Foster’s beer drinkers in the UK will soon find their lager’s alcohol strength cut to 3.4%.
Heineken UK, which brews Foster’s, said cutting the alcohol strength from the current 3.7% would make the lager eligible for lower rates of alcohol duty.
The brewer hinted at cheaper pints saying “customers benefit from more competitive pricing” because of the lower tax charge.
The change is set to go into effect by February, marking the second time in three years that Foster’s alcohol percentage, or ABV, has been diluted.
Heineken UK said it was responding to changes in UK government policy, which have encouraged brewers to offer lower alcohol options.
You have to be such a dork to drink Foster’s. Or Heineken actually.
Australians don’t even actually drink that gross bullshit.
I’m going to Australia soon. What do you recommend?
Lot’s of water
I appreciate it ;)
Can confirm.
As far as beer goes, each state has a favorite mass produced one and a gazillion local small ones. Try a one of each sort you like
A VB (Victoria Bitters) is a classic. I was a big fan of the Tooheys New (a regular lager) and especially the Tooheys Old (dark ale). It was one of only two dark beers I could find.
James Squire 150 lashes, Furphy, Little Creatures, Boags Premium - are my personal favourites from major breweries
There’s also thousands of small independent micro brewers you can visit and some venues will stock a good variety of the local independents who make every type of beer imaginable: lagers, ales, stouts etc
Victoria Bitter. Don’t just take my word for it, take this advertising campaign. Honestly by the end there’s no way you won’t feel like a VB.
Most of my thirsts are not hard-earned but the music is catchy. I’ll give it a go, thank you.
You can get it replying to a post on Lemmy You can get it telling a Karen on Facebook she’s a cow You can get it why old how As a matter of fact, I’ve got it now
That theme song is my Pavlov bell. I need a few pints, and a kebab.
If you’re in Brisbane at all go to The Scratch near the train station in Milton
I’m afraid that’s too far up north. It’s apparently a huge island!
+1
that’s a genuine tip right there. Scratch rips.
I really enjoyed Toohey’s White Stag when i lived there though that was 16 years ago 👴
If you get the chance, give matos mango beer a shot, it rips. Made out in Broome, WA and tastes like a Weis bar. Their ginger beer is a refreshing too!
Generally, look for stuff that’s independent - there’s a label on most indi tins. Our corporate, mass market stuff is evil and piss water (it’s good because it’s OUR piss water and we have a lot of fond memories attached, not because it’s good)
A point in each shnoztril, champion.
I didn’t think there were any beers specifically “for dorks” lmfao
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As an Australian who was periphery to the craft beer boom of the 2010s - you never know in the moment, but you can certainly clock it in retrospect.
What’s the difference between Foster’s and having sex in a canoe?
There’s none.
Both are fucking close to water.
That’s a beer that’s harder on the kidneys than the liver.
They also revealed their new slogan:
Foster’s: Australian for “tastes like your horse is pregnant”
No what the people want is beer flavored estrogen not estrogen flavored beer
Weak as piss mate. Weak as piss.
Probably tastes like piss as well
Japan sorta did this, but it was with malt percentage rather than alcohol amount. Beers were taxed under laws that taxed any drink malted more than 67%, so beer companies got around it by dropping the malt percentage. Then a new tax category was created and less malted drinks followed. Long story short they now make a beer type drink malted less than 25% called happoshu.
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Loads of beers have been nerfed
I don’t get why people even bother with stuff like Coors and bud and Heinekan or whatever. There are lots of other options that are good and not close to water. I have not once bought any of those big corporate run beers since I started drinking beer.
Beer is oddly terrible and weak in Australia but Toohey’s Old is good, more rare down here in Vic though
