best beer for the summer months...

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:15 pm

Direktor wrote:
apophenian wrote:Asahi, Monteiths Pilsner...
Yeah that Monteiths is the business.... haven't had that stuff for ages, tried a few of their different brews a while back and thought it was awesome.

Asahi falls in my Stella/Becks category of nice, but not much there to like or dislike IMO.

I'm sure Monteiths use to taste better........ still a lot better than VB or Carlton though.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:18 pm

black star wrote:
Direktor wrote:
apophenian wrote:Asahi, Monteiths Pilsner...
Yeah that Monteiths is the business.... haven't had that stuff for ages, tried a few of their different brews a while back and thought it was awesome.

Asahi falls in my Stella/Becks category of nice, but not much there to like or dislike IMO.
I'm sure Monteiths use to taste better........ still a lot better than VB or Carlton though.

You don't rate it now?

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:03 pm

Direktor wrote:
black star wrote:
Direktor wrote: Yeah that Monteiths is the business.... haven't had that stuff for ages, tried a few of their different brews a while back and thought it was awesome.

Asahi falls in my Stella/Becks category of nice, but not much there to like or dislike IMO.
I'm sure Monteiths use to taste better........ still a lot better than VB or Carlton though.
You don't rate it now?

Its not at the top of my list, I'd stil drink it over a lotf other choices, but was lamenting the fact it use to be better, or at least I think it did. No dammit, I know it did, before it was bought out by DB breweries and repackaged.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:36 pm

best Beer for Summer months is a cold one

1. Boags Premium
2. Stella
3. Asahi

at the moment it's whatever is the cheapest at Dan Murphy's, which right now is Asahi for $12.45 a six pack!

Jinx · Post by **Jinx** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:00 pm

They just opened a Dan Murphy a block away from my house. God bless Sir. Dan's

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:31 pm

breaksRbest wrote:at the moment it's whatever is the cheapest at Dan Murphy's, which right now is Asahi for $12.45 a six pack!

That's a bargain n a half!

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:56 am

breaksRbest wrote:best Beer for Summer months is a cold one

1. Boags Premium
2. Stella
3. Asahi

at the moment it's whatever is the cheapest at Dan Murphy's, which right now is Asahi for $12.45 a six pack!

That's because it is no longer imported. Check the fine print, made and bottled in Oz now. But, if it's still working for you - enjoy the savings!

Post by **huge** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:59 am

MVP

aldi crew inside.

sternumbreaks · Post by **sternumbreaks** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:05 pm

Coronas - A given
James Boag Premo's
Little Creatures - rare in tassie, the old man brought back a few for me from WA though

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:17 pm

kingfisher...... mmmm

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:20 pm

Holgate Mt Macedon Ale been going down a treat latley

Post by **huge** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:32 pm

flippo wrote:

Holgate Mt Macedon Ale been going down a treat latley

damn fine brew that one. had it yonks ago once and lambs go bar. suave

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:34 pm

huge wrote:damn fine brew that one. had it yonks ago once and lambs go bar. suave

Fantastic range of beers at Lambs Go.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:41 pm

best ever, which reminds me that I haven't been there for ages. Time for a vist I reckon

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:17 am

Available from Dan Murphy's from Febuary 2007 or Acland Street Cellars right now!

Quality summer Lithuanian Beer, went through 8 slabs with 5 mates in 4 days over Xmas...

Å VYTURYS EKSTRA (shvi-too-rhys extra) belongs to â€œDortmunder/European Exportâ€ class, itâ€™s volume is 5.2%, the beer is of transparent golden colour. When one would drink it - the glass will be decorated by perfect thick white head. It is made of fresh malt, rice, bitter and aromatic hops, beer yeast and fresh water. It has an intense aroma of hops and rich long lasting taste that is empowered by slight bitterness generated by hops. Experts of most prestigious competitions â€“ the World Beer Cup and the World Beer Championship â€“ awarded it with gold and silver medals in 2000 and 2001 accordingly. In the competition organised by Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists this beer was recognised as the product of the year even two times â€“ in 1997 and 1998.

