BrewDog produced world's strongest beer

Scottish firm BrewDog has produced a 41 per cent volume ale that it claims is the strongest in the world.

The company said its new creation, named Sink The Bismarck!, "takes beer to a whole new level". The launch of the record-strength IPA comes weeks after German brewer Schorschbrau appeared to take the strongest beer title with its 40% strength Schorschbock.

BrewDog, of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, said its newly-unveiled Sink The Bismarck! costs £40 for a 330ml bottle and will only be sold via its website. The company said the beer, which is stronger than whiskey and vodka, should be consumed in spirit-sized measures.

The controversial firm drew criticism from industry watchdog the Portman Group last year when it unveiled a 32% beer, Tactical Nuclear Penguin.