the NEW beer thread

[kleph]

we haven't been able to sing the virtues of our favorite beverage in quite some time. i propose we do so again. i'll start with my personal fave Shiner Bock.

http://www.shiner.com/grc/product/bockf.gif

[utopian]

http://www.grolsch.com/images/logo.gif
My new love
mmm... dutch things...

[utopian]

please tell me where i can find some of this fine belgian product.
and i wouldn't mind knowing where i can get the beer from either

[SmaSheD_CoW]

mmm...grolsch am yummy

btw, word of advice...avoid all kiwi beers like the plague. i've tasted 3 of them, and they were all hideous.

[utopian]

keeping in mind that australia produces some shitty beers as well

smashed... what's your favorite beer?

[StygiaN]

Best beer ever!

http://www.ianchadwick.com/tequila/tequiza.jpg

I wan't to find it in australia. Anyone know where to find it?

[hazza]

any belgium beer hmm

and english beer sucks! eww ones called "brown ale" its like... ewwww

[MaDHatteR]

Young's Double Chocolate Stout. Luxury in a bottle. The combination of chocolate and beer is amazingly drinkable.

[SmaSheD_CoW]

utop - my fav aussie beer would be tooheys new (even tho they're from nsw :p), followed closely by xxxx bitters.

not sure bout my fav foreign. possibly ol' grolschy :)

[utopian]

eww - bitter beers... lagers are where it's at

hazza - you're too young to be drinking beer... back to the red cordial for you :p hehe

[utopian]

Originally posted by StygiaN
Best beer ever!

http://www.ianchadwick.com/tequila/tequiza.jpg

I wan't to find it in australia. Anyone know where to find it?
try a "the fridge"... not sure if you have them in nsw though. it says on their shirt "ask". it's their job to know about this kinda stuff. unless they only employ people named "ask".

[hazza]

fav aussie beer .... VB....

or crownies... do we make crownies? i dunno... but beer = good

[utopian]

if i had to pick an australian beer to be my favorite...

australian brewed guinness... err... :)

XXXX gold lager... i don't mind them

crownies are ok in small doses... you can get sick of the taste after a few of them though

[Plough]

If only you could see what went on at the brewery.
You would give up drinking

[sagit]

Originally posted by Plough
If only you could see what went on at the brewery.
You would give up drinking

Nothing wrong with my brewery....homebrew is good.

[kaneonite]

Originally posted by Plough
If only you could see what went on at the brewery.
You would give up drinking

Thats a big call.....
I take it that you have been.. do you still drink?

[angel_b]

PBR ... that's all.

[geggle]

Originally posted by Utopienne
please tell me where i can find some of this fine belgian product.
Can't help you with that part...
and i wouldn't mind knowing where i can get the beer from either
Belgian beer is now being stocked by a lot of bottle shops in the "The Grape" chain. I know the one on Wardell St (near junction of Samford Rd) was stocking a selection a few months ago. I've also seen it in a bottle shop not far from the commonwealth bank on Brunswick Street.

[geggle]

Originally posted by Utopienne
eww - bitter beers... lagers are where it's at
Almost all commercial beers in Australia are lagers, regardless of what they say on the bottle!

[angel_b]

Originally posted by kleph

and why must you insist on championing that PBR swill, angel_b? it's a good cheap fishing beer but making it a staple of your diet is blasphemy.

OK then .... Mongoose. :D

[utopian]

Originally posted by geggle

Can't help you with that part...

Belgian beer is now being stocked by a lot of bottle shops in the "The Grape" chain. I know the one on Wardell St (near junction of Samford Rd) was stocking a selection a few months ago. I've also seen it in a bottle shop not far from the commonwealth bank on Brunswick Street.

there is a grape near lutcwyche city... it's my local bottleo... if there isn't any there, i'll check the fridge near the KP

[MisterBishi]

The greatest beer of all...

http://www.suninterbrew.ru/images/brands/stella.gif

Mmmm.... I gotta go with the belgian. Grolsch is ok as a substitute.

How popular is Budweiser in Aus? It's one of the most popular beers here in the UK but I think it's poor, not enough flavour for my liking.

[utopian]

ergh, budweiser... no one drinks it here, except teenagers obsessed with image, and looking cool cos they're drinking american beer

[MisterBishi]

We call Fosters marathon lager, it's definitely the choice if you're doing an all day session. Too much Stella (also known as Wife Beater or WB) is deadly.

[alf_mcsnerter]

having spent many years consuming comercial beers, i have found that the best beer is the 1 u make yourself
i can make 60 stubbies for approx $20, in a basic brew kit,
but the scope is open 2 customize it how u like it,
i added a dozen tabasco chilli's 2 a brew, came out ok, a touch of bite n a nice flavour( extra chilli;s next time )
but any flavours can b added, extra hops, more malt,. more dextrose(=more alchohol %)cracked grains,. bannana,s
blackberries,. its endless,.. n good fun experimenting

[Cygnus]

My fav for bottles/cans is:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/jeepster89/pics/bubba.jpg

If at a pub it's Keiths (pale ale)

http://www3.sympatico.ca/jeepster89/pics/keiths.jpg

and when locating beer pictures , one invariably stumbles upon

Beer Girls (http://www.beer.com/us/sl/gallery.html)

[Mr.not.so.nice]

http://beer.trash.net/img/beers/132.jpg Is a high-quality beer. http://beer.trash.net/img/beers/297.jpg Is a high-powered beer http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/2487/Dstubby.jpg Struth! That's a bloody big beer, mate!
http://beer.trash.net/img/beers/65.jpg The little green soldier, keeps ya marching all night.
:D

[el_guapo]

It is American Beer Month you know, And to celibrate I am heading to Portland Oregon for the Oregon Brewers Festival
You can go here to see a list of brewers http://www.oregonbrewfest.com/
I have my list of samples to try.

Go check our http://www.beeradvocate.com for more info on our tasty little beverage

[geggle]

Originally posted by alf_mcsnerter
having spent many years consuming comercial beers, i have found that the best beer is the 1 u make yourself
Amen to that.
i can make 60 stubbies for approx $20, in a basic brew kit,
Yeah, but those basic kits are usually focussed on cost... and tell you to use (gasp) sugar... much better if you substitute DME for the sugar - unless you like a light-textured beer of course!
but any flavours can b added, extra hops, more malt,. more dextrose(=more alchohol %)cracked grains,. bannana,s
blackberries,. its endless,.. n good fun experimenting
Oh yeah, it's great fun. Particularly since you can't really get a good "true" ale as a commercial brew, but it's reeeeally easy to brew yourself. Mmmmm....

One thing that does annoy me is that the variety of ingredients, especially yeast varieties, is rather limited in Oz. I used to be a big fan of Danstar Nottingham, but I've never seen it in Oz.

[geggle]

Mmmm... Duvel... very tasty. A six pack of that will knock you on your ass :)

Darwin stubbies are waaaaay overrated. Sure, they're big, but the beer in them is foul.

[utopian]

anyone had (or heard of) wise? pronounced vice

[geggle]

Originally posted by Utopienne
anyone had (or heard of) wise? pronounced vice
Is that a brand, a type or what? You're not meaning Weisse are you?

[utopian]

that's probably what i mean, seeing as i've never seen it written before, only spoken.

apparently it's hard to get in australia (checked all pubs and bottle shops in the city). it's a german beer, arguably the best one, as bitburger (what network engineers eat) tastes like shit

[geggle]

Weisse is a wheat beer, which means it is generally light in colour and texture. As it's a wheat beer, not barley, it will taste significantly different from the beers you are probably used to. Another name used is Weizen, or more likely Hefe-Weizen.

The difference between Weizen and Hefe-Weizen is yeast. Hefe- means yeast, so a hefe-weizen still has the yeast sludge and will taste very yeasty. You're supposed to pour a Hefe-Weizen into a glass until the last inch or so is left in the bottle, then shake up the yeast in the bottle and pour all of it into the glass, making a really cloudy beer. Common flavour hints you might detect in a Hefe-Weizen are banana and cloves.

A good Hefe-Weizen is very very tasty. The trick with all imported beers is to find one that's been stored and transported properly.

See here (http://www.beerhunter.com/styles/weisse.weissbier_weizenbier.html) for more information.

