Fredericksburg, Virginia — Maltese Brewing Company today announced Signal One Challenge v2.0, a new beer laying claim to “World’s Hottest”. Signal One is Maltese’s flagship Pineapple IPA infused with 2 pounds of Carolina Reaper chiles (the world’s hottest peppers, according to Guinness) from Chattanooga Pepper Company per barrel, offering a new way for beer lovers and chile heads alike to see if they have what it takes to drink 10 ounces of 400,000+ Scoville Heat Unit elixir in 10 minutes, get their name and picture on the wall, and win an “I Survived the World’s Hottest Beer” t-shirt. “I’m quite confident that Signal One Challenge v2.0 is the hottest beer ever brewed,” says Ray Parrish, co-owner & General Manager at Maltese Brewing. “The original Signal One had its share of victims, but the new version is significantly hotter and will be a brutal test for all comers. I’ve been in contact with the folks at Guinness World Records and an analytical chemical assay of the beer and ‘official’ recognition as being the hottest ever brewed will follow early in the new year.”