Comments on: James Boag’s Wizard Smith’s Ale

By: Al Carville

Al Carville — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:08:40 +0000

WOOP WOOP……..Wizard Smiths “should be avaiable” on the Mainland by FEB 2012.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:37:30 +0000

I’ve been looking on and off for Wizard Smiths for almost the last 2 years in Perth since I was in Tas on holidays. I’ve looked and asked in plenty of Bottle shops. Dan Murphies and specialty beer shops all without luck. Looks like the only way I am going to get my Wizard Smiths fix is to go back to Tasmania as I doubt it will ever find its way over hear. What a tragedy! Boags don’t know what they are missing out on by not selling this beer on the mainland!

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:57:31 +0000

Just visited tassie. Drank several of these beauties. Wht an absolute cracker of an ale. I would appreciate info on how to purchase / have sent to my address on the Mainland.
Cheers.

By: Launceston « Bored and loud.

Launceston « Bored and loud. — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:01:39 +0000

[...] I don’t recall what the beers or cheese were that we tasted, but I agreed with most of the matches and enjoyed the discussion surrounding each beer. The story behind the Wizard Smith’s Ale was interesting, and the story can be found here. [...]

By: Paolo

Paolo — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:51:39 +0000

Sorry to hear you can’t get it on the mainland. I live in Launceston, and it is relatively easy to get here, but expensive – often $16-$20 for a 6 pack, sometimes you can get a case for $50 or $60, but it is usually more than that. But, when the weather is cool it is the best beer – I will get a six pack for tomorrow night, to drink chilled (but not cold) with some good cheese as an appetizer, before moving to a nice red (Tasmanian of course) with a hearty stew. Throw in a roaring fire and the football on telly, and Friday night is heaven! I only tend to drink it in the cooler months (May to October) tho’, I prefer a cold lager in summer.

By: Damien

Damien — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:48:46 +0000

Bring James Boag’s Wizard Smith’s Ale to the Mainland. Vist facebook & search ‘boags’. Join the group to show your support.

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:26:45 +0000

So many memories, so many similar comments to mine. I fondly remember an afternoon in mid December siting on the back deck of the Stanley hotel drinking pints of Wizard Smiths with some fantastic fish and chips. Luckily I have a friend coming up from Tassie this week with 8 cartons on board. Can’t wait. I too have emailed Boags with no luck. Bring the magic of the Wizard to the mainland!

By: Steve Smith

Steve Smith — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:37:11 +0000

I can’t agree more with the previous comments, Wizard is an excellent beer that I’d buy if only I could; I live in Melbourne. I first discovered Wizard as a draught beer in Stanley. Then at the Taste Festival in Hobart in 1998 (bottled only), I could even buy it at Hobart Airport, but sadly 1 year later the Taste Festivsl nor the airport sold it anymore. I visisted Stanley in November 2010, and the pub there is still selling it on draught, and I managed to get a case from a bottle shop in Hobart in December 2010, but The Taste atill wasn’t selling it. I found the pub at Lady Barron (Flinders Island) was selling it in bottles. Why is this beer so hard to get?

By: David

David — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:01:18 +0000

Just returned to W.A. from Tassie where i stubbled upon this fantastic drop called Wizard Smith.Come guys don’t deny the rest of Australia the opportunity to experience the taste and drinking pleasure of this world class ale.

By: Tal

Tal — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:09:54 +0000

Boags really need to pick up the ball, they have a great product which is constantly in demand in a limited market,
I’m in NSW and have tried speaking to Lion Nathan here and to no avail,
They should release it here with a bit of a marketing campaign and they would absolutely blitz the competition.