[kleph]

Pauliner makes one that is especially nice. you put a slice o lemon in it an WOW. it's one of the greatest summer beers ever. but it's not great to tie one on with. you wake up with this yeast taste in your mouth that is pretty nasty.

also, i tried tequiza. not too bad but i prefer to have a tequila with a corona chaser than a beer that tastes kinda like it.

[Canalien]

Anyone tried Caffrey's Draught Irish Beer?

[sagit]

Originally posted by Canalien
Anyone tried Caffrey's Draught Irish Beer?

yeah. don't like it much. prefer kilkenny to that stuff

[geggle]

Originally posted by kleph
Pauliner makes one that is especially nice.
I agree, Pauliner is very good provided you get one that is fresh. If it's been mishandled, you will hurl for sure :D

This is the one thing I miss about Ft Collins... the availability of different beers was really great. Old Chicagos (yeah I know its a chain) had a beer menu, and what more could you want? Pizza and 100 different beers. Mmmmm.

[utopian]

what more could you want?

beer vending machines like in japan

[Goat Boy]

My favourite beer is the one I just had. The one when you are meant to be working but you sneak across the road have a cold one and come back.

[kleph]

Originally posted by geggle

I agree, Pauliner is very good provided you get one that is fresh. If it's been mishandled, you will hurl for sure :D

This is the one thing I miss about Ft Collins... the availability of different beers was really great.

HAH! i used to spend my summers as a kid under the shadow of horsetooth mountain. hadn't thought about that place in years. sheesh. i remember all the way back to when the big thompson flooded.

[]-[Å®ÐRøçK]

Originally posted by Plough
If only you could see what went on at the brewery.
You would give up drinking

Hey that's a good drinking hole if you're in the Newcastle area ;)

[RASPUTIN]

I must be very boring. All I drink is Carlton Cold or Carlton Cold or if I am really in a pinch Carlton Cold.

[utopian]

Originally posted by RASPUTIN
I must be very boring. All I drink is Carlton Cold or Carlton Cold or if I am really in a pinch Carlton Cold.
i used to be the same about guinness

variety is the spice of life!

[geggle]

Originally posted by Utopienne
variety is the spice of life!
Yeah, get a Peche or a Lambic into ya!

[MaDHatteR]

I'm down to my last 5 bottles of Black Rock Nut Brown Ale. Looks like it's time to put down another brew. Anyone have any suggestions or recipes? Its a toss-up between a mild and a bock at the moment ( the wife doesn't like hoppy beers).

I considered weetbix and jellybean stout, but I'd have to source a decent yeast first.

[geggle]

Originally posted by MaDHatteR
Its a toss-up between a mild and a bock at the moment
Personally, I'd go for the Bock, or maybe a nice Porter... but that's just my taste.

Hmm... Weetbix and Jellybean... do tell!

[SirTwist]

I got drunk on a good Old favourite last night :D

http://www.melbournepubs.com/images/drinks/beer_ale/tooheys_old.jpg

[geggle]

Originally posted by SirTwist
I got drunk on a good Old favourite last night :D
(Tooheys Old Image Snipped)
Mmmm... many fond memories of going "across the border" to Twin Towns on Pokies Trips for the cheap schooners of Toohey's Old. They also had great specials on shooters sometimes... $2 for a B52... Mmmmm - that was a good night, well, at least what I remember of it.

Toohey's Old can give you a wicked hangover the next morning though!

[SirTwist]

Originally posted by geggle

Toohey's Old can give you a wicked hangover the next morning though!

That would be why I have any form of headache at the moment. Thanks for explaining it :D

[MaDHatteR]

Originally posted by geggle

Personally, I'd go for the Bock, or maybe a nice Porter... but that's just my taste.

Hmm... Weetbix and Jellybean... do tell!

Porter - the old Three Threads eh. Damn good idea, Geggle, thanks.

I tried to find my recipe for weetbix & jelly bean stout, but I think it got tidied out. Roughly, its a box of weetbix, hops or hop essence all fermented up, and instead of sugaring the bottles, prime them with a black j-bean.

I've no idea what hops were originally specified, and I've a feeling that they would be outdated now anyway. I'd go for Fuggles or Goldings (they're pretty much the same anyway.)

[Snellgrove2]

i think this gif.. it just,....says it all.. its, a beer gif..thing. i liked it...

(if my totally un leet html skils can get it here -chance of that, is slim to zilch btw) i'll try ....if not, i'll just get a linky thing so u can go looky at it.

it was in this forum i found.. to do, with modding Star Trek: Bridge Comamnder (good game, tis, but so much more could be added, WHERES THE FLIPPIN BORG?? WHERES VOYAGER??)

ahem, back to the beer.... ok, ive attached it.. but heck, ive done this before...they never show up in ere..

[Snellgrove2]

damnit, see!! it certainly hasnt turned up in my browser.. dunno 'bout yours.

i'll get an URl, or something

http://www.gamingfiles.com/network/smilies/beer.gif

there ye go.. i put img and all that around the link, worked a treat! ooooooooooooooh i feel so 1337 :p :p

[alf_mcsnerter]

for those of u who brew their own,like tooheys old, but hate the hangover
try beermakers old, like tooheys old, but no haqngover,
i have made lots of this and never had a hangover from it
black rock nut brown ale, i just bottled a batch of this, a few weeks till tasting, mmmmmmmmmm
a batch of stuff i made a while back

100litres water
1kg ginger root
24kilo sugar
20gram champagne yeast(i think?)will have 2 check

bruise ginger root and boil with 2 kg of sugar
(i added the rest of the sugar with warm water 2 aid mixing)
put the lot in the barrel, add airlock n leave 2 ferment
i bottled 1/2 at 6 weeks and the rest after 3 months

freind comments who imbibed ,
fharkin jaysus kerist, it also ran my wipper snipper!!!!!
this stuff will kill a brown dog, n make a black 1 awfull sick,.
note: this stuff is cheap 2 make, and has been known 2 induce severe hangovers

[wolfpac181]

Fat Tire (http://www.newbelgium.com/frames.html) is my all time favorite beer. By the New Belgium company. They make some tasty brew:)

Ruby Ale (http://www.mcmenamins.com/Brewing/index2.html#Anchor-McMenamins-47857) Made by McMenamin's Pub. Light and a great aftertaste.

Beer-ajuana Made by my uncle. It's made from beer and........ ummmmm....... yeah

[coreageek]

Guinness - actually, I like it better out of the can or tap. . . the bottles seem too fizzy, and they lack that thick foam head.

No one wants to drink anything but Budwieser cans around here, though. Too bad.

[Snellgrove2]

I likes Fosters Ice, coz it tastes real nice :p

hurh hurh hurh hurh hurh hurh

Apparently its an australian one.. (says brewed in scotland or something but oh well, :) )

[utopian]

fosters = shite

[sagit]

Originally posted by Utopienne
fosters = shite

i concur.

I had way too much of this on thursday:

http://www.guinness.com/vgn/images/portal/cit_129491/134851322841draught.jpg

[utopian]

Originally posted by sagit


i concur.
you would :p

[geggle]

Originally posted by wolfpac181
Fat Tire (http://www.newbelgium.com/frames.html) is my all time favorite beer. By the New Belgium company. They make some tasty brew:)
Fat Tire is an excellent brew, although my favourite was the Trappist Ale they made... I think it was called Abbey?

[Snellgrove2]

ok ok.. who likes. Stella! :D

and i cant be arsed to find a picture. you all know what it looks like

whats the legal drinking age in ostralia? i think its 18 in england,, not that anyone cares about that / or abides by it

[sagit]

Originally posted by Snellgrove2
ok ok.. who likes. Stella! :D

and i cant be arsed to find a picture. you all know what it looks like

whats the legal drinking age in ostralia? i think its 18 in england,, not that anyone cares about that / or abides by it

18 it is, here as well.

btw, stella looks something like this:

http://www.stella-artois.com/images/logo.gif

[Snellgrove2]

looky what i just found..

top 5 beer drinkers.... tee hee!

