Scottish brewer introduces UK’s weakest beer

Scottish brewer BrewDog, which has been criticised in the past for producing the UK’s strongest beer, has launched Britain’s weakest beer, calling it Nanny State. The brewery has admitted that the release of the 1.1% ale was in response to criticism caused by launching its strong beer Tokyo*, which has a staggering 18.2% alcohol content.

Campaigners and health experts condemned the high-strength beer on its release, stating that it could cause as much damage as drinking excessive amounts of alcohol; this was refuted by the brewery, which said that their Tokyo* beer could help tackle binge-drinking because its rich taste and £9.99 price tag would mean customers would drink it in smaller quantities.

BrewDog’s sales director Richard McLelland said: “We are very responsible retailers. People in the UK want to buy beer based on flavour not on alcohol content and BrewDog creates bold, dramatic, flavoursome beers.”

And describing the new ale as, “mild imperial ale containing more hops per barrel than any other beer ever brewed in the UK.”

Adding that, “It is an extraordinary little ale, jammed full of all the brewer’s favourite hops, giving it as much body and mouth feel as possible, ensuring that low strength does not translate into reduced flavour.”

The Nanny State Ale has such a low-alcohol content that it is not classed as a beer by the government and thus is not subject to beer duty. It will be available in limited quantities online for around £2.49 a bottle.

Alcohol Scotland