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Josh Barrie

'Mad brewer' to open 1875 bottle of beer after it was found in a garage

A “mad brewer” from Scotland is to open one of the rarest beers in the world after it was found in a Shropshire garage.

Dougal Gunn Sharp, from the Edinburgh-based Innis & Gunn, will pop a 150-year-old bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale and plans to incorporate it into a new anniversary brew. It was acquired at auction for £3,000 a decade ago, one of only four bottles in the world thought to be still in existence.

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