12 November,2009 08:49 AM IST | | Agencies
A London restaurant has brought out a bottle of what is believed to be the world's most expensive beer, costing u00a3700 (Rs 54,000) a bottle.
The 12-litre bottle of Vieille Bon Secours ale has been stored for the last 10 years and has an alcoholic volume of eight per cent.
The beer has been described as having a complex taste with citric, caramel and toffee flavours with an undertone of liquorice and aniseed.
Only a few other bars and restaurants are believed to stock the beer, which can also be bought online and is available in blond, amber and dark.
The ale is a brewed by Belgian firm Caulier since 1995 and it originates from the country's Walloon region.