Why Do Brewers Brew Tramp Juice Knowing It's Harmful? Lynx Super Review , Lynx Super Premium Lager

[@sgthaggis1448]

As soon as the camera stopped rolling he necked this back then confronted the neighbour about his overhanging hedge, the 2 of them were rolling about in the grass for 20 minutes until police arrived.

[@patricksmith4424]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leeadams995]

😂 class!

[@tommaguzzi1723]

You forgot to mention he took his shirt off first

[@Eduardo-pc6gq]

😂😂😂😂😅😅

[@r-urbex1611]

​@@tommaguzzi1723that goes without saying

[@RadgeCanary]

probably the first time that Lynx Super has been poured into a glass!

[@philandrews100]

Excellent!

[@martin-1965]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 so true !

[@beefsuprem0241]

Or drank indoors 😂

[@itsjackbandit]

😂 Swirl in the can as well

[@martin-1965]

@@itsjackbandit 💩💩💩 kind of swirl?

[@jimthefinger7391]

I drink 8 cans of this then piss myself, shout incoherently at passers by in a aggressive manner then pass out. All in all a bloody good day out.

[@garydixon6315]

😂

[@tenbear5]

🤣🤣🤣

[@daveclarke8913]

Many a true word said in jest 😂😂😂

[@StuNotStew]

🤣😂🤣

[@JohnnyRocker2162]

Yr fkn nt lyn thr mte, lke sx cns mslf bllaaark 😵

[@Bigglesworthicus]

I'm reminded of that Mitchell & Webb sketch where the bloke goes into the corner shop and buys "Export Jurgenbrau" which just so happens to be the highest alcohol content for the lowest price

[@rudeboystu69]

Puts the bread, apple, and newspaper back so he can afford a second can, then announces his intention to drink these and have a lie down in the parking lot. Great sketch!

[@european-one]

I end up rewatching that at least once a year. It's too real

[@alexfenton229]

@@Bigglesworthicus after putting bread and a newspaper into his basket...."GOSH!! I just realised how incredibly thirsty I am but I only have £1.89. I'll have to put these items back ' 😂

[@owenseaborne3517]

I like as well that he asks if it's alright to take a seat on the step outside 😂😂

[@superspecky4eyes]

"I have a terrible thirst" 😁

[@darrenlee9237]

I remember the 1980s when the dedicated alcoholics would sit outside Sainsburys drinking dark blue tins of Tennants Super and gold tins of Carlsberg Special Brew. They were both 9.0% at the time. Potent stuff.

[@JohnJones-cj8ne]

Think skol super was 9.5% at one point.if you go to Morocco they have 20% oranjeboom

[@SamFinch-bn8kr]

Anyone remember (Im UK based), 10% Creast, Mannie nights not rememberdb😂

[@dashdashdash_]

Tennents super and Zubr are still massive up north when it comes to street alkys.

[@yellard6785]

Some Belgium beers are super strong & very nice.. But I sip them like wine!

[@darrenlee9237]

I barely see Special Brew or Tennants Super down south. I do see Perla quite a lot. Usually anything Polish, cheap and potent that does the job. Ciders are always popular.

[@69Phuket]

Anything 7.5 is usually cider territory. 8.5 is minimum tramp juice for me, an example being Oranjeboom. I can get Karpackie 500mls (Polish) 9% £1.50 at a shop in Bury. 2 of them takes the pain of life away.

[@JohnnyRocker2162]

Yes, Karpaki, that's the stuff 👍

[@emospider-man6498]

That's sad.

[@dushmanextreme...2564]

karpacki rocks

[@Luigiiiiiiiiiiii]

Love it👹

[@TKVirusman]

Yeah you have a problem mate

[@capitalb5889]

I think these are pretty immoral. Imagine the corporate meetings about product design, target consumers, branding. It's fucking creepy.

[@winstonsmith8240]

A lot of psychopaths out there. They no doubt feel superior too. 🤬

[@EzioAuditoreDaFirenze99]

Let's be honest, the alcohol industry as a whole is creepy. People don't drink Carling for the taste, they drink it because it's cheap and easy to consume in large quantities. It's literally designed to be drank in vast quantities.

[@capitalb5889]

@@EzioAuditoreDaFirenze99 There are cheaper and stronger options than Carling, however. It's mainly just bland.

[@APerson-t7g]

Yeah the can has a sort of a gravestone look

[@ezza-and-friends]

Used to get 8 cans of yellow lynx for 4.50 20 year ago and hit the green benches lol

[@ripsaw570]

They were the same abv as Stella (at the time) 5.2 & really cheap

[@Travis_22]

😂

[@squeakmillward]

I used to buy them from my corner shop

[@ramenlover334]

Missed opportunity. You should have sat in a park or car park and drank this from the can, then reviewed it.

[@JustMe-ts8bn]

Complete with Listerine afterwards

[@MarkSmith-tp6zc]

With a staffie on a string

[@RaunienTheFirst]

While yelling incoherently at passers-by

[@jackstraw262]

Drink it from the can in a small paper bag

[@thomascharnock]

"This is shockingly bad lager" - proceeds to take another swig 😂

[@tryxxor]

just power through it, i got pissed on many occasions with beer some guy brought from the Czech Republic, its just bad while you drink it, chase it with something after you finished and its not nearly as bad.

[@duffman18]

