Thursday’s ad is another one for Rheingold Beer, this time announcing the new winner for 1960, Emily Banks. Isn’t she the very picture of a beer drinker circa 1960?
Northern Cyprus Beer
Today in 1983, Northern Cyprus gained their Independence from Cyprus, though it remains only partially recognized.
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus Breweries
Northern Cyprus Brewery Guides
Other Guides
- CIA World Factbook
- Official Website
- U.S. Embassy
- Wikipedia
Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%
- Full Name: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Location: Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
- Government Type: Republic
- Language: Turkish (official), English
- Religion(s): Muslim 98%,Christian 2%
- Capital: Nicosia (Levkòsia)
- Population: 294,906; 161st
- Area: 3,355 sq km, 174th
- Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than Rhode Island
- National Food: Fasolada
- National Symbol: White Dove
- Affiliations: None
- Independence: From Cyprus, November 15, 1983
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 17
- BAC: 0.05%
- Number of Breweries: 1
- How to Say “Beer”: bira
- How to Order a Beer: N/A
- How to Say “Cheers”: Eis Igian / Stin ijiasas / Jamas / Gia’sou
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 35%
- Wine: 32%
- Spirits: 32%
- Other: 1%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: N/A
- Unrecorded: N/A
- Total: N/A
- Beer: N/A
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: N/A
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: N/A
- Excise Taxes: Yes
- Minimum Age: 17
- Sales Restrictions: N/A
- Advertising Restrictions: N/A
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A
Patterns of Drinking Score: N/A
Prohibition: None
Palestine Beer
Today in 1988, Palestine unilaterally declared their independence.
Palestine
Palestine Breweries
Palestine Brewery Guides
Other Guides
- CIA World Factbook (Israel)
- Infoplease
- Official Website
- U.S. Embassy
- Wikipedia
Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%
- Full Name: State of Palestine
- Location: Within Israel, on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
- Government Type: The Palestinian Authority is an administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, following the Oslo Accords in 1994
- Language: Arabic, Hebrew
- Religion(s): Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Christian
- Capital: Gaza City
- Population: West Bank: 2,514,845, Gaza Strip: 1,604,238
- Area: 5,641 sq km
- Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than Delaware
- National Food: Palestinian Cuisine
- National Symbols: Palestine Sunbird, Olive Tree
- Affiliations: UN, Arab League
- Independence: Unilaterally declared, November 15, 1988, currently recognized by 131 UN nations
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 16 [Note: Legal in most cities]
- BAC: 0.05%
- Number of Breweries: 1
- How to Say “Beer”: beereh (biræ)/ جعة / شراب من الشعير / جعة / المزر شراب نوع من الجعة / بيرة
- How to Order a Beer: Waheed beera, meen fadleek
- How to Say “Cheers”: Bismilah / Fi schettak or Fisehatak (“to your health”) / في صحتك
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: N/A
- Wine: N/A
- Spirits: N/A
- Other: N/A
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: N/A
- Unrecorded: N/A
- Total: N/A
- Beer: N/A
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: N/A
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: N/A
- Excise Taxes: Yes
- Minimum Age: 16
- Sales Restrictions: N/A
- Advertising Restrictions: N/A
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A
Patterns of Drinking Score: N/A
Prohibition: None
Beer In Ads #737: Beer & Powder Blue Dresses
Wednesday’s ad is yet another one for Rheingold Beer, this time showing the finalists for Miss Rheingold for 1960, all in the powder blue dresses, matching shoes, white handbags and gloves. Which of these lovely young women will be the winner?
And here’s another ad with the same candidates, although in this one they’re not all in powder blue. Inexplicably, two of the Miss Rheingold candidates have changed into orange frocks. And this is before the New York Mets started.
Beer In Ads #736: And The Winner Is …
Tuesday’s ad is also for Rheingold Beer, again from 1959, this time announcing the winner. Of the six finalists in yesterday’s ad, Robbin Bain was declared the winner and became Miss Rheingold 1959, appearing in their advertising for the entire year.
Live Vertical Vertical Epic Tasting Thursday
Thursday is going to be a fun day, an extra fun day, apart from the travel, at least. I’m flying down to San Diego for what should be a very interesting beer tasting, one that you’ll actually be able to watch, but more on that in a minute.
