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By Rocky | May 28, 2008
Pure Blond is one of the new Blonde style beers which has recently hit the market. Produced by Fosters in Australia, pure blond not only offers a great crisp taste it is a low carb beer so it won’t put on quiet so much around the tummy. Today we are featuring their cute ad which is full of cuddly animals and some pretty blonde young people. You should enjoy it- but not nearly as much as a nice cold Pure Bonde.. Look out for it!
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Buckle up your most precious
By Rocky | May 13, 2008
The Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne, Australia today reports on a story about a man who has been pulled over by Police outside the Central Australian town of Alice Springs. Now this guy shocked police by having his five year old son in the car next to a ice cold slab of beer, the only problem, the slab was wearing the seatbelt, not the child. Fortunately the cops spotted him before the poor kid hit his noggon or even worse on the next bump in the road. The dirver of the Holden Commodore was done for driving a unregistered and uninsured vehicle and for not having his child restrained and was fined $750. At least the guy had enough sense to leave the slab unopened until he got home… looking at his stupidity its hard to see why…this could have quiet easily turned out a very tragic story. Read the rest of this entry »
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Holgate handcrafted in the beautiful Macedon Ranges
By Rocky | May 4, 2008
The Holgate Brewhouse is a small independent brewery from beautiful Woodend in the Macedon Ranges about 45 minutes drive from Melbourne, Australia. This brewery makes some best full flavoured ales and lagers in the state all brewed traditionally from the finest ingredients. The brewery makes a range of beers they have a very European tasting Pilsner which has a clean malty palette and floral hop aroma, an ale which uses Vienna malt. They have a extra special bitter or ESB which has a special blend of crystal and roasted malts combined with Fuggles and Goldings hops to deliver a lovely copper brew. There’s a white ale or Wit Bier, a very tasty dark winter ale and two new varieties, Big Red Lager which offers a Vienna style lager and a beer called Double Trouble, and the name says it all, this beer has a 8.0% alcohol volume and a real kick, It’s a Belgium style Abbey Ale which is to be sipped not guzzled- very tasty indeed- but be careful it packs a good punch. The brewery has won a host of prestigious medals at the Australian International Beer Awards over the last few years and once you try their delicious brews you will soon see why. The beers are available in bottle form and fresh from the tap from many bottleshops, bars, restaurants and pubs around Victoria or straight from the brewery which is well worth a visit- they have restaurant, conference facilities and even boutique accommodation.
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Cogging Away
By Rocky | May 3, 2008
Continuing this weeks boutique Australian beer theme-Coggs Premium is a new beer that has been launched on the market by two guys from Geelong, Australia, Nick Cogger and Geelong AFL football star Gary Ablett. The beer has taken Geelong and much of the region by storm since launch just a few months ago. The beer is hand crafted and best of all preservative free offering a full flavored premium style larger. The beer is brewed freshly in Victoria and is making big inroads into pubs, bars and restaurants. In some bars the beer is outselling popular drops like Corona. The boys are already looking for export markets with Thailand and Dubai in their sights, so keep your eyes out- it might not be long before Coggs Premium is in a fridge near you. Read the rest of this entry »
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Bridge Road Brewers in Ned Kelly Country
By Rocky | May 2, 2008
The town of Beechworth in the high country of Victoria, Australia is known for the courthouse and local prison where one of Australia’s most iconic legends Ned Kelly spent time, and that’s why Ned in his armor plated helmet is featured on Bridge Road Brewerers range of premium microbrewed beers. This small brewery is open to the public and features a small beer garden and some tasty gourmet food including the high country’s best gourmet pizza to enjoy whilst tasting one of the seven rich and tasty beers. Beechworth is one of Victoria’s old gold towns in its hey day there were some 42,000 residents and 61 hotels, today the town is home to only about 3200 but the locals certainly have one of the state’s best beer’s. The brewery started in 2005 and produces a Pale Ale, Bavarian Wheat Ale, Dark Ale, Australian Ale and Celtic Red Ale they also make two extra premium products called the Chevalier range which are sold in 750ml champagne style bottles- a lovely beer for a special occasion. All beers are brewed without any nasty chemicals and the brewery uses traditional bottle conditioning and no pasteurization or filtration so there’s plenty of rich and delicious taste.
