Great Moments In Brewing: BrewDog Air’s Transatlantic Toilet Disaster
Great Moments In Brewing: BrewDog Air’s Transatlantic Toilet Disaster
(Courtesy BrewDog)
How come we’re not surprised by this? After all, the ‘beer flights’ were probably non-stop on Air BrewDog’s virgin voyage.
Just sayin’…
Back in 2019, Scotland-headquartered global craft brewer, BrewDog, arranged a transatlantic flight to the US for fans who invested in the brewer’s crowdfunding campaign.
And on February 21st BrewDog Airlines took off from London’s Stansted Airport bound for Columbus, Ohio, home to its US brewery and hotel.
For several hours, it was high times on boardnBrewDog’s Boeing 767. The plane was well-stocked with an endless supply of BrewDog offerings and even a special IPA that was tapped at 35,000 ft.
200 ‘Equity Punks,’ along with staff and media, participated in the world’s highest tasting session, as the company’s founders, James Watt and Martin Dickie, took to the aisle to introduce BrewDog Flight Club IPA, a 4.5% ABV New England-style IPA that was brewed using an intense hop blend to compensate for taste buds pushed slightly off-kilter by the flight’s elevation.
(Courtesy BrewDog)
Air BrewDog also featured beer-inspired cuisine and all of the flight’s courses were paired with the perfect BrewDog beer served by Cicerone-trained cabin crew.
Air BrewDog passengers also received a special care package including a BrewDog eye mask and a BrewDog blanket not that anyone used them, or even considered stopping drinking.
And that’s when things took an unanticipated turn and BrewDog Air’s toilets backed up.
This from Lonely Planet…
“Things took a slightly rocky turn five hours into the 8.5-hour flight when, in true beer event style, the toilets began to clog up.”
“Two and a half hours before landing in Columbus, James Watt came over the PA system to announce that the toilets had to be closed completely, and the pilot said that, during his 25 years of flight service, he’d never once seen the toilets on a Boeing 767 aircraft fill up entirely.”
Thankfully the flight eventually touched down and travelers were able to avail themselves before being shuttled off for more beer.
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