BEER! mmmmm....

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Direktor wrote:Tried Sapporo last weekend - overated IMO. Nothing wrong with it, but it's your usual bland, boring Jap beer... very clean, and probably very refreshing if ice cold on a summer day, but nothing flash. The fact that it's made in Canada is interesting... isn't Japan closer to Australia?
had some Sapporo tonight at Ume. It's a fuckin awesome Beer, the $9.50 price tag wasn't as tasty

Shit. Was that the can or the bottle? $4 for a bottle at my local. $7.90 for the can. Sapporo ftw.
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hmmm.... your local bottle-o or bar?

sapporo like $9 for the can at my nearest BOTTLEO.... then factor in added cost of buying it at a restaurant or bar/venue.... pricey

good stuff but yeah nothing REALLY special taste-wise. been digging kirin lately, often cheap/on special and good to get it during happy hours!

orion not bad either. Robot (Sushi) Bar (they don't sell sushi anymore though wtf) in the city is THE place to go for jap beer and sake !
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I quite like Ebisu
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You'll find Kirin is cheaper these days because it's made locally.

Wish it was still imported, and in the brown bottles.

And with Sapporo, whilst I'm certainly not singing it's praises, it's not that steep in price when you factor in the can size. At Dan's, it's around $8 a can, and I think the can is around the 630ml mark.... or maybe slightly more.

Dropped in to Oktoberfest @ The Local on Saturday and tried a Erdinger Dunkelweisen on tap before heading out to dinner, that place rules! Nice beer too.

This beerfest @ Fed Square sounds the business... must check it out this time round.
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Can at my bottle shop = $7.90.
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Echo, echo, echo :wink:
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Been getting into Peroni of late..... strangely enough i actually really like the smell when you crack open a bottle... peppery and sweet hop aroma.
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Peroni is good.

It often gets a bad rap for a shit version of Heinekin, but I'd prefer it to a Heini.
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Direktor wrote:Echo, echo, echo :wink:
Just answering Kaiproject's question. :cat:
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Sorry mate, just stirring.
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james squire mmmmmmMMmmMMMmmMMMmm
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Was drinking Sinha Stout on Friday night. 8%. Like honey. $10 p/b though. :/
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^ yup, great drop.

SOLID bottle too!

We had these paired with belgian waffles and chocolate syrup @ a beer appreciation course... AMAZING!

Heaps cheaper than that @ Dan's. Can't recall the exact figure though... maybe $5-6?
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Yeah, the bar I was at isn't renowned for being a cheap establishment by any means. $5 is more appealing.
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just had a little creatures rep come into work. free kegs. kick ass.

now to crack the 3 ravens rep and we got ourselves a bar!
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I drink with the 3 Ravens crew on Tuesdays.
My mate brews with/ for them.
Nothing like drinking straight form the keg.
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dont tell me its the The Decommissionator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im gonna kill you if it is, limited release.

save me a keg, i'll come get it.

did a 3 ravens tour with the worthogs last weekend (brew club), it was mad their beers are nice.
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3 ravens is nice. And local ;)
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Tried a 3 Ravens "Smoky" something or other the other week.... sure was smoky!

Not bad beers from those boys at all.

Lager of the moment (for value for money): Lowenbrau
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looks like we'll be having creatures bright ale and whatever we can get from the 3 ravens crew on tap at work! w000000000t!

blaxter hook us up with a contact then! actually no need we got someone coming in on monday or tuesday or something.
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Where do you work?
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Fents wrote:dont tell me its the The Decommissionator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im gonna kill you if it is, limited release.
I think it's only available at the Dining Hall, they said they'd send out an email when it's ready and I haven't got one yet.
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make sure you fwd it onto me ;)

did you get my CPA PM?
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fo' shaw mate :smt023


yep, I just got the recipe, Cheers! I think Petie Bear is gonna come over on teh weekend and make some brew
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huge wrote:looks like we'll be having creatures bright ale and whatever we can get from the 3 ravens crew on tap at work! w000000000t!

blaxter hook us up with a contact then! actually no need we got someone coming in on monday or tuesday or something.
Let us know how you go. Usually catch up with them every couple of weeks.
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mmm a day of painting and a cold slab of coopers waiting for me when i get home, does friday get any better
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Coopers sounds nice.
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coopers is aiight,

i think i would prefer a little creatures bright ale.

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tee193 wrote:mmm a day of painting and a cold slab of coopers waiting for me when i get home, does friday get any better
Sounds spot on to me.
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Tried another mixed 6 from Vic Markets on Sat'dee...

