BrewDog 5am Saint approved, Tactical Nuclear Penguin update
(Aberdeen, SCOTLAND) – Big BrewDog update! First, 5am Saint has received TTB label approval and will be shipped over to the U.S. in 2010. Also, there is good news for U.S. beer fans who want to try Tactical Nuclear Penguin as a Florida-based beer distribution rep in the RateBeer thread says that batch 3 will be imported to the U.S. around March.
Here is the 5am label transcription: “5am Saint is the Holy Grail of red ales.
We live in a world of disposable deities.
Someone, somehow has managed to press that big, flashing moronic override button and we’re hard-wired straight into the pockets of false idols trying to make a quick buck.
Sadly, for a lot of people the same mentality applies to beer.
Constrained by lack of choice. Seduced by the monolithic, corporate brewers huge advertising budgets. Brain-washed by vindictive lies perpetrated with the veracity of pseudo-propaganda. You can’t help but be sucked down the rabbit hole.
At BrewDog we are on a mission to open as many people’s eyes as possible.
Cast away any aspersions and let the crook of BrewDog be your guide in a whirlwind of conformity and mediocrity.”
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[12/9 Update: James Watt from BrewDog has issued his opinion on the issue and comments resulting from the email on Beer Advocate. The original thread has been locked and will be deleted next Tuesday.]
On the Tactical Nuclear Penguin front, there is word that the first batch could be dangerous. Someone on Beer Advocate posted the following email sent from the brewery. I can only speculate that the discount mentioned below might be no good at some point as its been made very public, maybe too public.
The first two batches have been sold out though the third might come to the U.S. as mentioned before. Cross your fingers.
Here is a copy of the posted email:
“Important Safety Notice
*This notice only applies to people who have bought TNP before 1730 on 27th November*
Thanks for buying a bottle of Tactical Nuclear Penguin. You must keep this beer refrigerated. Do not store this beer at room temperature.
Due to the high strength of this beer, viscosity of the liquid, the slow speed we filled, some at the fill heights were very, very fill on our bottling line. Additionally the foam was so thick it condensed to liquid. Consequently some of the bottles have practically zero headspace.
Tests in our laboratory have shown that there is a very small risk that these bottles may pop their cap or explode if exposed to heat, warm conditions or periods at room temperature.
Therefore to eliminate this tiny risk you absolutely have to keep this beer in a fridge until you decide the time is right to drink it.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused but penguins will be happier in your refrigerator anyway.
We realize that many of you may have bought them for Christmas gifts however you must keep these bottles refrigerated or in cold conditions such as a cold cellar otherwise there is a small chance they may either blow their cap off or smash. Do not put them under the Christmas tree. Keep them in the fridge! Do not store this beer at room temperature.
There will be absolutely no issues at all if your bottle is kept chilled or in cold conditions.
To make up for any inconvenience caused we have a 30% discount code for you to use anytime over the next 3 months: PENGUIN
All other bottling, including those bought after the 27th of November will have fill heights adjusted to remove any anomaly here.
Best Regards
James Watt
Managing Director
BrewDog”
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U.S. beer distributors and stores interested in getting their hands on TNP or 5am Saint should probably contact Preiss Imports.
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Arf,
A priori non, tous ce sont pas notifiés.
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
any collectors edition ??
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
http://bit.ly/8s7NAi
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
BrewDog 5am Saint gets U.S. approval & Tactical Nuclear Penguin update http://bit.ly/8s7NAi #craftbeer
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Looks like it should have been called Tactical Nuclear Bottle Bomb RT @beerpulse BrewDogTactical Nuclear Penguin update http://bit.ly/8s7NAi
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December 9th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
BrewDog 5am Saint approved, Tactical Nuclear Penguin update http://ff.im/-cFr6u
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December 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Ah! je me sers d’une appli séparée, boxcar. ça mache bien et notifie aussi les mails et facebook.
Boxcar
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December 9th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
BrewDog 5am Saint approved, Tactical Nuclear Penguin update http://bit.ly/4xz2Y3
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December 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
beernews.org: BrewDog 5am Saint approved, Tactical Nuclear Penguin update: (Aberdeen, SCOTLAND) – Big BrewDog upd… http://bit.ly/4xz2Y3
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December 9th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Even with the high-fills it’s very surprising to me that this 32% ABV monster would have ANY chance of exploding. My experience with almost every +14% ABV beers (had a good amount of them) is that they generally all have lower to very low (to NO) carbonation so that the pressure inside is generally much less than, say, in even your average imperial stout. Also, @ 32% it’s 99% for sure that there is no living/active yeast left in the bottle to eat up any residual sugars and increase the carbonation over time that way either.
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December 9th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Even with the high-fills it’s very surprising to me that this 32% ABV would have ANY chance of exploding. My experience with +14% ABV beers (had a good amount of them) is that they generally all have lower to very low carbonation so that the pressure inside is less than, say, even your average imperial stout. Also, @ 32% there’s 99% for sure no living/active yeast left in the bottle to eat up residual sugars and increase the carbonation over time.
