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Beer ad ‘appealed’ to under-18s

Posted by admin | News | Posted on September 19th, 2007

The News Review:

- Beer ad ‘appealed’ to under-18s
- Writer Michael Jackson was beer’s biggest booster – The Boston…
- Kahne follows a tough act: Beer sponsor taps him to replace Dale Jr.
- Video at trial shows Rob Ramage in beer store
- Busch Gardens Thirsts For Beer Sales.
- Beer and pool after murder: witness
- Beer barn culture needs a redesign

Beer ad ‘appealed’ to under-18s
BBC News – Sep 19, 2007
The advert for Miller Genuine Draft featured a man on skates somersaulting over dogs and jumping through a tyre. The Advertising Standards Authority said the “effortless cool” of the skater’s tricks could appeal to minors and that the ad should not be repeated. The beer firm said the man was trying to avoid traffic not look cool. The ASA’s initial investigation – the result of a single consumer complaint about the promotion’s content – was not upheld.

Writer Michael Jackson was beer’s biggest booster – The Boston…
Boston Globe – Sep 19, 2007
Jackson who had Parkinson’s disease died on Aug. 30 at the age of 65. He was a journalist by trade but his appreciation of good beer and of disappearing traditional styles compelled him to research and write “The World Guide to Beer” first published in 1977. He traveled the globe tirelessly researching and updating the “World Guide” making a TV special called “The Beer Hunter” and writing many other books about whiskey and beer. ne of his best known “The Great Beers of Belgium” put that country’s traditional brews on the map. The Englishman considered beer as complex and as deserving of respect as wine; his enthusiasm and appreciation of styles old and new endeared him to brewers around the world. Jackson didn’t come to Boston often but local brewers who met him remember him fondly.

Kahne follows a tough act: Beer sponsor taps him to replace Dale Jr.
Free with registration – Charlotte bserver – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 19, 2007
(19-SEP-07) Charlotte bserver (Charlotte NC ). 19–STATESVILLE — Kasey Kahne got a lot more than just a new sponsor on Wednesday. He also got the beginnings of an image makeover. As expected Budweiser — complete with a.

Video at trial shows Rob Ramage in beer store
CBC.ca – Sep 19, 2007
court heard Wednesday. Several hours later in hospital Ramage gave off a “strong smell of alcohol” Det. Kory Keeping testified.

Busch Gardens Thirsts For Beer Sales.
Free with registration – Tampa Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 19, 2007
(19-SEP-07) Tampa Tribune (Tampa FL). 19–TAMPA — A couple of weeks ago the city council voted down a proposal to expand alcohol sales at Raymond James Stadium. Busch Gardens hopes the council reacts diffe.

Beer and pool after murder: witness
Sydney Morning Herald – Sep 19, 2007
I didn’t want to have recurring dreams. Two men drank beer and played pool after drugging and smotheringa Glen Alpine couple a NSW Supreme Court jury heard today. David Weightman gave a chilling account of how his adoptedparents Bill and Pam Weightman struggled hard to breathe as heand his alleged accomplice Terry Donai ended their lives onJanuary 8 2000. Donai 40 has pleaded not guilty to murdering the couple. Weightman 28 who has pleaded guilty told the jury he had nothated his parents but had killed them for the money he had hoped toinherit.

Beer barn culture needs a redesign
Sydney Morning Herald – Sep 19, 2007
A new study by the bureau assesses the cost ofthe time police spend dealing with alcohol-related crime. It is notjust an urban problem. While more police hours are spent overalldealing with booze-fuelled lawlessness in the city the smallernumbers of police in country areas spend a larger proportion oftheir time on crime of this type (15 per cent compared with 7 percent in the inner metropolitan area). Attending alcohol-fuelledassaults took up the most time followed by random breath testingand follow-up paperwork.