EKSTRA beer was created as a flagman of Å VYTURYS beer family that appeared in 1995. Traditionally, when a new sort is being developed all employees of the brewery take part. Every trial brew is being tested by all employees. Each of them say what is it they like or dislike about it.

The first lot of EKSTRA was offered to employees only and received the most contradictory comments. Some people thought it was too bitter, the others found the bitterness of the beer not sufficient, some wanted it thicker, others â€“ lighter. There were proposals to exclude aromatic hops, to enrich or reduce the aroma and change the yeast to the different kind. However, everyone agreed that new EKSTRA beer needed to be improved.

The technologists were sick from such huge amount of requirements. At the end, they gave up and brewed the second trial lot that was exactly the same. Of course, everyone decided: â€œnow the new beer tastes much betterâ€.

Even higher evaluations of the new beer EKSTRA were provided by experts. It became the most popular beer in Lithuaniaâ€™s restaurants and bars as soon as it became available for sales and remains the most popular still. Itâ€™s exceptional quality and perfect taste are acknowledged by all lovers of the real Lithuanian beer.

According to researches the most titled Å VYTURYS beer is the most favourite beer in Lithuania.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:50 am

The current favourites in our house are Peroni and Blue Tongue Lager. Both go down a treat I think.

We also have some Blue Tongue Ginger Beer, and I want to try the Blue Tongue Pilsner. (Hope it is better than the Little Creatures Pilsner. That's a dissapointment of a beer).

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:51 am

system wrote:
shepherd wrote:coopers green
coopers red
asahi
kirin
little creatures

+Sapporo ftw.

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:51 am

Polecat wrote:The current favourites in our house are Peroni and Blue Tongue Lager. Both go down a treat I think.

We also have some Blue Tongue Ginger Beer, and I want to try the Blue Tongue Pilsner. (Hope it is better than the Little Creatures Pilsner. That's a dissapointment of a beer).

peroni is the VB of italy

:construction worker beer:

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:54 am

If only our local brews (VB, Fosters, Cartlon Draught, XXXX etc) were that good.

Post by **system** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:57 am

Australia makes some great beers. Coopers alone make world class beer.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:25 am

Spherix wrote:
peroni is the VB of italy

If Peroni is the VB of Italy I'd love to try their premium beers then....

Peroni is awesome.

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:41 am

Direktor wrote:
Spherix wrote:
peroni is the VB of italy
If Peroni is the VB of Italy I'd love to try their premium beers then....

Peroni is awesome.

tastes the same as every other european larger style beer to me

nickdivision · Post by **nickdivision** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:45 am

shepherd wrote:coopers green
coopers red

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
ferfucksake, it's coopers pale ale, and coopers sparkling ale!!!!!!!!!

if i see "coopers green" and "coopers red" one mor e time, i am going to go postal on somebody's ass!!!!!!!!!!!!

and yes sparklings and paleys are the ONLY beer for summer months, or for that matter any season of the year.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:47 am

Coopers Red
Coopers Green

Post by **system** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:53 am

Direktor wrote:
Spherix wrote:
peroni is the VB of italy
If Peroni is the VB of Italy I'd love to try their premium beers then....

Peroni is awesome.

I disagree really. I find most Italian beers give me a massive headache (due to the preservatives). See Wikipedia for a non-definitive list of Italian beers.

The wines and other spirits originating from Italy, on the other hand are generally bliss.

nickdivision · Post by **nickdivision** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:59 am

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:18 am

system wrote: I find most Italian beers give me a massive headache (due to the preservatives). See Wikipedia for a non-definitive list of Italian beers.

The wines and other spirits originating from Italy, on the other hand are generally bliss.

You should stay away from African beers then. Nasty on the preservatives.
ArrBee just went to India and experienced the glycerol beers, where they put a layer of that on top to preserve the beer. Not good for the uninitiated.

Post by **system** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:31 am

Polecat wrote:
system wrote: I find most Italian beers give me a massive headache (due to the preservatives). See Wikipedia for a non-definitive list of Italian beers.

The wines and other spirits originating from Italy, on the other hand are generally bliss.
You should stay away from African beers then. Nasty on the preservatives.

