Goodbye Woody 8%. You have been a friend but goodbye

[Bren]

Australia's major alcohol producers have reacted to community concern about ready-to-drink (RTD) products by dumping those with high alcohol content and energy additives.

What happens in aussie usually happens here too. So long to party nights with cans of 8% or 12% RTDs...

Full story here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/Australia%27s%20major%20alcohol%20producers%20have %20reacted%20to%20community%20concern%20about%20re ady-to-drink%20%28RTD%29%20products%20by%20dumping%20thos e%20with%20high%20alcohol%20content%20and%20energy %20additives.)

[Disco Dan]

Those cody 12%'ers are poison!! But flipping fantastic!!! :devil2:

[Skyryder]

What happens in aussie usually happens here too.


The NZ buisness community does not have any social responsibility. It prefers to rely on market forces as it's guiding light.


Skyryder

[Skunk]

What happens in aussie usually happens here too. So long to party nights with cans of 8% or 12% RTDs...

Full story here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/Australia%27s%20major%20alcohol%20producers%20have %20reacted%20to%20community%20concern%20about%20re ady-to-drink%20%28RTD%29%20products%20by%20dumping%20thos e%20with%20high%20alcohol%20content%20and%20energy %20additives.)
Linky not worky...

[Big Dave]

Scull it neat from the bottle ya poof.

(I prefer the JD 4 packs anyway)

[ynot slow]

Another case(pardon the pun)of our nanny state telling us what is ok to drink.

Surely mature people can work that out,sure kids can at times binge on these drinks,but what's different from 20yrs ago when we used to drink beer till we puked,only difference is these high alcohol drinks require less to get pissed.

[Deviant Esq]

Never been much of a drinker of brown spirits, so it's not going to bother me. That said, I don't usually bother with RTDs anyway, just a handy bottle of Bombay Sapphire, a couple of fresh limes, and a chilled bottle of lemonade. Ah, drunken-ness in style ;)

Spuds, what you doing tonight then eh? :devil2:

[Steam]

No more 8% premix??! Oh no! You'll have to mix it yourself and actually learn to pour a proper measure!

[Bren]

correct link here (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10499398)

[Mental Trousers]

RTD's are for girls. Just do what I do: make up 1 drink with plenty of mixer and as you drink it down keep topping it up with your chosen poison. Makes a bottle of OJ/Coke/whatever last days :niceone:

[Grahameeboy]

Another case(pardon the pun)of our nanny state telling us what is ok to drink.

Surely mature people can work that out,sure kids can at times binge on these drinks,but what's different from 20yrs ago when we used to drink beer till we puked,only difference is these high alcohol drinks require less to get pissed.

I actually wonder who the nannys' are to be honest.

What is wrong with lowering the impact caused by alcohol...do you have to get pissed to have a good time..."No"...I have a good time just drinking coke.

It is not telling you what you can and cannot drink...it is just taking a 'big picture' responsibility...you never know...it might saves a few lives.

People smoke regardless of the warnings and you have the choice of low tar ciggies...so what is wrong with having low 'drunkedness' beer...

More important things to worry about...

[ynot slow]

I actually wonder who the nannys' are to be honest.

What is wrong with lowering the impact caused by alcohol...do you have to get pissed to have a good time..."No"...I have a good time just drinking coke.

It is not telling you what you can and cannot drink...it is just taking a 'big picture' responsibility...you never know...it might saves a few lives.

People smoke regardless of the warnings and you have the choice of low tar ciggies...so what is wrong with having low 'drunkedness' beer...

More important things to worry about...

Sorry cross wires here,no probs about the drink no drink to have a good time,more the way we are told be people who seem to know better what we can/cannot do.

[Grahameeboy]

Sorry cross wires here,no probs about the drink no drink to have a good time,more the way we are told be people who seem to know better what we can/cannot do.

So we know better...I have no probs being told what they think is best for me...I then have the choice still and the issues are not really major...anyway, the Govt are not a patch on my parents...which in a way says something...

[ynot slow]

So we know better...I have no probs being told what they think is best for me...I then have the choice still and the issues are not really major...anyway, the Govt are not a patch on my parents...which in a way says something...

