Carbonated beverages of this type are essential supplements to the natural diet of the FerroLith.

My great grandfather was an agricultural labourer (farmboy) who moved to London in the late 19th century to take up work as a brewer's carman (or drayman) - someone who knows how to rise early , cajole horses and load heavy awkward barrels of beer onto the cart for delivery.

The brewery was the famous Lovibonds , located in Greenwich. One can imagine the tough work on an icy freezing London morning, especially when faced with a slippery incline.







Another relative was a director for the firm that cast the Titanic's anchor. Great-Grandfather's Iron connection 
Fittingly for this page,  I found this label of a real ale brewed in Britain







This is a photo of a Victorian era strongman who supposedly could support a number of corpulent men seated on a barrel , by means of a harness and bit in his teeth. The feat when analysed seems dubious , given the principle of moments and forces imparted thus. One thing though , great grandfather George's horses would have had the last laugh at this ridiculous sight ...

The "Iron Master" Arthur Saxon

“The physique of Arthur Saxon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Saxon should be of particular interest to all interested in weightlifting. Rarely has a man been so efficiently constructed for a special sport or occupation as was this raw-boned German for the lifting and supporting of ponderous weights. Powerfully muscled yet not overly large ,he managed to get the utmost results from the physical machine he possessed. In fact , so abundant was his inherent energy and power that he probably never gave thought to careful training , abstemious diet , or ample rest. His sole training , at least after he had turned professional strong-man , was the lifting of weights , two shows a day , year in and year out; whilst his diet , which was liberally supplemented with good old lager , was that of a big man with a big appetite.”

 David Willoughby (1949)

I have a penchant for brewing my own , and have a leaning towards dark style ales and porters. Tasmanian has a fabulous range of handcrafted "boutique" style drops. In addition , it is possible to reproduce the flavour of a number of "name" brands using methods outlined by Tasmanian home brewing supplies, a company ehich has operated in Hobart since 1976.

Of course there are the two Tasmanian brewing giants , Cascade (Hobart) and Boags (Launceston) which craft a variety of beers and ales for all tastes.

The Cascade Brewery is located in  a most picturesque setting under the auspices of Mt Wellington.

http://www.cascadebrewery.com.au/index.html?dob_day=day&dob_month=month&dob_year=Year&submit.x=13&submit.y=10

Some of the labels feature the extinct Tasmanian Tiger.


Now they even have a carbon offset beer ; it's a fine drop &  you can read about that here : http://www.cascadegreen.com.au/default.aspx

Another fine Tassy brewery ; can't go wrong with a name like Ironhouse! http://www.ironhouse.com.au/