Bondi Blonde

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Bondi Blonde
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Manufacturer Bondi Brewing Company
Introduced 2006
Style Pale Lager

Bondi Blonde was a beer manufactured by the Australian brewery Bluetongue, which was based in Cameron Park, Newcastle, NSW.

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Cameron Park is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area in New South Wales, Australia, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Newcastle's central business district near West Wallsend and the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway.

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In December 2006, advertising guru John Singleton brought Paris Hilton to Sydney to help select the face of his new Bondi Blonde beer. [1] Hilton awarded the honour to Jamie Wright. [2] [3]

John Desmond Singleton is an Australian entrepreneur. He built his success and wealth in the advertising business in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He now has diverse investment interests in radio broadcasting, publishing and thoroughbred breeding and racing.

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History

Bondi Blonde was the creation of Dean Brunne, [4] a Canadian-born Bondi resident. Brunne found a financial backer for his Bondi Beer Company and was encouraged by the reaction of Bondi Icebergs Club members when he test-marketed the beer.

Bondi Icebergs Club

The Bondi Icebergs Swimming Club is an Australian winter swimmers club, located at the southern end of Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales. The swimming club was established in 1929 and has a small museum on the first floor. A defining characteristic of the Club is a rule that to maintain membership it was mandatory that swimmers compete on three Sundays out of four for a period of five years.

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Australian pub

An Australian pub or hotel is a public house or pub for short, in Australia, and is an establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. They also provide other services, as entertainment venues, serving meals and providing basic accommodation.

Beer in Australia

Beer arrived in Australia at the beginning of British colonisation. In 2004 Australia was ranked fourth internationally in per capita beer consumption, at around 110 litres per year; although, the nation ranked considerably lower in a World Health Organization report of alcohol consumption per capita of 12.2 litres. Lager is by far the most popular type of beer consumed in Australia.

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