Posts Tagged: Regional Scenes
Happy Australia Day!
Posted by on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 in - leave a comment
Although Australia's best known beer is justly condemned by foreigners and locals alike, the lucky country offers some of the new world's finest beers. Regrettably, this organ A Good Beer Blog does not (yet) have an Australian correspondent, leaving the task up to this Singapore-based blogger …
Welcome to Australia Week!
Posted by on Monday, January 24, 2005 in - 2 comments
This week will see some posts here at A Good Beer Blog focusing on the scene in Australia, that warmer other Canada, the place to which the smarter cousins immigrated. Australia might win the award as AGGB nation of the year except they would probably win every year with stats like this …
Japan's Beer-Like Substances
Posted by on Thursday, January 13, 2005 in - 4 comments
This is somewhat depressing news given my inclination towards quality real ale: • “Kirin to enter market for '3rd-category beer' this spring • Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 07:00 JST • TOKYO — Kirin Brewery Co said Wednesday it will join three other major Japanese breweries this spring in …
Ontario Reviews Everything
Posted by on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 in - 2 comments
...related to the drink that is: • “In an attempt to provide more convenience and variety for consumers, the Ontario government is planning a major overhaul of liquor laws that could include the sale of beer and wine in corner stores. Finance Minister Greg Sorbara said yesterday a panel will …
Discount Beer
Posted by on Monday, January 10, 2005 in - 3 comments
It is interesting to watch Canada's sugar-pop-beer market battle these days in light of the success of discount beers. The main maker of the low cost lagers which are grabbing a share of the market is Lakeport from Hamilton, Ontario. A new CEO has been appointed at Lakeport who has been a player …
If You All Really Loved Me...
Posted by on Saturday, January 8, 2005 in - 1 comment
...you would all get together and arrange for a trip for me to this event: • “BEER drinkers from across Britain will head for Manchester at the end of the month, when one of the country's biggest real ale events returns to the city. The CAMRA National Winter Ales Festival, sponsored by the …
Queensland's Fourex Heritage
Posted by on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 in - leave a comment
Apparently the Australian state of Queensland, through its National Trust, has chosen its top 12 heritage icons and #2 is...Mr. Fourex of Castlemaine's XXXX beer. Seems slightly odd as a heritage symbol but I guess Queenslanders like their beer or at least this one.
The Drink in Hungary
Posted by on Monday, January 3, 2005 in - leave a comment
As far as I can make out Hungarian social culture is much like Russian social culture. It may also be a pan-European thing that when you socialize you should be prepared to devote a lot of time. I still remember visiting with one family at their place in the Buda Hills. She spoke some English. He …
Last of the Speakeasies?
Posted by on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 in - 4 comments
Big news from a little place. One of the last vestiges of the prohibition-era speakeasies of the first half of the last century has left the scene in Canada's smallest province. CBC PEI reports: • “In 1900 Prince Edward Island became the first province to ban alcohol. It was the last to end …
Five from Scotland
Posted by on Sunday, December 19, 2004 in - 1 comment
Jim Barr, our correspondent from Ayrshire Scotland, has forwarded some great notes on five brews from the old country, three of which are organic. • Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted: Apparently Champion Beer of Britain, 2003 in its cask conditioned form. This is a honey coloured beer with a lot of …