Utopienne
14
geggle
11
kleph
6
Snellgrove2
4
sagit
3



ahem, yes this is based on the amount of replies per person in ere.. and is therefore probably at least 100% entirely fictional. :p oh well!! :D

[geggle]

I'd bet most people here could drink me under the table without any effort :)

[Snellgrove2]

yeah, i'd sure lose.. im only a ....er, the scottish'd put it... "a wee lad, of 17" hehe :p

[wolfpac181]

Originally posted by geggle

Fat Tire is an excellent brew, although my favourite was the Trappist Ale they made... I think it was called Abbey?

Abbey ale is great too. I wouldn't turn one of them down if offered.

[utopian]

Originally posted by kleph


as my friend joel used to say, too much is not quite enough.
until he died of alcohol poisoning

[Gargamel]

Heineken and Boags for me :)

[kleph]

Originally posted by Utopienne

until he died of alcohol poisoning

lymphoma actually, but point taken.

[boozer]

Well I have to say that one of my all time fav beers is not even in your list at all - Coopers Pale Ale followed closely by Coopers Vintage Ale.

Since being in the UK Stella has been beer of choice - but sometimes when cash is short of hand you find youself forced to drink Tennants (which is worse than XXXX). Other beers that have taken my fancy over here have been Kronenbourg and the standard Grolsh. Cant believe the amount of people that drink Miller and Bud over here - I'd preffer to drink my own piss - but at least the tinnies over here are half a litre...

Anyone remember the Tooheys New 5 litre kegs they released last year? think theyve done it a couple of times now - but that was an excellent idea - no constantly getting up to go and get a new beer from the fridge, you were set for at least an hour or so.

[MisterBishi]

Originally posted by boozer
Other beers that have taken my fancy over here have been Kronenbourg and the standard Grolsh.

I was going to post a 'photoshop' that a colleague did of the uber-leet 'Kronenbourg 1337' but it is too terrible.

[geggle]

Originally posted by boozer
...followed closely by Coopers Vintage Ale.
Mmmmm.... Coopers Vintage! Had a six-pack of that on the weekend. Soooo tasty! Pity it's so hard to find!

[utopian]

unlike weisse which is all over brisbane

[boozer]

Originally posted by geggle

Mmmmm.... Coopers Vintage! Had a six-pack of that on the weekend. Soooo tasty! Pity it's so hard to find!

yeah they do a limited release every year - or they used to anyway - if you have a case of the first vintage relased (think it was like '98 or '99) you can get some big bucks for it.

couple of vintages and your on your way - had a pretty high alc content - bloody costly drink too

[MaDHatteR]

I've just had a Flying Dutchman.

Let me rephrase that. I've just consumed a Flying Dutchman beer. Very strong, very hoppy.

Mental note. Get more.

[ersatz]

woah, now this is some tasty shit right here. Bought a 6-pack back around '99 and kept 4 under the stairs for the suggested 18 months (!). Original alc/cont=7ish, cellared alc/cont=11+!!

I know it's not strictly a beer, but I loooooooove mead. Used to be able to buy bottles of it down near the Rocks, but haven't seen it commercially for a few years. If only I had a brewing kit, 5 kilos of honey and some spices.

[gIrLgEeK]

Originally posted by geggle

Can't help you with that part...

Belgian beer is now being stocked by a lot of bottle shops in the "The Grape" chain. I know the one on Wardell St (near junction of Samford Rd) was stocking a selection a few months ago. I've also seen it in a bottle shop not far from the commonwealth bank on Brunswick Street.
W00T! I'm glad to hear that. Has anyone spotted a beer called Blue Moon for sale over here? I became addicted to it in the US. It's a weissbier (I think) but it has herbs and spice and stuff in it, which makes it taste very crisp, almost like a cider. Bizzare, but yummo.

When we travelled around Europe we noticed one thing: `beer' is pronounced the same in virtually everywhere :D

[kleph]

for the love of god! how can we let this thread die, people? beer is your friend. beer loves you. let beer know how much you care by posting.



http://www2.arts.gla.ac.uk/SESLL/EngLang/thesaur/gifs/beer.jpg

[Cassa]

I LOVE BEER! Especially Carlsberg.

[Bostonmess]

Had some really nice New Zealand lager over here (England) once. It was called Stein lager, it had won a few awards, bloody lovely it was. Anyone had any?

Mostly I'm a Guiness man, failing that 'owt really.

[utopian]

beer is tasty...

the brisbane regulars contingent (me, weatherman, geggle) is trying to put together a beer club for geeks... mainly IT and engineering guys

[Cassa]

Yeah I was harbouring a similar idea for down here...any takers?

[utopian]

unfortunately there aren't many melbourne zgeekers... i think that it's shaneus and govzog only... and bussie lives in geelong

[]-[Å®ÐRøçK]

Not anymore he doesn't...

I'm pretty sure he moved to Sydney ;)

[huwbacca]

I love Cascades mmmmmm....

[pleed]

http://www.fosters.com.au/corporate/images/beer_brands_crown.jpg

yummmm

[kré]

beer is disgusting.

[geggle]

I recently had the pleasure of sampling:

Schneider & Sohn, Aventinus Wheat Doppelbock Ale

For those of you who like a full-bodied ale, this is to die for. It is, quite simply, an orgasm in a beer bottle.

But don't take my word for it. A review is here (http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/beer.asp?beerid=544).

[huwbacca]

Originally posted by cray
beer is disgusting.

Blasphemy.You should be beaten for that.
What do you drink?

[kré]

Originally posted by huwbacca


Blasphemy.You should be beaten for that.
What do you drink?

Not beer.

[geggle]

Originally posted by cray
beer is disgusting. Then why read the beer thread?

[huwbacca]

i wouldnt have guessed that


you drink fruit juice or something ( not that there is anything wrong with fruit juice. i love fruit juice)

[kré]

Originally posted by geggle
Then why read the beer thread?

because im bored and there's fuck all else to do?

[pleed]

beer is the number 1. I like Carlton Draught, that is the best beer off tap!!!11!

[Cassa]

Depending on how many beers are on the list, anything would taste good at the end of it!]

P.S the beer club was my idea! Thief!

[utopian]

Originally posted by cray


Not beer.
yeh, budweiser seems to be popular for some reason

[hazza]

friday nite 10 vb cans

saturday nite 12 ted stubbies


sunday morning = hung over

:D

[boozer]

http://www.zgeek.com/uploads/JP-00595.jpg

[kleph]

good answer, boozer. good answer.

[gingermeatboy]

My personal favourite :


http://user.online.be/~haentjens/Images/hoegaarden2.jpg

If you haven't already you must try it. Not to everyone's taste but I think it's fecking amazing!

[geggle]

Originally posted by gingermeatboy
If you haven't already you must try it. Not to everyone's taste but I think it's fecking amazing! Mmmm. You're right - wit and hefe-weisen can be acquired tastes :)

[boozer]

Originally posted by gingermeatboy
My personal favourite :


http://user.online.be/~haentjens/Images/hoegaarden2.jpg

If you haven't already you must try it. Not to everyone's taste but I think it's fecking amazing!

Does take a bit of getting used to, but damn its a cheap pint!

[boozer]

oh and by the way, I'm going to be in Munich for Ocktoberfest next week- anyone been? Can you make any recommendations?

[MisterBishi]

Originally posted by Utopienne

yeh, budweiser seems to be popular for some reason


hehe :cool:

Originally posted by boozer
Can you make any recommendations?

Never eat yellow snow.

[gingermeatboy]

Originally posted by boozer


Does take a bit of getting used to, but damn its a cheap pint!

Cheap?!

I wish it was cheap over here! It fecking expensive! as are the majority of good beers! only cheap stuff is piss water known as Tennents

[MisterBishi]

Originally posted by gingermeatboy
..piss water known as Tennents

Ah.. tramps champers.

[gingermeatboy]

Originally posted by MisterBishi


Ah.. tramps champers.

lol! no, I think even the tramps will only drink this at a push, they prefer a can of tennents SUPER :p that or a bottle of Buckie (for those unknown to it, Buckfast - Tonic Wine, vile vile stuff)

http://www.buckfast.org.uk/images/tonicbott.jpg

[primary]

Only beer to drink is tassie is cascade draught!

