CONTEXT:  This is the kind of real world research we can get behind.  ’Nuf said.

IMPACT:  High

READ TIME:  2 mins


Quality Level Mean [1 – 10]:  8

1. “Maltese Brewing Company is attempting to get their super-spicy IPA recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.” 

2. “The list of Guinness World Records contains dozens of beer-related records; this shouldn’t be a surprise, since a couple of Guinness brewery execs came up with the idea for a book of world records in the first place.” 

3. “Parrish’s Maltese Brewing Company produces Signal One 2.0, an absolutely eye-watering IPA that is infused with 500 Carolina Reaper chili peppers.” 

4. “(In 2017, Guinness recognized the Carolina Reaper as the world’s hottest pepper.)” 

5. “According to the University of Mary Washington, Parrish—who earned his physics degree there—reached out to the school to see if the physics department could help him calculate Signal One 2.0’s heat content.” 

Source URL: https://www.foodandwine.com/news/carolina-reaper-beer-worlds-hottest