Even bad beer is still beer. I've almost never ordered a pint and not been able to finish it because it's so bad. I can only think of about 1 or 2 occasions. I don't remember exactly the 2nd one. But I remember the first. I got a pint of Cains lager, in the middle of Liverpool. Cains is (was 🙁😢) the local brewery in Liverpool. I went to the brewery tap quite a few times. Actually now I think about it, both times were Cain's lager. I tried one in the middle of concert Square in Liverpool, and it tasted like vinegar to me. I don't know why. I can drink some real awful bollocks of beer just fine. And I even love the taste of vinegar, I use it in cooking all the time. But it's a nasty taste to have in a pint of lager. My best mate was with me and also had a pint of the Cains lager. And he also said it tasted like vinegar. We both independently came up with that verdict instead of one of us influencing the other. But Concert Square is a bit of a shithole surrounded on all 4 sides by clubs that are perpetually full of university students. We _WERE_ university students at the time but we generally hated going to clubs like that, we always much much preferred seeing bands play live music instead, which Liverpool is a wonderful city for, there's always bands playing everywhere in all the pubs. But yeah we assumed this particular bar/club in concert Square simply had terrible pipes that weren't being cleaned properly. Serving literally _thousands_ of pipes in one single night would lead to that very easily, obviously. So we decided to go to the Cains brewery tap again, and try the lager there instead. Because if anywhere will have clean pipes, it's the brewery itself. But no, the Cains lager at the brewery _ALSO_ tasted like vinegar. What a disappointment. Because their other beers were absolutely wonderful, all of them. The Cains Mild might still be the very best beer I've ever drank. Especially from the Brewery Tap of Cains itself. It was a wonderful, wonderful drink. It wasn't like all the overly sweet and cloying chocolate stout and oatmeal stouts you get everywhere now. I like those but I couldn't drink them all night long, I'd usually end up throwing up if I did. But Cains Mild was just absolutely gorgeous. It was like everything good about a great, standard Stout, but just much much smoother. Like it wasn't too sweet. It had just the right amount of bitter. But I absolutely adore Mild in general. It's such shame you so rarely see it anymore these days. The only places you can find it are like pubs that haven't updated anything about the pub for 50 years and are full of old fellas watching the horses on the TV, going back and forth to the betting shop next door. That kind of place. I love those kind of pubs, where it's like you're walking back in time to a little corner of the universe that exists outside of regular space time. You'll find Mild there, at least up north. I'm originally from Hertfordshire, very near London, and I don't think I've ever seen Mild in any pub south of Birmingham. Probably even more north than that. I mean yeah considering how popular chocolate and oatmeal stouts are these days, why isn't Mild being sold in real ale pubs too? It's the perfect kinda thing for hipsters cos nobody drinks it except old men and me (and I'm 35). It's the kind of thing that you could easily see making a comeback with loads of breweries doing the hipster thing and making their own versions of Mild. But yeah the very very best Mild I've ever had was at the Cains brewery tap. And I've had it from elsewhere in the city too, when Cains still existed, and it was always gorgeous. I miss Mild. I don't think I've even ever seen it for sale in cans anywhere, even online. But yeah some savvy independent real ale/micro brewery could easily spark a comeback of it.. And I can be even more of a hipster than all the newbies starting to drink it lol, because I've been drinking it ever since I was 18. And as I remember, every single other beer Cains made (at least under the Cains brand itself) was gorgeous. But yeah their lager was just rank. Lagers shouldn't have a vinegar taste in them. It feels like a mistake. But considering it tasted that way even at the brewery tap, it must have been intentional. Maybe that's why they went out of business lol. I think they made a stout as well as a mild and both were gorgeous. But yeah. Fun fact though, I walked past the Cains brewery quite a few times, and you could see right into their outside storage/loading area with all the lorries, right through the chain link fence or whatever it was, it was metal but it had big gaps in it so you could see. And stacked right up to the fence, literally touching it, was case after case after case after case of Tesco' basic lager. Or whatever they called it back then. The hyper cheap brand tesco used that was even cheaper than their usual own brand stuff. It was only 2%, barely alcoholic enough to even be worth it. Who was it for? People who didn't have a lot of money would rather buy the super strong lagers. So I just never understood who the market for it was. I don't know if Cains made the cheap arse Tesco basics lager for the entire country, or just for the north. But I mean the number of pallets of them was immense, never ending, stacked up high and covering like several acres of space it looked like. So I wouldn't be surprised if they made tesco basics lager for the whole country And honestly that tesco basics 2% lager that Cains made was probably still nicer than their vinegar lager. Vinelager. Urgh. Nasty bollocks. I'm pretty sure that literal bollocks would taste better than that stuff. Just so weird they could make the best Mild I've ever tasted but at the same time make the worst lager I've ever tasted.

[@duffman18]

Even bad beer is still beer. I've almost never ordered a pint and not been able to finish it because it's so bad. I can only think of about 1 or 2 occasions. I don't remember exactly the 2nd one. But I remember the first. I got a pint of Cains lager, in the middle of Liverpool. Cains is (was 🙁😢) the local brewery in Liverpool. I went to the brewery tap quite a few times. Actually now I think about it, both times were Cain's lager. I tried one in the middle of concert Square in Liverpool, and it tasted like vinegar to me. I don't know why. I can drink some real awful bollocks of beer just fine. And I even love the taste of vinegar, I use it in cooking all the time. But it's a nasty taste to have in a pint of lager. My best mate was with me and also had a pint of the Cains lager. And he also said it tasted like vinegar. We both independently came up with that verdict instead of one of us influencing the other. But Concert Square is a bit of a shithole surrounded on all 4 sides by clubs that are perpetually full of university students. We _WERE_ university students at the time but we generally hated going to clubs like that, we always much much preferred seeing bands play live music instead, which Liverpool is a wonderful city for, there's always bands playing everywhere in all the pubs. But yeah we assumed this particular bar/club in concert Square simply had terrible pipes that weren't being cleaned properly. Serving literally _thousands_ of pipes in one single night would lead to that very easily, obviously. So we decided to go to the Cains brewery tap again, and try the lager there instead. Because if anywhere will have clean pipes, it's the brewery itself. But no, the Cains lager at the brewery _ALSO_ tasted like vinegar. What a disappointment. Because their other beers were absolutely wonderful, all of them. The Cains Mild might still be the very best beer I've ever drank. Especially from the Brewery Tap of Cains itself. It was a wonderful, wonderful drink. It wasn't like all the overly sweet and cloying chocolate stout and oatmeal stouts you get everywhere now. I like those but I couldn't drink them all night long, I'd usually end up throwing up if I did. But Cains Mild was just absolutely gorgeous. It was like everything good about a great, standard Stout, but just much much smoother. Like it wasn't too sweet. It had just the right amount of bitter. But I absolutely adore Mild in general. It's such shame you so rarely see it anymore these days. The only places you can find it are like pubs that haven't updated anything about the pub for 50 years and are full of old fellas watching the horses on the TV, going back and forth to the betting shop next door. That kind of place. I love those kind of pubs, where it's like you're walking back in time to a little corner of the universe that exists outside of regular space time. You'll find Mild there, at least up north. I'm originally from Hertfordshire, very near London, and I don't think I've ever seen Mild in any pub south of Birmingham. Probably even more north than that. I mean yeah considering how popular chocolate and oatmeal stouts are these days, why isn't Mild being sold in real ale pubs too? It's the perfect kinda thing for hipsters cos nobody drinks it except old men and me (and I'm 35). It's the kind of thing that you could easily see making a comeback with loads of breweries doing the hipster thing and making their own versions of Mild. But yeah the very very best Mild I've ever had was at the Cains brewery tap. And I've had it from elsewhere in the city too, when Cains still existed, and it was always gorgeous. I miss Mild. I don't think I've even ever seen it for sale in cans anywhere, even online. But yeah some savvy independent real ale/micro brewery could easily spark a comeback of it.. And I can be even more of a hipster than all the newbies starting to drink it lol, because I've been drinking it ever since I was 18. And as I remember, every single other beer Cains made (at least under the Cains brand itself) was gorgeous. But yeah their lager was just rank. Lagers shouldn't have a vinegar taste in them. It feels like a mistake. But considering it tasted that way even at the brewery tap, it must have been intentional. Maybe that's why they went out of business lol. I think they made a stout as well as a mild and both were gorgeous. But yeah. Fun fact though, I walked past the Cains brewery quite a few times, and you could see right into their outside storage/loading area with all the lorries, right through the chain link fence or whatever it was, it was metal but it had big gaps in it so you could see. And stacked right up to the fence, literally touching it, was case after case after case after case of Tesco' basic lager. Or whatever they called it back then. The hyper cheap brand tesco used that was even cheaper than their usual own brand stuff. It was only 2%, barely alcoholic enough to even be worth it. Who was it for? People who didn't have a lot of money would rather buy the super strong lagers. So I just never understood who the market for it was. I don't know if Cains made the cheap arse Tesco basics lager for the entire country, or just for the north. But I mean the number of pallets of them was immense, never ending, stacked up high and covering like several acres of space it looked like. So I wouldn't be surprised if they made tesco basics lager for the whole country And honestly that tesco basics 2% lager that Cains made was probably still nicer than their vinegar lager. Vinelager. Urgh. Nasty bollocks. I'm pretty sure that literal bollocks would taste better than that stuff. Just so weird they could make the best Mild I've ever tasted but at the same time make the worst lager I've ever tasted.

