(Photo: brewdog.com)
Update: It looks like Dxcel is instead bringing in BrewDog. More info here.
The proliferation of whiskeys and wines in Beijing is impressive but for sheer range I marvel at our growing choice of beers — both in terms of style and place of origin — compared to even five years ago. Now four beers from BrewDog in Scotland will soon be available. Before anyone gets too excited, this initial batch will not include the high-alcohol beers that, along with some controversial marketing, have brought this operation press, beers such as The End of History (55 percent; sold out), Sink the Bismarck (41 percent) and Tactical Nuclear Penguin (32 percent). But these are nevertheless some intriguing brews and include Trashy Blonde Ale, Punk IPA, Hardcore IPA and 77 Lager.
BrewDog is being imported by XIX Spirit, which is also bringing in Scottish whiskies, including those from Compass Box, Arran and Jura, and the Scottish gin Botanist. I’ll have more on these beers and spirits soon…
there was also the “herbal viagra” beer they brewed for the royal wedding.
in the UK, they tend to rub many of the local beer enthusiasts the wrong way, since they (and james watt in particular) take broad swipes at the traditionalism of CAMRA and british pub culture in general. the truth of course is somewhere in between.