<p>OMFG!!!. <br>
I think these are the same brewers I saw months backthat had brewed a 30+% beer called Nuclear Penguin. When they got yelled at by the Scotish alcohol licensing board for contributing to the alcohol problem in Scotland, they responded by brewing up a thin beer at 1.1% called Nanny State.</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 16, 2010 9:06 PM, "drifter" <<a href="mailto:drifter@oppositelock.org">drifter@oppositelock.org</a>> wrote:<br><br>This Off-topic post is for the home-brewers among us:<br>
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The classic Irish joke goes like this:<br>
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QUESTION: Why did God teach the Irish how to make whiskey?<br>
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ANSWER: To keep them from taking over the world.<br>
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The Scots were, originally, an Irish tribe that wandered across<br>
the north end of the Irish Sea to what is now known as Scotland. They<br>
took their whiskey-making skills with them, and found better water in<br>
those highland glens. :)<br>
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Apparently the Scottish brewers aren't content to let the distillers have<br>
all the fun. A brewer in Aberdeen (northeast coast) has produced a "beer"<br>
with a 41% ABV<br>
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the register has the story:<br>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/16/sink_the_bismark/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/16/sink_the_bismark/</a><br>
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Sean<br>
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