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Edinburgh's own Brewdog launch an anti-Putin protest beer!

We would like to heartily congratulate Brewdog for their efforts to point out the hypocrisy of Vladimir Putin's aggressively anti-gay stance which has been brought to global attention as a result of the Sochi Olympics.

Richard Murphy6 February 20141 min read

Edinburgh's own Brewdog launch an anti-Putin protest beer!

Edinburgh's own Brewdog launch an anti-Putin protest beer!

We would like to heartily congratulate Brewdog for their efforts to point out the hypocrisy of Vladimir Putin's aggressively anti-gay stance which has been brought to global attention as a result of the Sochi Olympics.

The beer is called #HellomynameisVladimir.

Image credit: The Independent

Don't be misled by the pink Marilyn-inspired label: this double strength IPA is certainly not for girls. We hope he enjoyed the case of this beer that Brewdog sent him. Bravo guys.