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A friend of mine got 2 bottles at Christmas. Which is special since you have to register for each bottle you buy and BewDog was only selling one per client. We

by smokinn 17y ago

A friend of mine got 2 bottles at Christmas. Which is special since you have to register for each bottle you buy and BewDog was only selling one per client. We just happened to have 2 friends in England before Christmas and they each bought him one. The beer is fantastic. It's flavourful and complex like a scotch. And you drink it like a scotch too since it's so heavy. If you're a fan of both beer and scotch you should definitely give this one a try. It's not the best beer and it's not the best scotch but it's so unique that it's an experience to drink. The quote of "Since most drinkers don't check alcohol levels on the label like the expiration dates on a milk carton, some unsuspecting soul with too much money to spare could sip a little too much strong stuff." is just ridiculous. It was obviously written by someone who has never tried or even seen the stuff. Tactical Nuclear Penguin is like syrup. Imagine if Guinness was a few times as thick and heavy. It would be absolutely disgusting to try and chug. And no matter whether you read the label or not before you even sipped, just having it under your nose would tip you off immediately that there's a lot of alcohol in the drink.

semanticist 17y ago
They're a local company here - my favourite shop for decent beer had six bottles. My boss bought all of them. Him and four of his friends split one bottle between them for a night. I'm not a fan of strong beer, so I passed, but anyone who seriously thinks BrewDog encourage 'irresponsible drinking' is just trolling. Scotland does have a huge problem with alcohol, but it's largely down to CHEAP strong alcohol - the white ciders. The kids that cause trouble aren't buying £30 330ml bottles of beer, they're buying £2 3 litre bottles of White Lightning. As for Bismark - one of my boss's friends bought a share in BrewDog, and then used the shareholder discount to buy six bottles of that, too. BrewDog seem to have what you might call 'hacker sensibilities'. After the fuss caused by Tactical Nuclear Penguin, they released a beer called 'Nanny State'. It's 1.1% ABV. Their share scheme is also pretty ingenious - people are buying shares not so much as a simple investment, but to be involved with a company that speaks their language. Canny - and agile - marketing combined with a good product. Good to see.

by smokinn 17y ago

semanticist 17y ago

They're a local company here - my favourite shop for decent beer had six bottles. My boss bought all of them. Him and four of his friends split one bottle between them for a night. I'm not a fan of strong beer, so I passed, but anyone who seriously thinks BrewDog encourage 'irresponsible drinking' is just trolling. Scotland does have a huge problem with alcohol, but it's largely down to CHEAP strong alcohol - the white ciders. The kids that cause trouble aren't buying £30 330ml bottles of beer, they're buying £2 3 litre bottles of White Lightning. As for Bismark - one of my boss's friends bought a share in BrewDog, and then used the shareholder discount to buy six bottles of that, too. BrewDog seem to have what you might call 'hacker sensibilities'. After the fuss caused by Tactical Nuclear Penguin, they released a beer called 'Nanny State'. It's 1.1% ABV. Their share scheme is also pretty ingenious - people are buying shares not so much as a simple investment, but to be involved with a company that speaks their language. Canny - and agile - marketing combined with a good product. Good to see.