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Brewery's Nanny State beer swipe
BBC News - Scotland ^
| 9/28/09
| BBC Staff
Posted on 10/03/2009 6:17:31 PM PDT by elkfersupper
A brewery has launched a low alcohol beer called Nanny State after being branded irresponsible for creating the UK's "strongest beer". Scottish brewer BrewDog, of Fraserburgh, was criticised for Tokyo* which has an alcohol content of 18.2%. Campaigners welcomed the 1.1% alcohol Nanny State but said the name showed a lack of appreciation of the problem The 3,000 limited edition bottles of Tokyo* contained six units of alcohol - twice the recommended daily limit. The company had insisted the £9.99 high strength beer would help tackle the country's binge-drinking culture, because customers would drink it in smaller quantities. The name of the beer proves that once again this company is failing to acknowledge the seriousness of the alcohol problem facing Scotland
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KEYWORDS: beer; nannystatenutballs; scotlandthebrave
To: Eric Blair 2084
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:21:11 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: elkfersupper
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:21:53 PM PDT
by
50mm
(AARP is a steaming pile)
To: elkfersupper; GOP_Raider
Good on yer, mate.
The heck with the nanny staters!
Scottish beer ping.
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:23:18 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(I am Jim Thompson!)
To: elkfersupper
What is the star for in Tokyo?
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:26:14 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(The Democrat party is a criminal enterprise.)
To: elkfersupper
This is one of the funnier articles I’ve read.
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:26:15 PM PDT
by
NotSoModerate
(Obama's spin isn't ordinary, it's roller coaster ride after a few beers spin.)
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:41:43 PM PDT
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sionnsar
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To: elkfersupper
The UK has a huge drinking problem but lowering the amount of alcohol isn’t gonna help.
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:47:45 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: driftdiver
Yeah. Strictly enforced sharia law is their only hope.
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:53:12 PM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 255 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: null and void
I was thinking AA or a little self control. But you do seem to support the radical fixes.
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:54:50 PM PDT
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driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: driftdiver
*shrug* They don’t call it Londinistan for nuthin’...
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:57:52 PM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 255 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: elkfersupper
That's what ya get fer messing with a Scotsman's drink.
- Traveler
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posted on
10/03/2009 6:57:56 PM PDT
by
Traveler59
(Truth is a journey, not a destination.)
To: elkfersupper
Campaigners welcomed the 1.1% alcohol Nanny State but said the name showed a lack of appreciation of the problem Depends on where you see the problem being.
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posted on
10/03/2009 7:00:31 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Thank you. I'm here all week. Try the veal)
To: Traveler59
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posted on
10/03/2009 7:16:49 PM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: elkfersupper
Campaigners welcomed the 1.1% alcohol Nanny State but said the name showed a lack of appreciation of the problem The 3,000 limited edition bottles of Tokyo* contained six units of alcohol - twice the recommended daily limit. But just last month Big Brother stated unequivocally that the current ration of eight units of alcohol would not be reduced. Time to make the necessary historical revisions...
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posted on
10/03/2009 7:52:12 PM PDT
by
SampleMan
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posted on
10/03/2009 10:05:49 PM PDT
by
GOP_Raider
(Save the Earth, it's the only planet with beer.)
To: SampleMan
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posted on
10/03/2009 10:15:16 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The best aid we could ever give Africa would be thousands of rifles to throw out their own dictators)
To: sionnsar
Up Fraserburgh! Down with wimps!
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posted on
10/04/2009 12:30:51 AM PDT
by
ReneeLynn
(Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black.)
To: GOP_Raider
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posted on
10/04/2009 6:49:49 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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