News
Monarchists don’t like Coopers Ads
The offending ad
Coopers has given us some catchy ads over the years, courtesy of their agency KWP. This one was no exception, however it has been withdrawn following protests from Australian monarchists. The story has even been reported as far afield as the UK and appeared on the Times Online site.
I have to agree with Ms June Caro quoted in the Times report:
“It’s a triumph of pomposity,” Ms June Caro told an Australian radio station. “I think the monarchists should apologise to us all for making the world a little duller.”
Funny Ad
Walter ran this Budweiser ad from their classic Real Men of Genius series…
Taste Tests
Walter and Nat attended one of Matt’s Good Beer Lunch beer appreciation classes at the Grand Central Hotel last Sunday and, kindly, raved about the experience. Tonight we sampled two of the beers we feature at the lunches.
Schofferhofer Kristall
500ml 5% abv
Available nationally
$70 carton of 24
A German wheat beer, Schofferhofer is a great example of the style. Aromas of banana and clove and a nice citrussy tang on the palate. Soft mouthfeel, a great beer for summer. We pair it with seared scallops at the lunches and Walter and Nat thought it was a great combination.
Bavarian wheat beers are typically made with at least 50% malted wheat. In Germany they are called Weizenbiers (wheat beers) and can be served cloudy (mit Hefe – with yeast – hence hefeweizen) or filtered and clear (kristall). Don’t be put of by the yeast in the bottle, it is fine to drink – and packed with vitamin B!
Weizenbiers can be popular with women who don’t like bitter lagers because they have a light apparent hop character that is low in residual bitterness.
A classic!
If you want to try a local interpretation, try the newly-released Hefeweizen from Burleigh Brewing.
Coopers Best Extra Stout
375ml 6.3% abv
Available nationally
$16.99 6-pack
Australians have a funny relationship of ‘dark’ beers. I’m not sure whether it’s because the phenomenal success of light lagers had led us to expect all beers to be quenchers – able to be knocked down as a refresher when we finish the mowing, or session beers – able to be drunk one after another for a long period. It may just be that we tried Guinness once and didn’t like at and assumed that was all dark beers.
Coopers Best Extra Stout is a great beer to try to introduce you to dark beers, especially served with the right food. Not as dry as Guinness, and with great coffee and mocha notes from the roasted malts, as Walter and Nat discovered, this is a great beer served with rich chocolate cake and ice-cream at the end of the meal. And with beer being the gymnast of beverages, stouts like Coopers are also perfect with oysters…don’t believe me, give it a try!
