Ingenious Edinburgh brewer creates beer that tastes like a deep-fried Mars Bar

An Edinburgh brewery has produced a beer that they say tastes just like the infamous deep-fried Mars Bar.

Vault City Brewing has paid homage to the deep-fried dish with a new imperial stout, created in a team-up with Neon Raptor Brewing Co. featuring chocolate malt and cacao nibs, and even using real battered Mars bars during the top-secret production process to guarantee an authentic deep-fried flavour.

Said to have originated at The Haven Chip Bar in Stonehaven, where a cheeky schoolboy asked if his Mars Bar could be laden in fish batter and deep-fried on a dare – the snack has since secured legendary status.

The infamous deep-fried Mars bar (Vault City)

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Vault City’s co-founder, Steven Smith-Hay, said: “Deep-fried Mars bars are as synonymous with Scottish culture as haggis or Irn Bru, so we thought why not bring this national treasure to life in a beer?

“We’re always pushing the boundaries of beer to open drinkers’ eyes to new flavours, and using real deep fried Mars bars in the process means DDF M*RS BAR is no exception.

The DDF M*rs Bar (Vault City)

“It certainly isn’t aimed at the health market, but not everything has to be good for you, and much like the snack that inspired it, it’s too tasty not to try for yourself.

“If you’re a fry-hard fan of the Scottish delicacy, you’d ‘batter’ not miss out!”

Double Deep Fried M*rs Bar is the latest in a long line of innovative flavoured beers paying homage to Scottish classics from Vault City.

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In January the brewery released an Iron Brew-flavoured beer, which sold over 10,000 cans in less than 24 hours.

Every two weeks, the Portobello-based brewery drops new flavours, with DDF M*RS BAR part of May’s Sour Sunday release. This month's flavours include Raspberry Rocky Road, Tonka White Forest Gateau, and Strawberry Sundae.

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