A brewery in Bavaria has been accused of selling “Nazi beer” after it released a new lager under the brand name Grenzzaun Halbe, or Border Fence Half.
Local student unions have called for a boycott of the brewery’s products, saying the name is a clear reference to the refugee crisis.
But it is not just the branding that has caused controversy. Student activists say the beer’s price and best before date are hidden neo-Nazi references.
Border Fence Half — the half is a reference to a half-litre — is priced at 88 euro cents a bottle.
The number 88 has long been used as a code by neo-Nazis in Germany, standing for HH or Heil Hitler — because H is the eighth letter of the alphabet.
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