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Flowery, lightly bitter but sweet with a honey-ish aftertaste. Contains barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Ellon, Scotland. 4.7% alcohol

The head of the russian mafia, Konali, has released a video game that is played worldwide. Unable to find proof and arrest him, the head of the Moscow police asks Lassard to come and help him with a team of his best men. They are set up by Konali and forced by the head of the police to leave Russia by the next airplane, but instead start chasing Konali's men, and eventually find Konali at his video game factory, where version 2 of his game, if released worldwide, would have allowed him to break into any computer system and take control of it. Konali escapes them and flees to his restaurant where Lassard, who had been separated from his team the whole time, arrests him.

Kirk is relieved of command after having violated the Prime Directive to save Spock's life. Soon after, a secret Starfleet weapons's research facility is blown up by a mysterious captain Harrison. The latter then attacks the building where all high-ranking Starfleet officers are gathered to discuss the first attack. Harrison transports to a uninhabited area of Kronos, the Klingon homeworld, and Kirk is sent there to blow him up with a set of top-secret, advanced photon torpedoes. Kirk then decides to catch Harrison instead of simply blowing up the whole area. Harrison reveals that his is actually Khan, a bioengineered super-human created 300 years ago and revived in secret by admiral Marcus to develop weapons. The latter belives that the war with the Klingon is unavoidable and that Starfleet must become an armed force. Khan also reveals that he had hidden in the torpedoes the bodies of 72 other super-humans that he tried to protect from Marcus, who was using them as hostages to force Khan to work for him. Soon after leaving Kronos, Enterprise is attacked by a mysterious Starfleet ship, heavily armed, and commanded by Marcus. The latter wants Khan and the super-humans back. After boarding the ship with Kirk, Khan takes control and sends Kirk back to Enterprise in exchange for the torpedoes. Enterprise escapes towards Earth, chased by Khan who has discovered that the torpedoes are empty but armed, and disable the ship. Khan then crashe onto Starfleet's headquarter, while Kirk, in an attempt to prevent Enterprise to do the same, dies from radiation poisoning repairing the engine. Spock then chases Khan (who had survived the crash) to take a sample of his blood, ther latter having regenerative properties, and saves Kirk's life. Some time later, Kirk and Enterprise leave for a five year exploration mission.

Just another beer. Contains malted barley.

Adnams, Southwold, Suffolk, England. 3.4% alcohol.

La ville-état de Cerclon I sur une lune de Saturne est un modèle de société apathique entièrement sous le contrôle invisible des média et du gouvernement. Un petit groupe de rebelles appelés la Volte tentent de faire bouger les choses, sans succès, jusqu'à ce qu'ils se décident à une action d'éclat qui leur vaut rapidement d'être étiquetés comme terroriste. Ils tentent plus tard de détruire la station de télévision, ce qui vaut à un de leurs meneurs, Capt, un professeur de philosophie, d'être capturé. Refusant le poste de ministre de l'éducation que lui propose le président, ce dernier fabrique des preuves montrant Capt tuant sauvagement un gardien lors de l'assaut sur la station de télé, et fait voter le peuple sur le rétablissement de la peine de mort, à laquelle avait été condamné le précédenet meneur charismatique de la Volte. Capt est alors enterré vivant dans le cube de 800m de coté servant de décharge à Cerclon, mais parvient miraculeusement à en ressortir. Selon la constitution il est alors pardonné, et son retour incite des centaines de milliers de personnes à sortir de Cerclon pour créer des villages à l'extérieur de la zone habitable. Les conditions sont difficiles et trois des cinq membres du groupe central de la Volte meurent dans ces circonstances étranges. Capt finit par découvrir que depuis sa capture il est manipulé par le gouvernement qui a facilité son évasion du cube, et que la création de communautés extérieures à Cerclon a permis d'évacuer les indésirables de la ville. De plus, il a été un pion du gouvernemtn dans les assassinat de ses amis. Avec l'aide d'autres membres de la Volte, ils détruisent par vengeance le siège du gouvernement.

“brewed with British and German malts to give a deep ruby colour… five varieties of US hop from the Yakima Valley in Washington State… fruit and citrus flavours with a restrained bitterness”

Just another ale, but very red. Contains barley.

Meantime Brewing, London, England. 4.1% alcohol.

“wheat beer combined with grapefruit… citrus aftertaste”

The taste of grapefruit is so subtle that, hasn't it been marked on the label, I'd never have guessed what this beer is flavoured with. Otherwise this beer is a bit sweet and only very slightly bitter. Contains wheat and barley.

St. Peter's Brewery, Bungay, Suffolk, England. 4.7% alcohol.