Or that boags draught shit.. or rokeby red.. or.. hmm list goes on :p

[Bostonmess]

I've just had some Banana Bread Beer. Bloody hell it's put a smile on me face. Quite nice too, you can taste the banana.
http://www.charleswells.co.uk/

[gingermeatboy]

Since this is a predominantly Australian site this one's probably as common as water to you, but very hard to come by here, I've only ever been in a handful of pubs that sell it, can't find it in shops anywhere but I love it

http://www.fosters.com.au/corporate/images/beer_brands_vb.jpg

[utopian]

you're kidding right?

unless you get some kind of super-vb that doesn't taste like pee

[huwbacca]

Originally posted by Utopienne
you're kidding right?

unless you get some kind of super-vb that doesn't taste like pee

oh my god.
Thats just un-Australian saying that VB tastes like "pee".
take that back now or i will ..................................... do something.

[utopian]

Originally posted by huwbacca


oh my god.
Thats just un-Australian saying that VB tastes like "pee".
take that back now or i will ..................................... do something.
i am irish. oil av tree points of yr best guinness

[geggle]

Originally posted by Utopienne
unless you get some kind of super-vb that doesn't taste like pee Uhuh... sooo.... you've done a blind taste test then? :D

[utopian]

no, i haven't done a blind test... my eyesight is fine

[Cassa]

I don't mind vb at a pinch.

But like Utopienne I am Irish...so I will be taking some o' yer finest guinness thanks lad.

[geggle]

Originally posted by Cassa
But like Utopienne I am Irish...w00t! It's a perfect match! :p

[utopian]

Originally posted by geggle
w00t! It's a perfect match! :p
so is you and jack
you're both sexually frustrated computing engineers
:p

[sagit]

focus! This is about beer, not old mating shows. :p

Now, Guinness and I are a perfect match. We have a love/hate association. I love it and hate wasting it. :D

I shall be having some in a couple of hours and will probably get myself 2 or 3 beanies. (are they running the beanie promotion over yonder?)

[MaDHatteR]

Has anyone ever tried Pirate beer? It sounds mighty interesting.

(a review) http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/review/48/156/
The official page http://www.vansteenberge.com/framepages/Engels/Beer/Menu.html

Being foreigners they've spelled it Piraat.

[gingermeatboy]

i guess it's just what you're used to, VB taste's good to me cause I'm not used to the taste, You like Guiness, where as, living on Irelands doorstep it's not exactly anything for my to get excited about!

[geggle]

Originally posted by gingermeatboy
i guess it's just what you're used to, VB taste's good to me cause I'm not used to the tasteI wonder if it's imported VB or whether it's brewed locally under license - have a look at the label next time and let us know. If it's brewed under license, the taste could be a bit different from the "real" VB.

[geggle]

Originally posted by Utopienne
so is you and jack
you're both sexually frustrated computing engineers
:p I guess I deserved that :rolleyes:

[sagit]

Originally posted by MaDHatteR
Has anyone ever tried http://www.vansteenberge.com/framepages/Engels/Beer/Menu.html]Pirate[/url] beer? It sounds mighty interesting.



Being foreigners they've spelled it Piraat.

I think this is what you was talking about:

http://www.vansteenberge.com/images/Bieren/Tripels/Piraat10.5/piraatale.jpeg

10.5% ? far canal!

[MaDHatteR]

Yeah, thats the stuff. I found a single bottle tucked in the back of a bottle store a couple of months ago. Unfortunately I didn't have enough cash on me at the time.

(I've edited out the ugly attempts at html in my previous post.)

[geggle]

Originally posted by sagit
10.5% ? far canal! 10.5 isn't that high - Samuel Adams Triple Bock (http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/beer.asp?beerid=366) is like 17.5%; but then again, that stuff looks and tastes like port.

[MaDHatteR]

I brewed a 12.5% barley wine once, which got mistaken for a beer. Right up until the moment the drinker got up and found his legs no longer worked.

[geggle]

From the Oxford Bottled Beer Database (http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/beer.asp?beerid=366):

Seems that Sam Adams has gone even further than this beer. Their latest is 'Millenium'. It is 20% alc/vol with no added spirits. It is unlikely that many of us will sample this beer; there were only 3000 bottles, which sold for $200 each. It is reported that bottle #1 was auctioned on Ebay for almost $5,000. And to think, I complained about the cost of a $10.00 six pack the other day.

[geggle]

Originally posted by MaDHatteR
I brewed a 12.5% barley wine once, which got mistaken for a beer. Wow, the hops/malt balance on that one must have been something else for drinkers not to notice the alcohol content.

I need to get back into homebrewing.

[MaDHatteR]

Someone was talking about doppelbocks earlier. I tried a Monteiths Breweries Doppelbock not so long ago. Incredibly thick brew, stuck to the side of the glass. Very rich and strong, probably not for people who think Steinlager is a strong beer.

[MaDHatteR]

Originally posted by geggle
Wow, the hops/malt balance on that one must have been something else for drinkers not to notice the alcohol content.

I need to get back into homebrewing.

I'd love to admit it was a scratch brew, but it was a Muntons kit job. Still a good drop though.

[pleed]

mmmm, just had a cascade premium larger with my lunch!
http://australian-food.com/images/products/beer/cascade.jpg

[Bostonmess]

To get to 17.5 %, would it not have to be fortified?

[sagit]

Originally posted by geggle
...

I need to get back into homebrewing.

mmm... homebrew. my stock is just about out. For my next trick, i think i'll make gingerbeer.

[geggle]

Originally posted by Charley Dancey
To get to 17.5 %, would it not have to be fortified? Not necessarily. It depends on the yeast variety used - for example champagne yeast can be used in the later stages of fermentation.

[Bostonmess]

I thought that you could only brew up to like 13 % or something. Not that I've had experience with such things I just drink it.

[kleph]

i think you all are missing the point here. there is only one "best tasting beer" and that's the beer you don't have to pay for.

[MaDHatteR]

O.P's.....my favourite brand.

I dunno.....even free, Lion Brown still tastes like brown water.

[huwbacca]

Tooheys Gold and XXXX taste like brown water also..........

[utopian]

stella artois = expensive XXXX

[Anthonyl]

Summer holidays have been spectacular here :) :) nice to be back though.

I really enjoy Lapin Kulta - 'The Golden Beer of Lapland' for the normal couple of beers.

(Why is my HTML broken??? I had a lovely pic of a can to go here...)

For something different, nearly all of the belgian white beers are excellent. Especially Leffe Blond. For something unusual and meady there's a lovely little drop called Trolli which is a honey beer: it's perfect for one glass but gets a bit sweet after more. When in Aus I imbibe the golden crisp beauty that is Carlton Cold.

[boozer]

Originally posted by Utopienne
stella artois = expensive XXXX

Embrace the wife beater....it friend me good...

[boozer]

http://www.zgeek.com/uploads/beermergency.jpg

[Colonel Kurtz]

Victoria: VB or MB
NSW: Tooheys OLD
NZ: Speights
US: ummmmmmmmmmmmmm........

[LisaJ]

When I was in New Zealand, we drank, Speights, DB Export and Steinlager

In Australia: Ive tasted, Coopers -Green and Red lable, Swan, Emu, Tooheys New, VB, Carlton Cold, Crown Lager and a couple of others...

But in Canada, I found Molsons Canadian....

Now I wish I could find it over here...

[boozer]

Is it just me or has Carlton Cold lost its flavour? Did it ever have flavour and I just never noticed it?

I stopped drinking it for like 12 months, bought a slab the other day and thought it tasted like water - has my bottle-o ripped me off?

Dammit I need something tasty to drink that is cheaper than $47 (The cost of a slab of Coopers' Pale in NSW)...suggestions?

[utopian]

invest in a bottle of port

[boozer]

Port? Port has no place in the beer thread.

[pleed]

Originally posted by boozer
Port? Port has no place in the beer thread.

I spose you can invest in a bottle of port (short time, of course) and then sell the bottle for profit and buy more beer!!
That's the way I see it anyway

[pleed]

Originally posted by boozer
Dammit I need something tasty to drink that is cheaper than $47 (The cost of a slab of Coopers' Pale in NSW)...suggestions?

VB, Carlton Cold, Carlton LJ's, Crown Larger (on special). Infact, anything CUB.

[imp]

Has anyone seen the "Bundaberg and Cola Draught" Ads on the sides of buses?

IS it just me or does this sound kinda gross.

