Barley legal: strongest beer in the country hits Liverpool

Lashers of Liverpool in for treat as the 32% beer pours into the city

beer brewdog drinking liverpool tactical nuclear penguin

It looks like all the lash hounds are in Liverpool – as the strongest beer in country is about to be unleashed in a bar in the city centre.

The Scottish beer company Brewdog, will be offering up ‘Tactical Nuclear Penguin’ in their new bar. But it’s not for the lightweights – the lager is a whopping 32% alcohol.

You’ll need more change than that

This might sound like  a students dream come true – but it’ll cost you.

BrewDog are unlikely to be the newest stop on student pub, as a pint of the brew comes with a hefty £15 price tag of a whopping £15 a pint.  And the new license doesn’t include any music, live or recorded.

A few good Tab men enjoying a quiet beer, much like the clientele of BrewDog

But it was only yesterday that the bores at Liverpool council gave the drink the go ahead. And it’s unsurprising – there’s been plenty of backlash surrounding the beer’s release.

The police are (understandably) concerned that opening of the bar could have a negative impact on the area due to an already staggering amount of bad booze-related behaviour.

“We don’t know what type of crowd [BrewDog] would attract in Liverpool” said Neal. “To grant this license would hurt this CIP area, in which we are struggling already.”

But representative of BrewDog Anthony Lyons meanwhile says the company have the support of all but one local resident, and saying that: “The mission of BrewDog is one of education and transformation.”

And he insists the bar is aimed at a classier crowd: “It’s about appreciating a fine craft beer like you would a fine wine”

“It’s largely seated. It’s the antithesis of where guys go and stand. It’s not the mini dress, the baseball hat; it’s completely the opposite of that.”

Not a likely scene to see at BrewDog apparently

And Lyons said  that there had been no links to crime in any of BrewDog’s 12 other firms across Britain. While the fact there’s no live TV or sport in any of them means things are unlikely to get rowdy.

Chairman of the licensing committee Cllr Christine Banks says that: “The applicant has demonstrated that this will not have a negative effect on the area.”

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While the police have 21 days to appeal, they’re unlikely to as the committee seem keen:

“It’s something new I think, it’s something this council welcomes because it’s different, it’s completely different” continued Banks.

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