In a proposal that also stakes out a political position, BrewDog said Thursday it plans to open a bar that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Scotland-based brewer, with U.S. headquarters in Canal Winchester, said the proposed bar "makes a physical statement about collaboration and inclusivity."

The company has a track record of publicity stunts, such as when it drove a tank through a London neighborhood in 2011 to "occupy" the area near its first pub in the city.

And, there is no evidence BrewDog is seriously looking to navigate the thicket of regulatory approvals needed to open on an international border.

"We will request official permission from the local authorities to put it there and adhere to any red tape stuff, but I guess it would make it more difficult to build a wall if there’s a BrewDog bar in the way," said James Watt, BrewDog co-founder, in a statement. "We're planning on putting the bar there anyway until someone tells us to move it."

The company says it is not disclosing the location along the border other than to say half will be in Texas and half will be in Chihuahua, Mexico.

"Beer has always been a unifying factor between cultures — and our business was born from collaboration and an inclusive approach — so we thought it would be fun to place the bar a few feet further to actually cross the U.S.-Mexico border, too," Watt said.

This weekend, BrewDog plans to celebrate the plan with a Tex-Mex-themed event at the DogTap taproom in Canal Winchester. The bar will feature beers from Texas breweries, plus craft-beer cocktails with Mexican mezcal and tequila. Times, days and details were not immediately available.

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