Here's to Canada and Irn Bru!

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 11th July 06, 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by Pour1Malt

it's orange because it made frae girders!

OK, what the heck is a girder? Over here it is a hunk of iron used to build large buildings! Not sure I want to drink something made from them.

**pdcorlis** · 11th July 06, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior

OK, what the heck is a girder? Over here it is a hunk of iron used to build large buildings! Not sure I want to drink something made from them.

You may want to check out this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irn_Bru

or this...

http://www.irn-bru.co.uk/

**Pour1Malt** · 11th July 06, 08:28 AM

this wee advert will sort ya oot!

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=14590

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**Pour1Malt** · 11th July 06, 08:58 AM

**Colin** · 11th July 06, 09:20 AM

Ah Cranbrook.....

Irn Bru is actually pretty accessible in alot of BC, though it does seem to come in waves of availability. Right now I out of luck, but my local British Butcher expects more shortly.

Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)

I haven't yet been able to find Irn Bru in Ontario. Still looking though.

http://www.abitofhome.ca/page/C1/CTGY/101040

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 11th July 06, 01:37 PM

Ok, so it looks like it IS made from girders! I wonder about the long term effects...

**HeathBar** · 11th July 06, 02:15 PM

I tried it at the Gatlinburg games. I wasn't overly impressed. Maybe because it was over priced. Its my understanding that the Irn Bru available in the US is not the same as the Irn Bru in the UK. Probably a dye or flavor additive not allowed by the USDA. I don't know if the same applies in Canada.
I did hear that it was good for hangovers.

**Colin** · 11th July 06, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by HeathBar

I did hear that it was good for hangovers.

Mix it with a blended whisky and it's just as good for getting the hangover. A good fry up in the morning or a chip buttie after a night out is good for the hang over

**Pleater** · 11th July 06, 05:37 PM

I still indulge in a diet version of Irn Bru - it contains a trace of ammonium ferric citrate. Has to be the diet version - I can't cope with sugar these days.

However, there is now diet dandelion and burdock on the shelves at Tesco.

I am hoping for strawberry and raspberry cream sodas to appear eventually!!

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 11th July 06, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by HeathBar

I tried it at the Gatlinburg games. I wasn't overly impressed. Maybe because it was over priced. Its my understanding that the Irn Bru available in the US is not the same as the Irn Bru in the UK. Probably a dye or flavor additive not allowed by the USDA. I don't know if the same applies in Canada.
I did hear that it was good for hangovers.

Heath, I just looked further at the Wiki entry, and they confirm that what is available in the US and Canada is NOT the same as the real stuff. 2 of the ingredients are banned by the FDA in the US and the importers either remove it, affecting the taste, or have it brewed differently, again affecting the taste. Same for Canada, but it is only one ingredient that is forbidden.

Guess I'll wait until my trip to Scotland to try it...