[@duffman18]

Oh yeah speaking of beer in Liverpool. I've been to Dublin, I've been to the Guinness brewery. I've had several pints of the Guinness from the brewery there (or where it used to be anyway, these days it's a Guinness museum, but it's still said to be the best Guinness you'll find anywhere). It was lovely. Definitely a great pint of Guinness. But it's not the best. No the best Guinness I've ever had, and I know it for sure because I have it year after year after year, is at the Adelphi Hotel. The big famous shit hole which consistently has been shut down temporarily over and over again because they keep failing health inspections because of the state of their kitchens. And all the rooms there are falling apart. I do love that hotel though, it reminds me very much of the overlook hotel in the shining. Especially when you go to the underground part of the hotel with all these absolutely gigantic enormous ballrooms all underground. It's gorgeous in a gaudy mid 20th century kinda way. But anyway yeah. Every year in Liverpool for the last like 40 years, is Beatle Week. It's a week long music festival where almost every band is a Beatles tribute band. They do it in different styles, some try to be authentic as possible, others are all female versions of the Beatles, other bands play Beatles songs but in different genres, like Punk, or Metal. And the other 10% or so of bands are tribute bands for other bands from around the time like the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, the Who, the Small Faces, etc. It's the best music festival in the world. I've been I think now 15 years in a row. But anyway it's primarily situated in the Adelphi hotel. There's bits and bobs in some other places like the Cavern of course. But the main stuff happens in the Adelphi. Including an all nighters which goes on till like 6am. But in the Adelphi right in lobby off to the side they have a little bar called the American Bar. For pretty much the entire year it's closed, they use it for storing people's suitcases if they arrive before they can check in to their room. But they do open it for 1 week a year, for Beatle week. They have a lot of bars in the hotel like that that only get used for beatle week and maybe one or two other conventions that may happen there. But the "American bar"... well, it's the place that served the best Guinness in the world. I swear. Like I said I've been drinking Guinness from there for 15 years now. It's the best Guinness you will ever taste. It's markedly better than the Guinness at the Guinness brewery/museum in Dublin. And I _DO_ _NOT_ say that lightly. I was honestly pretty disappointed at the Guinness in Dublin. Just in general, all around Dublin, as well as at the Guinness brewery. Because everyone raves about it so much. I honestly think it's probably Americans who build up that hype and reputation. They love to cosplay as Irish, even though they were born and raised in the US which makes the American, not Irish. But the ones who get to go visit the "home country" as it were are amazed at how much better the Guinness in Dublin is compared to the Guinness in the US. And I'm sure it is. I've never been to the US but I doubt they can pull a good pint of Guinness. So yeah, of course, the Guinness in Dublin is great, don't get me wrong. But plenty of pubs in tbe UK have Guinness that's just as good. It's not like it's noticeably better or something like that. But the Guinness in the American bar in the lobby of the Adelphi hotel for the 1 week a year it's open, has the best Guinness on the planet. I swear to you. I swear on me mum. The problem is that during beatle week you aren't allowed into the hotel unless you have a ticket for that night's festival performances. Well unless you're just a regular guest there, staying in a room but not going to beatle week. I'm not exactly sure how they stop those people from seeing the bands, but hey ho. So if you ever get the chance, go to the best music festival in the world, Beatles Week, every year on the late August Bank Holiday weekend. You could just go to 1 night of it it you want, you wouldn't have to go to the whole thing. You buy individual tickets for each day. It's usually about £25 per night. Sunday is more expensive because they have the Beatles convention going in all day then too as well as the bands. But yeah you could just go for 1 night, and then head straight for the American bar, where you'll find a big queue that goes out the door, all waiting to get their pints of Guinness. Because everyone knows it's the best Guinness you'll ever taste. Maybe it's because they only use the pipes 1 week a year, and so they're just much much much cleaner than the pipes are at other pubs and bars that are open all year round and see constant use? Who knows. I don't know what magic sorcery they use. But it's a tradition every year, first drink of the festival, we alway head to the American Bar first and have our introductory pint or Guinness. I wait all year round for it. I wait all year round to taste that incredible drink every year and it's the best tasting beer I will have all year long. I'm starting to get a pavlovian reaction just thinking about the lol 😂

[@duffman18]

Oh yeah speaking of beer in Liverpool. I've been to Dublin, I've been to the Guinness brewery. I've had several pints of the Guinness from the brewery there (or where it used to be anyway, these days it's a Guinness museum, but it's still said to be the best Guinness you'll find anywhere). It was lovely. Definitely a great pint of Guinness. But it's not the best. No the best Guinness I've ever had, and I know it for sure because I have it year after year after year, is at the Adelphi Hotel. The big famous shit hole which consistently has been shut down temporarily over and over again because they keep failing health inspections because of the state of their kitchens. And all the rooms there are falling apart. I do love that hotel though, it reminds me very much of the overlook hotel in the shining. Especially when you go to the underground part of the hotel with all these absolutely gigantic enormous ballrooms all underground. It's gorgeous in a gaudy mid 20th century kinda way. But anyway yeah. Every year in Liverpool for the last like 40 years, is Beatle Week. It's a week long music festival where almost every band is a Beatles tribute band. They do it in different styles, some try to be authentic as possible, others are all female versions of the Beatles, other bands play Beatles songs but in different genres, like Punk, or Metal. And the other 10% or so of bands are tribute bands for other bands from around the time like the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, the Who, the Small Faces, etc. It's the best music festival in the world. I've been I think now 15 years in a row. But anyway it's primarily situated in the Adelphi hotel. There's bits and bobs in some other places like the Cavern of course. But the main stuff happens in the Adelphi. Including an all nighters which goes on till like 6am. But in the Adelphi right in lobby off to the side they have a little bar called the American Bar. For pretty much the entire year it's closed, they use it for storing people's suitcases if they arrive before they can check in to their room. But they do open it for 1 week a year, for Beatle week. They have a lot of bars in the hotel like that that only get used for beatle week and maybe one or two other conventions that may happen there. But the "American bar"... well, it's the place that served the best Guinness in the world. I swear. Like I said I've been drinking Guinness from there for 15 years now. It's the best Guinness you will ever taste. It's markedly better than the Guinness at the Guinness brewery/museum in Dublin. And I _DO_ _NOT_ say that lightly. I was honestly pretty disappointed at the Guinness in Dublin. Just in general, all around Dublin, as well as at the Guinness brewery. Because everyone raves about it so much. I honestly think it's probably Americans who build up that hype and reputation. They love to cosplay as Irish, even though they were born and raised in the US which makes the American, not Irish. But the ones who get to go visit the "home country" as it were are amazed at how much better the Guinness in Dublin is compared to the Guinness in the US. And I'm sure it is. I've never been to the US but I doubt they can pull a good pint of Guinness. So yeah, of course, the Guinness in Dublin is great, don't get me wrong. But plenty of pubs in tbe UK have Guinness that's just as good. It's not like it's noticeably better or something like that. But the Guinness in the American bar in the lobby of the Adelphi hotel for the 1 week a year it's open, has the best Guinness on the planet. I swear to you. I swear on me mum. The problem is that during beatle week you aren't allowed into the hotel unless you have a ticket for that night's festival performances. Well unless you're just a regular guest there, staying in a room but not going to beatle week. I'm not exactly sure how they stop those people from seeing the bands, but hey ho. So if you ever get the chance, go to the best music festival in the world, Beatles Week, every year on the late August Bank Holiday weekend. You could just go to 1 night of it it you want, you wouldn't have to go to the whole thing. You buy individual tickets for each day. It's usually about £25 per night. Sunday is more expensive because they have the Beatles convention going in all day then too as well as the bands. But yeah you could just go for 1 night, and then head straight for the American bar, where you'll find a big queue that goes out the door, all waiting to get their pints of Guinness. Because everyone knows it's the best Guinness you'll ever taste. Maybe it's because they only use the pipes 1 week a year, and so they're just much much much cleaner than the pipes are at other pubs and bars that are open all year round and see constant use? Who knows. I don't know what magic sorcery they use. But it's a tradition every year, first drink of the festival, we alway head to the American Bar first and have our introductory pint or Guinness. I wait all year round for it. I wait all year round to taste that incredible drink every year and it's the best tasting beer I will have all year long. I'm starting to get a pavlovian reaction just thinking about the lol 😂

