News: September 2009

Scottish micro BrewDog has hit back at the outcry caused last month when it released Tokyo*, the UK’s strongest beer at 18.2% ABV, by launching a 1.1% beer called Nanny State.

The brewery has come under fire from Members of the Scottish Parliament and the Portman Group, who have both commenced official movements to ban the sale of Tokyo* in the UK. Now the innovative brewers aim to voice their retaliation in the way they know best, through beer.

BrewDog founder James Watt has commented in his blog: “Anyone who knows BrewDog, knows beer, or anyone has more common sense than a common (or garden) gnome will know that the scathing and unrelenting criticism we faced was pretty unjustified.’

‘If logic serves, the same people who witch-hunted and publicly slated us should now offer us heartfelt support and public congratulations. However I fear that this, unfortunately, is an arena devoid of logic and reason.’

Nanny State is described as a ‘mild imperial ale’ that, it is claimed, contains more hops per barrel than any other beer ever brewed in the UK. The hops, the brewers say, provide body and mouthfeel, ensuring that the low strength does not translate into reduced flavour.

The beer is available in both cask and bottles.