Like worse than Vanilla Cock. I mean coke. I like Vanilla Cock. I mean Coke.

I'll just shut up now :D

[utopian]

bundy and coke... fairly popular up here when not in a can

am yet to try it draught

[geggle]

Originally posted by Utopienne
bundy and coke... fairly popular up here when not in a can

am yet to try it draught Bundy & Cola.... mmmm.... the OP variety is particularly nice :)

The draught is nothing special IMHO - all it gets you is a consistent mix.

[sagit]

* spews at the mention of bundy *

[boozer]

Originally posted by sagit
* spews at the mention of bundy *

I'll second that - havent touched the shit since I was 13 - gimmie a brewskie any day

[kleph]

I guess it's as good a time as any to give the official list of beers I had whilst in Australia (at no time did an American Domestic beer or Fosters pass through my lips)..

Admiral's Blood Stout
Burragorang Bock
Carlton
Carlton Bitter
Carlton Lite Ice
Cascade
Coopers
Cooper's Pale Ale
Crown Lager
Hanh
Hanh Ice
Hanh Lite
James Boag
James Squire
Melbourne Bitter
Red Back
Reschs
Sterling
Sterling Lite
Swan Draft
Toohey's New
Toohey's Old
Victoria Bitter
XXXX Bitter


the winner? gotta give it to the Burragorang Bock (http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/rate_results/1320/3671/) . i found out about this from a beautiful irish girl who i met at the observatory. she told me the little pub down the hill -- the Australian Hotel -- had the best beer in Sydney and damned if she wasn't right.

[utopian]

Originally posted by kleph
i found out about this from a beautiful irish girl who i met at the observatory.
damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn

bastard

[sagit]

Originally posted by kleph
....
Hanh
Hanh Ice
Hanh Lite
...

slight correction, kleph. tis spelt HAHN, not HANH.

think german rather than vietnamese.

:p

[boozer]

Surely people must have had some beer experiences over the last few weeks, dont let the beer thread die!

I swore off
http://www.fosters.com.au/corporate/images/beer_brands_crown.jpg
It's tasteless expensive shite - get me a Pale.

[Bostonmess]

Originally posted by boozer
Surely people must have had some beer experiences over the last few weeks, dont let the beer thread die!


Well, ok then. Long post coming up. We broke up for xmas as you do and went to the pub as you do, got leathered as you... well you get the idea. Anyway, comes time for us to go home, or back to mine for some more ale and that. So there's like five of us stood wating for a taxi, one pulls up. Now you can only get four in most taxis, but that wasn't stopping us. Hang on brief discription of size, me = 16 & 1/2 stone, Sickers 20 stone, Mossy 14 stone, Halty = 17 stone, Sid = 9 stone + driver=fook knows. We're all cramped up waiting for this guy to set off and he says: "I'm just off to the bank" I'm thinking bit strange that, anyways Mossy starts shouting out the window "Get your tits out" etc as he does after a few. Copper comes over, "Keep it down lads... Hang on, How many of you're in here? C'mon get out!"

So we all pile out, falling on the pavement. Sid starts saying to the copper "I know you. You were our road safety officer at school, you were alright you. How you doing, good to see you again" Arse licking bastard. Anyway it must have worked 'cos he let us off and told us to get another taxi.

So we gets another one, bigger one, seven man one. We're piling down westgate (a long pub run) and Sid and Mossy's wrestling in the back, shouting and bawling. Taxi driver says. "Shut up calm down I'm driving. If you don't calm down you're getting out." I starts saying "C'mon pack it in, chill out" Which caused me to start getting throttled by Mossy. I gets him off me and the driver starts pulling into the next lane. I'm like: "You're in the wrong lane mate" "I'm fucking not" he says "Get out" and pulls over. Boots us all out. I says "How much do we owe you?" "Nothing" he says. I says "Nice one, it's only a five minute walk now"

Got booted out of two taxis. Or so I thought.

Anyway gets back to work yesterday (Monday) and Halty, who decided not to come back to mine in the second taxi, says the first taxi we got in wasn't even a taxi. It was just some poor fookah going to the cash point. When we got out he looked for the plate on the back, not there, and there wasn't any taxi type stuff (radio etc) inside either.

[Colonel Kurtz]

SPEIGHT'S

[utopian]

grolsch :9

[Sambellina]

Last week I discovered Carlton Draught. Bye bye VB, our friendship was long and memorable but I'm replacing you for something tastier.

Do like John Smith's when I'm in the UK though.

[boozer]

Originally posted by Sambellina

Do like John Smith's when I'm in the UK though.

One of the funniest ad campaigns I've seen

" 'ave it!"

"It's not the boogey man you should be worried about Britney, its the burglars who break in through the window"

[gingermeatboy]

Originally posted by boozer
One of the funniest ad campaigns I've seen

" 'ave it!"

"It's not the boogey man you should be worried about Britney, its the burglars who break in through the window"

oh, you mustn't forget about:

"TOP BOMBING!" ;)

[gingermeatboy]

well over the hols I've mainly been drinking the following brands:

http://www.miller.ch/images/artwork/logo.gif

http://www.budvar.cz/images/data/logo_en_2.gif

http://www.interbrew.com/gifs/brands/hoegaarden.gif

http://www.tigerbeer.com/images/tiger_logo.gif


nothing unusual, hoegaarden still by far my favourite, however I did sample the sponsor of my local football (soccer) team - Budweiser Budvar, which is lovely as well :D

[boozer]

Originally posted by gingermeatboy
Budweiser Budvar, which is lovely as well

excellent call

[imp]

First off I'd just like to say that I think most American beer (Bud, Miller) is pretty crappy.

Flame me if you will but I've tried it and it's like watered down piss.
I've tried Canadian beer too (e.g Kokanee) which was only a few steps up.

I've become quite a big James Squire Amber Ale fan. I like my beer to be a bit hoppy and not too bland.

Also I've been drinking quite a bit of Tiger beer and Asahi.

I just plain old love Beer. Especially on a hot day. Sitting in an open pub under a tree with my scooner/pint. It's just wonderful.


:D U Should hear me burp :p

[gingermeatboy]

Originally posted by imp
First off I'd just like to say that I think most American beer (Bud, Miller) is pretty crappy.


yeah I'd agree, especially whenever I've had Bud on tap it just taste like flat weak piss. I don't mind MGD though, as my fridge shows :) I got a cheap deal - 20% off a 24 pack so it was about £9 :D

[boozer]

http://www.zgeek.com/uploads/beater.GIF

[Sambellina]

hhmmmmm, reminds me of someone I know.

[Mrak]

Originally posted by Colonel Kurtz
SPEIGHT'S

Oh bless.

I have been known to sink Waikatos. I like em. People outside of the Waikato area inevitably describe it as swamp water. What the fuck do they know.

Got leathered on Steinlager the other night. So easy to drink but makes ridiculously powerful hangovers.

[kleph]

in the most recent food section, the los angeles times reviewed a dozen beers in anticipation of super bowl sunday. the format is a bit cheezy but the reviews are pretty good.

among the finalists are: Old Peculier, Anchor Porter, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale, Samuel Adams Triple Bock, Redhook IPA, Pyramid Hefeweizen and Chimay Red Belgian ale).

you can find the story here (http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-beer22jan22,0,5035871.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2D food) and the individual beers listed here (http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-beer_pg,0,1236033.photogallery?coll=la%2Dheadlines %2Dfood&index=1) (but they might make yoru register to get access).

[Sambellina]

I heard yesterday that beer prices are set to rise the 40% because of a barley shortage.

WTF??? How can they do this to me?

[imp]

Originally posted by Sambellina
I heard yesterday that beer prices are set to rise the 40% because of a barley shortage.

WTF??? How can they do this to me?

There there.

Maybe you'll have to go back to VB. The cheaper altenative :D

Not to mention hella classy. I find a stubby of VB really tops off an outfit :p

[Sambellina]

Originally posted by imp
There there.

Maybe you'll have to go back to VB. The cheaper altenative :D

Not to mention hella classy. I find a stubby of VB really tops off an outfit :p

Thanks babe.