[@ph0n1k]

I remember a 'chat' with a well know brewery rep at a university job fair, the target audience for thsese beverages were refered to as 'urban drinkers'

[@CLaw-tb5gg]

It’s for when you’re having a picnic! …without the food …or a basket …or in the park.

[@verzeda]

How quaint

[@FunkyTomo]

​@@CLaw-tb5gg- But we had 3 different flavours of crisps!!

[@tenbear5]

My wife calls them ‘EBs’: Evil Brews. I got into liking Carlsberg SB around the time of The Battle of the Beanfield and the last free summer festival scene… there was a bunch called the Brew Crew at that time. The reason ppl drank them was purely for effect: it’s the cheapest bang for your buck. We all experimented with various substances but it was these brews that stuck. I lost two good friends. Not through the usual drug abuse, although one ended up on methadone, but it was the drink that killed them. They’d moved onto Skol Super, as it was the cheapest, and one of the strongest. One friend was found dead in his grandfathers old flat (spleen exploded) and he was drinking big bottles of StrongbowRed, which rips your innerds out. It was all very sad. I’ve cut down massively from what used to be a daily intake, but still enjoy the occasional chilled Carlsberg. I’m subscribed to your channel because i was curious to find out what quality beer is all about… i don’t think the addition of glucose syrup helps the flavour, but it’s a major ingredient in many of these cheap high strength beers. They’re certainly mood altering beverages which can take hold after just one can, but i found that, generally speaking & dependent on the drink, alcohol just makes ppl violent (ok, gin makes ppl weep). Everything in moderation is my moto these days.

[@captaincat1743]

thanks for sharing your experiences mate. I did a few years on the skol super but managed to get a lid on it before the inevitable happened. Now I get wrecked about once a month. I'm 49 now so the daily sessions are not an option anymore, it really messes me up now. But I still enjoy a good drink just less often Have a good day my friend , and Cheers !

[@Energyflash1979]

@@captaincat1743 well done and keep it up. Hopefully you enjoy a drink again in the most rewarding way. I found drinking every day crept up on me without noticing and didn't recognise it as a problem because there's too much alcohol friendly media about. I like this channel because he promotes quality in the craft of beer.

[@borisblade564]

i remember the brew crew wandering around glastonbury during the 80's creating havoc here and there but i would say the the abhorrent conduct of the police at the beanfield would cause anyone to turn to drink

[@theefishlippedone]

I lived on site for a summer with some Brew crew and they were always dangerous. Just mayhem, it was too much. These beers have killed friends/ acquaintances of mine, or added to the heroin and made them full on idiots

[@borisblade564]

@@theefishlippedone Glad you pulled through mate and got to a better place

[@frankcarter6427]

pity the poor souls who have fallen into end stage addiction and rely on this muck to get through the day

[@srspower]

There's no excuse for it being bad really. I always drink Duvel when I'm in Belgium for work and that's 8.5% and tastes really good.

[@joshua92jeffery]

Almost did a double take seeing your channel name in the comments! I used to watch your shooting videos all the time, one of my favourite uk shooting channels you were.

[@jonboymk1bridgemaryfront889]

Oh the memorys of my fellow English man drinking strong lager b4 night out somewhere. Violence was everywhere & believe it or not... But a English man's night out would be fight at end of night or you got a Lass (woman) to spend the night with. That was classed as a good night out. Those the days bck in 80s early 90s😅

[@alm5966]

When I was around 18 I bought four cans of Special Brew which had 25% extra free. That's Special Brew when it wasn't dumbed down for the Nanny State. I drank the four cans at a mates house and I never touched the stuff ever again..the walk home was messy to say the least.

[@philandrews100]

Thanks - I laughed at this!

[@tornagawn]

Similar experience at my first party in a pub, SB with vodka chasers 🤮

[@philtowle4683]

There used to be a bloke that came in a bar I worked in. He used to drink pints of half and half harp and special brew. He would drink five and drive home!

[@alexfenton229]

@@philtowle4683 Wow! I'm guessing the SB was in a bottle containing half a pint? Years ago folk ad get a bottle of light ale and pour into a pint pot with a half pint of bitter in it. Or a snakebight...or a mickeymouse!!😆

[@alexfenton229]

@@alm5966 MATE!!!! That'd prob have been 4 pints of the SB, old pre 90s recipe containing valerian...aged 18!!! Fair play there fella!!! God had a purpose for you and that wasn't your time to go, obviously, because most mortals would've bought the farm that night!!😲😆💪👊🙌

[@MaterLacrymarum]

The snobbery of ABV continues, as though people who drink 5% ABV are virtuous, and those that drink 7.5 ABV are tramps.

[@european-one]

Not many buying 7.5% for the flavour. Or lack thereof.

[@juliantheapostate8295]

​​@@european-onetrappist ale has entered the chat

[@GaigeGrosskreutzGunClub]

A massive can with the price blazoned across the top - context matters

[@jabezhane]

Drinking anything below 4.5% in this age and prices is a mugs game.

[@peterclarke7240]

It's not the strength that's the issue, it's the quality. Nothing wrong with a decent 7 or 8% beer. They're regularly features at cider and real ale festivals. But these things are made with the absolute nastiest, cheapest ingredients, much like things like White Lightning. They're designed to absolutely destroy you and give you the sort of hangover that makes you reach for another can just to make it stop.

