Paul Heslop wrote:
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> > This is interesting too:
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> > "Orkney Skullsplitter
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> > The one commercial brewery on the island has also very occasionally made
> > a beer from bere. This is the Orkney Brewery, a micro founded in 1988 in
> > a Victorian schoolhouse. Its strongest conventional brew is a strong
> > Scottish ale with a name that alludes to Scandinavian history:
> > Skullsplitter. A Viking ruler in the 9th century was said to have
> > cleaved his enemies' skulls with an axe. In 1919, during
> > renovations of the island's cathedral, a split skull was found sealed
> > into a pillar. The Orkney Brewery's Skullsplitter (8.5 per cent alcohol
> > by volume) has a raisiny, sweet, aroma; a very creamy taste, developing
> > flavours like a fruit cake dunked in Port; and a toasty finish. Yes, it
> > tastes good - but
> > Skullsplitter can seem to threaten eternal sleep. This month, it was
> > judged Champion Winter Beer of Great Britain by the Campaign for Real
> > Ale."
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> Wow, nae wonder thae dinna hae mony trees, they wull hae broken them
> tossin the caber on the way hame frae the pub!
Perhaps the Scots might switch to aluminium, as Merkins have in Softball.
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