Are you talking about topping off an outfit by putting the beer down your cleavage instead of just holding it?? :p

[utopian]

that would warm it up though, and you don't want to drink warm beer.

unless it's cold beer that's just been poured down an attractive girl's cleavage and you're the un:plucky sod who has to lick it up

[geggle]

Originally posted by Utopienne
unless it's cold beer that's just been poured down an attractive girl's cleavage and you're the un:plucky sod who has to lick it up Maybe that's how you get to like warm beer! :p

ObBeer: Samuel Adams Triple Bock is an "interesting" beer. The best way to describe it would be "port that tastes a bit like beer".

[utopian]

fortified beer? :eek:

[MaDHatteR]

Originally posted by imp
There there.

Maybe you'll have to go back to VB. The cheaper altenative :D

Not to mention hella classy. I find a stubby of VB really tops off an outfit :p

Presumably you're wearing an outfit in complementary colours to the label.

[Sambellina]

Originally posted by kleph
http://www.beerex.co.jp/olds/images/0602.jpg

alrighty, these bad boys have started showing up in specialty shops out here. anyone like to let me know if they are worth a try?

Yes, definitely!!!

My grandfather was Thomas Boddington so I'm a bit biased. :D But seriously it's a nice smooth bitter.

[Sambellina]

Originally posted by kleph
so, can you get me some free ones?

I wish!

But as luck would have it we're not related to the "beer" Boddington's from Manchester but the "shoe maker" Boddington's from Northhampton :mad:

[Sambellina]

Originally posted by kleph
a likely story. all you boddington's are cheapskates. just to show you i'm stealing the sixer when i try them.

"Stealing the sixer"? What is this you speak of?

[Snowball]

http://www.zgeek.com/uploads/fosters.jpg


DRINK MORE FOSTERS KEEP ME IN JOB!

[Snowball]

Boddinton is fucking nice, but it is better on tap.

[rocky82]

indeed, the amber nectre thread must not be allowed to perish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just home from a few pints myself, some Kronenbourg 1664, some budweiser budvar and a few bottles of tiger :) mmmmm

[Fuzzy Dice]

MacGuire's Strawberry Beer.

It's a light beer, a hint of pink in the colour and the slightest bit of a sweetness through the flavour and an aftertaste like strawberries. I love it. You can only get it from one pub in saskatoon, saskatchewan (canada).

Canadian beer is good, if usually a bit bland in flavour. It's mostly light stuff, not bitter at all. But make it ice cold.....ooooooh....

Beer and clamato. yes, that's right. Tomato juice will suffice, but it's not quite the same thing. Pour enough into a glass of beer to colour it red - just enough to make it opaque (so you can't see your buds through the glass). IT'S GOOD.

/me wants beer now.......*clink, clink, pshhttt*...ahhhhhhhh:p

[BlueBoy]

I'm hooked on Cascade Pale Ale at the moment.
Goes down easy, not a bad price either.

I tried their Autumn one (part of the Four Seasons range). It was very heavy and looked like wood, but wasn't actually that bad.

[Al]

Coopers Pale Ale.

Best Australian beer by far.

[DJos]

Originally posted by BlueBoy
I'm hooked on Cascade Pale Ale at the moment.
Goes down easy, not a bad price either.


It's still the poor cousin to Coopers Pale Ale!, now thats a beer. I'll buy you one at our next Melb excursion of Beer :1337:

[BlueBoy]

Originally posted by DJos
It's still the poor cousin to Coopers Pale Ale!, now thats a beer. I'll buy you one at our next Melb excursion of Beer :1337:

Can't say no to that! :D

Once I decide to set up a homebrew kit, I'll be making Coopers Pale Ale. So it might be a good idea to know what it actually tastes like. :p

[Al]

Use Black Rock - East India Pale ale then, the coopers kits don't come close!

[johny_roberts]

Ok this is the best thread I have stumbled across well next to the boobs in the pron section. Favorite weak beer:

Budweiser. Only beer I can drink all day and not pass out. One of my top wheat beers is Sierra Nevada Wheat. Here is the stats on that beer:

Alcohol Content: 4.4% by volume Bittering Hops: Perle
Beginning Gravity: 12.0 Plato Finishing Hops: Strisselspalt
Ending Gravity: 2.7 Plato Malts: Pale Malt,
Yeast: Top Fermenting
Ale Yeast Wheat Malt,
Dextrin Malt

[DJos]

What brews does snowy use in his rig's ?

[johny_roberts]

Now the Sierra Nevada Kleph was talking about is about the strongest beer made in the States besides Malt Liquour. But shit that is best drunk out of a bag and in the streets. Bigfoot ale has a great taste and mighty powerful. A sixer about knocks me out...

Alcohol Content: 9.6 % by volume Finishing Hops: Cascade
Beginning Gravity: 23 Plato Dry Hops: Centennial & Cascade
Ending Gravity: 6.0 Plato Malts: Two-row Barley Malt,
Yeast: Top Fermenting Ale Yeast Caramel Malt, Dextrin Malt
Bittering Hops: Nugget

[BlueBoy]

Originally posted by DJos
What brews does snowy use in his rig's ?
I don't think he's made any since the Melb BBQ Meet. I do know one of the beers was made from wheat though.

Best to ask the pisshead himself :)

[utopian]

I consumed a six-pack of James Squire's Original Amber Ale last night. Absolutely delicious. Deeper brown than a lot of other beers, but I would definitely drink it again regardless of the colour.

[BlueBoy]

I had a Budweiser, Heiniken and Becks last night.

The Budweiser was the superior one.

[Lujan]

I dont see how anyone could say bud is a superior beer. Give me a San Miguel or give me death :D

[wolfpac181]

Anything from McMenamins (http://www.mcmenamins.com)

Especially their Ruby Ale

[BlueBoy]

Originally posted by Lujan
I dont see how anyone could say bud is a superior beer. Give me a San Miguel or give me death :D

I meant best one out of those three. :)
Cascade Pale Ale owns them all though.

[sortius]

Originally posted by BlueBoy
Can't say no to that! :D

Once I decide to set up a homebrew kit, I'll be making Coopers Pale Ale. So it might be a good idea to know what it actually tastes like. :p

definately a good move dood, beer brewing is a fine art, just get it down pat first, then you can start making some crazy stuff like chilli beer, pot beer, etc...

although a word of warning, the long you leave it the better...

I have to concour with everyone who has given coopers pale the thumbs up, it is definately the finest beer australia has to offer... it's the only beer that I've seen with a BEST AFTER date, rather than a BEST BEFORE...

as far as the best beer in the world, it's a tie for me, but for different reasons... the tie is between:

My uncle's own special beers (bitter, pilsner, larger, etc) are so tasty that it's hard not to drink them in about 30 secs...

And...

Belgian Monk beer... very nice beer with full sediment and so forth... I've only ever had it once, and it was like heaven came down and gave me enlightenment

:banana:

[rascuache]

Originally posted by Lujan
I dont see how anyone could say bud is a superior beer.

I whole heartedly agree, piss and dirty water :P, its RICE beer, blergh

I'm definitley not one for American Beers, nor Australian for that matter, unless its Coopers Pale Ale, i definitley agree witht he sentiment in the rest of this thread that Coopers Pale Ale shits all ove cascade pale ale. You can taste the distinct lack of chemicals.

Give me a good Belgian or Czech Beer anyday, my particular favourites are Pilsner Urquell and Stella Artois, mmmmmmmmm

Cant wait to taste what else the Europeans have to offer in the way of beer while i am over there next month, especially the Czech Republic, each area of the country makes its own unique blend of beer.

[utopian]

Rascuache: There's a Belgian white beer called "St Cloud's" that was served in one or two pubs in Brisbane for a while. It's brewed like any other white beer but has coriander and orange added to it, which gives it a different texture and a bit of a tang. The bubbles are extremely fine and it feels like you're drinking air. I'm not sure who makes it, as I forgot the name of the brewery.

I also tried "Bitburger" last night, which is a german beer. A friend of mine told me it was crap and that there was another brewery who made a better version of that beer. Bitburger ended up being pretty good and I'll have to ask him what the name was so I can find it again (I've only found it sold in one bottle shop on the westside in Brisbane).

Hoegaarden is great as well, I've probably mentioned it a million times. I first had it at The Oaks Hotel when I was in Sydney in February, and at $12 a glass, it's worth it. Tasty, lots of it, and a real treat. It's also sold in bottles in a bar up here, so I'll have to frequent it.

