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Brewery CEO Petteri Vanttinen described the new lager as having “a taste of security, with a hint of freedom.”

A small brewery in Finland has launched a NATO-themed beer to mark the Nordic country’s bid to join the Western military alliance.

A small brewery in Finland has launched a NATO-themed beer to mark the Nordic country's bid to join the Western military alliance.

By Anne Kauranen

HELSINKI (AP) — A small brewery in Finland has launched a NATO-themed beer to mark the Nordic countrys bid to join the Western military alliance.

The beer is named "OTAN," which plays on the Finnish expression “Otan olutta,” which means “I’ll have a beer,” and the French abbreviation for NATO, which is “OTAN.”

Olaf Brewing is marking the Finland's bid to join NATO with the launch of the OTAN lager, described as having "a taste of security, with a hint of freedom.”

A small brewery in Finland has launched a NATO-themed beer to mark the Nordic country’s bid to join the Western military alliance

HELSINKI (AP) — A small brewery in Finland has launched a NATO-themed beer to mark the Nordic country’s bid to join the Western military alliance.