Fancy a pint? World's strongest beer is Scottish tipple with 68 PER CENT proof

Cheers! The world’s strongest beer has been revealed as a Scottish concoction which is a staggering 68 PER CENT proof.

Lab tests have confirmed the super strength of Brewmeister's Snake Venom which is made in Keith, Scotland.

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The beer - which carries a warning on the bottle - is produced using two different yeast strains - ale and champagne - and freeze-concentrated to secure its alcohol content.

Lewis Shand of Brewmeister said: 'Snake Venom is not like other beers in that we would not recommend drinking a whole bottle in one go.

'It should be savoured in small measures in a similar way to a fine whisky or brandy.

'We are delighted that trading standards has confirmed what we have known all along - that Snake Venom is the world's strongest beer.

'Unlike previous attempts and world-beating brews, the idea with Snake Venom was to produce something which still tastes like beer and is not masked by a harsh alcohol flavour.'

The beer is currently sold through the company's website for £50.

It was made in a bid to beat rivals such as Brewdog and the German microbrewery Schorschbrau.