PTI | Updated: June 16, 2015 10:28 IST
A 140-year-old bottle of beer brewed for an arctic expedition has been auctioned for 3,300 pounds -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.
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It was discovered in a box in a garage in Gobowen, Shropshire. The beer was expected to fetch 600 pounds at the auction at Trevanion & Dean in Whitchurch earlier.
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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. "There were three bidders in the room and there were people on the telephone too. "It was a great historical object.