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| Bottle of 140-year-old Arctic Ale beer sells for £3,300 | Bottle of 140-year-old Arctic Ale beer sells for £3,300 |
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| A 140-year-old bottle of beer brewed for an arctic expedition has been sold for £3,300 - more than five times its estimate. | A 140-year-old bottle of beer brewed for an arctic expedition has been sold for £3,300 - more than five times its estimate. |
| The beer - Allsopp's Arctic Ale - was brewed in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, for an expedition led by Sir George Nares in 1875. | The beer - Allsopp's Arctic Ale - was brewed in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, for an expedition led by Sir George Nares in 1875. |
| It was discovered in a box in a garage in Gobowen, Shropshire. | It was discovered in a box in a garage in Gobowen, Shropshire. |
| The beer had been expected to fetch £600 at the auction at Trevanion & Dean in Whitchurch earlier. | The beer had been expected to fetch £600 at the auction at Trevanion & Dean in Whitchurch earlier. |
| The winning offer came from a private collector from Scotland, a telephone bidder. | The winning offer came from a private collector from Scotland, a telephone bidder. |
| Aaron Dean, a partner at the auctioneers, said: "The internet went bonkers when the item came up. | Aaron Dean, a partner at the auctioneers, said: "The internet went bonkers when the item came up. |
| "There were three bidders in the room and there were people on the telephone too. | "There were three bidders in the room and there were people on the telephone too. |
| "It was a great historical object. We have all seen empty bottles from the 19th Century but this bottle went all the way to the Arctic circle and came all the way back. | "It was a great historical object. We have all seen empty bottles from the 19th Century but this bottle went all the way to the Arctic circle and came all the way back. |
| "How many more of those will we see? Not many. There are many collectors when it comes to exploration and this fitted into that. It was historically fun." | "How many more of those will we see? Not many. There are many collectors when it comes to exploration and this fitted into that. It was historically fun." |
| Ice cold bitter | Ice cold bitter |
| Mr Dean said it would be possible to drink the beer as his research suggested it would be "sweet tasting with a hint of tobacco". | |
| However the auction house said part of its appeal was the fact the bottle had been unopened for so long. |