BEER! mmmmm....

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:49 pm

Direkt wrote:Heffeweizen ftw.

More Kristall for me. No complaints!

Gonna try some Slovakian beer called Zlatý Bažant...I hope its ok regardless if its owned by Heineken.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:20 pm

right on

Yeah, not a Heini fan either.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:50 pm

still smashing these. big ups fents.. My local bottle-o is getting me a kooinda glass cos i buy so much..

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:09 pm

ADD_Boy wrote:

still smashing these. big ups fents.. My local bottle-o is getting me a kooinda glass cos i buy so much..

you spend a lot of money on beer!

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:24 pm

quality of beer should have no price.

still cheaper than drinking wine too.

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:37 pm

I wish quality beer was free too, but if I could afford expensive beer daily I would no doubt.

Depends what kind of wine you drink...hehehe eg. Goon.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:04 pm

Depends what wine you're drinking...

Price definitely plays a part in my purchases. Be nice if it didn't - but I don't have an endless supply of cash.

Best bargain buys IMO:
Coopers - any kind, I prefer in order: Sparkling, Stout, Pale
Rogers - around $15-16 a 6'er
Hahn Premium... if you're gonna drink lager, this is alright. Good for summer. Found 'em for $12 a 6 last season. Not my fave lager, but I prefer it to Heinekin, Becks (these days) and Stella etc.

Having said that, my regulars at present are Goat Hightail, LCPA and Rogers.

EDIT: Indeed Amick.

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:11 pm

would anyone here drink (regularly) an alcohol free beer even though it tasted amazing?

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:13 pm

sure

Good luck on that though

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:15 pm

tbh I reckon I would try it once but being drunk is pretty damn awesome.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:20 pm

You didn't say you'd have to give up ever drinking alcohol again.

TBH - getting drunk all the time has lost its appeal. Not saying it doesn't happen anymore for me... but not every drink has to be about getting plastered.

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:21 pm

Direkt wrote:TBH - getting drunk all the time has lost its appeal. Not saying it doesn't happen anymore for me... but not every drink has to be about getting plastered.

soft cock

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:34 am

^that's kinda ironic

Jinx · Post by **Jinx** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:40 pm

Anyone else tried Pepperjack? Just picked up a 6 pack for Dan's. It is ok this is the description from the label

Pepperjack ale brings together the best in craft brewing and contemporary Barossa winemaking. This rouge coloured ale has been created using the finest malted barely grains, intensely aromatic hops and Pepperjack's very own Barossa Valley Shiraz. Exhibiting profound fruit driven aromatics that add tothe complexity of the unique selection of barley and hop, Pepperjack Ale can be enjoyed on any occasion but is best suited to your fridge rather than your cellar.

It is pretty light on the taste and has no bold flavour or after taste and a sight fruit flavour. Its worth trying but definitely not something I would drink on a regular basis.

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:53 am

recently had Floris cherry beer (belgian) at tessa rossa in the city.

tasty. 30% cherry juice and thus only 3.6%
fairly girly of course. the proof is even my gf liked it and she hates beer

also been enjoying Czech beers lately...had a few diff ones out and about can't remember names apart from Budvar of course but all awesome

where can i get Schofferhofer 6packs/slab, especially at the kinda price amick mentioned??

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:39 am

It's all about the Kingfisher this week....

$10 for a 6er, or pay $40 for a slab and get a 6er Free.

I went the slab option.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:49 am

Anyone seen this?

$70 a bottle..

http://www.crownbeverages.com.au/

Ambassador.. gets better with age too apparently..

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:16 am

Feigan wrote:It's all about the Kingfisher this week....

$10 for a 6er, or pay $40 for a slab and get a 6er Free.

I went the slab option.

best was a longneck sized kingfisher + paneer tikka masala + garlic naan in india for about $3. OMG.

meeeeeeeeeeeemoriiiiiiiiieeeeeeees....

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:29 am

Schoffer can be obtained from Dan's for $21-22 a 6, depending on which one you get.

