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Old 09-04-2012, 10:03 AM   #1
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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.
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Old 09-04-2012, 10:25 AM   #2
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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).
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Old 09-04-2012, 10:38 AM   #3
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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),
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Old 09-04-2012, 10:51 AM   #4
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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.
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Old 09-04-2012, 01:47 PM   #5
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110 proof? I may need an ice cube or two with that.
Wuss.

I kid. A chaser, sure...but ice?
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Old 09-04-2012, 02:56 PM   #6
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I do not want my beer sicked up by a squirrel or a stoat.
I do not like.
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Old 09-04-2012, 03:18 PM   #7
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"The End of Decency."
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Old 09-04-2012, 07:18 PM   #8
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"The End of Decency."
Lightweight. I thought it took more than over-proof rum and beads for you to get naked.
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Old 09-04-2012, 10:00 PM   #9
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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?
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Old 09-04-2012, 10:13 PM   #10
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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".
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Old 09-05-2012, 07:11 AM   #11
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I see that only foot and I were serious about helping the squirrels.
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Old 09-05-2012, 01:45 PM   #13
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I see that only foot and I were serious about helping the squirrels.
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