Released every two years, with a 28% ABV, Samuel Adams’ coveted ‘event craft beer’ Utopias will not be coming to Georgia any time soon.

Fortune Magazine's Chris Morris reports that per his research, almost every craft beer lover has a "whale list" of beers they would love to taste, "but which are challenging (if not virtually impossible) to find for one of several reasons.

“And near the top of almost every one of those lists is Samuel Adams Utopias.”

The prices for Utopias bottles start at $210 and Morris reports that many retailers “mark it up considerably.”

Historically, Sam Adams has distributed just 13,000-15,000 bottles of Utopias.

“That makes it hard to find,” Morris writes, “But it’s even harder if you live in one of the 15 states where it’s illegal for stores to sell Utopias, generally because of its sky-high ABV.”

Vendors in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia refuse to sell the beer.

Morris writes, “That’s a shame because Utopias is unlike pretty much any other beer on the market.” He goes on to explain, “It’s not carbonated as the alcohol levels devour any CO2.

“Its taste is akin to a fine liquor, with a sweetness like a port or cognac and a smooth, almost buttery, malt-filled finish. And the recommended serving size is one ounce.”

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