Shofferhoffer Grapefruit: interesting. It's 50% Shoffer Heffe and 50% grapefruit juice - nice and refreshing, but only 2.5% on the alc. vol.

Redoak Belgian Chocolate Stout: very nice stout, has the velvet chocolate mouthfeel to it, backed up by a nice smooth but robust stout flavour.

Redoak Honey Ale: quite nice.

Bellarine Bitter: pretty ordinary TBH. Doesn't quite smell right, and the flavours aren't unified/mixed too well. Not a fan. Won't be coming back for this one.

Red Hill Bohemian Pilsener: nice drop. Cloudy Pils is a bit different, but this was quite nice.

Yesterday I knocked back a Bridge Rd Blonde (Beechworth). She's a wheat beer, and I can't recall the correct title of the beer, but very copper in colour for a wheat. Not bad though, although I'd prefer a stack of other wheat beers over this number.
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all time fav is the High tail ale form the Mountain goat boys... mmm


if you like your micro brewery beers then your in luck
wed -Thursday from 430 there is a micro brew festival at fed square..

see you all down there :P
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fucken nice one!~! was wondering when that was happening again.

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is it still $20 or have they jacked up the price?
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anyone seen this book yet?

http://www.murdochbooks.com.au/beer.htm

im enjoying it
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$25 BRB.

We're going to head down on Thu. But prob can't get there till 6-6.30pm... has there been massive queues in previous years? Will I be able to get my fill of 20 beers and a bite to eat in a 1.5hrs? And last question, do you just buy the 'tickets' there?
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FoundationStepper wrote:anyone seen this book yet?

http://www.murdochbooks.com.au/beer.htm

im enjoying it
No, but it seems quite similar to a beer guide that was given to me by my future brother in law, I've read it like 4 times... love it. Especially the reviews on beers.
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Direktor wrote:$25 BRB.

We're going to head down on Thu. But prob can't get there till 6-6.30pm... has there been massive queues in previous years? Will I be able to get my fill of 20 beers and a bite to eat in a 1.5hrs? And last question, do you just buy the 'tickets' there?
We went at about 6:30 last time and there's quite a few people there but no queues. There's quite a few stalls to spread the crowd around but there'll always be the more popular beers that have more people at their stalls

1.5 hours sounds about right. Alot of people couldn't get through the full 20 tickets (pussies) and were giving them out as they left

Yep, tickets are bought on entry
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Thanks bud. Looking forward to it.

What day you planning on going?
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Heading down tonight... looking forward to it.
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drinking pots of stella all last night at the pumphouse in fitzroy....finger food only plus loads of pots im a bit :tard: today.
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cannae go.... too busy :(
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same, really wanted to go to the showcase but just no time
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lynt wrote:Image

Was drinking Sinha Stout on Friday night. 8%. Like honey. $10 p/b though. :/
2 bucks 80 at my local bottle O
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Hatsudai wrote:
lynt wrote:Image

Was drinking Sinha Stout on Friday night. 8%. Like honey. $10 p/b though. :/
2 bucks 80 at my local bottle O
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had some mountain goat high tale or something last night.
yum. like a heavy version of little creatures bright ale.
yum yum.
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hightails great ta, fikuss loves it too.
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Went to the Microbrewery Showcase last night.

Was okay.

I just hope they were overwhelmed by the crowds - as it was too packed.

Suggestions:
A) Run it 5pm-9pm (4pm start is silly when most peeps work till 5pm)
B) Run it in Fed Square with a cover over it (bigger area needed)
C) Open it up to Australian Microbreweries (some of the Vic's were ordinary)
D) Raise the price to $30 and throw in some more samples (for the added breweries)
E) And for fucks sake: keep the jugs of water and plates of salted turkish bread pieces stocked. Pointless trying a lager after you've just had a porter and can't clean your palate or glass.

Best breweries and beers IMO:
Red Duck (Amber Ale and Porter were great!)
Mountain Goat (Organic Indian Pale Ale)
Bright (Dunkel Heffeweizen)
Temple (Special Golden Ale)

Fuck em off award:
Bellarine Brewery (stinky! - only tried the Bitter and the Lager)
Buckley's (got as much chance impressing me)
Dogbolter (can't recall who makes it).

Realy shame Hargreaves Hill didn't make it... don't know why.

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Direktor wrote:Went to the Microbrewery Showcase last night.
Temple (Special Golden Ale)
Good fun!
Didn't make it this time but I remember last time Temple was a standout. Very small operation, maybe even 1 guy? Even uses someone elses brewery
Great Belgian style stuff. Can't remember where I had it on tap a while ago but need to find more places that have it :D

Did they have Mildura? That was good stuff too from memory
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