Sunday 29 May 2016

Carlton Dry

Good beer, bad colour
A great beer that shares a name and a colour with a team I don't like.

Carlton Dry, brewed by Carlton and United Breweries has been around since 2007 and is still available in bar fridges today.







Different to Carlton Draught and Carlton Cold made by the same company, Carlton Dry is unique because of a longer brewing process that removes excess sugars meaning it is lower in carbohydrates and therefore better for you.

VERY DRY

A part of the reason I like this beer is because of their social media advertising, recently they posted on Facebook a picture of the dictionary definition of the beer.  

It must be good if Chuck Norris is involved

They have also made some great ad's featuring the always awesome Steven Seagal





Whether people care or not I believe the name of the beer along with the colour of the brand associates to some extent with the Carlton Football club, the biggest Carlton Dry drinker I know is also one of the Blues biggest supporters, I hope he is cured one day.

2015 Wooden Spooners!!!

If you want to try something a little bit more different, try the Carlton Dry infused with lime - it has a much better colour on the bottle.

I have had plenty

Keep drinking... responsibly.

Cheers,

Dave
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Friday 20 May 2016

Crown Lager

Feel like royalty and drink Crown Lager
For when the time calls to drink like royalty.

A commonly seen beer in Australia, the history surrounding Crown Lager seems to no longer be a talking point, surprisingly since it was originally only brewed for royalty.




According to online sources, the brewers (Carlton & United Breweries), promote the history that the original product formerly known as Foster’s Crown Lager was made from 1919 to only be available to visiting dignitaries that visited Australia.

I'm sure the royals knocked back a few of these!
When Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia in 1954, the brewery marked the occasion by releasing Crown Lager. This version of history seems to be up for debate due to confusion whether the public had access to it or not prior to 1954.



Fifty years later, ‘Crownies’ as they are now nicknamed can be bought by anyone (over 18 years old), almost anywhere in the land down under.

A very distinctive, easy to spot beer, it glows gold!

Crown Lager is one of the first beers I ever tried, something about it felt special, even though at the time I didn’t know the history of this product.

Crownies bring me back to my university days – not so long ago! 
Where my Japanese lecturer would talk about beer, he would joke about how he loved crownies. As a gift after each semester I would give him a six-pack to thank him – he was an amazing teacher and put up with us for four years after all. I saw him shortly after graduating and he finally admitted to me that he had in fact always preferred Cascade Premium Light, we would still joke about crownies though every time I saw him.

Crownies sponsor events such as the Allan Border Medal. 

Over the years in hospitality I have heard many comments that the quality of Crownies has changed, they don’t seem to be as popular anymore.

While living in Japan I could visit my favourite bar – TK6 – and there would always be cold crownies for sale to remind me of home.

This beer has been there for me and it is one I think that still deserves recognition.

Brendan Fevola enjoying some Crownies at the 2009 Brownlow Medal night.
Go on, feel like royalty and smash a carton of crownies!

Cheers,


Dave








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Monday 2 May 2016

Wizard Smith’s Ale

One of my all time favourite local beers
The History

Let me tell you a story about how a special local beer got its name.

Wizard Smith, a Tasmanian living in the 1920’s, had his dream job, working at the Boag’s Brewery. His job was a drayman (a person who delivers beer for a brewery) and also to collect the malt, to do this he had James Boag III’s heavy draft horses in his charge.

A severe flood came through and wiped out most of the low laying infrastructure around what is now known as Invermay, in Launceston. The horses stable was going to go under, so Wizard waded through the rising flood waters, rescued the horses, moved them to higher ground and saved them.

In recognition of his actions, Wizard Smith was granted by James Boag’s III a job for life, and later on a beer in his name, Wizard Smith’s Ale.


Named after the hero, Wizard Smith
The Beer

A legendary pale ale in the English style, crafted from a traditional malt brew and dry hopped process. 

This is very unique compared to the many amazing beers that Boag’s has released in recent times. It has a beautiful rich pale ale flavour and leaves a fruity after-taste in your mouth.

It is only found in Tasmania and is considered one of the finer quality beers you can find here.


Such a strange and awesome animal
Wizard has now helped more than horses

In 2007, on the year of its launch, J. Boag & Son pledged to donate $1 for every carton of Wizard Smith’s sold for the first 8000 cartons to fund a devil enclosure to help increase the population in Northern Tasmania after a deadly facial tumour disease swept across the state and decimated the population.


The Tasmanian Devil is unfortunately still suffering from this plight; their numbers are low but many people are working hard to make sure that we don’t lose another irreplaceable Tasmanian icon.

I encourage you to drink Wizard Smith’s Ale and do what you can to help keep the Tasmanian Devil above ground.

Cheers,

Dave
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