There is a degree of sadness in the takeover of Foster’s, which will strip the ASX of one of its most storied top 20 companies. But they had it coming.
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Political snippets: A further sign of slow growth
More evidence from the Australian Bureau of Statistics this morning that economic growth is less than the Treasury and Reserve Bank experts had expected.
The weird world where Australians whinge about cheap beer
First it was milk, then beer. Suddenly we all hate competition. What happened?
Daily Proposition: Stock the fridge with festive ale
With only a couple of shopping days until Christmas it’s time to get cracking on the most important shopping list of all: your festive season beer supplies. Christopher McNamara presents the 12 beers of Christmas.
Foster’s super premium brew not so super
Laboratory tests have revealed that Foster’s super premium $90-a-bottle beer has been found to contain brettanomyces, an unwanted yeast characteristic which an expert has described tastes like a “dry stable”.
Karaoke, capitalism and cold beer in China
An anonymous reader tells the tale of his trip to China to visit his father, with a bustling new economy, warm beer, dodgy planes and a dash of melancholic karaoke.
Is Fosters’ new brew a fizzer?
Australia’s most expensive beer has been sent to the laboratory for testing after fears that the brew may be contaminated with undesirable qualities.
Daily Proposition: Try an ale that will keep you awake
The idea of a beer tasting like coffee isn’t unusual — drinkers have had it in stout for years. But what about a beer that actually contains coffee? Give it a try, says Christopher McNamara.
The true truth about truth in advertising
You may need to have a Sausageologist perform a chopectomy on you
Was booze the motivation behind human civilisation?
Man didn’t turn from hunting and gathering to agriculture for bread or a desire to settle down — he did it out of a desire to make more and higher quality beer, according to new research. Nice to see we’ve evolved so far over the past 10,000-odd years.
A dispiriting attempt to flog beer to women
Following from the ’80s flop that was Swan Gold, National Distilleries is gifting the ladies with another ‘special’ beer: Hummingbird Blonde Lager. Do women really need our own patronising, bastardised version of beer, asks Mel Cambell.
A different kind of media bias: do food writers lean towards wine?
Beer is getting a lot more love from food writers lately, says Orr Shtuhl, but why is it still viewed as merely an interloper into wine’s sacred place on the dining table?
Climate change is ruining beer
We were willing to sacrifice the Amazon for the sake of our air con, but this is too far: climate change is ruining the flavour of hops, a key ingredient in beer, and the very existence of delicious pilsner lager is now at stake.
The beer-powered brewery
German scientists have developed a way to turn beer breweries’ leftover grain into energy, simultaneously reducing their energy costs and the costs of transporting grain to farms.
Big issues brewing at Obama’s beer summit
Amidst the media hype of US President Barack Obama’s beer with a falsely-arrested black Harvard professor and his arresting officer, there are greater lessons to be learned about racial politics in America.
Obama’s beer with the boys: Bud Light and racism
President Barack Obama is hosting a get-together for the Harvard professor and the policeman from last week’s racism scandal. Big question is, what beer will Obama drink?
Political snippets: Good economic news not so good for the Opposition
The stock market has dragged itself upwards and today the minutes of the last Reserve Bank Board meeting are talking again about China perhaps being after all Australia’s economic saviour. Poor Malcolm.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A people’s bank? It will never work
Crikey readers weigh in on Earth Hour, rude beer and the people’s bank idea.
The new face of VB
Following last week’s announcement that they will be lowering the alcohol content of Victoria Bitter, Fosters have taken another stab at their iconic beer with a new campaign that replaces the “hard earned thirst” slogan with a new one: “the drinking beer”.
North Korea’s first beer commercial
North Korea has aired its first ever beer commercial on its state-run television, and it’s pretty spectacular. Don’t worry — we’re pretty sure it doesn’t make any more sense if you speak Korean.
Church of England offers beer and bacon to entice men back
The Church of England are offering beer, bacon rolls and chocolate bars to men who attend church on Fathers’ Day.
Introducing the beer pouch
The beer pouch is to the amber ale what the cask is to fermented grapes — more convenient, more durable and a little bit bogan. Could it revolutionise the beer industry?
VB: no longer requires a “hard-earned thirst”
Victoria Bitter is dumping its famous tagline after 40 years. B & T’s inside info suggests their new ad campaign will attempt to be even more cliched than previously. Wow.
