Bob Hawke Has His Own Lager! What Sort Of Booze Will Current Politicians Be Selling In 20 Years?
Reckon Pauline Hanson prefers red or white?
Today in Sydney, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke poured the very first schooner of his very own beer. Dreamed up by Australians Nathan Lennon and David Gibson while they were working together in a New York ad agency, Hawke’s Lager is the first brew from Hawke’s Brewing Company, and is now on tap at 11 pubs across Sydney and Newcastle.
“They were in New York thinking about beer and who they would like to have a beer with and decided they would like to have a beer with me,” Hawke explained to The Daily Telegraph, adding that he agreed to lend his name and face to the endeavour on the condition that a portion of the company’s profits would be donated to Landcare, the environmental initiative Hawke established during his time in office.
“I hope the efforts of this company will not only bring good friends together over a cold beer but also help raise awareness of the great work done by Landcare,” Hawke said.
Of course, naming a beer after Hawke makes perfect sense. The 87-year-old at one time held the world record for downing a yard of ale during his days at Oxford University, and as recent history has demonstrated, and then demonstrated again, he still knows how to knock them back. More to the point, as Australia’s longest serving Labor Prime Minister who’s remembered to this day as a champion of the working class, it’s hard to think of a better beverage to sum up what Hawke stood for.
But what about our current crop of politicians? What kind of drop would Malcolm Turnbull attach his name to? What about his predecessor Tony Abbott? Pauline Hanson has been slinging piss for years, but I can’t say that I’m all that keen to drink it.
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Malcolm Turnbull
Frequently bemoaned for being out of touch with his constituents, it’s hard to imagine Mr Harbourside Mansion skolling a beer at the cricket before midday. Hell, he can’t even bring himself to choke down a bloody sausage. No, Malcolm Turnbull seems like a red wine kind of guy, although it turns out he can’t even get that right. Last year John Leyshon, president of the Canberra District Wine Industry, described the stock in the Prime Ministerial cellars as embarrassing. Ouch.
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Scott Morrison
Treasurer Scott Morrison is definitely a scotch man. Specifically, a 50-year-old Glenfiddich single malt, which he drinks as he legislates casual workers and aspiring first home buyers into oblivion. “Silly poors,” he mutters to himself between sips from his crystal tumbler, I assume.
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Tony Abbott
For all his faults, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott knew how to smash a beer. And yet when I think of our dearly departed leader, I immediately think of a Gibson. A Gibson, for those not in the know, is a cocktail made with dry vermouth and gin, garnished with a whole cocktail onion. Not sure why that makes me think of old Tony, but it just does.
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Bill Shorten
A glass of tap water. Room temperature. Moving on.
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Pauline Hanson
Last month, the One Nation senator flagged the possibility of releasing her own line of craft beers. As it turns out though, that might not be necessary, since a brewery in Melbourne has already named one of its ciders in her honour. I’d Swap Pauline For A Refugee is a cloudy apple and pear concoction that its creators say is all about “lobbying Pauline Hanson, her inhumane refugee policies, and every person with beliefs like hers.” Cheers to that.
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George Christensen
An ultra-conservative Liberal National MP who holds backwards, nonsensical views about marriage equality? This could be a little tough. Hell, even Coopers have figured out which way the wind is blowing on this one.
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Feature image via Hawke’s Brewing Co./Facebook