If the cap has the code L3160, open it underwater, pour it away and get in touch for a refund.
Really sorry about this but on the upside, the beer is fine and still delicious. As is the cider, in bottles that are unaffected. Which is almost all of them." - Meaning and context.">
Tweet (21 July 2023), as cited in "Jeremy Clarkson warns some of his cider bottles could explode", The Guardian (22 July 2023)
• An entry at the Hawkstone Instagram account explained the issue was caused by "a small amount" of the cider "over fermenting".

There's been a massive cock up and as a result, there's a very slim chance some of our Hawkstone CIDER bottles might, there's no easy way of saying this, explode.
If the cap has the code L3160, open it underwater, pour it away and get in touch for a refund.
Really sorry about this but on the upside, the beer is fine and still delicious. As is the cider, in bottles that are unaffected. Which is almost all of them.

— Jeremy Clarkson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There's been a massive cock up and as a result, there's a very slim chance some of our Hawkstone CIDER bottles might, there's no easy way of saying this, explode.
If the cap has the code L3160, open it underwater, pour it away and get in touch for a refund.
Really sorry about this but on the upside, the beer is fine and still delicious. As is the cider, in bottles that are unaffected. Which is almost all of them." in the context of "Tweet (21 July 2023), as cited in "Jeremy Clarkson warns some of his cider bottles could explode", The Guardian (22 July 2023)
• An entry at the Hawkstone Instagram account explained the issue was caused by "a small amount" of the cider "over fermenting"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Jeremy Clarkson" (Quotes, 2020s) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Jeremy Clarkson

About Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and journalist known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear, the motoring show, and his columns in national newspapers.