For real paint stripper, there was Sam Smiths' 'Alpine Lager' - a bit like I imagine a blend of Harp and pine lavatory cleaner might taste? Although I think the real problem was that it simply didn't keep; when the brewery rep turned up with a keg at one OM Happy Hour (I think it was either Leeming or Scampton?), it tasted much better than the noxious brew we had on tap.
There was even an 'Alpine Lodge' on the old A1 near Wetherby (once the Old Fox Inn) dedicated to the stuff - but rather a daft location. When the new A1 was constructed in the '90s, it closed as it was now on the A168 and even less likely to attract passing trade. It finally burned down in 2005.
I'm sure a lot of people remember seeing the artificial blue and white decorated German pub seemingly in the middle of nowhere whilst driving to/from Leeming for a Refresher Flying Squadron course?