Almost eleven years ago Stone Brewing began an epic journey, releasing a new beer on subsequent Bonza Bottler Days each year. Created by Australian Elaine Fremont in 1985, “Bonza,” in down under slang, meaning “super, great or fantastic,” while “Bottler” is apparently Australian slang for “something excellent.” So a Bonza Bottler Day is a “super excellent day.” She created Bonza Bottler Day so there would be at least one day each month to celebrate. They occur each month when the day matches the month, so there’s a Bonza Bottler Day every January 1, February 2, March 3, April 4, etc.
Stone Brewing went one step farther and added the year, so that the first Stone Epic Vertical was released on 02.02.02, or February 2, 2002. The sixth was on my daughter Alice’s 3rd birthday, 07.07.07, or July 7, 2007. The eleventh, and last, release will come out in a few weeks on December 12, 2012, thankfully just nine days before the world will end … or not.
But before the Earth is reduced to a smoldering mass of ash by a cataclysmic fireball, I’ve been invited to try all eleven Stone Epic Vertical beers, which includes an early taste of the latest offering, 12.12.12. The entire beer tasting will be broadcast live over that series of tubes known as the interwebs via livestream this coming Thursday. Here is Stone Brewing’s description of the event.
Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale marks the end of an era. Since 2002, Stone has released a unique, Belgian-influenced, bottle-conditioned ale, with each subsequent beer available one year, one month and one day from its predecessor, and designed to be aged and enjoyed together on 12.12.12. Beer collectors everywhere are planning tastings and wondering how these long ago procured beers taste. In preparation, Stone founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner assembled a panel of beer experts to provide fans a live, comprehensive report on the state of the Vertical Epic Ales. That group includes top tasters and the very artisans who constructed these beers. Join Stone brewmaster Mitch Steele, former brewmaster Lee Chase, craft beer ambassador “Dr.” Bill Sysak, beer journalist Jay Brooks, Joe Tucker of RateBeer, Stephen Johnson of New Brew Thursday, plus Jason and Todd Alström of BeerAdvocate as they join Greg and Steve for an examination of one of the most ambitious brewing projects in history.
So join us for this monumental beer tasting on Thursday, November 15, beginning at Noon, Californy time (3:00 PM EST) until 1:30 PST (4:30 East Coast time). Watch the festivities on livestream. It’s going to be epic!
Beer In Ads #735: Six Pretty Girls In Search Of Your Vote
Monday’s ad is for Rheingold Beer, from 1959, when they were still choosing Miss Rheingold for that year. The ad invites readers to “pick the girl you like best.” Ah, the sexist 1950s. I’ll let you know which “girl” won with tomorrow’s ad. Which one would get your vote?
Spill-Proof Beer
As far as I can tell, the Australian beer brand Hahn Brewing has some of the cleverest beer commercials around. I suspect there’s not much to the beer, even though it was founded by Chuck Hahn, who also started Malt Shovel Brewing (a.k.a. James Squire), and both are now owned by Lion Nathan. But the beers appear to variations on light lagers, running the gambit from Hahn Super Dry, Premium, Premium Light to Hahn Ice. I’ve had the pleasure of judging at GABF and the World Beer Cup with Chuck several times. At any rate, this ad is for Spill-Proof Beer. Enjoy.
Hyping the Next Session
For our 70th Session, our host is David J. Bascombe, who writes Good Morning …, a blog about beer, mostly. His topic is all about the hype surrounding certain beers, and whether it’s warranted or not, whether it changes peoples’ perceptions of the beer, and what effect this all has in the modern beer landscape. Here’s David story cautioning everyone to be careful so they Don’t Believe The Hype:
Back in the summer, I shared a bottle of Westvleteren 12 with my brother and my father. Whilst I was aware of it’s reputation as “best beer in the world”, they were not. Whilst we all enjoyed it, we all agreed that we much preferred the other beer we had that night. The question that came into my head was this…
If I had told them it was the best beer in the world, would their perceptions have changed?
How much does hype have an effect? Are we much better off knowing nothing about a beer, or is it better to have the knowledge as to what the best beers are?
Which beers do you think have been overhyped? How do you feel when a beer doesn’t live up to it’s hype.
Is hype a good or bad thing for beer? Tell me what you think.
So I thought I’d at least hype the next session. Be here with your thoughts next month.
So weigh in with your own hype on Friday, December 7.
Homer’s Night Out
I happened upon this animated gif from the Simpsons yesterday entitled “Homer’s Night Out.” It’s a short self-contained story of drinking and forgetting told in the style of a silent film. Enjoy.
