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brewdog does it again

more taxidermy! more strong beer! the ghost deer is a 28% blonde ale only available from the head of a deer currently on location at brewdog edinburgh what will those crazy punks come up with next???

brewdog news

lots of recent posts on the brewdog blog for the new beers in their shop, click here for the new brewdog edinburgh, click here  for how an increased beer duty is a boon to craft beer, click here for how the interns exploded the brew, click here for some potential new brewdog ingredients, click here

brewdog news

the latest brewdog blogs: lost abbey and brewdog team up in old rum barrels, click here brewdog edinburgh is about two weeks from opening, click here lost abbey and port brewing hit scotland, click here their new belgian imperial stout, click here

brewdog news

wish i was gonna be in edinburgh on november 4th and not just because i'd love to be off work and travelling (yes, i know, i only just got me a new contract, but still, who doesn't love being on vacation???) but because i want this meal!! (and not just because every other line says "tasting of 3 brewdog beers", although that certainly doesn't hurt my wanting to eat this meal!!) (click here to get to the actual brewdog blog post) The Menu and Beers Arrival glass of Brewdog 77 Lager Tasting of 3 Brewdog beers followed by Pumpkin and Orange Soup w/ caraway breadstick  and Brewdog 5am Saint or Mussel and Saffron Chowder w/ crostini  and Brewdog Trashy Blond Tasting of 3 more Brewdog Beers followed by Zinfandel braised Lamb Shank w/ sweet potato mash and root vegetable  and Brewdog Dogma or Tornedos of Fresh Salmon w/ crab & cilantro crumble and green lentils  and Brewdog Hardcore IPA or Woodland Mushroom and Potato Gratin w/ lemon paprika braised rice ...

russell's wee angry scotch ale

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love the name "a wee angry scotch ale" and love the beer! wonderfully dark and malty pours with an insanely huge head on the vigourous pour wafts malty aroma but has a lovely hop bitterness about it 6.5% 30 ibus from the bottle:  "a wee angry scotch ale is part of the russell brewmaster series: a succession of small batch beers that push taste boundaries and explore new styles of beers.  this beer has been brewed with a blend of scottish specialty malts in the style of a 19th century 90 shilling scotch ale - a strong, dark ale with a dominant malt accent that originated in edinburugh.  this batch of beer was brewed by jack bensley, eric dubuc and anders mckinnon, russell brewing company, 2010.  russell brewing company has been brewing premium craft beer in british columbia since 1995.  our beer is 100% natural and has no preservatives.  we don't pasteurize which means that we don't kill the taste - you drink it the way it is brewed.  fanatic...