Nanny State Beer (1.1% ABV)

Submitted by bartley on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 01:01

A brewery has launched a low alcohol beer called Nanny State after being branded irresponsible for creating the UK's "strongest beer".
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BrewDog founder James Watt explained on 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."
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Jack Law, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said of the new Nanny State beer: "This is a positive move which proves that low strength doesn't compromise quality.

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Submitted by mlaldrid on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 20:35.

I've been waiting for a vitriolic condemnation of this from Warren Ellis, but it looks as though I'm going to be disappointed.

I have a hard time getting a read on Jack Law's response. Is it a good-natured deflection of BrewDog's jab, or a genuine whoosh moment? Given that this is one of the stupidest fucking things I've ever seen, I'm not terribly inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.

BTW, your quote-text hyperlink is missing.

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