Fosters

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Note the date. I never noticed this before.

[Adam Went Researcher Find all posts View Profile Close Adam Went]

I've never drunk a can of Fosters, and i'm yet to see any Australian drink a can of Fosters - it's a myth, that connection.....but still, interesting date.

Cheers.
Adam.

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AW,String...

I don't know if either of you recall the great commercials that Fosters had back in the late 1980's....

"How to speak Australian" was the intro.

Here's a few from YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/results?sugge...rs%2C+playlist

or better yet :
http://www.youtube.com/user/Rockstar.../0/lOvh4ShxtSE


The best one, in my opinion,was the one featuring a couple of Aussies in the outback inside a tent...sitting at a table....while a guy dressed up like Marcel Marceau performed some mime routine...pulling a flower out of a vase.
The two Aussies, big fellows, get up off their chairs and approach him....while the narrator says...."Farewell Performance".

You had to see it...it was pretty funny.

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Well, at least there was a picture of some Kittens


Beer Australians really drink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl5xnTqOQqQ

[Maria Birbili historian/musicologist Find all posts View Profile Close Maria Birbili]

Wow, I'd never noticed the date on a can of Foster's!
It's a myth that it's the most popular beer in Oz, but it's one of the sponsors of the ASP World Tour (AKA the surfing World Championships), and a very popular brand among surfers. I love Foster's, and I'm astonished to discover it's indirectly linked to the Whitechapel murders too! :-)

[Tracy Ianson Researcher & Author Find all posts View Profile Close Tracy Ianson]

Hi

Nige's makes Fosters here in little ol' Hartlepool, but I did not know that the Aussies don't drink it, but I will take Adam's word for it ;0)


Tracy

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Hi

Sorry got it wrong - sort of, they produce the kegs for pubs not the cans. You can see why he loves his job

Tracy

[John Bennett Man about (London) Town Find all posts View Profile Close John Bennett]

Hi

Nige's makes Fosters here in little ol' Hartlepool, but I did not know that the Aussies don't drink it, but I will take Adam's word for it ;0)


Tracy

Which reminds me of the wine Le Pliat d'Or. The advertising blurb stated "The French adore Le Pliat d'Or".

From what I have heard, they don't!

[Mike Covell Former Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mike Covell]

Note the date. I never noticed this before.

Maybe that's what attracted Deeming down under??

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According to Wikipedia, so it's probably wrong,

Foster's Group was founded in Melbourne in 1888 by two American brothers, William and Ralph Foster of New York, who happened to own a refrigeration plant, which was necessary to brew beer in Australia's hot climate.

[Belinda Former Caption Czarina Find all posts View Profile Close Belinda]

My Grandfather brewed it in his Garage

[Howard Brown Registrar Find all posts View Profile Close Howard Brown]

This Fosters seems to be held in some low regard.

Sort of like Budweiser, once the most popular US beer, is with me. I don't know anyone who drinks it.

That stuff used to give me a bad headache after two swigs...

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It's not particulary bad. Draft is much better. Nice very cold on a warm day. I don't normally buy it but it was on offer in Tescos. I got some nice German wheat beer a few weeks ago in lidls again on offer. Seeing a connection here?

[Maria Birbili historian/musicologist Find all posts View Profile Close Maria Birbili]

This Fosters seems to be held in some low regard.
Sort of like Budweiser, once the most popular US beer, is with me. I don't know anyone who drinks it.
That stuff used to give me a bad headache after two swigs...

Foster's is much more sour and “lemony“ than Bud. I really love Foster's, Bintam (Indonesian beer), Tahitian beer, Corona with lime. Possibly cuz they remind me of surfing, but I love the way they taste too, especially very cold on a warm evening, after a surf.
Despite living in Germany most of the year, I can't stand German beer and prefer Bud and Amstel! No joke. And I like my beer from the bottle, the American way. Can't stand it in a glass.
I also like the Irish brands, Guinness, Kilkenny, etc., but not when it's warm outside.

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I am reminded of the Python quip... beer comparable to making love in a canoe..

"...ing close to water"



kindly

Phil