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Carlsberg Special BrewDescription: Brewer: Carlsberg, style: Lager, alcohol content: 9% Newest Review: ... although I read in the papers that they are to stop selling the 500ml can due to the people at alchol concern poking their ... more More Carlsberg drinks
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by Rumblefish - written on 19.04.01 (Very useful, 1020 readings)
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There are few more distinctive beers in terms of taste, appearance, and reputation (notoriety?) than Carlsberg Special Brew. The mere mention of its name will conjure up certain images in the minds of some, and possibly also certain memories (my apologies for reminding you – yes YOU!) Of course many people, even beer-drinkers, will never have touched the drink – or touched it once and vowed never to do so again. Yet Special Brew is more than just a beer. It’s a symbol, an accessory. To be seen drinking Special Brew is to make a very public statement. But is this statement simply: “I intend to get very pissed very quickly”, or something ...
by sandrabarber - written on 19.01.02 (Very useful, 260 readings)
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Carlsberg, with its origins in Denmark, is the world’s second biggest brewer. Its ‘Special Brew’ is the biggest selling ‘super strength’ beer in the UK. It is a whopping 9% alcohol by volume. I once drank two whole cans of the stuff and had to be taken to bed by my very bored friends because my conversation was unintelligible and I kept vomiting in the waste paper basket. I once knew a Dane who liked his Special Brew and could handle several pints a night. Everyone else I know loathes it and handles it as well as I. Special Brew is very strong indeed and tastes very different than your usual normal strength or ...
by pablodiablo - written on 09.04.02 (Very useful, 325 readings)
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Picture the scene. i'm fifteen and looking forward to a friday night hanging around the local secondary school at a disco arranged by the students. Of course i need a drink, these are my teenage years it would be rude not to. So on a lunchtime we sneak out to browse at the local off license. There amongst the white lightning, thunderbirds (red and blue) and the bell'nor was a mustard coloured can with the words 'carlsberg' and 'special brew'. The most important figure is the 9% near the bottom. At the time it probably took about six cans of normal strength lager to send me a bit loopy so i thought about four would be right. Later that day i put ...




