Health campaigners slam 12% stout
Health campaigners in Scotland have slammed the release of a 12% abv stout from microbrewery BrewDog.
Tokyo is described as a "intergalactic fantastic oak aged stout" which has been made with specialist malts, jasmine and cranberries before being aged on French toasted oak chips.
"It is the last thing we need. It is absolutely the wrong direction to be going as far as Scotland's health problems are concerned. If it became popular it would have devastating consequences for health as well as social order and violence on the streets," Dr Bruce Ritson, chairman of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, told the Scotsman
BrewDog founder James Watt told the paper: "I completely agree with the aim to encourage responsible drinking, and that is fundamental to what we stand for.
Our beers are targeted at and drunk by connoisseurs, and we strive to educate our customers that full-flavour beer can be enjoyed in moderation as opposed to heavily drinking cheaper, bland beers.
"The beers that we make are to be savoured and enjoyed. The (£4 per 330ml bottle) price takes it away from the market that are just drinking beer to get drunk. We in fact are the cure and not the problem."
