Monday, August 30, 2010

The Future of Good Beer

Is the future of beer held in the good old tinnie?

For more insight, here's the article.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Tinnie trip for Leukaemia Foundation Quest fundraising ambassador

Awesome and charitable use of a tinnie for a good cause.

Go to the full report here

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Is Beer from a Tinny Good For You?

As quoted from this article: Beer is a good source of dietary silicon, which can help improve bone density -- meaning it might help prevent osteoporosis.

For the Full Story

How about cooking chicken in a beer can?

May as well kill two birds with one stone (sorry about the pun), you need to eat while drinking right?

How to cook it, instructions are in more detail here:

Open the can of beer, pour some out (!) and season the remainder in the can.

Full instructions here

I wonder what state of mind should you be in when you are cooking the chicken in a beer can?

Where you can buy the beer can from suggestion - Beer Can Cooker

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Beer-Can (tinny) Shortage

In Brazil, Cia de Bebidas das Americas, the region’s largest brewer, had to import beer cans for the first time in its 125-year history after local supplies were exhausted.

Full story from Bloomberg.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Tinny Houses

Beer Can Houses, Circa 1970s

Environmental Visionary re-emerges as a pioneer of green architecture.

The tinny has more uses than one.

Full report

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Sleep in a Beer Can ("tinny" in Aussie)

Sounds like my kind of Music Festival ! Why not check out a few popular bands (like Eric Clapton, Lenny Kravitz, Beck, Björk, and Green Day, all of whom have performed there in the past.) then kip for the night in a tinny. Why not grab a group and sleep in a six pack !

Check these pods out here.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Metal (tinny) house

A tinny kinda house looks very cool

For the full story

Is this a tinny idea?

World Cup themed beer can with the Japanese national team jersey design on it.

Is it a bit of a tinny idea?

Full Story here

Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Beer Can (tinny) is back with a Vengeance

For the full story on why the beer can is an easier option that a bottle, read this article.

The beer can is the new black

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Gone Tinny

A photograph would have gone well with this article.

Texas Man Decorates His Yard With Beer Cans

For the Full Report

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Benefits of Choosing Tinny Boats

A fine bit of advice from A1 Articles on why a tinny boat is the best option.

Benefits of Choosing Tinny Boats

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Getting a Fishing Sponsorship for your Tinny & Clothing

Here's some great advice when entering a sport fishing contest and you are looking for a bit of sponsorship to pay for your bait.

Click here For the full story

Monday, April 12, 2010

Tinnys & Indians

Four stores in the village of 14 sell a total of about 4 million cans of beer annually

For the full report

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Business Men and their Sporting Passions

If you want to be an owner of a sporting team in Australia you do it for love, not money.

Fans need people feeling as comfortable as if they're sharing a mate's tinnie rather than simply having a ride on a millionaire's yacht.

For the full story

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Boat Loans for the Tinny

A Loan is Instalment credit is a type of credit that has a fixed number of payments, in contrast to revolving credit.

Examples are:
  • Land loan
  • Home construction loan
  • Home mortgage
  • Some equity loans
  • Home improvement loan
  • Automobile loan
  • Boat loans or RV loans specialty finance
  • Student loan
  • Personal loan
  • Vacation loan

For some information about Boat Loans


Local Options

Marine Insurance for the Tinny

Marine Insurance covers the loss or damage of ships, cargo, terminals, and any transport or property by which cargo is transferred, acquired, or Insurance that compensates the owners of goods transported overseas in the event of loss that cannot be legally recovered from the carrier.