Thanks to imp for introducing me to Amber Ale and Hoegaarden.

[rascuache]

Originally posted by utopian
Rascuache: There's a Belgian white beer called "St Cloud's" that was served in one or two pubs in Brisbane for a while. It's brewed like any other white beer but has coriander and orange added to it, which gives it a different texture and a bit of a tang. The bubbles are extremely fine and it feels like you're drinking air. I'm not sure who makes it, as I forgot the name of the brewery.



Sounds like a nice beer, i will have to look out for it, i dont think anything like that would be served in newcastle somehow though :(

Thanks :)

[utopian]

I'll ask at the pub and see if they can give me any details about it. If you can't find it in Newcastle, I'll see if anywhere in Brisbane has it and I'll try and get some down to you.

[Sambellina]

Originally posted by rascuache
I whole heartedly agree, piss and dirty water :P, its RICE beer, blergh

I'm definitley not one for American Beers, nor Australian for that matter, unless its Coopers Pale Ale, i definitley agree witht he sentiment in the rest of this thread that Coopers Pale Ale shits all ove cascade pale ale. You can taste the distinct lack of chemicals.

Give me a good Belgian or Czech Beer anyday, my particular favourites are Pilsner Urquell and Stella Artois, mmmmmmmmm

Cant wait to taste what else the Europeans have to offer in the way of beer while i am over there next month, especially the Czech Republic, each area of the country makes its own unique blend of beer.

I think you'll be bitterly (pardon the pun) disappointed in European beers - I was quite happy to get back to Australian beers. I must admit the lack of bubbles in the European lagers was quite hard to get used to when I started drinking Australian beers again and I still suffer from the odd burpies and hic-ups after a few bevvies.

A hint for Stella drinkers - if it's on tap it's brewed here but if it's bottled it's brewed overseas and way past its expiry date by the time it's sold. It also gives you hellish hangovers....but not as bad as Grolsch.....:grr:

[geggle]

It's probably not the expiry date per se, but that the beer has probably been poorly stored and handled in transit that causes it to be so bad.

When you get a real fresh Pilsner Urquell, the flavour and hop aroma is truly something ain't it?

[Snowball]

Bottled Beer does go off, CUB brew Stella under license at Abbotsford in Victoria for kegs. Any bottled Stella comes from over seas so it is not as fresh and yes does go off in the bottle.

[Sambellina]

Beer does go off - when you buy beer from some micro-breweries it has an expiry date on it and one I bought from said to "treat like milk".

[geggle]

I do agree that bottled beer does go off (like any product) and that some bottle-shops/pubs will sell you out-of-date product - I remember a particularly vile Lebatts which was two years out of date...

I also think that most of the imported bottled beers you see at your local bottleshop/pub have probably been mishandled at some point in the distribution chain. This is usually one of: Excessive heat
Long exposure to light (even florescent lighting is a problem here)

[RASPUTIN]

I can't remeber if I posted in this thread so in case I didn't.

I'm not one for fancy boutique beer especially any beer with fruit put into it. That just doesn't seem right to me.

Carlton Cold is my favourite beer and it is all buy in cases to drink.

When out or at one of the work umm meetings I will happily drink pretty much any full strength beer. I would prefer to drink cats piss than any form of light or mid strength beer.

Boag beer is a fav same a Toohey New, XXXX Bitter also Crown Larger if that is all there is.

I refuse to drink any tap poured beer unless I know the cellerman, as some of the pipes I have seen... yuck.

As for the home brews the Coopers Range is very nice but again if it is free/full strength i'll drink it. If it tastes like crap i'll drink at least three of them. I have never yet drank any beer that after 4 still tastes bad hehe.

[DrDivad]

this seems to defy the point, shouldn't you do something because you like it, hence i don't see the sense in downing 3 bad beers jsut to get slightly pissed so tha you can down more bad beers.....but thats jsut me

[utopian]

I would never put myself through drinking bad beer just so I can't taste them after four. Why voluntarily do something if it's not enjoyable? I do seem to have an unorthodox taste for alcoholic drinks though. For some reason, none of my friends like Ouzo, or Guinness, Carbine Stout or Jagermeister (I know that this is popular amongst others). While some of them will drink harder spirits (Chartreuse) simply because "OMG IT'S 148% ALCOHOL!!", I enjoy them for their strange taste.

[SOC]

This is my first post here since returning from Munich and the Oktoberfest. Man, do those German's know how to make beer - especially wheat beer, which is one of my favourites. Everyone shouild try to get to Oktoberfest at least once in their lifetime. Oh, and the Bavarians have beer-making rules dating back to the 1500s that the breweries still have to comply with, wehich means they make probably the purest beers in the world. And I kid you not, they are really among the freshest and tastiest I've ever tried.

Utop, Hoegaarden is also popular here in London and a lot of pubs have it on tap. Tho it's not quite as expensive as it is over there!

Something else I love here in the UK are the real ales - haven't been out in the country to try the beer at a small village yet (most village pubs brew their own) but some ot the ales you can get here in London are superb.

[plext]

Originally posted by SOC
haven't been out in the country to try the beer at a small village yet
We shall remedy this sad state of affairs very soon.

[Sambellina]

Originally posted by SOC
This is my first post here since returning from Munich and the Oktoberfest. Man, do those German's know how to make beer - especially wheat beer, which is one of my favourites. Everyone shouild try to get to Oktoberfest at least once in their lifetime. Oh, and the Bavarians have beer-making rules dating back to the 1500s that the breweries still have to comply with, wehich means they make probably the purest beers in the world. And I kid you not, they are really among the freshest and tastiest I've ever tried.

Utop, Hoegaarden is also popular here in London and a lot of pubs have it on tap. Tho it's not quite as expensive as it is over there!

Something else I love here in the UK are the real ales - haven't been out in the country to try the beer at a small village yet (most village pubs brew their own) but some ot the ales you can get here in London are superb.

SOC if you liked the pure beers at Oktoberfest I went to a great brewery in Salzburg Austria where the monks brew the own beer as they did in the 1500s. The hostel I stayed was great also, if you brought back a 1 litre stein they'd fill it for $5 (it converted to $5 in those days anyway). Don't have the details on hand but if you're interested PM me and I'll dig out the details.

[SOC]

That sounds fantastic - will definitely PM you for the details. We trained thru Austria on our way from Italy to Germany, but didn't stop. Next year we'd love to go and actually visit Austria for a little while, as well as go back to Germany and also visit Switzerland and some other northern European countries. Oh, and Greece, we also have to get to Greece. But they don't do beer there, I belive, just retsina.

Which reminds me, while in Barcelona we bought a 375ml bottle of Absynthe for about 6euro (around $12 I think) to try it out ... man, this stuff is STONG - it was 140 proof (70% alcohol) and burned on the way town ... very strong aniseed taste, too.

[dozer]

there is also a great bar in barcelona where they serve it out of jugs and everyone in the place is on it. has been happening every nite for a few hundred years. great experience to see everyone off their heads watching the paint peel off the ceiling.

as for beer, you cant go past coopers pale ale.

in japan they have a great spirit with a snake in the bottle, comes from okinawa. theres also a special vodka you can get with a scorpion in the bottle.

[angel_b]

While in Perth, we took a sightseeing day trip to Fremantle. After a tour through the Fremantle Gaol, we cruised on over to the Sail & Anchor micro-brewery (the original home of Redback beer) to sample some of their fine wares.

All their beers were tasty, but their Iron Brew was amazing. It's a high potency (7%+) low fizz dark beer which they serve just cool, not cold. Yum!

After a few of those, we staggered on down to Little Creatures micro-brewery for more nice beery product.

After which our sightseeing trip was effectively at an end. :D

[Sambellina]

Originally posted by SOC
That sounds fantastic - will definitely PM you for the details. We trained thru Austria on our way from Italy to Germany, but didn't stop. Next year we'd love to go and actually visit Austria for a little while, as well as go back to Germany and also visit Switzerland and some other northern European countries. Oh, and Greece, we also have to get to Greece. But they don't do beer there, I belive, just retsina.

Which reminds me, while in Barcelona we bought a 375ml bottle of Absynthe for about 6euro (around $12 I think) to try it out ... man, this stuff is STONG - it was 140 proof (70% alcohol) and burned on the way town ... very strong aniseed taste, too.

