Revealed: The ‘world’s strongest beer’ is brewed in Scotland, costs £45 a bottle… and left one drinker with a ‘numb tongue’. So would YOU try it?

‘It tastes like burning.’

So said one beer reviewer after trying Scottish-brewed Beithir Fire which, with an extraordinary ABV (alcohol by volume) of 75 per cent, claims to be the world’s strongest beer.

Most beers have between three and five per cent alcohol content, so Beithir Fire comes with a bright yellow warning label stating that no more than 35ml should be drunk in one sitting.

The beer retails at £45.95 for a 330ml bottle and has a fire-breathing dragon on its label – a nod to its namesake. 

The unique tipple was created by 88 Brewery and was ‘born out of a relationship between two of Scotland’s most famous products, beer and distilled spirits’.

Beithir Fire retails at £45.95 for a 330ml bottle and has a fire-breathing dragon on its label – a nod to its namesake. It comes with a bright yellow warning label stating that no more than 35ml should be drunk in one sitting

According to the brewery’s website, the Scottish-style barley ale is brewed for two months and then blended with pure Scottish spirit before undergoing fermentation and triple filtration to remove all impurities.

The beer is described by 88 Brewery as having an initial kick that ‘heats the mouth and challenges the taste buds, followed by a hit of dried fruit and smokiness, with a very malted barley-like finish’.

And it’s not for the fainthearted.

The host of TikTok account @1minutebeerreview, ‘Dan’, swigged a 35ml glass of Beithir Fire and declared: ‘That’s really strong. It tastes like burning. My tongue is now numb.’

The host of TikTok account @1minutebeerreview, ‘Dan’, swigged a 35ml glass of Beithir Fire and declared: ‘That’s really strong. It tastes like burning. My tongue is now numb’

In Scottish folklore, the Beithir is a large dragon that dwells in mountainous caves and valleys and is equipped with a venomous sting. Beithir Fire not only takes its name from this legend but also from the fact that the very first Scottish Royal Standard featured a dragon.

The CEO of 88 Brewery, Andrew Chapman, told MailOnline Travel: ‘We created the beer for a specific request by a distributor in an overseas market. It was originally intended to be a product for a single distributor in a single market. After a few years, the secret got out, and we started receiving requests for the product within the UK and other international markets.

‘I’ve never personally felt my tongue go numb when drinking Beithir Fire. However, it is stronger than a cask-strength whisky and should be treated as such. I’m more likely to sip the beer slowly rather than taking a large mouthful.

‘Due to the high ABV of Beithir Fire, we strongly recommend that it is served in 35ml servings.’