[@jayfunk5988]

I'm drinking one now in a park,shouting at random strangers 😂😂😂

[@rollforever85]

SKOL Supers were my go-to when I used to drink Trampagne. I'm glad those days are over 😅

[@glenngibbions]

"Trampagne" lol, new one on me

[@saraprva4172]

😂😂😂

[@notreallydavid]

​@@glenngibbionsditto - it's marvellous

[@JimmyJ1983]

Mee too when 1 was 17 4 cans would make my day 😂😂😂😂

[@verzeda]

Isn't Lambrini technically Trampagne?

[@GlazeonthewickeR]

I’m currently enjoying a fantastic Scottish ale made by an Ontario brewery here in Canada called Highlander. Watching you suffer through this while nursing this beauty is a great experience. Thanks for your service, mate

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

I used to love that kind of stuff, a short cut to getting the job done pronto. Thanks for the memories!

[@oldskoolbleep8975]

Exactly

[@Elrond_Hubbard_1]

lol, memories. Yeah right.

[@djcolinbell]

Tennent's Super is a Scottish "tramp juice" which is sold in Italy in the fridges next to the other super bock's. It's highly regarded there, despite being tramp juice here!

[@DJChrisNeon]

Similar story with Special Brew. I think it was brewed by Carlsberg for the (maybe Danish?) royal family, but here it's just another tramp juice lager.

[@ScottishT]

I guess the difference is Italians appreciate the flavour and only have one or two. And let's be honest this stuff isn't cheap in Scotland anymore. It's around £2.60 a can

[@djcolinbell]

@@ScottishT interestingly I've just looked back at my pictures. In Italy it was 9% vol, and if I look at the current UK version it's only 7.5%. Also the Italian one is label for Italy and uses language like double malt..... In the UK it's just Super Lager!

[@ScottishT]

@@djcolinbell really interesting, thanks mate.

[@Puffball-ll1ly]

That mirror is distracting just like trampjuice 😂

[@tommytomkinson8022]

This channel is pure gold

[@paulsanderson8804]

Many years ago. I used to buy. KESTREL SUPER BREW LAGER came in a black can and I think around the ,9.5. ABV is this stuff still around now ??

[@MattTHX-io4tk]

Yes I saw it in my local Pakistani shop a few months ago ..

[@lillexus5589]

There is a 14% alcohol beer in The Netherlands, Atlas Export

[@paulsanderson8804]

@@lillexus5589 that strength. Is for the beer monsters. In the UK

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

​@@MattTHX-io4tkyou mean nearly every corner store in the uk? 😅

[@circle2867]

yeah i had one of the other week.

[@numberstation]

I used to enjoy the occasional Special Brew for many years (beginning in the early 80s) but drank my last one when Carlsberg’s arse went and they reduced the ABV, under pressure from a bunch of fannies.

[@alexfenton229]

I used to love an occasional ice cold bottle of Special Brew! It did change it's recipe at the end of the 1980s and became a totally inferior version of itself, then some years later the abv dropped out. Such a shame... I was guaranteed a grand night out after a few Special Brews😊🤩😍

[@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe]

Special Brew was first brewed in 1950 to commemorate Sir Winston Churchill's visit to Copenhagen. I would have taken a lifelong supply of Danish pastries and Cocio chocolate milk. 🐄

[@phillawrence5148]

Yep, Government treating us like retards, just because of a few alchies

[@neave789]

ran an off licence back in the day and special brew was always known as the wife beater as it literally changed the mindset of anyone who drank these strong lagers. Evil stuff

[@Soul_of_a_Robot]

The people who drank it already had issues. It didn't change anything

[@Ramonatho]

Do you also repeat the lie that rum drinkers beat their wives too?

[@neave789]

@Ramonatho not sure you understand but special brew was very well known back when I was in the trade as exactly that and tennents extra very strong lagers at 8 or 9% were very much evil potions in general heavy drinking of any alcohol will change a person wether rum whisky beers lagers the biggest lie ever told alcohol equals fun alcohol changes the brain chemistry will make a monster out of a mouse the loveable drunk a myth.

[@RossBirch-c4e]

Carlesberg special brew is what the local "corner" nudge wink shop used to sell us as kids. Was like 9% or smth. He'd charge us 20p more for cigarettes because we were underage lol. Offered my brother fireworks when he was like 12

[@ant777live]

Tasting notes: "It's a bit like paint stripper....not...it's not super paint stripper....it's just got this lurking in the background paint stripper type taste going on" ; ))

[@benoakes01]

I can’t start my day without one of these beers. They’re nice on cornflakes. Five or six of them in the garden on sunday too- heavenly.

[@tenbear5]

LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@Morrie-queens]

I prefer crunchy nut.

[@davidm8527]

😂😂😂

[@lancefawcett2869]

It dulls the snap crackle and pop of rice crispies to a level I can tolerate. 😂

[@glennbeadshaw727]

Is somebody laughing in here? Well I can understand perhaps that this type of beer is better on the Weetabix rather than the cornflakes so I'll forgive the laughing

[@HermieMunster]

As a recent subscriber to the channel it’s made me aware of the practices of the UK major brewers and the plethora of other beers that there out there, including ones to give a miss.

[@mettie1982]

I used to like Bavaria 8.6 . The only saving grace for lynx super is if you have a smoke with it and drink the first one fast. After that you can't taste anything anymore so they aren't as bad until the next day

[@charleigh195]

Henry Weston cider vintage 8.2% tastes beautiful never mind the strength it tastes gorgeous and has a punch.x

[@kjp1232]

That's because it's quality fruit cider this lynx stuff is basically poison in a can.

[@rollforever85]

Yes. Lovely stuff!!

[@D187S]

This is a favourite of mine

[@douglasmorris8364]

As does THATCHERS VINTAGE cider @ 8.3% :)

[@charleigh195]

Marvellous ole bean x

[@masaiwhite5933]

I used to drink special brew mixed with castaway and gold lid merrydown cider...3 pints later i was out and gas super ser heater set the duvet on fire (between my legs) and i was rudely awakened.....that was the last time i did that combo....this was say 1988/89.

[@terrapyn99]

Blastaway!

[@teckelteckels2730]

Recently found your videos as it's summer and I'm wanting to drink lager more. But can anyone explain wtf is going on with lager in the UK these days? It all seems to have been messed about with. I've been trying to find a good quality, reasonably strong lager and am getting nowhere. At the extreme end of the scale I remember Carlsberg Special Brew years ago was a nice drop if properly chilled. Stella Artois, also had quite a kick and was lovely in the 90's, and then Becks was my go to. It all seems like they're changing the recpies or the abv's for some reason and the quality isn't the same. Any recommendations fot good quality lager in the UK?

[@tobyjackman3212]

If you're looking for something affordable & generic then Fici & Tuborg special are good in home bargains & 6 packs of Steinhauser pilsner in aldi are decent too. Hope that helps

[@bjorneidehall1117]

Budweiser Budvar, properly brewed in Czech Republic

[@jacobwarren3140]

Peroni is a decent lager

[@andrewdugard1270]

Warsteiner ASDA or staropramen quality!

