According to the Independent, the Scottish brewery Brewdog has released a beer that will certainly take a smile off of Vladimir Putin's face, and take the shine off his anti-gay Olympic agenda.
Founders Martin Dickie and James Watt have made the new brew in a form of protest against the anti-homosexual laws currently in place in Russia. The limited edition beer, titled "Hello, My Name Is Vladimir Putin" showcases the Russian leader on the label wearing makeup, and in a Warhol-esque design. It also labels the beer with a message from the leader: "I am 100 per cent hetero and will pass laws to prove it." At the bottom of the label, there's a joking note that states "Not for gays."
It goes on to state, "Drinking me gives you energy, ignorance and dogmatism required to shoot a deer (with your top off) and pass internationally denounced, discriminatory legislation (top optional) before you've even had your caviar breakfast."
The beer is a limited run and boasts itself as a 8.2 percent India Pale Ale. According to the Independent, Watt said "We sent a case of beer to the Kremlin, as well as leaving beer at the Russian Consulate in Edinburgh and the Russian Embassy in London. We've not heard anything from Mr Putin, but we expect he's out petting a leopard somewhere, probably with his top off."
The brewers are in no way new to controversy, as they have brewed a Viagra-laced beer in time for the British royal wedding. Nor are they adverse to political activism. "We've had tens of thousands of tweets about it - there is a lot of support for the beer and the cause" says Watt.
Fifty percent of the beers sales will go toward charities that support oppressed minorities.