Great, now I have to dig out the stuff! he he just kidding. Salzburg is great. You MUST get to Greece, but don't go to the bigger islands (they're full of package holidaying POMS). The main beer you'll drink in Greece is Amstel, it's available everywhere and cost something like 80p for a big bottle. Oh and they give you lots of free shots of Ouzo but that might have been the boobie factor so just stick close to Stocking and steal hers.

Are you planning to go to Ireland?

[SOC]

Originally posted by Sambellina
Are you planning to go to Ireland?

Sure are - half my ancestry is Irish, so it's a must. We'd planned to go there for my birthday 2 weeks ago and spend the day at the Guinness brewery in Dublin, but a lack of fundage put a stop to that. Now we hope to get there some time next year.

[SOC]

Originally posted by angel_b
While in Perth, we took a sightseeing day trip to Fremantle. After a tour through the Fremantle Gaol, we cruised on over to the Sail & Anchor micro-brewery (the original home of Redback beer) to sample some of their fine wares.

All their beers were tasty, but their Iron Brew was amazing. It's a high potency (7%+) low fizz dark beer which they serve just cool, not cold. Yum!

After a few of those, we staggered on down to Little Creatures micro-brewery for more nice beery product.

After which our sightseeing trip was effectively at an end. :D

Ahh, the Sail & Anchor ... that pub and I have a long history!

[utopian]

Originally posted by SOC
Sure are - half my ancestry is Irish, so it's a must.
The "OC" in "SOC" is a dead giveaway. Hell, so is the "S".

[SOC]

Since when is "S" an Irish letter?

[utopian]

I must be thinking of a different "S". I know a quite few "S"'s that are of Irish descent, although they're not quite "OC" Irish.

[sagit]

Originally posted by SOC
Sure are - half my ancestry is Irish, so it's a must. We'd planned to go there for my birthday 2 weeks ago and spend the day at the Guinness brewery in Dublin, but a lack of fundage put a stop to that. Now we hope to get there some time next year.


doubt you'll need half a day. 2 hours max. DON'T FORGET TO GO TO THE JAMESON PLACE AS WELL (and nominate for the testing).


btw I am having Guinness atm...

[SOC]

Originally posted by sagit
btw I am having Guinness atm...

fudgepacker...;)

[angel_b]

Originally posted by SOC
Ahh, the Sail & Anchor ... that pub and I have a long history!
Oh? Do tell! :D

[SOC]

Well, the pub was originally called the Freemasons and was a dive - basically the pub where the 100-year-old drunks and winos hung out. In the 80s it was bought by a brewer who was working for Alan Bond's Swan Brewery (can't remember his name) and he and his architect partner renovated it turned it into a pub brewery - the first in Australia, and the pub that started the craze. I did a few stories on this for the newspaper I was working for at the time. I've also spent many, many happy nights there drinking Redback (I was among the first people in Australia to try that beer) and Dogbolter (what Iron Brew used to be called when it was good and was closer to 14% alcohol) ...

[plext]

I am very partial to Guinness, but at the moment I'm having a fad on

[sagit]

Originally posted by SOC
... (I was among the first people in Australia to try that beer) and Dogbolter (what Iron Brew used to be called when it was good and was closer to 14% alcohol) ...


I've had a few DogBolters at The Queens in Mt Lawley. good stuff

[SOC]

Originally posted by sagit
I've had a few DogBolters at The Queens in Mt Lawley. good stuff

What they now call Dogbolter is not the original Dogbolter. When they first made it, dogbolter was a stout and was usually 12%-14% alcohol. They also made a beer called a Dark Lager. When CUB bought out the company (and ruined all the recipes) they renamed the Dark lager as Dogbolter so they could bottle it, and made a weaker stout (Iron Brew) at 7% ... they also weakened Redback, which is a shame cos it used to be my favourite beer.

[johny_roberts]

God all this posting about beers has forced me to get off my arse and pick up a sixer. Thanks a lot guys.:swear:

[SOC]

Our work here is done.

[rosamund]

http://www.ibm.com/news/sk/images/asahibeer.jpg

Asahi is the greatest!!!

Has anyone ever drank Hoegarden? It's kind of cloudy and sweet, and is served with slices of orange in it...

very groo...

[utopian]

Originally posted by rosamund
http://www.ibm.com/news/sk/images/asahibeer.jpg

Asahi is the greatest!!!

Has anyone ever drank Hoegarden? It's kind of cloudy and sweet, and is served with slices of orange in it...

very groo...
I'm pretty sure that SOC, myself and imp were mentioned as having consumed it.

[rosamund]

Originally posted by utopian
I'm pretty sure that SOC, myself and imp were mentioned as having consumed it.

Yeah... knowing that would have involved searching through the forum, rather than just posting blindly into it. :)

[dozer]

sapporo shits all over asahi, or for a real nice drop try yebisu gold

[utopian]

Is Yebisu a malt beer, I think I remember seeing something about it a few years back.

[dozer]

yes, all malt, its sapporo's premium pilsner.

This Dortmunder-style lager from the Japanese Sapporo brewery proudly proclaims its 'all malt' credentials, differentiating it from its many competitor beers brewed with rice. The review bottle was bought in a Japanese restaurant in Oxford, whose owner goes to some effort to import it. It pours into a light, bubbly head. On the nose are malt, honey and grass, along with a little sharp acidity. There is just the faintest hint of beeswax or rubber. In the mouth it is very dry, clean and bitter, though without the hoppy hit of a saazy pilsner - the hops are Hallertau Mittelfrüh and Hersbruck. The surprising taste is one of oysters; salty and so smooth as to feel slippery. Obviously the Japanese eat plenty of seafood, and this would appear to complement it well. The finish is lightly acidic, perhaps with some lemon, leading to a light honey-malt bitter aftertaste. An extremely pleasant and refreshing, complex lager - a treat.

[Arthur]

Japaneese beer is pretty good, especially with fish. Kingfisher (Indian) is also not bad

I don't like Australian beer, it gives me bad stomach and headache in the morning.http://www.kingfisherworldcurryweek.com/kingfisherimages/bottle.jpghttp://www.asahibeer.co.uk/new/asahi_asahi/images/330_bottle.jpg

[dozer]

sadly not all japanese beer is good. the recently invented happoshu or 'pseudo beer' was created to dodge beer tax and subsequently made with banana skin and other nasties. while cheap because it dodges the tax due to its ingredients the taste is crap. i have heard they are getting better but they dont have much to work with.

[rosamund]

Tsingtao (http://www.tsingtaobeer.com/) - a fine beer.

First time I tried this ace beer was in a trendy pub in town where they charged £2.80 a bottle. :(

Have since found it at the local Chinese mall for £1.10 a bottle. :)

[mysterious-dr-x]

Originally posted by hazza
any belgium beer hmm

and english beer sucks! eww ones called "brown ale" its like... ewwww


i know so many people who drink newcastle brown ale. i think its probably an aquired taste, & my friends seem to have aquired it. it seemed to be just a bedfordshire thing, hadnt seen it anywhere else untill i came up to birmingham.

[King_Crud]

Originally posted by rosamund
Tsingtao (http://www.tsingtaobeer.com/) - a fine beer.

First time I tried this ace beer was in a trendy pub in town where they charged £2.80 a bottle. :(

Have since found it at the local Chinese mall for £1.10 a bottle. :)

You're not wrong, Tsingtao is fucking gold. I had it a few times when i lived in Scotland a couple of years ago. When I moved to Dublin I couldn't find it and now that I'm back in sydney i still can't find it, any aussies know of the whereabouts of this find product? I tihnk I'll go check Chinatown.

[utopian]

Grumblefish brought me back some beer from China that was either Tsingtao or Bintang. It was horrible. Just as well the customs officers in Hong Kong confiscated five of the six cans.

"Pressurised can, you no take on plane"
"What"
"PRESSURISED CAN >.<"

[Boobmeister]

Tried out a new beer on the weekend. An imported lager from Holland, aptly named Amsterdam, quite tasty really :D

[King_Crud]

Tried out a new beer on the weekend. An imported lager from Holland, aptly named Amsterdam, quite tasty really :D
that stuff is cheap and nasty. Yuk.