spring House Brewing Company in Pennsylvania.

Which well-known brewery makes Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale?
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Rogue Ales
New Belgium
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Rogue comes up with more than its share of interesting beer flavors.

What is the alcohol content of BrewDog's Tactical Nuclear Penguin?
24% ABV
32% ABV
46% ABV
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Some people say it tastes more like brandy than beer.

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How does the civet (a cat-like creature) contribute to the flavor of Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel breakfast stout?
It unearths a type of jungle soil that lends flavor to the beer.
It eats coffee beans and defecates them, and then they are used to brew the beer.
It digs up a rare tuber that brewers can then find and use for the brewing process.
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The digestive system of the civet gives the beans a prized (and pricey) flavor.

Sankt Gallen's Un, Kono Kuro also features defecated coffee beans. Which animal poops out these beans?
elephant
giraffe
parrot
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The Japanese beer was a very limited edition and sold out immediately.

What is the alcohol content of Hello Kitty beer?
about 2.5%
about 9%
about 18%
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The beer with the cartoon cat is not, however, available in North America.

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Right Brain Brewery turned heads in 2011 with a brew that included what in the ingredients?
bird droppings
horse intestines
pig heads and bones
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The company stresses that no bacon is used in its Mangalitsa Pig Porter, instead emphasizing the "head" and "bones" part.

New Belgium Brewing once made a Coconut Curry beer in which style?
lager
Hefeweizen
ale
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The spicy beer had an alcohol content of around 8%.

The "No Crusts" brown ale from Funky Buddha Brewery tastes like what?
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
a ham and cheese croissant
a sausage and cheese burrito
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The flavor is said to be eerily similar to the sandwich.

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Flying Dog Brewery's Pearl Necklace Chesapeake Stout contains what?
oysters
clams
lobster
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It gets good reviews and proceeds from your purchase go to oyster restoration projects.

How many different kinds of spicy peppers are used to make Ghost Face Killah chile beer?
six
four
two
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It is spicy enough to immediately give you the hiccups.

A brew called "The End of History" came wrapped in what?
a dead, stuffed squirrel
a slab of smoked salmon
a vampire bat's wing
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The whole bottle was stuffed into the squirrel's body; only a few were made and then sold for hundreds of dollars.

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What was the alcohol content of "The End of History," from BrewDog?
30% ABV
40% ABV
55% ABV
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Maybe the alcohol would make you forget you're drinking out of a squirrel.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery made Noble Rot, a beer that's crossed with what?
sour lemonade
more beer
wine
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The white grape/beer concoction results in a beer with a 9% alcohol content.

The Stallhagen Historic Beer 1843 is based on a 170-year-old bottle of beer found where?
in a buried treasure chest
in a shipwreck
in a cave
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In 2014, brewers relied on scientific analysis to recreate the beer.

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Where is Kelpie Seaweed Ale made?
California
Scotland
Florida
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It's actually a dark brown color, not green or blue.

What color is the Spirulina Wit, from Freetail Brewing Company?
bright red
green
white
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It's made with a green algae called spirulina, which lends the brew its emerald hue.

Why does Rogue call one of its wild ales, "Beard Beer?"
It tastes like beards.
The yeast comes from the brewer's beard.
The mash contains (thoroughly cleaned) beard hair.
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Some people say it tastes like a Belgian blonde ale with a bit of added tartness.

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What's the unique selling proposition behind Snake Venom, made by Brewmeister?
It has a high alcohol content.
It contains a touch of snake venom.
It contains fermented snake skin.
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The alcohol content tops 65%, making it one of the most potent beers ever.

The "Walker" beer from Dock Street Brewing Co. has what zombie-inspired ingredient?
goat brains
gunpowder
desperation
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They were all out of human brains.

The Sapporo Space Barley beer features barley with what special characteristic?
The barley traveled on the International Space Station.
The barley was grown in soil blended with dust from a meteorite.
The barley was grown in a vacuum.
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It was a limited edition (obviously) and six-packs cost around $100.

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