A bite worse than its bark

A shot of the entrance to the BrewDog bar in the Cowgate in Edinburgh, one of ten across the UK.

The company started up in 2007 with two guys from Aberdeen brewing their own beer in response to the "industrially brewed lagers and stuffy ales that dominated the UK market" and in 2008 became Scotland's largest independent brewery.

These beers are seriously strong stuff with names ranging from 5am Saint (5%) to Tactical Nuclear Penguin (32%) and many more. More information about them is on their website.

If your drinking to forget then this will do it. Just remember to pay your bar bill in advance.