Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
Judging by the replies, Hurlimanns must have had a serious affect! I was told the same thing about Caffreys, didn't they have an advertising campaign that focused on the abv content being lowered? it was a piece of piss to drink, but caused serious hangovers-apparently!
Yeah, that's the thing with strong bitters. There is no gas like cider or lager (which burns when you knock it back) and it slips down nicely, too nicely.

I remember brains SA being the one everyone said to steer clear of but it's only about 3.9 or maybe 4%. Caffreys was about 5.