But at least I still respect my parents,(not govt),mind you we were given a free reign as teenagers,never got into much trouble(no court hearings or records),but can recall hopping on a bike with no helmet and rider was reasonably sober,I was reasonably pissed,thought next day you dick for doing it.We were invited to partake with parents at new years or family get togethers to drink socially and to act responsible with it.

[Japtwin]

Mmmm Bourbon 1 missisippi 2 missisippi 3 missisippi aaah thatl do, just pour your own man:apint:

[The Lone Rider]

What happens in aussie usually happens here too. So long to party nights with cans of 8% or 12% RTDs...

Full story here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/Australia%27s%20major%20alcohol%20producers%20have %20reacted%20to%20community%20concern%20about%20re ady-to-drink%20%28RTD%29%20products%20by%20dumping%20thos e%20with%20high%20alcohol%20content%20and%20energy %20additives.)

The next south island kiwi biker rally will never be the same if they are gone by then!

Poor Quentin... and what will we do without all the rotating video footage? :cool:

[Bren]

The next south island kiwi biker rally will never be the same if they are gone by then!

Poor Quentin... and what will we do without all the rotating video footage? :cool:
i hear ya!

[The Pastor]

RTDS are for fags.

[yod]

those rtd jobbies are too sweet for me

i'd rather mix my own so i can actually taste the bourbon

[ynot slow]

those rtd jobbies are too sweet for me

i'd rather mix my own so i can actually taste the bourbon

I've seen the way you mix the bourbon,tatse it shit man ya are the only guy who can make a 1ltr bourbon bottle mix with 500ml coke,talk about rocket fuel.:beer:

[chanceyy]

hmmmmm burbons are going down pretty smooth here tonite .. actually in palmy & quite a few of the alcoholic kinds going down around here


:lol: :apint: :drinkup:

[ynot slow]

Yep had my own St Paddy day celebration this arvo,went for a couple had about 6 pints doh.Even had a couple of guys on Harleys stop same time as we did,they drove along the footpath and parked on area with tables,dodgy road surfaces?

Then another harley guy rode passed and guess what? He nodded,I kid you not,even the guys sitting at the table by their bikes did a double take.I said shit that's a first "a harley guy nodding or waving"went over their heads almost,they did agree they (hog riders)don't wave much,I replied yep they vibrate so much they can't remove either hand.

[The Lone Rider]

Us hog riders wave plenty.

Even waved to a bunch of students on mopeds beeping their horn as they went past.


Yep had my own St Paddy day celebration this arvo,went for a couple had about 6 pints doh.Even had a couple of guys on Harleys stop same time as we did,they drove along the footpath and parked on area with tables,dodgy road surfaces?

Then another harley guy rode passed and guess what? He nodded,I kid you not,even the guys sitting at the table by their bikes did a double take.I said shit that's a first "a harley guy nodding or waving"went over their heads almost,they did agree they (hog riders)don't wave much,I replied yep they vibrate so much they can't remove either hand.

[ynot slow]

Us hog riders wave plenty.

Even waved to a bunch of students on mopeds beeping their horn as they went past.

He he,you should be in Queenstown where they hire out mopeds,watched a dozen jap girls try to get going,nearly pissed myself.Then a few guys zoomed past on pit bikes scared the shit out of the girls tooting and so on.

Actually a cruiser(think it was harley)waved with his right leg,thought bloody great idea for him.

I wave to most if able too (not changing gear) or stopping.

[Ghost_Bullet]

The next south island kiwi biker rally will never be the same if they are gone by then!

Poor Quentin... and what will we do without all the rotating video footage? :cool:


i hear ya!

What the? sounds like this Quentin is just a stupid fuker!!!!!
Ban the bloody RTD's, ya want it strong make it yo-self, tastes better for sure.
Videos dont belong at rallies either, what happens on tour stays on tour uh!!!!??

[Bren]

Videos dont belong at rallies either, what happens on tour stays on tour uh!!!!??

Ban the bastards that take the video footage...that prick called Quentin would get banned for life....have you seen his webshots pages?

[MisterD]

The NZ buisness community does not have any social responsibility. It prefers to rely on market forces as it's guiding light.


No names, no pack-drill, but I heard that these RTD's weren't big sellers anyway and that canning them was a neat way to make a commercial decision whilst pandering to the wowsers at the same time....