Australian Beer Culture
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Wednesday, 3 October 2007 |
First let me say that I know next to nothing about the beer tradtions in Australia. I've never been there; the closest I've ever come is a few pints of Fosters, which I've been assured is most definitely NOT Australian for beer as the ad campaign would have us believe.
Here are some Australian beer drinking terms that I lifted from Koala Net:
 Amber fluid : beer
Bogan : person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer
Bottle-o : liquor shop (originally a man with hessian bags going around picking up beer bottles in the 50's and 60's)
Butcher : small glass of beer in South Australia - From the theory that a butcher could take a quick break from his job, have a drink and be back at work
Coldie : a beer
Grog : liquor, beer ("bring your own grog, you bludger")
Handle : beer glass with a handle
Longneck : 750ml bottle of beer in South Australia
Middy : 285 ml beer glass in New South Wales
Pint : large glass of beer (esp. in South Australia)
Piss : beer. Hence "hit the piss", "sink some piss"
Pot : 285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria
Schooner : large beer glass in Queensland; medium beer glass in South Australia
Skull/Skol (a beer) : to drink a beer in a single draught without taking a breath
Slab : a carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer
Stubby : a 375ml. beer bottle
Tallie : 750ml bottle of beer
Throw-down : small bottle of beer which you can throw down quickly
Tinny : can of beer
XXXX : pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland |
posted by Tabitha @ 10:02 am  |
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