Radler - the story unfolds

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Horace on March 24, 2009 at 7:53pm

To be honest I quite like Amstel light. Can still drink a few and drive

Permalink Reply by Dave W on July 11, 2011 at 8:48pm

I don't know that it'd be a big seller (low alc is never a Kiwi fave), but it'd be nice have the right to sell my Radler from a German brewery that's older than this frickin country!  :-(

 

 

Hmm..... Ok so it's illegal to sell, is it illegal to import and give away?

(if for no more reason than to piss off those anti competitive monopolistic wankers and severs of cheap swill at DB)

Permalink Reply by Greig McGill on March 24, 2009 at 9:35pm

Damn, I'll miss Erdinger (on tap at Diggers in Hamilton while waiting for Beer Club. I'll have Epic instead!) and Budvar (ages since I've had a non-oxidised/aged one).

Oh well. Fuck DB in the goat ass I say.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Pint_of_Bitter on March 25, 2009 at 1:09pm

" They also franchise liquorland stores"

--just recently sold them to the Foodstuffs groups (Co-op for PakNSave, New Worlds etc). So you can shop there again if you wish...

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by vdog on March 25, 2009 at 2:58pm

Just as well - I was feeling pretty conflicted about missing out on the selection in the Newmarket store...

Permalink Reply by Tony on March 24, 2009 at 8:17pm

Horace, I'd rather drink water to be honest. But I agree Stu, there is a fight to be won here. Don't know anyone off hand at the moment, but I'm sure someone might. I sent an email, with a link to this thread, to Green man. Just giving them a vote of confidence. I really hope this doesn't hurt them too much.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on March 24, 2009 at 9:17pm

I'd rather drink water to be honest

Here here!

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Barry on March 24, 2009 at 9:35pm

For many simple and complex reasons I'll simply say that DB are a bunch of cunts.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Barry on March 24, 2009 at 9:35pm

Cease and desist that you fucking wankers.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Tony on March 24, 2009 at 11:05pm

Barry you are so eloquent, sometimes.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Doublehoppy on March 24, 2009 at 11:51pm

What if somebody imported and distributed a Radler? One that had been around for decades. Wouldn't that highlight the absurdity. Could DB (aka "bunch of c..") do anything?

Sadly, probably yes. They'll send in the lawyers first to "protect their investment".

Not sure, but I think this line would be more constructive than us boycotting their slop, 'thou I'll do that as well.

BTW good on the NBR for picking up on the issue, even though their main target was the patent office for being asleep at the wheel.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Soren on March 25, 2009 at 3:33pm

What if somebody imported and distributed a Radler?

I'm not sure if any german brewery actually brews and bottles a radler... I think its mainly blended at the point of sale by the bartender. If they did, and someone imported it, I'm sure DB would nail them like LN did Brewdogs Hoprocker (which btw I think was fair enough...)

• ▶ Reply

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• …
• 42
• Next ›
• Page