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CaliforniaMama 09-04-2012 10:03 AM

September 4, 2012 - "The End of History"
 
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In 2010, BrewDog, a Scottish-based brewery, packaged bottles of its new beer, "The End Of History," inside the bodies of dead animals. The beer, which was 55 percent alcohol, cost $1000 if housed inside a dead squirrel and $750 if stuffed inside a stoat.
Huffington Post - Ripley's Believe It or Not

BrewDog

BigV 09-04-2012 10:25 AM

The bottle wraps are ... interesting. The alcohol level is ... interesting. The price is ridiculous, but that's a relative measure (not my ridiculous relatives, that's a different subject).

There's a serious specialty beer store a couple blocks away, Chuck's Hop Shop, and I'll check with them later to see if I can find anything from BrewDog. If I find anything ... interesting, I'll report back (after I regain consciousness).

footfootfoot 09-04-2012 10:38 AM

55% alcohol is 110 proof. It can't be a beer. you can only achieve those levels of alcohol by distilling.
5.5% alcohol, yes.

I'd pay more for a stoat as we have plenty of gray squirrels around here, not to mention an occasional squirell.

interesting article: http://www.gizmag.com/brewdogs-55-ab...history/15798/
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“The End of History” began life as a blond Belgian ale and was subsequently freeze distilled many times, infused with nettles from the Scottish Highlands and Fresh juniper berries and ... then put in a bottle created by a taxidermist. To understand just where the Gray Squirrels and Mr Stoat fit into the picture (we’re still trying to figure it out),

BigV 09-04-2012 10:51 AM

I thought about the very high alcohol content vs beer appellation too and I reasoned that despite the method and result, they call it "beer" because they're a brewery and they start with beer making ingredients.

110 proof? I may need an ice cube or two with that.

Gravdigr 09-04-2012 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV (Post 828274)
110 proof? I may need an ice cube or two with that.

Wuss.

I kid. A chaser, sure...but ice?:headshake

Sundae 09-04-2012 02:56 PM

I do not want my beer sicked up by a squirrel or a stoat.
I do not like.

infinite monkey 09-04-2012 03:18 PM

"The End of Decency."

footfootfoot 09-04-2012 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey (Post 828322)
"The End of Decency."

Lightweight. I thought it took more than over-proof rum and beads for you to get naked.

Ibby 09-04-2012 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot (Post 828272)
55% alcohol is 110 proof. It can't be a beer. you can only achieve those levels of alcohol by distilling.
5.5% alcohol, yes.

I'd pay more for a stoat as we have plenty of gray squirrels around here, not to mention an occasional squirell.

interesting article: http://www.gizmag.com/brewdogs-55-ab...history/15798/

I was gonna comment on that before you edited-to-add, but then I had to go to class - but yeah, I think I'd call freeze-distilled beer close enough to beer to let 'em. Like, if you really wanna call applejack an ~80-proof cider... well, all they did was take water out via ice, I'll let it slide even if you're kinda bending the definition a bit.
Plus, is there a different word for beer that's been frozen to increase its alcohol content, other than beer, like applejack is to cider?

richlevy 09-04-2012 10:13 PM

Y'know with a quarter keg and a creative mortician, you can be the bar at your own wake.


...bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase "tap that ass".

Razzmatazz13 09-05-2012 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy (Post 828395)
Y'know with a quarter keg and a creative mortician, you can be the bar at your own wake.


...bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase "tap that ass".

:lol2:

I know some people to suggest this to...

infinite monkey 09-05-2012 08:30 AM

I see that only foot and I were serious about helping the squirrels.

footfootfoot 09-05-2012 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey (Post 828460)
I see that only foot and I were serious about helping the squirrels.

Knobette:p:


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