My latest article for The Bulletin out today takes advantage of April Fools’ Day to write about a weird beer: The Maine Dish from Boss Rambler Beer Club. It’s entirely real however—no joke. It was brewed with live lobsters, balsam fir, and maple syrup, all sourced from Maine.

Inspired by oyster stout (which, despite April Fools’ Day, is also a thing), the brewery looked to head brewer Jacob Bansmer’s home state of Maine for this unusual beer.

The description says:

“Forget oysters, we flew in Maine-sourced live lobstah, balsam fir, and maple syrup for this ode to Jacob’s home state. Don’t worry, there’s no seafood-y aspect to the beer, the lobster shell simply imparts a creamy mouthfeel to complement the subtle hints of fir and maple in this otherwise rich and smooth ‘wicked good’ imperial stout you just have to try!”

According to [founder Matt] Molletta, a dozen live lobsters were overnighted from Maine. “We put the lobster in muslin bags and boiled them in the kettle for the first 10-ish minutes of the boil, then put them on ice for later,” he said.

You’ll have to keep reading to find out more and what I thought of drinking it.