Ask a qualified insurance agent about:

Comprehensive Insurance Cover

  • Accidental damage to other people’s property
  • Change of boat - replacement boat
  • Contents
  • Death benefit
  • Emergency expenses
  • Hull inspection - The cost to inspect your hull after stranding
  • Loss of boat under 2 years old - New boat of the same make and model including fitted equipment
  • Minimise loss - The cost to prevent or minimise further damage following an accident/event
  • Personal property
  • Recharge or replace safety equipment
  • Transit cover - Loss or damage to your boat whilst being towed or transported
  • Transport costs - The cost to move your boat to a place of safety after an accident/event

Third Party Liability Cover
  • Accidental damage to other people’s property

Local Insurance Options:

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Tinny Boats Website

A nice tinny boat & accessory website with handy tips, tools & forum

Tinny Boats

Monday, March 29, 2010

NZ Rugby allow tinnies

Rugby World Cup organisers have settled on a deal to allow beer to be served in cans at matches during the tournament, despite initial opposition from police and Police Minister Judith Collins.

For full Online report

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Choc Beer & Scurvy

Would Choc Beer taste the same from a tinny?

Or how about Scurvy India Pale Ale?

Or should we just stick to VB in a tinny?

A tinnie is only as good as the outboard that powers it

29th March 2010

Stranded fishos holler for chopper.

SAVED: Two fishos were rescued by CareFlight from an isolated estuary on Melville Island, after the outboard on their tinnie failed.

TWO men had to be rescued by chopper yesterday after their near-new 5m tinnie conked out, stranding them at an isolated spot north of Darwin.

Full Story

Tinnie and Tackle Show Report

As quoted by yachtandboat.com.au

With more exhibitors, more new release products and more tackle brands on display than ever before the 2010 Brisbane Tinnie and Tackle Show exceeded expectations with over 35,000 visitors streaming through the gates of the RNA Showgrounds on the weekend.

The three day show which ran from Friday the 19th of March until Sunday the 21st of March provided visitors with a fantastic showcase of what Queensland’s trailer boat industry has on offer in 2010.

For the full story

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Tinnie & Tackle Show - A Success ?

This year saw over 35,500 visitors stream through the gates to check out the latest in boating and fishing.

Queenslanders have an obsession with the water, why not, this state has the most perfect conditions for on-water activities.

Find out on their results on website

Monday, March 15, 2010

The Tinnie & Tackle Show

Queensland is Lifestyle !

The Lifestyle Show of the year, The Brisbane Tinnie & Tackle Show, is on this weekend. It’s about the WATER; It’s about BOATING; It’s about the OUTDOORS;
but ultimately it’s about FISHING!

Dates: 19th to 21st March 2010
Venue: RNA Showgrounds Brisbane















Sunday, March 7, 2010

WHICH TINNY DO YOU PREFER?

We would love to find out what is your favourite TINNY word to use:

  • A Rapper
  • A Boat (runabout)
  • A Foil
  • A Beer Can
  • A Sound
Voting available on the Poll above.

Or any other tinny word you would like to suggest

Please feel free to offer suggestions on our Facebook Page as well

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Boat Tinny

The tinnie (tinny) is the most popular boat across Australia with upwards of 16,000 being built across Australia every year plus one would imagine that up to one million Tinnys are scattered around Australia, this is the largest boat market Australia wide. The value these domain names to an industry or business in the tinnie market is enormous in terms of possible sales of tinnys or tinny parts and accessories.

A variant of "tinny"/"tinnie" is also commonly used as slang for a runabout, or a small open aluminium boat commonly used for fishing, recreation or water sports coaching. Most items referred to in this region as "tinnies" are actually made out of aluminium.

Different Tinnie Boats Available

Tinnies come in all shapes, sizes, styles, features, engines, speed & colours and also known as a Runabout; A runabout is any small motorboat holding between four and eight people, well suited to moving about on the water. Runabouts can be used for racing, for pleasure activities like fishing and water skiing, or as a ship's tender for larger vessels. Some common runabout boats are bow rider, centre console, cuddy and walkaround.

