Ozexpatriate Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) It's noticeable that F*st*rs is next to non-existent in most, if not all, of Oz. Not that some of the witch's brews that are available are much better.I understood that Fosters was for export. The traditional CUB product is VB (aka Vomit Beer, aka Victoria Bitter). I have never tasted a difference between Fosters and VB. It's no an experiment I seek out. CUB also distributes Pilsner Urquell, Peroni and Grolsch and what I think is a local Australian distributorship for Miller (as distinct from MillerCoors (US) and SABMiller, their international parent). Edited January 6, 2015 by Ozexpatriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 VB is deeply unpleasant but surprisingly popular. I even know people who buy it with their own money. Mind you, it's not as bad as the WA equivalent, Emu Bitter. I gave up trying to keep track of who owns what mass market brand some time ago, when I realised that (a) they all come out of identical mega-breweries and (b) it doesn't really matter, because if it's warm enough that it doesn't immediately numb your tastebuds there's no point drinking it anyway. Not that I drink much beer these days. Or anything else much, really. I allow myself a bottle of single malt now and again, or decent Irish, so I suppose I've matured to quality rather than quantity . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Trevellan Posted January 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2015 If it was F*st*rs I would let it boil away! And then try to find a REAL beer. steve I was given some Fosters last summer and made really good use of it........for slug traps to protect my vegetable patch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted January 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2015 A couple this morning from Facebook to lighten what is in my opinion the most depressing week of the year! Neil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2015 I was given some Fosters last summer and made really good use of it........for slug traps to protect my vegetable patch It's probably the Thames water that gives it that unique 'flavour'. All the Fosters sold in the UK is 'brewed' in the UK - at one time not too long back it was made in the chemical works 'brewery' Courage built near the M4 at Reading but it might now come from somewhere else - as a result I wasn't in the least surprised not to see it on sale anywhere that I went in Aus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2015 It's probably the Thames water that gives it that unique 'flavour'. All the Fosters sold in the UK is 'brewed' in the UK - at one time not too long back it was made in the chemical works 'brewery' Courage built near the M4 at Reading but it might now come from somewhere else - as a result I wasn't in the least surprised not to see it on sale anywhere that I went in Aus. Its important to remember that in Australia the mass beer market is very state based. What sells in Victoria, doesn't in Queensland for instance & vice versa. FWIW, here's a brief history of Fosters. http://www.australianbeers.com/beers/fosters/fosters.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted January 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2015 I was going to say this ought to be in 'The Beer Thread' but then I realised you were all talking about Fosters... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 It's regrettable that the cuts in front line services now extend to spelling too........................ A least in South Warwickshire............ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Back to toilet humour. Which button is for number 2's? Edited January 7, 2015 by roundhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2015 Back to toilet humour. Which button is for number 2's? Hmmm. Which button do you choose to 'wash' your mobile phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2015 Hmmm. Which button do you choose to 'wash' your mobile phone? I suppose that depends where it's been shoved. . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 It's regrettable that the cuts in front line services now extend to spelling too........................ A least in South Warwickshire............ polce.jpg I wonder if that was a result in the garage swapping doors between damaged cars that just happened to have the decals applied slightly differently - there might have been another one ending up spelt POLIICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 From an article in the Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/543139/Go-back-to-school-Officers-left-red-faced-by-their-POLCE-car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Makes a change from people taking the "P" out of the Police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I was going to say this ought to be in 'The Beer Thread' but then I realised you were all talking about Fosters... For those with an interest in beer (and those liquids that masquerade under that name) I recommend "Man walks into pub" by Pete Brown. An informative and entertaining book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2015 It's regrettable that the cuts in front line services now extend to spelling too........................ A least in South Warwickshire............ Some people will take anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 An ironic brand name for a useless battery.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 A curious quote from the Daily Express POLCE article: One cop, who asked not to be named, said: "Shaun Wright spend a lot of money on getting liveries added to previously unmarked police cars to give the impression there are more cops than there really are. AFAIK marked cars can only be driven by the police, so surely in reality they are no longer creating the impression there are less cops than there really are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/the-man-who-transforms-corpses-into-diamonds?trk_source=recommended one up for recycling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 And as a dog-lover, something like this makes me :-) http://home.bt.com/news/odd-news/dog-whisperer-walks-six-unleashed-dogs-through-busy-street-11363953487726 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 And as a dog-lover, something like this makes me :-) http://home.bt.com/news/odd-news/dog-whisperer-walks-six-unleashed-dogs-through-busy-street-11363953487726 Are there no squirrels there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Obviously not, my GSD would be off like a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not sure if this has been posted before but I've only just been sent it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PLD Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 10923571_622548337849573_1296994014283409648_n.jpg Dear David, how dare you insult my friends by making such cruel comparisons? Yours, Thomas T Tankengine esq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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