:: Introducing a new look for Pilsner
May 2008

I'm sure that you have seen the adverts in the media with our friends at EABL. They are showing the new labels their products are having. I was lucky to be a guest at one of the launches for these new labels Pilsner. I was given a holler by our good pal Bosaya about this happening event where they were launching the new look Pilsner. He gave me directions to come by Komatsu by Nyayo Stadium and I headed there post haste instead of getting into Jogoo Road traffic and be annoyed for two hours.

Off course I had a problem getting to Komatsu. Its the place just before the first Nyayo Stadium roundabout on Uhuru Highway. Here they sell large earth moving trucks and the like. So I had to ask directions several times after my bro had dropped me off huko at Ford behind Nakumatt. I eventually made it to the venue. It was an equal opportunity destroyer of shoes as even if you had driven in you had to wade through a muddy stretch. As I was getting closer to the entrance I saw a young lass dressed in AIESEC T-shirt wading her way out of the place. I thought I might give her some encouragement and yelled to her, "hey aiesec!" She looked up and cursed before she headed off into the night. So much for being a friendly perv looking fellow.

I met by some rather friendly looking bouncers (their T-shirts had Radar Security on there) manning the entrance so I had to be rather friendly as I am partial to my teeth staying in my mouth as long as is possible. Eventually I got in and could check out what out friends had prepared. This Komatsu place is quite interesting looking in my view. The place was covered by this huge canvas tent. And I mean huge. You can probably fit a huge tractor in there and still leave plenty of space at the top for another one. The floor was more along the lines of Kokoto which can be pretty uncomfortable if you came in with heels which I could see quite a bit off.

The crowd was kibao as they say. I was seeing too many people in there. Run into Liz Ogumbo and Sharon O looking glamorous as usual. And as I went further into the crowd I couldn't help but marvel the power free pints have to bring people together. There was our good pal Eugene Obiero. And he was with Sheila Harrison who I last saw at Tusker project fame. And there was someone else who should have been in this picture seeing as this was Sheila we are talking about but I can't for the life of me remember who that could be. Also ran into Mary Kingarui who now goes by a different name over at East Africa Magazines. And Sokoni editorial pal Billy Etale. And there was also good pal Smitta Smitten (who reminded me that I will be wearing a wedding dress pretty soon) and his Sharanova. And Solo of STV. And Tony Ngare my fellow gooner. And Philip Ogola who does this excellent magazine Time Out and is my personal hero.

Away from the people I knew the event itself wasn't too bad. The Emcee was Buddha Blaze which is a pretty interesting name seeing as the name he has employed has something to do with smoking bangi but then who am I to judge with a name like Web Bandit? There were performances from a band that I missed. But the avoid show stoppers were Abass kubaff and Jua Cali. I love these guys and their music but I am rapidly getting to the point where the next time I hear live at an event, I am liable poke someone in the eye in anger. ARE THERE NO OTHER PERFORMERS IN KENYA FOR GOD"S SAKE?!?!? I will reserve judgements for now and say that their performances were professional as usual.

Now were all here to check out the new look Pilsner. With such a large event happening you can imagine that there was a lot changing with the brand. I asked for a new look pilsner from the barman and he promptly gave me the drink in those large plastic cups that fill a whole pint. I decided to have a taste of this drink before I thought about the packaging. The same smooth Pilsner was going down my gut that has been doing so before I changed brands a few years back. Good lager that. I eventually got a hold of the new bottle and the old one and compared. They had changed they look somewhat. The sticker (the one which we remove immediately we get our beer) was now not square but more oval shaped. And instead of three stars the new bottle had five stars under the name of the brand. That’s it. Same brown bottle. Same lager. Just two more stars. I wonder what the lager had to do to get those two extra stars. Are 5 stars the equivalent of like a black belt or something? Can someone please enlighten me?

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