Sometimes a company just walks into its own trap. Fosters for example is very much associated with the classic Monty Python line “What has Australian beer and making love in a canoe got in common, both are f**king close to water”. So the news that they are launching a new variant called Radler, which is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fosters’
Pubpaper 695 – Fosters Radler – the canoe just got holed!
Posted: 9th February 2013 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingTags: alcopop, fosters, shandy
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Pubpaper 635 – A repost to last week and the fine line before becoming a beer bore.
Posted: 7th December 2011 by admin in Pub Paper, WritingTags: beer, beer blogger, CAMRA, carling, carlsberg, cidre, fosters, real ale, stella, summer wine brewery, thornbridge
Last weeks column drew a mixed reception when published online, with disagreement from one of the bigger online beer writers, who won “beer blogger of the year” recently as well as having several published books to his name, telling me to “stop worrying about what other people drink”. I also received a text message from [...]
Pubpaper 627 – Brewdog News and Industry Takeovers
Posted: 13th October 2011 by admin in Pub Paper, WritingTags: Alice Porter, brew dog, fosters, Ghost Deer, McEwans, SAB Miller, skol
As you know I am normally a pale ale drinker, but recently have been getting into stouts to a greater degree. You will know I have recommended the hoppier ales from Brewdog many times in this column, and I had the luck to spot a new stout from them in a local supermarket last weekend. [...]
Pubpaper 621 – Brewdog Issue, Buyouts and Schooners
Posted: 25th August 2011 by admin in Pub Paper, WritingTags: brew dog, fosters, heineken, japan, kirin ichiban, SAB Miller, sapporo, schooner, wells and young
A few weeks ago I mentioned that BrewDog were taking a second stab at raising funds for expansion via their “Equity for Punks” share issue. Last time round in 2009 they only achieved a third of what they required, however this issue is going a lot better and they have already raised £1m towards their [...]
Pubpaper 614 – Premium Pisswater, Signature Beers and Hidden Pubs
Posted: 7th July 2011 by admin in Pub Paper, WritingTags: fosters, greene king, ramfest, real ale, thwaites
I mentioned Greene King last week, and they are again in the news with the announcement of their rebranding and end of year results. Sadly not brewing decent beer yet then. The logo will change from the “Green Abbot” to “The Bury St Edmunds Crown and Arrows”. I admit the logo does look a lot [...]