DBoy - yep, Al posted it up on the last page.

Feigs - Kingfisher is good for Indian food. It's a crisp, clean lager - but there's not much else going on there IMO.

Re: Pepperjack... yeah not bad... nothing flash though IMO. Loads of other local ales I'd prefer to drink.

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:05 pm

mmm just paid 26 for schoff at local celarbrations on st georges..
decent selection there tho!

just tried one grapefruit too, pretty tasty. would be great early in the morning after a big night out in summer.

El Doop · Post by **El Doop** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:58 pm

sheet! melbourne or gtfo

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:25 pm

Tried a beer from Seoul called Hite. Tasted like Carlton Cold. STAY AWAY!!!

Bought a 6 pack of South Africa's most prolific beer Castle Lager. Tasty but also average. Meh.

Went to Dan Murphy's today and they have American imported Budweiser in cans. Bought a couple. Feck me the yanks created a beer with no taste. No wonder the cunts there drink it by the bucketloads. Its like water but it'll get you drunk. Fuck that.

Also bought a slab of Asahi but its brewed in the UK. Might have to sell it to a mate. Should try one before i offload it. :beersnob:

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:11 pm

i could be wrong, but i think the days of being able to find Asahi that was actually brewed in Japan are over, it all comes from UK, Singapore, Malaysia

same goes for Sapporo, all of it i've seen lately, cans and stubbies, was brewed in Canada

real shame, coz imo when you buy "Japan's finest" you actually want it to taste how it does in Japan

most Asian import beers are a crock as far as I'm concerned, you pay extra for them and they are rarely brewed in the proper country of origin........Tiger comes to mind also

All that said though, i don't really know what i'm talking about, would be keen to know what some beer snob's opinions are around here on this subject.........Fents/Direkt????????

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:29 pm

You can buy fully imported Asahi from Dan Murphys.

Sapporo cans are imported too.

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:46 pm

asian beers are 100% win... don't care where they're brewed, just how they taste... apparently Asahi in Japan is crap and tastes better here... Dan, is that right?

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:09 pm

Amick wrote:You can buy fully imported Asahi from Dan Murphys.

Sapporo cans are imported too.

imported from WHERE though mate

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:35 pm

日本

Hatsudai · Post by **Hatsudai** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:54 pm

quick wrote:asian beers are 100% win... don't care where they're brewed, just how they taste... apparently Asahi in Japan is crap and tastes better here... Dan, is that right?

Deffo agree with that, Asahi in Japan is the VB of Japanese beers, actually I would probably drink VB as it has a taste (even if it's a bad one!)

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:59 pm

oh right, interesting

the only japanese beer i've had that was actually imported from japan was yebisu, and admittedly it didn't taste great

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:57 am

aroes wrote:most Asian import beers are a crock as far as I'm concerned, you pay extra for them and they are rarely brewed in the proper country of origin........Tiger comes to mind also

All that said though, i don't really know what i'm talking about, would be keen to know what some beer snob's opinions are around here on this subject.........Fents/Direkt????????

Whilst most international beers purchased in your general Australian store are rarely brewed in their country or origin these days, I don't think retailers are going out of their way to obtain genuine Asian beers as they are a Becks, Steller or Heini, for example.

Perhaps most people who drink these beers aren't quite so discerning. Perhaps the cost of directly importing said beers from country of origin would push them out of the price range for the majority of the drinkers, particularly in the price competitive market we now have.

TBH - the majority of Asian beers are very, very bland beers IMO. Pale, often thin and deprived of any remarkable flavour. Sure, they go well with a Thai curry or a fatty meal to cut through and cleanse the pallet, and I don't mind the odd Asahi, especially in the warmer months... good session beer.... still.... nothing for me to write home about.

And yet here I am, writing home about it.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:24 am

Everyones right. you will find fuck all international mainstream beer thats actually brewed in its proper country...you think if you buy a fosters in the UK that its brewed in Australia? think again....(actually have heard their fosters tatste better than ours.)

