A controversial Scottish brewery has launched what it described as the world’s strongest beer, with a 32% alcohol content. The beer, called Tactical Nuclear Penguin, will be sold for £30 each, according to BrewDog’s managing director, James Watt. Complaints against the Fraserburgh brewery were made when it released an 18.2% beer called Tokyo, which it followed with a low-alcohol beer called Nanny State.
"This beer is about pushing the boundaries, it is about taking innovation in beer to a whole new level,” Watt said, adding that Tactical Nuclear Penguin should be drunk in “spirit-sized measures.”
The BBC reports that a warning on the label states: "This is an extremely strong beer; it should be enjoyed in small servings and with an air of aristocratic nonchalance. In exactly the same manner that you would enjoy a fine whisky, a Frank Zappa album or a visit from a friendly yet anxious ghost."
However, Jack Law, of Alcohol Focus Scotland, described it was a "cynical marketing ploy" and said: "We want to know why a brewer would produce a beer almost as strong as whisky."
The beer has been launched on the day alcohol was at the top of the political agenda with the unveiling of the Scottish government’s Alcohol Bill including proposals for minimum pricing on drink.
Meanwhile, BrewDog’s plans for a new headquarters to produce millions of bottles of beer a year have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council.
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