Osama Bin Laden Inspired Beer Goes Viral, Forces Company To Shut Down Website
‘Osama Bin Lager’ beer sells out after going viral, forces brewery to shut down website
A UK brewery said its Osama Bin Laden-themed beer, called Osama Bin Lager, sold out after going viral online.
Is it ale Qaeda?
A UK brewery found itself embroiled in controversy when an Osama Bin Laden-themed beer sold out
“We’ve woken up the last couple of mornings with thousands and thousands and thousands of notifications,” Luke Mitchell, owner of the Mitchell Brewing Co in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, told the BBC of the insane demand.
Cleverly dubbed Osama Bin Lager, the “dark” beer’s label features a cartoonish caricature of the notorious Al Qaeda leader, who was supposedly killed by Navy Seals in 2011.
Photos of the inflammatory ale quickly blew up online, causing it to sell out so quickly that brewery staffers had to unplug their phones and shutter the website due to the “crazy” demand.
“The phone just hasn’t stopped for the last 48 hours,” exclaimed Mr. Mitchell, who runs his eponymous hops hawker with his wife Catherine.
No word as to whether the frenzy had to do with his newfound popularity among sympathizers on TikTok.
The brewery’s other offerings include Putin’s Porter and Kim Jong Ale.
These beers might seem in poor taste, but Mitchell insists that “everyone laughs when they see the names on the bar.”
Fake outrage ensued after the Beer went viral, Some call it ‘appalling’.
Controversial name notwithstanding, Osama Bin Lager’s proceeds go towards a good cause. For each barrel sold, the brewery donates $13 to charity benefiting victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the BBC reported.
The strange brew is one of several controversially-named brews at the Mitchell Brewing Co, which specializes in giving beers “tongue-in-cheek names” to poke fun at “horrible dictators,” Mitchell describes.
Other offerings include Putin’s Porter and Kim Jong Ale.
“As far as I’m aware, no one’s been offended, but I’m sure there is someone out there,” he added.
Speaking of risqué food and drink names, a fast food restaurant in Argentina was labeled “offensive” and “disgusting” by Jewish groups after serving items inspired by the Holocaust.
Dishes included “Adolf fries” — fried potatoes doused in bacon and cheddar — and an “Ana Frank burger,” which entailed 3.5 ounces of ground beef with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayonnaise.
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