Connoisseurs Think

Moresby Beer “Tastes Better” in Rabaul

Prom Our Own Correspondent

Brabaul, May 20.

OTH the Ascot and the Cosmo politan Hotels in Rabaul, NG, have completed the installation necessary for dispensing the draught beer obtainable from the South Pacific Brewery in Port Moresby.

The beer is shipped from Moresby in stainless steel containers, each holding 18 gallons—and has cer tainly taken on in Rabaul, as the considerably increased trade proves.

A recent visitor to the town was South Pacific’s brewer, Mr. Meier He and several others, who have been to Port Moresby and tasted the beer there, consider that the

flavour is improved when served in Rabaul.

There seems no feasible explanation for this « as the stainless steel containers are believed to have no effect on the quality of the beer> 0 „ , bome . years ago Rabaul received a consignment of beer from New Zealand, and it was found that im-

mediately it came to the tropics it was rendered unfit for human con sumption as a fungus started to grow inside the bottle. The whole shipment was destroyed. However, with South Pacific beer, the journey seems to be the only explanation for improved flavour, although ex actly the reverse was the case with the NZ product.