UTMC

55% alcohol by volume.
$765 for a 12 ounce bottle.
Each bottle comes packaged in a genuine taxidermied forest critter.

http://www.geekologie.com/2010/07/now_t ... most_e.php



Crazy Scotsmen...

Now, anyone who knows about these things knows that whisky is basically made by distilling a primitive sort of beer...so, I what would happen if someone were to "introduce" the yeast strain these guys use to a whisky distillery...it's in Scotland already, isn't it?

Seriously, a yeast bacterium that can survive up to 55% alcohol?
How would you disinfect something covered in that? What else could it survive?
The future holds some terrible yeast infections...

Does it make me a bad person to laugh every time I see those bottles?

That's just wrong. On the other hand that campground at Ragnaraok did get all pissy that we weren't using cozys for the beer.... I wonder if a few of these would have shut them the hell up?

On second thought, think of how someone would look drinking from one of those bottles? All I've heard about Scotsmen and sheep... maybe they're trying for an even stranger reputation?

Pretty hilarious, but a liquid that's 55% abv is not beer. And probably tastes worse than what you'd get out of those bottles before they were taxidermized.

On the other hand, part of me can't help but say: Bravo!

More proof that Scotsmen don't know a damn thing about beer.

If it's anything like Triple Bock, I don't want any part of it.

That shit is nasty.

Hey, anybody know a taxidermist? No reason we couldn't have koozies made out of squirrels, rabbits, ferrets, prairie dogs, sewer rats, etc. Whatever vermin you have handy.

Vermin Koozies.
I'm on it.

motorpsycho67 wrote:More proof that Scotsmen don't know a damn thing about beer.

That may be the case, but Americans can't be pointing the finger at others "shite" beer:







Fuck me they are horrible beer pretenders. I'm sure you don't like them, either.

And be careful about your "I'm half Australian" gear, because this:



...is total shit as well.

Anything that proclaims to be "aussie", I've found, has a tendency to not be.

True, but XXXX unfortunately is Australian. Although, being from Queensland, the logic and wisdom going into the brewing is highly questionable.

Chuckles as he sips his PBR.

Metalredneck wrote:Vermin Koozies.
I'm on it.

I so desperately hope you're serious. I will absolutely buy a squirrel beer kozie.


--Jaeger

Why would I want a beer that would END ALL BEERS? Kinda defeats the purpose, no?

Shock value goes a long way to explaining the markup on this specialty product. It seems more like a dare than an indulgence.

Bit of a long read but some might enjoy reading about the success this man has had re-selling hand painted axe handles:


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/garde ... .html?_r=2

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Beemer Dan wrote:On second thought, think of how someone would look drinking from one of those bottles?

What about if one of y'all ootmiks were to get caught peeing into one of these? hehehe

How smooth is it?

Fancy dress bottles, even!

It's looking like the cost of making vermin koozies is going to be ugly. I'll have to talk to some friends.

Trust the Dutch to go one better... http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/1007 ... h_beer_odd