AN Edinburgh brewer has produced a beer which it says tastes just like the supposedly iconic Scottish delicacy – the deep-fried Mars bar.
Vault City Brewing – the UK’s best-selling sour beer producer – has re-imagined the double deep-fried Mars bar into an 15.5% ABV imperial stout.
The Edinburgh brewery worked with Neon Raptor Brewing Co to pack it to the brim with chocolate malt and cacao nibs, even using real battered Mars bars during the top-secret production process to guarantee an authentic deep-fried flavour.
Vault City’s co-founder Steven Smith-Hay said: “Deep fried Mars bars are as synonymous with Scottish culture as haggis or Irn-Bru, so we thought why not bring this national treasure to life in a beer?
“We’re always pushing the boundaries of beer to open drinkers’ eyes to new flavours, and using real deep fried Mars bars in the process means DDF M*rs Bar beer is no exception.
“It certainly isn’t aimed at the health market but not everything has to be good for you, and much like the snack that inspired it, it’s too tasty not to try for yourself.
“If you’re a fry-hard fan of the Scottish delicacy, you’d ‘batter’ not miss out!”
Double Deep Fried M*rs Bar is the latest in a line of innovative flavoured beers paying homage to Scottish classics from Vault City. In January, the brewery released an Iron Brew-flavoured beer, which sold more than 10,000 cans in less than 24 hours.
Every two weeks the Portobello based brewery drops new flavours, with DDF M*rs Bar part of May’s Sour Sunday release. Other flavours this month include Raspberry Rocky Road, Tonka White Forest Gateau, and Strawberry Sundae.
The company launched its first-ever core range across 200 independent bars, pubs and taprooms across the UK this year. It is now available in more than 600 Tesco stores and recently became the supermarket giant’s best-selling craft beer.
