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Removed the nonsense about 'cold, half-flat, combined with last night's haggis' as that is clearly a troll with no basis in reality!

Russians

Doesn't "Rather surprisingly, it also makes an excellent mixer with vodka, which explains why it sells more in Russia than Scotland" imply that russians are alcoholics? Should it be altered? Bong 10:27, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Eh, they are. But the fact is not so surprising because almost all caffeinated drinks go well with vodka. Red Bull, Coke and Coffee all mix well with vodka. Eric B. and Rakim 10:38, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Actually, I would have thought that the statement about vodka and Russia was simply a reference to vodka being the hard beverage of choice in Russia, and not any implication that all Russians drink vodka or are alcoholics. Steggall 19:01, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I've got to agree, it seemed like a harmless comment to me. Much of the Irn Bru drunk here in Scotland does indeed go into mixers, and Russia's got about 30 times the population of Scotland, so there's a bit of a "staple alcoholic beverage in massive nation goes well with small nation's stable soft drink, where's it going to sell most?" reasoning going on. I can kind of see the controversy, though, and it's hardly the most insightful and logical contribution ever. Ditch it? --Sockatume 02:44, 20 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Canada's Irn Bru really doesn't have caffeine (I have a label scan if you want to see the full horror). I feel that the law against caffeine in non-cola drinks discriminates against Scottish culture. --scruss 16:25, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Church

Does anyone have a source for this Church of Irn-Bru stuff? The website seems to be gone now: http://members.tripod.co.uk/~BARRS_IRN_BRU/ Is that all it was? AlistairMcMillan 17:26, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I have to doubt the 'church of Irn-Bru' stuff too - I've never heard of it in all my time in Scotland. Cal T 15:17, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The web site is still available at the internet archive. However, it appears the site was only there for four months in 2001 before it was replaced with this message and shortly deleted. I vote that the material is too obscure for a general article on the 'Bru.
Me too. I vote that this material be removed. Cal T 00:31, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

A Salt and Battery

I have removed the content relating to this Fish&Chip shop in New York. It seemed out of place, and more of an advert than anything else. -- OwlofDoom 08:03, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

That's fair. I'm new at this, so I'll defer to you. But the thing is, the article is unclear on the relatively important subject of "can you get Irn Bru in America?" If I were a Scotsman living in New York, that information would be terrifically valuable to me. I would propose at least indicating that Irn Bru is available in NYC. (Of course then the question becomes "Really? Where?" Which is why I put the ASAB info in there -- evidence for the assertion that it is available in NYC. I have no connection with ASAB.) --

Priceyeah 14:49, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

If I was looking for where to buy the Bru in NYC, I probably wouldn't be looking at Wikipedia, since it's not a tourist/travel guide (you won't find the entrance costs for the Statue of Liberty on here either). Perhaps this information would be better plonked on Wikitravel. -- OwlofDoom 07:39, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Flavour

"Its flavor has been described as a mild citric vanilla taste."

The flavour of Irn Bru has been compared to everything from bubblegum to "sheep's wool" (no joke). I'd rather not go down the comparison route. Irn Bru tastes like Irn Bru.Potatojunkie

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