On New Year’s Eve, sales of bargain-bin bubbles go through the roof. But for the price of a cheap bottle of actual Champagne (starting around $30-40, at the least), you could get yourself the real Champagne of beers, or even two bottles (Miller High Life? Nope. But it has its moments).
We mean high-quality, party-ready beers in 750ml bottles that are cork-and-cage topped, having undergone a secondary fermentation in the bottle. There are even some beers made using remuage anddégorgement, the “methode de champenoise” process of taking yeast out of the bottle. These champers-like brews up the alcohol to the 10-12% range, like versions from Belgium’s Malheur, and Bosteels, whose DeuS makes a great aperitif ($30; 11.5%abv), especially with oysters… CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY AT WEEKLY PINT
