Irn-Bru ad.

[Mike1]

Actually, if you are pronouncing it as 'earn brew', that is wrong. The product was originally marketed as Iron Brew (it's made in Scotland from girders, aye? ), but a change in the law said it could no longer be sold as any kind of 'Brew", since it isn't actually brewed.

Since it was already wildly popular, the decision was made to change the name to the phonetic spelling - Irn Bru. And it is pronounced as it was originally spelled, 'iron brew'.

And don't moan and groan too much about the Canadian Irn Bru, as it lacks both the caffeine and quinine that make up the 'medicinal' properties of the drink. (Read: useless as a hangover cure) While the lack of caffeine might be OK for some, taking out the quinine changes the flavor of the drink considerably.

The Irn Bru sold in the States lacks two of AG Barr's colorings that have been deemed as possible carcinogens. But it still has the caffeine and the quinine, so the kick is still there.

How many of you in Alba have heard the Hugh Reed Explosion's version of Barr's Irn Bru?

[ardchoille]

Actually, if you are pronouncing it as 'earn brew', that is wrong. The product was originally marketed as Iron Brew (it's made in Scotland from girders, aye? ), but a change in the law said it could no longer be sold as any kind of 'Brew", since it isn't actually brewed.

Since it was already wildly popular, the decision was made to change the name to the phonetic spelling - Irn Bru. And it is pronounced as it was originally spelled, 'iron brew'.

And don't moan and groan too much about the Canadian Irn Bru, as it lacks both the caffeine and quinine that make up the 'medicinal' properties of the drink. (Read: useless as a hangover cure) While the lack of caffeine might be OK for some, taking out the quinine changes the flavor of the drink considerably.

The Irn Bru sold in the States lacks two of AG Barr's colorings that have been deemed as possible carcinogens. But it still has the caffeine and the quinine, so the kick is still there.

How many of you in Alba have heard the Hugh Reed Explosion's version of Barr's Irn Bru?

That is a cool movie