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Two beer cans from 1930s sell for £2,270 Two cans of pale ale from Welsh brewer Felinfoel, believed to be the rst beer ever canned outside the
Beef bone vodka launched to celebrate Doom video game A vodka made from beef bones has
been developed to celebrate the launch of Doom Eternal, part of the iconic Doom video game series. Created by Rebel Distillers, the Doom Bone Vodka is believed to be the only vodka in the world distilled with bones. The bones and other organic
US, have sold at auction for £2,270.50 including buying fees.
The beer, thought to have been canned around 1936, was made by Felinfoel Brewery in Llanelli in Wales. The present brewery building dates back to 1878 and the brewer began canning in the mid 1930s owing to a close relationship with the Welsh tin plate industry. The cans were put up for sale at Chiswick Auctions in London with a guide price of between £1,000 and £1,600. They eventually sold for £2,270.50 (including buying fees) to the managing director of Felinfoel Brewery Philip Lewis. Last year, three similar Felinfoel Brewery cans were sold by Welsh auctioneer Peter Francis for £1,300 including buyers’ fees. In a similar move, Felinfoel also bought the cans back. Felinfoel solved the problem of the beer reacting with the tin by coating the interior in wax. The conical shape of the cans meant that they could not be stacked and still required a bottle opener to be accessed. The modern-day shape did not come into being until the 1960s. Image: Chiswick Auctions TheDrinksBusiness
ingredients used in the distillation are sourced from London butch- ers, The Ginger Pig. Doom Vodka is made from an organic wheat base, once the bones have been roasted and smoked, the marrow is extracted and macerated in neutral grain alcohol. To extract the best avour and the clearest spirit, it’s distilled at a very low temperature in a vacuum still to collect the essence of what makes this avour a delicacy. The limited edition drink was developed by Rebel Distillers founder, Matt McGivern, in partnership with games developer Bethesda Softworks. Europe’s rst spirit designed for a blockbuster video game, Doom Bone Vodka celebrates the upcoming Doom Eternal video game, set for release on 22 November.
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1 In 1919 at a national referendum poll, prohibition gained 49% of the vote and was only defeated when the votes of returned servicemen were counted. Wartime regulation created the ‘six o’clock swill’ with a law that was not repealed until 1967 2 The largest brewer and packager of beer by far in this country is the Budweiser Brewing Group. Their brewery here was built in 1979 by the Whitbread brewing group and is now operated by AB-InBev the world’s largest brewer 3 Whisky beer is one of this country’s more popular speciality styles, made with peat-smoked malt. The original was Adelscott ‘Beer with Malt Whisky’, at 6.5% ABV which was launched in the 1980s. Another popular brand is Wel Scotch, brewed at 6.2% ABV. 4 Ale was historically brewed on the premises from which it was sold by alewives, who would put out an ale-wand to show when their beer was ready. Gradually men became involved in brewing in this country and organized themselves into guilds such as the Brewers Guild of 1342 5 Beer had its start in the 17th century when traders opened a beer hall for sailors working the trade route between this country and the Dutch Empire. The brewery that would become one of the country’s biggest opened in 1869 as the Spring Valley Brewery, a private business established by William Copeland 6 The Acts of Union gave new commercial opportunities that proved a substantial stimulus to brewers in this country. Tax on beer was lower than in other countries in the region, and there was no tax on malt – giving brewers a nancial advantage 7 Beer in this country is the second most popular alcoholic drink after vodka, seen by many as a less harmful alternative. Beer is categorized by colour rather than fermentation process: Light, Red or Semi-Dark and Dark and there are also strong beers 8 Beer is brewed by more than 7,000 breweries in this country, which range in size from industry giants to brew pubs and microbreweries. In 1920 nearly all breweries were forced to close by the government, or switch to producing non-alcoholic products 9 Considered to be part of the wine belt of Europe, beer and, in particular, mass- produced pale lagers are common in this country where it is traditionally considered to be an ideal accompaniment to pizza
This month’s quiz is themed around the 2019 Rugby World Cup - all the answers are countries that are nalists, and hopefully you can identify them from a brief clue based upon their beer cul- tures. Anything controversial here … don’t blame us, we used that well-known online encyclopae- dia! Answers in January’s edition. Back in September our quiz was based around drinks and drinking, and the answers are: • Scotland’s oldest distillery Glen Turret dates from 1775 • The beer brand in Manet’s painting The Bar at the Folies Bergeres is Bass • Ale with a dash of gin is a Dogs Nose • The spirit company taken over by Cuba’s Fidel Castro in 1960 was Bacardi • “I’d hate to be a teetotaller …” was a quote from Dean Martin • The British beer is often known as The Dog is Newcastle Brown • The best-selling beer brand in Sri Lanka is Lion • The WWII ship HMS Menesthus was a oating brewery • Cuffs and Buttons is now known as Southern Comfort First name out of the hat … and winner of our last bottle of London Dry Gin (a massive thanks to Sipsmith) … is Emma Walton at Lion in Adelaide. We’ll endeavour to get any outstanding winning bottles out before Christmas … Enjoy!
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