Thread: Speaking of beer........

'PL[_5_ Wrote:
> ;1508293']Beer,wrapped in the bodies of dead animals, and 55% strong!!
>
>
>
> World's strongest beer - guaranteed to dent your wallet if not your
> liver
>
> * From: NewsCore
> * July 23, 2010 1:09AM
>
> * Beer 55 per cent alcohol
> * Bottles cost $855 each
> * Presented in stuffed animal
>
> THE world's strongest beer can be yours for a mere £500 ($855) a
> bottle.
>
> The blond Belgian ale, named The End of History, is an astonishing 55
> per
> cent alcohol by volume (ABV) and is presented in a case made from
> stuffed
> animals, including stoats and squirrels.
>
> Made by BrewDog, based in Scotland, the beer is infused with fresh
> juniper
> berries and nettles from the Scottish Highlands and was developed using
> an
> extreme freezing technique.
>
> Hundreds of pints of beer were used during the process, which was
> repeated
> dozens of times to produce just enough for a 330 milliliter bottle -
> hence
> the record breaking cost.
>
> James Watt, the company's co-founder, said: "This is the beer to end all
>
> beers."
>
>
> BrewDog drew criticism last year over the launch of a 32 per cent beer,
>
> which was later trumped by a German brewery that produced a 40 per cent
>
> strength liquor -- BrewDog then created Sink the Bismark, at 41 per
> cent.
>
> Mr Watt said The End of History was made to offer beer drinkers more
> choice.
>
> “We want to show people there is an alternative to monolithic corporate
>
> beers, introduce them to a completely new approach to beer and elevate
> the
> status of beer in our culture."
>
> He said the first two bottles were sold to a beer fan in Denmark.
>
> Read mo http://www.news.com.au/world/worlds-...er-guaranteed-
> to-dent-your-wallet-if-not-your-liver/story-e6frfkyi-1225895855686
> #ixzz0uTsiFgm5
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>
> I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

Hope they didn't waste the meat from the animals that enclose the brew.


I'm pretty happy with the brews at my local guy. Cheaper, too.




--
Gorio

On Jul 22, 10:37*pm, PL <Pet...@home.upstairs.in.brissie.aus> wrote:


Yeah.....but.......you drink one bottle and you're on your ass.
What's the point other than 'winning'.

ImStillMags <[email protected]> wrote in news:8f072993-78b1-402d-89f9-
[email protected]:

> On Jul 22, 10:37*pm, PL <Pet...@home.upstairs.in.brissie.aus> wrote:
>
>
> Yeah.....but.......you drink one bottle and you're on your ass.
> What's the point other than 'winning'.
>


I s'pose it'd be for people who'd want to just try different things/beers,
rather than for people who want to drink 75 bottles to show how 'good' they
are. You'd best stick to the generics.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.