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Mountain Goat Beer
By Rocky | May 1, 2008
After talking about Beez Neez yesterday we thought we would feature a few more sensational beers from Australia this week and today we have a ripper!. Mountain Goat Brewery is a small independent brewery situated in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond and has been going for about 10 years. They are making a huge name for themselves with a magnificent range of beers with a real rememberable name. The brewery makes four main beers, Hightail ail which is their original brew, it is an English Style Ale and has one some pretty prestigious awards including the Best Draught Ale in 2000. They have an India Pale ale which was Australia’s first 100% certified organic beer. Surefoot Stout a rich dark beer which has won the Best Victorian Beer award in both 2004 and 2006 and our favorite the Pale Ale which has won that many trophies the cabinet must be full. This small brewery has huge distribution, with over 500 venues in the country selling bottled beer and over 30 in Melbourne serving it ice cold from the tap- If your having a beer in Australia- keep you eyes out for it and get on the goat! For those people in or visiting Melbourne make sure you drop into their new brewery at the corner of North and Clark Streets in Richmond for one of the tastiest and freshest beer your will ever taste- check their website for opening hours. Read the rest of this entry »
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It’s the Beez Neez
By Rocky | April 30, 2008
Over 4000 years ago ancient civilizations like in Babylon and Egypt celebrated by adding honey to their beer brew. In fact the word honeymoon can be traced back to these times when the bride’s father would fill his new son in-law full of the honey mead which would give him all the energy he would require for his after wedding celebrations. It was believed the honey mead was an aphrodisiac. Today there are quiet a few honey flavored beers entering the market and Beez Neez from Matilda Bay in Australia is one of the best. It has a very tasty blend of premium malted barley and malted wheats forming a pale ale and the addition of some light honey added to the kettle. The beer is delicious remarkably fresh tasting with a distinct honey taste. The Matilda Bay Brewing Company started in the Western Australian town of North Fremantle, just outside of Perth in Western Australia, today it is part of the huge Australian Fosters Group. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Carlton Skytroop
By Rocky | March 19, 2008
Australia’s Fosters Group last year brought us the epic “big” beer ad which really raised the bar in beer advertising or advertising in general. Well they have done it again with their latest big budget commercial. This time the star attraction (other than the ice cold Carlton Draught) is the Carlton Skytroop entertaining the crowds at the half time at a sporting event, things didn’t quiet go to plan as you will see,- wonder if a little too much of the good nectar was the problem?
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Green Bottle Green Beer
By Rocky | March 18, 2008
Well I know it’s the day after St Patrick’s day and Green beer was all the go but this is a green beer with a difference, No its not dyed green but it is an environmentally responsible beer. Pop open a Cascade Green and you not only enjoy a refreshing beer using pristine Tasmanian waters but the beer has been 100% carbon offset. Even the packaging labelling and packaging is using environmentally friendly products and the carton and glass is 100% recyclable. The full tasting lager beer itself is delicious and free of any preservatives and nasty additives and it even helps keep away that nasty beer belly being low carb.
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A little Tasmanian devil
By Rocky | March 13, 2008
Tasmania is Australia’s smallest state but they have two major beer brands, Cascade and Boag’s Draught. Cascade comes from the Capital Hobart while Boag’s is brewed in Launceston in the states central region and claims to be Tasmania’s most popular beer. The beer was launched nationally in 2004 and had made a bit of an impact, it is brewed from a century old recipe and has smooth hoppy bitterness from locally grown Ringwood hops and the freshest of waters from the pristine Esk River. James Boag took over the Esk Brewery in 1881 to create J. Boag and Son and today the brewery is still one of classic heritage buildings in Launceston. James’ son and grandson also brewed at the brewery and after a few rough periods during the 1980’s and 1990′ is owned by the huge San Miguel company which have ensured it’s future and heritage, with some of Australia’s best beers.
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