[@kieranpyne3271]

Hell, a German 5•2 % vol lager in Aldi is nice as is the Budvar, in Tescos, already mentioned in another reply. The Polish Lomza, in Tescos is also good!

[@jamesedgewood4643]

When I first started drinking I used to really enjoy a can of Hoffmeister super with my dinner on a Friday night after a week of school. I would only have the one can, and it was refreshing and had plenty of body... I felt pretty relaxed after that.

[@peterm7548]

After school? Your parents allowed it? I thought my dad was rather casual when he let me have a pint of Guinness on a Friday evening once I'd turned 15! But then I thank him for giving me a controlled intro to beer!

[@jimthefinger7391]

You sir followed the bear

[@philandrews100]

The good old days.

[@Jumbo344]

@@peterm7548I remember asking my uncle for a cigarette at 15… sure… but stop pinching them 😂completely different times.

[@cameronashworth1981]

Couple of cans of this a 10p Lucky 15 on at the bookies makes a great Tuesday morning in any City or Town in the UK. 😁

[@The-Sea-Dragon-1977]

When you bought it did you originally go in for a loaf of wholemeal bread, the Daily Telegraph & an apple? (Mitchell & Webb, Alcoholic sketch.)

[@NevilleBamshu23]

Good reference...ha ha ha i've just discovered i have a great thirst geoff.. whats this extra strength alcohol lager...

[@michaelbarker1660]

Lidl have a New England DIPA - Luminous Nights @ 7.4% for £1.79. As its labelled an IPA in a craft can is this accepted unlike drinking a branded Lynx ? I wonder as I drink my 2nd DIPA

[@emkayultra]

Drink this and people think you are an alcoholic, but drink ‘ Luminous Nights’ and people think you’re a connoisseur. Yet they are the same ABV and the same price. (plus LN actually tastes good). I’m not an alcoholic, i’m a connoisseur.

[@tucoramirez3333]

Jolly good show old chap

[@saraprva4172]

I think drinking any of this will give you "luminous nights" 🤮 Connoisseur sounds much better than pi**head 😂

[@ev6558]

Not to mention any brand of popular mass-produced beer that is neither good nor has a high alcohol content. At least the guy drinking 9% ABV swill is gonna get hammered, the real tramp is the guy buying Miller/Budweiser and having to down half a gallon of that piss just to catch a buzz.

[@blastingweevil2968]

when i was a youngster like 18-25 i used to drink kestrel super strength or white lightning and those super strengths could only manage like 8 cans but the cider was around 4 lt 2 2ltr bottles. now i have grown up i only drink mild or bitter... and that is only once or twice a year if i am lucky.

[@montycd]

Luminous nights from lidl is a similar price and strength. If you're gonna neck beer to get smashed, why not do it with a delicious beer instead?

[@Pwecko]

"Oh, that's terrible. It's burning my throat. Lets have another swig."

[@ArfurDaley]

Looking forward to a review of Meths with the seasoned drinkers of the Cardiff riverbank next

[@realaleguide]

It’s not the same since they put the barrage in place, the muddy river banks have been replaced by deep water, if they fall over now they might drown

[@JimboXX78]

They probably brew it because it completes their range. Traditionally you have weak lagers competing with other weak beers, you have the premium export strengths competing in another tier, and then you have special brew and the like competing with barley wines. The thing that annoys me about the super strength drinks now is that they are messed about with and don't taste like they should. I don't know if its the brewers form of shrinkflation or to keep the units down. Either way I would rather have it in a smaller can and still tasting right. If I just wanted to just drink loads and keep visiting the toilet I would buy some supermarket basics beers at 2% and have what is like water with a hint of beer.

[@reeee4vhjk]

Yes many recipes changed They also dropped the alcohol content in them The old Carlsberg Special brew 9% and it tasted alright strong and cheap but ok, now like a lot it's at 7.5% Think the recipes changed to cut costs and also all the tax reasons especially in Scotland This was all really cheap once now it's not a good pick for value The king of cost to ABV I think is still the cheap "sherry" fortified wine Alcoholics often get low or run out of money so you have to work out the best way to maximise alcohol percentage per penny White cider was the one but now that's way to expensive considering it tastes terrible, brutal hangover and makes I'll quicker Say you have £10 and you have to get enough booze to get completely drunk, how do you do it?

[@SleazyRider86]

With the price of everything atm, it might be the only beer we can afford 😂

[@reflux043]

At 3:03, is that fusel alcohol? That has a fumey smell or taste.

[@stevedoggart2805]

apparentlt brewed in Lieshout Holland by Swinkels, known for their bargain bucket rot gut produce. 100% intended for the park bench market.

[@alexfenton229]

Within the brewery industry the demographic for this ale is called the Urban Drinker 😂😂😂

[@yolobathsalts]

It's intended for the same ones that drink olde English and colt 45.

[@littleowlbooks8514]

Snobs. I love that stuff and I'm a headmaster at a prestigious public school.

[@Eviction76]

Helden Brau super 9.5 percent was our go to back in the day

[@davidevans6758]

Does it work with Lime Cordial?

[@JayDidntDoIt]

1.99!! How much is a 3ltr bottle of frosty Jack's cider these days then? Or do they not even do that anymore? Pack of 10 sovereigns and bottle of that stuff was my early teenage Friday nights sorted for 5 quid

[@Morrie-queens]

Used Tae drink a bottle of ol' frosty jacks a day until she turned the weans against me. 😢

[@mrbcg1778]

At my local offie, a 3l of frostys will cost you well over a fiver on its own nowadays.

[@grahamherbert3612]

I remember a 500ml canned 'super' lager called 'FORCE 10', It was in a lilac/purple can, had no ingredients list, and was 10%abv. Far more sickly and sweet than Tennents Super, and total knock out juice. Does anyone else remember it, around mid-late 90s? I once drank 6 cans, and woke up in park with somebody else's blood on me and no wallet.

[@davidaston1644]

I remember that and Red Stripe Crucial Brew 👍

[@therealisation5500]

Made by Heineken believe it or not force 10 from Goven we called it nice wee Hart starter to get you going before moving on to something better

[@grahamherbert3612]

@@therealisation5500 Heineken! I would never of thought that. I was in London at the time, and you could only get it in the dirtiest corner shops. I used to get Mr Patel to put me 8 under the counter.

[@therealisation5500]

@@grahamherbert3612 8 ace of the south 😵‍💫 well done my man

[@jonbell3020]

I remember Force 10… and Crucial Brew. Carlsberg Special with a miniature of Smirnoff dropped in the top was our tipple back in the day…

[@syheavyside3860]

When I used to drink it , it was 9% and a quid a can. It was my favourite. Man up 😆

[@longjonwhite]

Taking not one, but THREE hits for the team! Nice one mate,,, you didn’t screw up your face so much on the third gulp, I think you may be acquiring the taste…

[@martin-1965]

Haha yes... and once the taste is acquired, hours later the shirt is off and you're ready to fight anyone including the coppers chucking you in the van 😂

[@wayneallen67]

Does 7% abv really qualify as "Tramp Juice"? Here in America we have something called Four Loco, which run up to 14% abv, are relatively cheap, and are flavored malt beverages, those qualify as Tramp Juice, here we say Bum Juice, my opinion.

