webfact Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Beer drinker sues Miller Brewing Co for misleading Foster's advertisingNetwork WritersNews Corp Australia NetworkNEW YOR: -- A DISGRUNTLED beer aficionado is suing Miller Brewing Co. for misleading him into thinking Foster’s Lager was brewed in Australia.New York man Leif Nelson, 37, has filed a lawsuit against Miller Brewing Co. in the Brooklyn Federal Court, claiming the company’s advertising for Foster’s Lager misled him.He pointed to the company’s slogan “Foster’s Australian for Beer” as giving a false impression that the beer was from Australia.Nelson was a loyal Foster’s customer from 2012 to January 2015, and says he will start drinking their beverages again if they are correctly labelled. Full story: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/drink/beer-drinker-sues-miller-brewing-co-for-misleading-fosters-advertising/news-story/25829d1d65da518aec9118dab8ed5fe5 -- News.com.au 2015-12-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aachen Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) US citizen... Cannot read sometimes... But he is right... "Product of Australia" Edited December 21, 2015 by Aachen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 " “Foster’s Australian for Beer”" Well, if the punctuation was right, there would be no confusion. Foster's: Australian for "beer". But even as it is (as reported in the OP), I don't think there is a case for claiming it misleads one into thinking about where the contents of the bottle or can were made. The slogan is all about the name. Hoover: American for "vacuum cleaner" . Maybe made in Thailand, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguy30 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) US citizen... Cannot read sometimes... But he is right... "Product of Australia" I can't understand why useless old trolls on TV frequently take every opportunity to degrade Americans. It seems that you are obviously the Queen of good grammar with great ability in expressing yourself, not! Edited December 21, 2015 by aguy30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Bad beer is bad, whether brewed in Australia or in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Bad beer is bad, whether brewed in Australia or in America. And good beer is good, whether brewed in Australia or....... Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, Britain, or Denmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Now that is a man with real time on his hands. Wouldn't he have to prove that he suffered a loss? I do sympathize with him, though, since I always thought it was an Australian beer. It would be like finding out my favorite Mexican cervezas were all brewed in Cleveland. Good on this guy for keeping those rotten corporations in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCruncher Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Bad beer is bad, whether brewed in Australia or in America. And good beer is good, whether brewed in Australia or....... Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, Britain, or Denmark. Brings us to the point. Do you drink a beer for the quality and taste, or for the country where it is brewed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Fosters is still brewed in Australia so hardly mis-leading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Bad beer is bad, whether brewed in Australia or in America. And good beer is good, whether brewed in Australia or....... Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, Britain, or Denmark. Brings us to the point. Do you drink a beer for the quality and taste, or for the country where it is brewed? Good point. Perhaps the argument is because of the price over the counter. If all these years he's been paying 50 cents more for a six-pack than he would pay for Miller or Bud, because he thought he was buying imported beer, then he may have a point, and he may have suffered a loss. I still think his lynchpin of the slogan will fail him, and rightly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Google is his friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Google is his friend. And yours, and mine. care to say what you're getting at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Oh my God. I'm going to make a mint suing everybody over French Fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Oh my God. I'm going to make a mint suing everybody over French Fries. Or "Thai Sour and Spicy Soup" in a can by Campbells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 US citizen... Cannot read sometimes... But he is right... "Product of Australia" I can't understand why useless old trolls on TV frequently take every opportunity to degrade Americans. It seems that you are obviously the Queen of good grammar with great ability in expressing yourself, not! Anything American is a Free For All on this Site, They Bash Away Non-Stop. Get used to it, its your only course of action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andster 68 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Fosters should be called "Sex on the beach" As it's <deleted> close to water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejpool44 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Why would anyone, drink Fosters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songlaw Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Bad beer is bad, whether brewed in Australia or in America. And good beer is good, whether brewed in Australia or....... Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, Britain, or Denmark. Brings us to the point. Do you drink a beer for the quality and taste, or for the country where it is brewed? There is a previously mentioned country, conspicuous in its absence from this particular list. I do believe that was the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songlaw Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Fosters should be called "Sex on the beach" As it's <deleted> close to water. "Socks on the Beach" would seem a better approximation of the overall experience, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copa8 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Why would anyone, drink Fosters. It's still better than Budweiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I have never heard of an Australian admitting to drinking Fosters. They all tell me it is awful and say VB is the beer of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaman Al Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 US citizen... Cannot read sometimes... But he is right... "Product of Australia" I can't understand why useless old trolls on TV frequently take every opportunity to degrade Americans. It seems that you are obviously the Queen of good grammar with great ability in expressing yourself, not! Because any nationality that would sue a beer company because the advertising made them believe it was made somewhere else deserves to be trolled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats4ever Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Fosters was an Australian brand that was first brewed by American brothers who came to Melbourne during the gold rush. Subsequently, one bloke in particular ( Jack Elliott) was going to take it to the world, especially UK, where there was a drastic shortage of drinkable beer in the 70's, unless you tracked down regional ale specialists. Unfortunately, a couple of bankruptcies later he was well out of it. Now owned by SAB Miller which is either South African or American. By the way I rarely see Fosters in OZ these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Fosters is still brewed in Australia so hardly mis-leading. Fosters is also brewed in Tadcaster (Yorkshire) by John Smiths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) Fosters is still brewed in Australia so hardly mis-leading. Fosters is also brewed in Tadcaster (Yorkshire) by John Smiths. Brewed by Heineken in the UK. Edited December 22, 2015 by Don Mega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 " “Foster’s Australian for Beer”" Well, if the punctuation was right, there would be no confusion. Foster's: Australian for "beer". But even as it is (as reported in the OP), I don't think there is a case for claiming it misleads one into thinking about where the contents of the bottle or can were made. The slogan is all about the name. Hoover: American for "vacuum cleaner" . Maybe made in Thailand, though. Hoover sucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So all the Australians are drinking Miller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter1882 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Actually I am thinking of suing over the name Victoria Bitter. I recently found out that Queen Vic never touched it and it certainly is not bitter. I want my money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Fosters is still brewed in Australia so hardly mis-leading.Fosters is also brewed in Tadcaster (Yorkshire) by John Smiths. Brewed by Heineken in the UK. John Smiths also brew Heineken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Fosters is still brewed in Australia so hardly mis-leading.Fosters is also brewed in Tadcaster (Yorkshire) by John Smiths. Brewed by Heineken in the UK. John Smiths also brew Heineken. John Smiths is owned by Heineken UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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