EAST WILLIAMSBURG — Beer lovers may need to change their Valentine's Day plans.
Arrogant Swine, a beer hall and whole hog restaurant at 173 Morgan Ave., is celebrating Valentine's Day by offering 24 bottles of the rare and highly coveted Founders Kentucky Bourbon Stout — a "unicorn" beer that is released once a year and has people waiting for hours to buy it.
It isn't officially released until March, but Arrogant Swine owner Tyson Ho said he "groveled" until he got a batch of 2014's Kentucky Bourbon Stout to offer as a special on Valentine's Day.
Bartenders will start selling the beer at 6 p.m. Saturday on a first-come, first-served basis, Ho said.
"I know you can't tell me, 'F**k it, I'll go to my favorite bar in Staten Island and get this'," Ho said. "I will bet money that you can't."
The beer, which is 11.2 percent alcohol, is aged in bourbon barrels for a year in caves beneath Grand Rapids, Mich., where Founders is based, according to the brewery.
It's a stout with an aged bourbon and coffee taste, Ho said.
He said he's not yet sure how much he will charge for individuals bottles of beer, but the price could hit $20 for a standard-sized bottle.
Online, four bottles of the stuff have sold for $85.
Beer enthusiast group Beer Advocate lists KBS as the third most famous beer on its list of famed beers, boasting a full score of 100 on the site's beer-rating scale.
Last year, about 1,000 people waited in line at the Michigan Brewery in hopes of buying some — and a third of them didn't get any.
Ho said he's had three bottles of the beer in the bar before — but he only offered them to special customers, he said.
"Any time we parade it out, jaws drop," he said. "The room itself. It commands itself."
Beer sales will be limited to one bottle per person.
For those who don't manage to snag one of the 24 bottles, Ho will also offer free champagne on Valentine's Day.