[@cehaem2]

These brands used to be up to 9% ABV, hence the tramp juice label that just stuck.

[@wayneallen67]

@@cehaem2 Ahh, ok, that makes sense. Thank you.

[@mikerichards9196]

Obviously "bum juice" means something else entirely in UK 😢

[@dansharpe2364]

There used to be a "Lynx Pilsner" in a green can which was 2.7%. Yes, two point seven. It was very, very bad.

[@markbuckley5109]

Thats what happens when you name a beer after a aftershave

[@farshnuke]

I confess I was expecting more of an explanation of what 'tramp juice' is. I gather from context that it's something the character of Sir Digby Chicken Caesar would drink in That Mitchel And Webb Look. I have never cared in the slightest for real ale but I don't care about coffee and I love James Hoffmann all the same so when the algorithm recommended this video I gave it a shot. The video may not have elaborated on 'tramp juice' and its history but I liked the presentation style so I'll subscribe and look at other videos.

[@reeee4vhjk]

Some used to say it about White Cider also In this context It's just super strength mass and cheaply produced Lager. Although the classic Carlsberg Special brew is super expensive now due to how it's all taxed It is known as quick way of getting a booze hit as while it doesn't taste so good it's fairly easy to down Lot of the original recipes have changed and some not as strong as was But it was a way to get a high ABV for least money. A bang for the buck type thing Is lots of European similar ones available like Karpackie Super. They do all taste very syrupy Best way to find out is get 4 cans and down them it does seem to have a certain effect Tennent's super is probably a good start

[@midnightmosesuk]

Back in my bad old days during the 80's I would spend a day chugging through tin after tin of Tennents Super or Super T as me and my so called friends used to call it. It always tasted bloody awful to begin with but, the more you drank, the better the taste got. Like the Lynx Super, which sounds like a deoderant, the Super T had that strange fumey, chemical smell to it. We joked that it was because they didn't brew it but just mixed a load of chemicals together in a big bucket and poured it straight into the tins. I'm not so sure it's a joke now. Still, I was never drinking the bloody stuff for the taste or nice hoppy aroma, I was drinking it to numb my body and mind. It used to keep the cold out, or at least thats how it felt, and I could forget my situation for a bit. And, in my defence, I was not one of those troublesome drunks who shouted and swore at passers-by or picked fights with random items of street furniture. I just used to sit quietly in the park sliding into oblivion. Thank god those days are done.

[@gfuentes8449]

You should try some US "malt liquor". Black Bull 10% for example

[@owenconnolly3041]

In the States most shop have a separate cabinet for all these high Alc Beers. They actually call them Malt Beverages not beers, well at least the cheaper ones. 2$ will get you a 40oz bottle that will get you outta your tree.

[@CB-ke7eq]

Should we tell them about "Edward Fortyhands"?

[@nonfatalfonso]

used to be able to get 2 25oz cans of king cobra for $2.25 plus tax, not bad for 6% abv.. haven't bought any in a while

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

@@CB-ke7eq as an Englishman I was baffled by "edward fortyhands" lol. This was at U of L in KY a decade ago 2 lads "volunteered", I sneaked little draws of the smaller guy's 40s in my glass because I was worried for his health since he'd taken a whole lot of stuff that night. I later learned the other "contestant" was a convicted domestic terrorist who came to sell his addys; he wasn't even a student there. gas station kratom, swill and a $400ish rattly AR-15 that we could barely afford the ammo for. Open carry for long guns at aged 16 in KY had me.... confused. God, I love the USA.

[@CB-ke7eq]

@@AdamOwenBrowning I went to college up the river in Cincinnati...there must be something in the water 🤔

[@davidk7262]

I’m sure there used to be a beer called lynx altra or ultra?? Was that stronger than super or am I making this up?

[@SeanByrne-z8d]

In my day it was Tennant super 9% 99p for a pint can

[@kevinlitton1399]

From the other side of the pond, I less than fondly remember the similarly powered hurricane and steel reserve beverages of my youth. Cost $0.99 and $1.25 respectively (20 years ago)

[@zatoichi188]

I don't understand it, if your primary concern is high ABV there are plenty of high ABV ciders for around £2 that are actually really nice e.g Westsons

[@Coxy-b34]

Aldi do a 8.4% cider for about £1.50. Not the best cider in the world by any means but its drinkable,not a white cider and it's damn sight tastier than these terrible Special Brew type strong lagers.

[@IamBATMAN2024]

Old Rosie is nice and the Henry Weston’s stronger cider (think it’s 8.4% now use to be 9% and was even nicer!

[@rollforever85]

Westons Vintage is lovely at 8.2 ABV 👌

[@IamBATMAN2024]

@@rollforever85 yes that one! Use to be 9%

[@davependragon1]

I remember years ago, I tried to drink four cans of super strong lagers in an evening, but no matter how many times I tried, I always fell asleep on the third tin, and never even got to open a fourth. I called it my Three Tin Sleeping Pill.

[@Calumbo]

Drank Tenant’s Super before a concert on the train to Birmingham. One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to but I can’t remember the music just the boozy bliss of tramp juice😂

[@Repcitykickz]

The hesitation and dred on you're face taking that second sip was hilarious 😂

[@andrewcarr5923]

I think your being a bit judgemental considering that you were mullered at breakfast time on an 11.5% Grolsch just a few days ago.

[@dogstar5572]

When I have to get a night bus because of working late I would buy a can of ‘kestrel super’. 9%. It stopped the pissed up nutters talking to me. I believe it used to be 10%. It’s a good deterrent, people think your homeless with nothing to lose.

[@cactusdan94]

Vegan: "I think tonight ill have for dinner, tofu, a vegetable salad, a bowl of fresh fruit, then ill finish up with 8 cans of lynx super"

[@pdlawson-venusloon359]

As far as it not tasting too good, I used to be hooked on Tenants Super and I assure you I didn’t drink that lager for the taste; it tasted reassuringly horrible, so you knew you were getting something ridiculously strong.

[@69waveydavey]

Probably excellent for slug traps in the garden I'm guessing.

[@rogercantwell3622]

Tried the old Tennents Super in the 1980s when it was 9.5%. It wasn't bad at all, but one can put me to sleep. Special Brew is foul. Skol 1080 in 275ml bottles used to be the stuff towards the end of a pub crawl when you couldn't face more pints. It was quite nice.

[@dave9456]

In my 20's used to enjoy a nice cold Lynx Super straight from the local shop fridge on the way home from a hard days graft, used to hit the spot perfectly 👌

[@hhuodod2209]

I my self preferred a whisky on way home.

[@Mathewsmith343]

By (home), do your mean wheelie bin?😆

[@desertdude540]

I occasionally drive by the Gallo facility on the other side of town that has a large structure that looks suspiciously like a column still and no signage at all, so whatever they're making, they're not proud of it. I suspect it's the plant that makes Thunderbird.

