A SCOTTISH brewer criticised for manufacturing Britain's strongest ale has answered his critics by launching the weakest - and calling it Nanny State.

Brewdog came under fire earlier this year when they put on sale Tokyo - a beer with an 18.2% alcohol content. The company hope their new 1.1% brew will balance out the difference.

BrewDog founder James Watt wrote on his blog: "Anyone who knows BrewDog, knows beer, or anyone has more common sense than a common (or garden) gnome will know that the scathing and unrelenting criticism we faced was pretty unjustified.

"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."

It was looking lonely so thought I would say something.

Which I now have.                                                                                                                                                                             

is the 18.2 freely available? or at special outlets ,i haven't come across it yet.                                                                                                                                                                              

18.2!!! what's the point of having a pint of that if you won't remember it?                                                                                                                                                                             

i dont see why people critise them for makin strong beer if a person gets drunk and does somethin stupid surely its there fault isnt it? not the manufacturers. for example if u got caught speedin on your bike you wouldnt write to ur bikes manufacturer sayin its there fault for not puttin a limiter on the engine. Its a free country and if u want a business selling strong beer then whos to stop u after all nobodys being forced to drink it

And t'other side of the coin is that if the 1.1% stuff has a decent flavour I'll gladly drink it.                                                                                                                                                                             

Budwiser has an alcohol free beer on the market and that is very good - I think it has a strength equalling that of canned Shandy Bass around 0.2% IIRC Alcohol Free or LOW alcohol beers seam to have a stigma around them and are bloody expensive. Why the government doesnt promote these (in tax free or heavily reduced) I just dont know. They seam hell bent on closing every pub in the country whilst trying to tell us it is to stop binge drinking - perhaps I should re-submit this post in the rant thread LOL

I dont drink so i dont care                                                                                                                                                                               

1.1 % bet i can get psssd on one of those                                                                                                                                                                             

Twinnie u shud never admit to these things lol                                                                                                                                                                              

would mind trying the stong stuff thow 18.2 rocket fuel                                                                                                                                                                             

i'd be flat in me back after just one of them                                                                                                                                                                               

u want a drink bj lol                                                                                                                                                                             

U buyin WN ?                                                                                                                                                                              

u drinkin ?                                                                                                                                                                             

Hey if u buy it i'll drink it, cos wonders will never cease lol                                                                                                                                                                              

but u dont drink itd be a waste of me money !                                                                                                                                                                             

Knew it was too gud to be true u offering to put ur hand in ur pocket lol                                                                                                                                                                              

I reckon its gonna go down WN, so buy it                                                                                                                                                                              

just as well i dont dance then lol