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December 9th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Je n’ai rien compris à cet article !
))
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December 9th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Il y aura une buvette virtuelle ?
)
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December 9th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Tactical Nuclear Penguin Batch 3 coming to the US in March? http://bit.ly/7qWrrP
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December 9th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Two beers. One delicious #beer. One dangerous and delicious beer. http://bit.ly/8QmYNl
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December 9th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Yeah. The supposed email even states that it’s an extremely unlikely scenario, but the also states that they’ve seen it happen in their laboratory, so I’m not going to doubt that there is a chance. I would like to know the cause though, because, as you stated, it seems counter-intuitive.
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December 9th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
1. Are there any other melee weapons besides the sword?
2. If there are other melee weapons is there swift(meaning press a single button once) weapon switching while playing the game?
3. Are there other projectile weapons besides the gun?
4. If there are other projectile weapons besides the gun, is there swift(meaning press a single button once) weapon switching while playing the game.
5. Are there counter attacks? More specifically, if you time a certain action to occur just at the moment an npc strikes, will the player do a unique move that puts him at an advantage to follow up with a sequence of strikes?
6. How many levels of upgrades to the character and his weapons have?
7. Can low level NPCs be dismembered without a quick time event?
8. Are there ways to reflect projectiles NPCs shoot towards you back to the NPC that shot the projectile or other NPCs nearby?
9. Can the character disarm NPCs that have weapons and use those weapons?
10. Is there any vertical or horizontal wall running?
11. What abilities does the horse have other than being a conveyance?
12. Does the main character get any other companions besides the horse?
13. Wouldn’t this game have better sales prospects if it was released from April-August 2009 so it didn’t have to compete with Bayonetta, Dante’s Inferno, or God Of War 3? This game looks good and looks like a worthy purchase, but there’s a version of Bayonetta that got a perfect score from Famitsu and the notoriously hard to impress Edge magazine. It seems to me that this good looking game would have even better sales prospects if it had less fierce competition.
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December 9th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
1. Are there any other melee weapons besides the sword?
2. If there are other melee weapons is there swift(meaning press a single button once) weapon switching while playing the game?
3. Are there other projectile weapons besides the gun?
4. If there are other projectile weapons besides the gun, is there swift(meaning press a single button once) weapon switching while playing the game.
5. Are there counter attacks? More specifically, if you time a certain action to occur just at the moment an npc strikes, will the player do a unique move that puts him at an advantage to follow up?
6. How many levels of upgrades to the character and his weapons are there?
7. Can low level NPCs be dismembered without a quick time event?
8. Are there ways to reflect projectiles NPCs shoot towards you back to the NPC that shot the projectile or other NPCs nearby?
9. Can the character disarm NPCs that have weapons and use those weapons?
10. Is there any vertical or horizontal wall running?
11. What abilities does the horse have other than being a conveyance?
12. Wouldn’t this game have better sales prospects if it was released from April-Auguste 2009 so it didn’t have to compete with Bayonetta, Dante’s Inferno, or God Of War 3? There’s a version of Bayonetta that got a perfect score from Famitsu and the notoriously hard to impress Edge magazine.
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December 9th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
HEIN ??? Mais c’est quoi ce bordel.. J’interviens à l’insu de mon plein gré ?
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December 9th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Nicolas,
Tu me fais juste rêver avec ce post. Je ris bêtement depuis quelques minutes derrière mon écran !
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December 9th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Après une journée comme ça, c’est bonheur de te lire!!! On se marre comme des petits fous avec PED
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December 9th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Good to know especially considering I got to order one before they sold out.
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December 9th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Julien,
Demain, tu bosses ! Je suis en déplacement et n’ai pas le temps de répondre aux commentaires.
Les autres,
Si je ne réponds pas, vous savez à qui vous adresser.
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December 9th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Wow. Just wow. Hat’s off to FeaturePreacher. Hand him a beer and a hooker while your at it. He deserves it. *claps* Seriously. Good job there. Too bad I already sent the questions off
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December 10th, 2009 at 2:03 am
So there’s no chance of sending those questions to them?
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December 10th, 2009 at 4:46 am
C’est en tant que nocive de l’IphON , font , font … que je m’exprime…
Grâce à l’astucieux @SebOnAir , j’utilise "TWITTERRIFIC" le bloubloutage … connais pas !
Vive la science
@ +
Bésitos
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December 11th, 2009 at 4:11 am
Arf,
Je t’assure, je l’ai encore vérifié hier.
Poireau,
C’est normal.
Eric,
Prends Echolon, c’est mieux (cela dit, ces machins évoluent si vite que j’aurais changé d’avis prochainement).
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December 11th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Génial l’article, j’en avais marre des lèche-botte caractérisés !!! Un remake avec Copenhague cette fois ?
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December 11th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Achille,
Merci ! Non, pas de remake avec Copenhague, sauf si je trouve l’inspiration.
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