“Someone knocked me over with a bottle of sparkling wine. They were using Brut force”

“Brut” (very dry, said of wine) shouldn’t be confused with “brute,” but there are jokes. “Brut force” is a pun on “brute force.”
 
“I knocked a guy over with a bottle of sparkling wine. It required some Brut force” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on April 26, 2017. “Someone knocked me over with a bottle of sparkling wine. They were using Brut force” was posted on X/Twitter by Puns AndOneliners on December 31, 2021. “I’ve just been hit with a bottle of sparkling wine it was brut force. #LunchPun” was posted on X/Twitter by rayprice on August 2, 2024.
 
 
Wiktionary: brut
Etymology
From French brut (“raw”), from Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“heavy”).
Adjective
brut (comparative more brut, superlative most brut)
(of champagne) very dry, and not sweet
 
Wiktionary: brute force
Noun
brute force (uncountable)
1. A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.
2. (computer science) A method of computation wherein the computer is let to try all permutations of a problem until one is found that provides a solution, in contrast to the implementation of a more intelligent algorithm.
 
Reddit—Jokes
TommehBoi—April 26, 2017
I knocked a guy over with a bottle of sparkling wine.
It required some Brut force.
 
Facebook
Ali Winer
October 19, 2018 at 3:31 PM ·
My producer uses a champagne cork to knock ash out of his pieces.
I guess he’s a fan of Brut force.
 
X/Twitter
Puns AndOneliners
@punsandoneliner
Someone knocked me over with a bottle of sparkling wine.  They were using Brut force.
https://punsandoneliners.com/randomness/sparkling-jokes/  #Sparkling #SparklingJokes #Joke
From punsandoneliners.com
7:00 AM · Dec 31, 2021
 
X/Twitter
Puns AndOneliners
@punsandoneliner
Someone knocked me over with a bottle of sparkling wine.  They were using Brut force.
https://punsandoneliners.com/randomness/sparkling-jokes/  #Sparkling #SparklingJokes #Joke
From punsandoneliners.com
5:00 AM · May 3, 2023
 
X/Twitter
rayprice
@rayprice1954
I’ve just been hit with a bottle of sparkling wine it was brut force.
#LunchPun
7:09 AM · Aug 2, 2024
 
LaffGaff
Sparkling Wine
November 3, 2025 by LaffGaff
Someone knocked me over with a bottle of sparkling wine.
They were using Brut force.
 
Facebook
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David Mulberry ·
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM ·
Someone knocked me over with a bottle of sparkling wine.
They were using Brut force.