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This was a true beer nightmare that we expect Scotland’s BrewDog would prefer to forget.
But we’re not going to let that happen.
In 2019 BrewDog announced its first transatlantic fight for fans who invested in the brewer’s crowdfunding campaign.
And on February of 2020 it made good on its commitment when BrewDog Airlines took off from London’s Stansted Airport bound for Columbus, Ohio, home to its US brewery and hotel.
It was high times on board BrewDog’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.
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Air BrewDog also featured beer-inspired cuisine and all of the flight’s courses will be paired with the perfect BrewDog beer served by Cicerone-trained cabin crew.
And in addition to a non-stop beer beverage service and spirits from its sister company LoneWolf distillery, 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 got ugly…
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.
And for obvious reasons this faulty flight remains a “Great Moment in Brewing.”
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