Today in 1974, Grenada gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.
Grenada
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Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC N/A
- Full Name: Grenada
- Location: Caribbean
- Government Type: Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
- Currency: East Caribbean Dollars
- Language: English (official), French patois
- Religion(s): Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
- Capital: Saint George’s
- Population: 108,419; 189th
- Area: 344 sq km, 206th
- Comparative Area: Twice the size of Washington, DC
- National Food: Oil Down
- National Symbol: Nutmeg
- Nickname: The Spice Isle or The Isle of Spice
- Affiliations: UN, Commonwealth, OAS
- Independence: From the UK, February 7, 1974
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 18
- BAC: N/A
- Label Requirements: N/A
- Number of Breweries: 1
- How to Say “Beer”: bière
- How to Order a Beer: N/A
- How to Say “Cheers”: N/A
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 29%
- Wine: 4%
- Spirits: 66%
- Other: <1%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 9.85
- Unrecorded: 0.50
- Total: 10.35
- Beer: 3.16
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 9.9 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
- Excise Taxes: N/A
- Minimum Age: 18
- Sales Restrictions: N/A
- Advertising Restrictions: N/A
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A
Patterns of Drinking Score: 3
Prohibition: None.
Monday’s ad is still one more by Eugene Oge, a French illustrator who did a number of great beer adverts during his lifetime from 1861-1936. He was a major figure in the Belle Epoque and did many outstanding ads for resorts, food, and all sorts of beverages and brands. This is the fifth of his I’ve featured, and it’s for a presumably French beer brand, Grande Brasserie D’Arcueil. On a particularly hot day, the server appears to be licking the beer foam on the side of the glass as he delivers a giant mug of beer.
Today’s work of art is a thoroughly original, unique work of contemporary art. The medium is not paint, but “stitched commercial wool felt combined with needle and traditional wet felting.” The Portland, Oregon artist, LeBrie Rich, originally created it as a window display for the local knitting shop Knit-Purl. Hard as it is to believe, everything except the aluminum tv dinner tray and the plastic fork is made of felt.
Appropriate for today, the work also includes a football game on the felt television.
And, of course, there’s a beer. In this case, the TV dinner is paired with a can of Hamm’s.
And finally, here’s the TV dinner itself. Hungry? Probably a lot of fiber.
To learn more about LeBrie Rich, check out the biography and resume on her own website. And there’s a short profile on Craft Corps. She also has some of her other items for sale on Etsy, and his online store Penfelt.
Our 105th Guinness ad is from the Illustrated London News, from early 1945, during World War II. It shows two navy men painting, or possibly just cleaning, an impossibly huge aircraft carrier. One turns to the other and says. “I feel like a Guinness,” to which the other replies. “I wish you were!”
Today in 1948, Sri Lanka gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.
Sri Lanka
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Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.06% — Breathalyzer testing is not used routinely. If suspected by police the driver is produced before the closest government medical officer who examines and determines whether the driver is under influence. If the driver refuses examination by the medical officer he is considered to have been under influence by default. [Note: WHO lists BAC at 0.08%]
- Full Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (f.k.a. Ceylon)
- Location: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
- Government Type: Republic
- Language: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%; English spoken by 10%
- Religion(s): Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10%
- Capital: Colombo
- Population: 21,283,913; 57th
- Area: 65,610 sq km, 122nd
- Comparative Area: Slightly larger than West Virginia
- National Food: Rice and Curry
- National Symbol: Blue Lily, Jungle Fowl, Mesua Ferrea tree, Lion & Sword
- Nickname: Teardrop of India, Island of Dharma, Pearl of the Orient, Pearl of the Indian Ocean
- Affiliations: UN, Commonwealth of Nations
- Independence: From the UK, February 4, 1948
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 21
- BAC: 0.06% or 0.08% (sources differ)
- Label Requirements: N/A
- Number of Breweries: 4
- How to Say “Beer”: Bire (Sinhala); Madhubaanam or Oru vakai cārāyam (Tamil)
- How to Say “Cheers”: Seiradewa (Sinhala)
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 6%
- Wine: <1%
- Spirits: 94%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 0.35
- Unrecorded: 0.44
- Total: 0.79
- Beer: 0.02
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 0.4 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
- Excise Taxes: Yes
- Minimum Age: 21
- Sales Restrictions: Time, location, specific events, petrol stations
- Advertising Restrictions: Yes
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: Yes
Patterns of Drinking Score: 3
Prohibition: None.
Friday’s ad is yet another by Eugene Oge, a French illustrator who did a number of great beer adverts during his lifetime from 1861-1936. He was a major figure in the Belle Epoque and did many outstanding ads for resorts, food, and all sorts of beverages and brands. This is the fourth of his I’ve featured, and it’s for a presumably French beer brand, Biere de L’Eclair. Since fizzy yellow beer is sometimes referred to as piss water, I wonder if the horse licking the mug of beer is related to that idea? Nah, probably not, especially with the dog at the man’s feet begging for any beer that might drips down the sides of his mug.
