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King Kong Company have made a Buckfast beer for festival sessioning

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

King Kong Company are a Waterford band known for their 90s-inspired electronica, music videos and schemes.

Their latest of the later is the result of a collaboration with YellowBelly Beer, and is a Buckfast-infused beer called Commotion Lotion.

Commotion Lotion is a beer specifically for festivals so it comes in a 330ml can and is available in craft beer shops form Thursday, just in time for Body&Soul, which the band play on Saturday, before heading to play Glastonbury on Sunday.

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