[@LittleBearBBQ_Food_Original]

I recall buying a case of that years ago....I think it was higher than 7.5% then though. And....It was utterly horrific!!! It just had this aroma of greasy, dirty, slightly burnt tyres, massively over carbonated that bizarrely dissipated within hundredths of a second to become this alcoholic syrup like effort. Pure ghastliness in a tin.

[@mat_allthegearfishing]

yep it was 9% and terrible

[@iggbowmon3171]

In '87 Tennent's Extra very quickly brought me to a bottom in London. It was bad. We used to drink malt liquor in 40 ounce bottles(Mickey's, Old English 800, King Cobra, Country Club). Higher alcohol content, but not extreme. 13% is heinous. Suprising how quickly the terrible taste became acceptable.

[@gazbaldy3925]

I used to be the editor of 'Vagrancy Magazine' not sure would my readers would have made of this, certainly doesn't sound like it would have made 'Al fresco beverage of the year'

[@terrapyn99]

Trampers's Champers!

[@PodOfHeat]

My foray into super lager lasted 2 sessions: the first was when I discovered Special Brew got me bladdered for cheap, I thought it was the best stuff ever. The second session about a week later I ended up getting chased through a field by the police then sleeping under a hedgerow all night. That was enough for me

[@ColoradoMagpie]

Homeless people in the US love the version we have called Steel Reserve. Same marketing strategy with both high ABV and low price plastered on the cans. These are mostly sold in economically challenged areas or within ethnic communities…. Could it be a form a government control, keeping people from achieving their best? I don’t know but here in the States it sure seems viable.

[@tenbear5]

Yes! I found these while visiting the States and wondered why i was getting strange looks from the locals.

[@ColoradoMagpie]

@@tenbear5 too funny 😂

[@matthewszalkowski4719]

Only 7.5 . Hurricane in the US his 11 per cent 😊

[@muchasgracias6976]

Simon, the question really should be 'why do KZbin reviewers try tramp juice knowing it's harmful?'

[@fomalhaut9]

He’s taking one for the team innit

[@loughrey101]

It's not harmful in moderation. It's less harmful than a whiskey or a vodka straight which has a much higher ABV. Where it becomes harmful is that it's cheap and easily accessible for people to abuse

[@vincemarshall8550]

tennents super was my favourite until i made a prat of myself of course ,dont know if it still exists but im sure it were about 10 % abv yep definately one for the omprazole

[@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister]

Crazy to think you could get drunk on £3.98 these days. Sad that breweries are targeting people with alcohol problems and contributing to their demise. On a positive note though glad most drinkers don’t fall into this trap. As I type I have my Lost Lager in my PD keg chilling as well as 12 500ml bottles of Tuskar chilling in the fridge. My lord I love a Saturday. 🍺

[@heiltd1286]

I honestly feel that drinking can be positive and life enhancing ( although any alcohol consumption is harmful) so long as it's infrequently done and only drinking the best beer. This trash is geared towards alcoholics. A disgraceful product.

[@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister]

@@heiltd1286 Literally everything is bad for you these days. Even breathing to a certain extent with pollution in the air. Only passing through this life on holiday let’s have a Beer… but not this one obviously! ✌🏻 🍺

[@heiltd1286]

@@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister That's true. Even rainwater has forever chemicals in it in the most remote regions that mean it's not safe to drink. You'd think rainwater in Antarctica would be free from pollutants; wrong.

[@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister]

@@heiltd1286 My life is basically healthy eating and exercise Monday to Friday.. Saturday a take away and a few beers Sunday a day of rest. All about balance my good friend 😎

[@0ate5y]

They definitely are targeting a certain audience. There's something in them that makes you super wrecked, more wrecked than you would expect for the abv, instant idiot trouble maker.

[@paulc2332]

How do you know what paint stripper tastes like!?

[@jj2208]

best not wash the car with this then

[@IamBATMAN2024]

Do a special brew or a kestrel super strength in the next one 😅 They’re probably close to £4 a can now days 😅 use to be 99p per can 20 years ago.

[@DJChrisNeon]

Or Tenant's Super

[@IamBATMAN2024]

@@DJChrisNeon yeah I mentioned tenants on another comment somewhere on here lol 😅

[@candjim]

Irony being I usually drink lynx shower gel but wash in lynx super larger!?

[@chrisyboy666]

Ice cold can of kestrel super to start ya sesh separate the men from the boys that did always remember the smell when I was pucking back up 8 hours later @ 04.00 in the morning back in the house from clubbing ahhh the 80s great memories

[@JohnLyons-ch5os]

Superskol, kays cider a dash of vodka then a another dash of ribena made a lovely little liquid breakfast,lunch and tea all in one..also helped with the sniffles

[@garydixon6315]

Me and an old friend used to call that super strength lager 'rocket fuel' 😂... Tastes much better with a dash of lemonade or lime .. This was funny to watch tbh 😊 haha

[@JamesStocks]

I wonder is it better or worse for cooking (e.g. beer batter)

[@tobyjackman3212]

I love the swirl at the end of the pour just in case it's can conditioned 🤣 Also - can something be simultaneously sweet *&* dry?!? Also I'm _pretty_ sure that vegans are just as likely to suffer from alcoholism as non vegans.. if not then I'd love to know how you found that out 🤔 Anyway -cheers Si!

[@FloydCourtnell]

Do they do this in a party 7 ? more portable for park life !!

[@JimmiG84]

It's funny that the Germans manage to brew decent Bock/Oktoberfest lagers with a similar ABV. So it's definitely possible without sacrificing the taste.

[@porkysbikerlife7893]

True I've had many stouts hitting 12 percent even that wernt tramp juice

[@andrewcarr5923]

The difference being the ingredients, most of these park bench beers are loaded with glucose syrup to take the edge of the ethanol (alcohol) I've seen many a man fall by the wayside drinking this rubbish,.

[@kesgreen4639]

Brewing a big beer without adding sugars is possible, but requires quite a bit of grain (hence not cheap).

[@robertslegers257]

Great review! I think this may be similar to , " Olde English 800 " in the U.S.A.

[@Daryl26543]

Back in the day I would start a Friday night off with a couple of special brews or a few gold labels, a gram of speed and then hit the raves and take xtc, good times but I had a friend who continued to drink these nasty tramp juice as you call them well into his 40’s he was an alcoholic for 20 years and it’s definitely took it’s toll on his body.

[@UrzuaTroskenia0369]

Their cheap and few have an aquired taste potential for improvement, but I liked pounding them when covid began, considering bleakness that came with it, don't regret them considering I was pounding 10%+ 'Axe Head' from the midwest and 211's too, they taste great with kombucha, mate tea, and other herbal combinations of whatever you think up to try.

[@tdoqq]

I love when people delude themselves into think they only drink beer for "the taste".. Obviously better taste is part of the selection process, but it is not the primary reason for drinking beer.

[@samholdsworth420]

If you don't drink beer for taste then the jokes on YOU lol

[@bingbongbingbongbingbongbing90]

Alcohol free and small beers are mass produced for a reason.

[@owenwilcox]

I remember me and a mate making 'torpedo' snakebites with Special Brew, White Lightning, shots of vodka and Ribena, we only managed 2 each and don't ask me anything about what happened after.