Wednesday’s ad is for Ruppert beer — which is “the ‘slow-aged’ beer!” It’s from 1947 and shows a simple cartoon of an apparently long-winded speech that is going on and on, causing one listener to nod off and the other to check his watch. Like Ruppert, they’re in no rush. The claim that “Ruppert beer is aged s-l-o-w-l-y” is a curious one. Ignoring relativity, I’m pretty sure time is a constant, at least on planet beer, and the beer can’t age any slower or faster than the clock runs. You can age it for a shorter amount of time, or a longer amount of time, but that’s a different kettle of isinglass.
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Bhutan Beer
Today in 1949, Bhutan signed a bi-lateral treaty with India, and while it has no official independence day, this was as close as I could find.
Bhutan
Bhutan Breweries
Bhutan Brewery Guides
Other Guides
- CIA World Factbook
- Official Website
- U.S. Embassy
- Wikipedia
Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.08%
- Full Name: Kingdom of Bhutan
- Location: Southern Asia, between China and India
- Government Type: Constitutional monarchy
- Language: Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26%
- Religion(s): Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
- Capital: Thimphu
- Population: 716,896; 165th
- Area: 38,394 sq km, 137th
- Comparative Area: About one-half the size of Indiana
- National Food: Ema datshi
- National Symbols: Druk (thunder dragon); Takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana); Blue poppy; Bhutan Cypress
- Affiliations: UN
- Independence: Signed a bi-lateral treaty with India, August 8, 1949 / Became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king, 1907
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 18
- BAC: 0.08%
- Number of Breweries: 2
- How to Say “Beer”: ཆང་སྐོལ
- How to Order a Beer: N/A
- How to Say “Cheers”: ཆང་མཆོད
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 100%
- Wine: <1%
- Spirits: <1%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 0.22
- Unrecorded: 0.33
- Total: 0.55
- Beer: 0.21
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 0.2 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
- Excise Taxes: No
- Minimum Age: 18
- Sales Restrictions: Time, places, specific events, petrol stations
- Advertising Restrictions: Yes
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No
Patterns of Drinking Score: 3
Prohibition: None