Allycraft
Aquamaster
Clark
Quintrex
Savage
Seacraft
Seajay
Seamaster
Stacer
Stessl

The Beer Tinny




Meaning taken from Wikipedia

The slang or colloquial term tinnie or tinny has a variety of meanings, generally derived from some association with the metal tin, or aluminium foil which has a loose allusion to tin.


Another variant of "tinny"/"tinnie" is as a slang term for a can of beer, commonly used in Australia, New Zealand and some parts of the UK.

Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), and rice are widely used. Most beer is flavoured with hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included.

Beer forms part of the culture of beer-drinking nations and is associated with social traditions such as beer festivals, as well as a rich pub culture involving activities like pub crawling and pub games such as bar billiards.

Many beers are sold in cans, though there is considerable variation in the proportion between different countries. In Sweden in 2001, 63.9% of beer was sold in cans. People either drink from the can or pour the beer into a glass. Cans protect the beer from light (thereby preventing "skunked" beer) and have a seal less prone to leaking over time than bottles. Cans were initially viewed as a technological breakthrough for maintaining the quality of a beer, then became commonly associated with less expensive, mass-produced beers, even though the quality of storage in cans is much like bottles.

THE HISTORY OF THE CAN

This feature originally appeared in the December 12th 1985 issue of the trade magazine OFF LICENCE NEWS

IN DECEMBER 1935, a small Welsh brewery started to sell its beer in a new type of container. Many were sceptical about this new form of packaging, claiming that it was a novelty and would never be an alternative to the bottle.

But this month the British beer can is 50 years old.

The origins of the beer can can be traced back to 1909, when a brewery in the USA approached American Can Co to see if it could supply cans for the packaging of beer. It could not, its attempts to produce a can were unsuccessful.

In 1931, anticipating the end of Prohibition, American Can again began to experiment with canned beer. Most cans at that time only needed to withstand a pressure of 2535 lb per square inch, but beer needed a container that would withstand in excess of 80 Ib per square inch, otherwise there would be a major problem with cans bursting along the welded seam.

After two years of research, American Can had overcome the problems of pressure and had developed a coating for the inside of the can to stop the beer reacting with the tinplate. The company now had to sell the idea to the breweries.

This was not easy, the big breweries did not want to risk their reputations on such a radical innovation.

One of the smaller breweries that American Can approached was the Gottfried Krueger Brewery of Newark, New Jersey.

After 13 years of Prohibition and the death in 1926 of Gottfried Krueger, the brewery’s founder, the family business was not in good shape.

As the can company would install the canning equipment for free and the brewery would only pay for it if the venture was a success, Krueger had nothing to lose.

A test run of 2,000 cans was produced in 1933 and these were sampled by regular Krueger drinkers. The results were positive, 91 per cent of them liked the can. It was not until Jan 24, 1935, that the first beer cans went on sale to the general public when Krueger’s Finest Beer went on sale in Richmond, Virginia.

By the end of 1935, no less than 37 US breweries were producing canned beer.

In Britain, Metal Box Co had seen the developments across the Atlantic and began looking for a British brewery that would be willing to package its beer in cans. Unfortunately, many of the breweries did not believe that canned beer was a viable proposition.

And so it was left to the small, independent Felinfoel Brewery Co of Llanelli, Wales, to become the first brewery outside of the USA to sell its beer in a can. The cans, supplied by Metal Box, were “conetops,” which looked similar to a can of metal polish and were sealed with a crown cork, the same as a glass bottle. Two sizes were produced, 10oz for the domestic market and 12oz for export.

Felinfoel’s Pale Ale went on sale in December 1936, and by March of the following year the experiment was deemed a success.

By October 1937, some 23 breweries were producing over 40 different brands of canned beer! Then, in 1939, the advance of the beer can was brought to an abrupt halt by the outbreak of the war. With, it seems, one exception, all canning for the domestic market was stopped and the only cans filled were for the troops.

More than 60 countries around the world now produce canned beer in every conceivable shape and size, from 135ml through to 5 litres.