player sent off after two bookings in same passage of play

ref clearly had a couple irn brus before the game.

looks like its making its way to become an american thing!

www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2019/12/30/5-worldly-ways-to-beat-a-hangover-from-pickled-herring-to-scotlands-famous-soda/


Irn-Bru



Scots have long claimed that their rust-hued soda, introduced in 1909, has magical hangover-curing powers. Dubbed “Scotland’s other national drink” (second only to the whiskey that might have caused said sad state), it’s been the subject of controversy. Originally called “Iron Brew,” it re-branded in the 1940s, and in 2018 it reformulated with a less-sweet formula to skirt a sugar tax, a move that drew outcry from fans of the original.





Despite the color, which might have your taste buds expecting a citrus quaff akin to a Sunkist, the soda actually delivers a flavor that’s closer to … bubble gum? It’s sweet, and there is something vaguely medicinal about it that could convince me that it’s working. Maybe it’s the quinine, a common ingredient in tonic water that is listed as a flavoring in Irn-Bru. (In Scotland but not in the U.S. version there’s also ammonium ferric citrate, a food additive that’s a source of iron.) With sugar and caffeine for energy and stomach-settling bubbles, it does seem like it could be a soothing tonic.



Erik Neff, a government contractor from Alexandria, says he first encountered the orangy concoction when attending the University of St. Andrews in Fife. Determined to experience the culture of his temporary home, he tried the drink that so many of his classmates propounded. “They are very proud of their food and their sports and their culture, and they are happy to share,” he said. His Irn-Bru verdict? “I love it, actually.”



Now stateside, he sometimes orders it online by the 30-pack. With this enthusiasm for his adopted country, he claims it’s a solution for any situation where he might need a jolt, whether it’s fighting jet-lag, recovering from illness — or a rough night. “There’s a pickup quality to it,” he says.