Asian beers are funny - most are brewed with at least 20% rice, just like the Big Brewerys here use cane suguar (VB, Thooyes, XXXX) so they dont have to spend a shitload on proper grain. They all add adjuncts which is just something else other than grain to ferment. Most also use ISO Hops which is just a Hop Extract rather than real hops and combined with rice thats why you get that watery, thin, bitter tasting beer. They are good on a 40C sunny day so you can smash them down but thats about it. They appeal to the mass's cause they are easy to smash down and when people are drinking an asahi they feel like they are drinking a different cultured beer.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:29 am

In Adelaide at the moment.

Had Cooper's Sparkling, Pale, Vintage and Stout on tap last night... goodtimes.

Last week was Perth, so it was all Little Creature's Pale, Bright and Rogers.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:39 am

Hatsudai wrote:
quick wrote:asian beers are 100% win... don't care where they're brewed, just how they taste... apparently Asahi in Japan is crap and tastes better here... Dan, is that right?

Deffo agree with that, Asahi in Japan is the VB of Japanese beers, actually I would probably drink VB as it has a taste (even if it's a bad one!)

Asahi & Kirin are both rubbish in Japan imo, they don't even have the crisp taste they do here... More like VB I guess... Sapporo is just OK.. generally finding good beer is hard... the only import you really see around is Heineken, which isn't much better.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:18 pm

I'm not a massive fan of dark beers, but I just tried that White Rabbit Dark Ale & it was pretty good. Not awesome, just better than most darkies (racist imo). A bit exxy too, so probably wouldn't buy again

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:34 pm

^ Geezer - you coming up on the weekend?

rock and roll

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:05 am

I've begun a new mantra...

MUST RESIST KILKENNY ON TAP!

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:08 am

Little Creatures....

568ml Stubbies of Pale Ale.

My new best friend.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:40 am

breaksRbest wrote:I'm not a massive fan of dark beers, but I just tried that White Rabbit Dark Ale & it was pretty good. Not awesome, just better than most darkies (racist imo). A bit exxy too, so probably wouldn't buy again

Brewed by the blokes who set up Little Creatures.

This beer is a open fermented ale, straight outta Healesville, Vic.

Not a bad drop.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:43 am

Feigan wrote:Little Creatures....

568ml Stubbies of Pale Ale.

My new best friend.

It's a pint yo!

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:45 am

Gotcha - best sized beer in the world in a bottle.

BOOM!

had two last night with dinner.

perfect.

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:25 pm

EPIC pale ale

yyuuuuummmmmmmmmmm

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:16 am

Don't like the new design on the Mountain Goat bottles.

Still good beer though.

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:03 pm

6 pack specials at Dan Murphy's this week...

http://www.danmurphys.com.au/images/ads ... press2.pdf

Calvs · Post by **Calvs** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:12 am

spozzedly stella artois is the Hahn Ice of Belgium or wherevs it comes from..

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:33 am

Thank you Sir... shall visit tonight.

Fat Yak it will be.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:43 am

Actually... White Rabbit wins

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:14 pm

UK planning on introducing the 'plastic pint'.

I hope our federal government doesn't get any ideas...

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 63,00.html

tee193 · Post by **tee193** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:00 pm

truesouth microbrewery opened up at the end of my street, will be sweet in summer, looks pricey though.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:04 pm

true south will be the goods. its in black rock yea? lcuky man having a micro at the end of your street.

i hear they arnt open yet for drinks cause theres been a holdup on their liquor license but they are serving food and coofee as of last monday im pretty sure.

Paul Mercurio (yes that paul mecurio) is mates with the brewer, he posts updates on AHB about it. Looks the goods.

tee193 · Post by **tee193** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:08 pm

haha yeah i used to be friends with his daughter. place looks very very swank, the owner or one of the employees was telling me its expensive to keep the riff raff out. hahaha.

think its 9.50 a pint? will be nice in summer after drinking on the beach ( since they legalized it during daylight hours)