{"id":941,"date":"2009-09-28T11:16:41","date_gmt":"2009-09-28T11:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyfork.com\/brewdog_brewery_responds_to_be\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T19:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:42:14","slug":"brewdog_brewery_responds_to_be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/new\/brewdog_brewery_responds_to_be\/","title":{"rendered":"BrewDog Brewery Responds to Being Called &#8220;Irresponsible&#8221; by Releasing a Snarky New Beer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple months ago we wrote about the controversy surrounding a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/2009\/07\/scottish_brewer_labeled_irresp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Brewery that had released an 18.2% alcohol by volume beer<\/a>. Now, as a response to critics who called the beer &#8220;irresponsible,&#8221; and railed against the unusually high alcohol content, BrewDog Brewery has released their newest beer: Nanny State.<\/p>\n<p>Nanny State is a pitiful 1.1% ABV, and is now receiving backlash from critics for having a name that, &#8220;is failing to acknowledge the seriousness of the alcohol problem facing Scotland.&#8221; Although BrewDog founder James Watt has pointed out: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/scotland\/north_east\/8278312.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If logic serves the same people who witch-hunted and publicly slated us should now offer us heartfelt support and public congratulations. However I fear that this, unfortunately, is an arena devoid of logic and reason.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Obviously BrewDog has done a great job of leveraging their recent controversy to get as much publicity as possible, and we can&#8217;t wait for their next beer, &#8220;Learn How to Take a Joke ESB.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple months ago we wrote about the controversy surrounding a Scottish Brewery that had released an 18.2% alcohol by volume beer. Now, as a response to critics who called the beer &#8220;irresponsible,&#8221; and railed against the unusually high alcohol content, BrewDog Brewery has released their newest beer: Nanny State. 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