As I've heard. Tasty with fish, sand and rice.

Polecat wrote:ArrBee just went to India and experienced the glycerol beers, where they put a layer of that on top to preserve the beer. Not good for the uninitiated.

Ha! It makes you test your running prowess pretty quickly, though.

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:56 am

Polecat wrote:
system wrote: I find most Italian beers give me a massive headache (due to the preservatives). See Wikipedia for a non-definitive list of Italian beers.

The wines and other spirits originating from Italy, on the other hand are generally bliss.
You should stay away from African beers then. Nasty on the preservatives.

yeh my mate was getting home sick and was crapping on about Castle Larger and how good it was. We found some and drank it, I thought it was pretty ordinarly. I think maybe he was addicted to the mono-phosphide sulfate muntoglagulites in it.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:58 am

i'm still standing by the monteiths summer ale.

oh yes.

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:28 pm

system wrote:
Direktor wrote:
Spherix wrote:
peroni is the VB of italy
If Peroni is the VB of Italy I'd love to try their premium beers then....

Peroni is awesome.

I disagree really. I find most Italian beers give me a massive headache (due to the preservatives). See Wikipedia for a non-definitive list of Italian beers.

The wines and other spirits originating from Italy, on the other hand are generally bliss.

peroni is trash, its like 75 cents a longneck in italy

if u have to drink italian beer take nastro its slightly better

maybe it tastes different in australia to in italia though, likemost "imported" beers

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:36 pm

Spherix wrote:maybe it tastes different in australia to in italia though...

Tre chic

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:38 am

Spherix wrote: peroni is trash, its like 75 cents a longneck in italy

if u have to drink italian beer take nastro its slightly better

maybe it tastes different in australia to in italia though, likemost "imported" beers

Can't stand Nastro. That tastes like cheap shit to me. Not the Peroni though.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:40 am

Spherix wrote:
system wrote:
Direktor wrote: If Peroni is the VB of Italy I'd love to try their premium beers then....

Peroni is awesome.

I disagree really. I find most Italian beers give me a massive headache (due to the preservatives). See Wikipedia for a non-definitive list of Italian beers.

The wines and other spirits originating from Italy, on the other hand are generally bliss.

peroni is trash, its like 75 cents a longneck in italy

if u have to drink italian beer take nastro its slightly better

maybe it tastes different in australia to in italia though, likemost "imported" beers

Pretty sure Peroni is imported and not "imported".

Each to his own.

Smile on Impact · Post by **Smile on Impact** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:43 am

Direktor wrote:
Pretty sure Peroni is imported and not "imported".

Each to his own.

But it's not as refreshing as a nice "imported" Big Charlie !!

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:47 am

What is Big Charlie?

Smile on Impact · Post by **Smile on Impact** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:50 am

Direktor wrote:What is Big Charlie?

That's the eternal queastion...
PROBABLY WHY YOU DIDN'T VOTE IN MY POLL !!

Smile on Impact · Post by **Smile on Impact** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:56 am

Direktor wrote:What is Big Charlie?

Actually they are a bubblegum bar with a gorilla on the wrapper.

I used to have them (very Rarly) when i was a kid.

But i looked them up on the internet and they don't seem to exist.

Maybe it was a dream

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:58 am

Yes. Maybe.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:15 am

i think feelslikeafukinrevolution needs to lay off the acid

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:20 pm

Best beer this summer is gonna be my apple & cinnamon ale that i'm gonna brew this week. Big experiment but my housemate is the king home brewer and has done tonnes of crazy beers so hopefully this one might turn out nice.

Andrez · Post by **Andrez** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:33 pm

...yum!!

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:16 pm

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:53 am

W.A has the fucking bizness- beer and wine

This is my current fave summer drop

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:55 am

Bright Ale eh?

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:15 am

Think miss libs has it on tap

Jai can confirm or deny this at some point

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:59 am

Ooohhh... so much prefer tap to bottled.

Wouldn't even give cans the time of day.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:00 pm

cans are for derros

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:01 pm

Or Pom's.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:05 pm

Direktor wrote:Or Pom's.

LOL

wide mouth so you can slam your fosters down fast