Everyone knows Leopard Lager, the fictional JMC standard issue beer. Available across all decks of the Red Dwarf, multiple dimensions of time and space, and perfect for killing a particularly spicy lamb vindaloo. But did you know that in 2017, for one day only, it was actually available FOR FREE at 48 pubs across the country?

In order to get your hands on one of these bottles of beer you needed to buy a copy of the Daily Mirror newspaper on Thursday the 12th of October 2017, and cut out the Leopard Lager free beer voucher from the full page Red Dwarf Series XII spread, and then present it at one of the participating pubs the next day, on Friday the 13th. And why Friday the 13th? Well, because that was the day that the first episode of Red Dwarf Series XII broadcast on Dave, and what better way to celebrate and watch than with a lamb vindaloo and a genuine JMC Issue Leopard Lager beer!

The beer itself was produced by The Bespoke Brewing Co for Grant Naylor Productions, and contained 3.5% alcohol- unlike the 5.1% version from the Red Dwarf Universe. But other than that small difference, the label is a perfect likeness, and an unopened bottle a rare and unique collectors item!

Fair warning though, the beers all expired in 2018, so if you do have an unopened bottle like this one, maybe stick to a different drink for now, ay? Urine recyc, anyone?