February 19, 2010

Brewdog regain strongest beer title. At 41% and £40 a bottle, Sink the Bismarck is not your average session bitter.

After just 2 weeks BrewDog have knocked Schorschbräu off the top spot. They seem to dedicated to stopping their German rivals holding the record. Whether there is much of a market for this, apart from novelty, remains to be seen.
Technically it is a quadruple IPA that is stronger than most spirits and much more expensive. It comes in a 330ml bottle which may be small but should still leave you unsteady on your pins. In fact each bottle comes with a bottle stopper so you spread over a few sessions.
The lads at BrewDog, apart from being amiable nutters, are clearly fiercely proud of their achievement. When speaking of the running battle with Schorschbräu to produce the world’s strongest beer, BrewDog managing director James Watt said: “We will fight them in the mash tuns, we will fight them in the fermentation tanks, by golly we'll physically get into the freezers and fight them there if we have to.”
have a look at the video http://www.brewdog.com/blog.php

Naturally the humourless are already complaining about the impact on Britain's image - don't they like winners? I'm sure the health Gestapo will make wild threats too.
But you need to always remember that human civilisation is based on beer. Its why hunter gatherers settled down and became farmers, so they could brew.
Available from Monday 22nd February from the BrewDog website .


Posted via email from Personalised Champagne and Personalised Wine in the UK

February 12, 2010

Scottish wine to be produced later this year - weather permitting

Currently the most northerly British wine producer is in Yorkshire, which must be tricky enough. But according to The Drinks Business.com, an optimistic  Scottish chef is preparing to launch the first commercially-produced Scottish wine, provided there is enough sunshine.

Pete Gottgens is planning to harvest grapes at his Perthshire hotel later this year, and wants to use them to produce a crisp Riesling.

He plans to sell the wine in his hotel restaurant and run classes in wine-producing, although he will turn his crop into vinegar if it is not good enough.


A very brave chap.

Posted via email from Personalised Champagne and Personalised Wine in the UK

February 11, 2010

Chateau Tooting, a wine made from grapes grown in London. is launched tonight.

The grapes are sourced from private growers allotments and gardens in London in a collaboration run by The Urban Wine Company. The aim is to produce easy drinking wine, rather than compete for awards.

More info at the Drinks Business

Posted via email from Personalised Champagne and Personalised Wine in the UK