Posts Tagged ‘beer’

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Friday Happy Hour: Picture-Perfect Piton Beer

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As those of you who follow us on Facebook already know, Patrick is heading to St. Lucia today in search of “uncommon” stories to share with us in the coming weeks.
In honor of his latest adventure, we’re celebrating this Friday Happy Hour with the first thing he’ll undoubtedly drink upon stepping off his nonstop JetBlue flight from NY – Piton Beer.
Named in honor of St. Lucia’s iconic Piton Mountains, Piton Beer is a product of the island’s Windward and Leeward Brewery Limited, which was established by Heineken back in 1974.
Unlike Biere Lorraine from Martinique or Barbados’ Banks Beer, Piton doesn’t have a long and storied history (St.

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Saturday Video: Sexy Legs Create a Thirst for Piton Beer in St. Lucia

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The ad slogan for St. Lucia’s Piton Beer – See the Mountains, Drink the Beer – is brought to life in a sexy, comical way in this TV spot. Considering how easily the camera could’ve focused on another, more northerly portion of the leading actress’ anatomy to make its point, it’s probably best for our younger readers that the focus remains on her knees…

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Saturday Video: There is Nothing Like a Carib

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Uncommon Caribbean spent the past week enjoying the best of Tobago, which of course included the local brew, Carib Beer. We can certainly say from experience that the slogan in this vintage ad is true.

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Friday Happy Hour: Banks, the Beer of Barbados

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Uncommon Caribbean will be on-location next week in Barbados! To help us prep for our trip, we’re spending this Friday Happy Hour enjoying a few ice-cold Banks Beers. The unquestioned Beer of Barbados, Banks is as ingrained in the local Bajan culture as a source of national pride as Budweiser is here in the U.S. As an added bonus, though, Banks actually tastes good too (Bud is crud, just saying). With all the flag-waving that it engenders, it’s interesting to note that Banks is actually the brainchild of a Guyanese entrepreneur named Peter D’Aguiar.
In 1955, the then 43 year-old D’Aguiar founded Banks Breweries Ltd.

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Friday Happy Hour: Biere Lorraine

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Rum may rule the roost when it comes to Caribbean libations, but the region also boasts a rich array of beers, each as distinctive as the islands they call home. On this particular Friday, we’re jonesing for a light, refreshing Biere Lorraine.
Ever since 1919, when an enterprising French engineer named Rene de Jaham decided in the wake of WWI that it would be a good idea to brew beer in the French West Indies, Martinique has been blessed with one of the region’s finest lagers. Jaham named his beer in tribute to the French Region of Lorraine, home to France’s richest beer-making tradition (Lorraine’s oldest brews date back to 5,000 B.C.) and the place where he learned the beermaster’s craft.

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