Favourite beer

[azaxr8]

redback tastes like cat wee.

teds for me.

[sgt_doofey]

uranium_death, I agree wholeheartedly with you in regards to your comments about the Belgium beers. They would have to have been the best beers I have ever tasted in my travels. The wife and I absolutely loved them when we were there in Belgium and in Holland. We don't generally buy them back here due to cost but will indulge every now and then as a treat.
Everyday drinking is covered by Coopers beer and [free] wine from the wife's work.

[JONESY_XR6]

Trumer pills in an icy glas is always the beer of choice in town, otherwise anything taswegen and carlton cold...

[ubute]

Anyone here tried this yet? http://www.chopperheavy.com/

"100% guaranteed to get your ears off"

[Mark s]

uranium_death, you comments are spot on.

I find most Australian beer to be rubbish, that have to be drunk freezing cold.

I don't understand why people brag about Crown Larger. The only reason I can see people drink it is because of the gold label, 50 odd bucks a carton and "look at what I am drinking" A little like the Corona drinkers with the slice of lime.


There are certain Australian beers I enjoy.

Top of my list are the James Squire IPA, I find the Mountain Goat IPA to be on even footing. Gage Rd IPA is not to bad but I don't find it as bitter as the other 2 brands. Yeah I have a soft spot for IPA's.

James Squire Porter is nice on a cool winter night.

Little Creature Pale Ale a wonderful drop and pretty much my choice at the local bottle shop. I have to go to Dan Murphys for the IPA's.

Beers from Belgium do stand out above the rest and once in a blue moon I will buy a bottle of Chimay. Those who have drunk it know what I mean. Duvel & La Trappe. Again wonderful beers. Just a little on the pricey side for those on a single income and a mortage in Sydney.

I recently tried a double chocolate stout and a Banana beer from the UK. A friend bought around a few bottles, but the names are lost to me at the moment.


Just my views on beer.

Cheers
Mark

[uranium_death]

That's ok AU.

Not trying to get personal...let's just agree to disagree.

The point I was making that appreciating beer doesn't happen overnight...takes time.

THe 90% that choose to drink beer to "get drunk" might as well stick with turpentine...cheaper.

I don't think Belgian beers to look "cool"...I drink them because they are considered the better beers in the world...
Since most people's choice in beer appears to be governed by their local pub, their bottle shop, and the ridiculous advertising that happens on TV (misleading many), I like to share a wider variety of drops.

Peace

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by b2tf

Miller Genuine Draft (otherwise known as MGD) is my drop of choice at the moment, but Peroni is a close second. Extra Dry, Carlton Dry, Pure Blonde and Boags St George all get a mention too.

MGD is a great beer.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Dan635

I predict that it will be a great hit with the corona drinking sissies and concluded it tastes like a lime mixer.

So im a sissy hey because i dont mind the odd Corona?

[GT0132]

Originally Posted by b2tf

I may get flamed for this but they are one of the most overrated things on the planet.

I agree...A mate always sends ne a case of Crownies every year for doing his tax....I drink it of course, but not my preferred drop ....Cascade or Boags premium are far better brews

[[Tonko]]

Originally Posted by azaxr8

redback tastes like cat wee.

I'll take your word for it, I am not game enough to compare the 2... And besides, i dont fancy chasing the cat around with a shot glass waiting for a sample...

[azaxr8]

lol tonko:P well said i guess:P. Redback is terrible either way.

[cycle myth]

Any beer made by one of the 1,100 breweries in Munich.

Augustine Monks make what I would say is the best.

Anything else is commercial urine.

Trust me - check it out in person.

[uranium_death]

I had redback on top and thought it was ok...

Then I got a bottle and thought it was pretty bloody average...

What beers do Augustine Monks make?
I like Trappist beer though...and that is certainly not commercial urine...most people here have probably never tried a trappist drop...and they are well worth it

But there are cheaper brews out there that are still bloody good.

One of my favourite stouts is Abbotsford Invalid Stout...costs next to nothing, but is good.
Used to love Cascade Amber Ale, but they don't stock it anywhere I shop at...dang.

[DDXR6T]

Originally Posted by uranium_death

When you buy Becks, Heineken or Stella, make sure you are getting the IMPORTED ones and NOT the Australian ones (under license), as there is a massive difference.

On another note...I really like Beez Neez in summer. It's very light, pretty clean, and highly drinkable. Also not a bad price.

I always try to grab the restaurant packs (import packs -normally in tatty recycled boxes), esp for becks and stella. What really gets me... is that the imported ones are actually CHEAPER than the ones brewed here.

Beez Neez is a good drop, can only have a few of them though. Definately a unique taste. And, its actually becoming quite cheap now. Normally just grab 6 packs though, not a beer I could drink nightly.

[DDXR6T]

Originally Posted by 51RTE

So im a sissy hey because i dont mind the odd Corona?

Do you take 45 minutes to down a lemon-ified corona? Personally, I'll drink water though a drainpipe before corona, probably taste similar.

[FPV GT40]

As far as beer goes the Germans are the masters, they even have a special purity law that relates to beer making and is still active since 1576....how many other countries do you know that passed a law on how beer must be made and the purity of the ingredients and finnished product almost 500 years ago, and this law is still adhered to today....these laws were passed and beer was made 300 years before Australia was discovered :

'Hansa' or 'DAB' are some of my favourites......As far as Aussie made beers anything made by James Squire is pretty good, as for pub beer that you can get when you go out on tap tooheys new in summer and old in winter...


As a general rule of thumb if it comes in a clear bottle it usually contains some form of antifreeze and if it is in a clear bottle and imported it is generally aimed at the female or homosexual market.....some brands even promote this by introducing a piece of fruit into the beer

:baby bott :baby bott :baby bott

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Dan635

Do you take 45 minutes to down a lemon-ified corona? Personally, I'll drink water though a drainpipe before corona, probably taste similar.

No i dont they go down like water IMO 20 mins tops, but i dont have them very often though.
Now off you go and enjoy your drainpipe water :

[drew`SEVNT5]

Originally Posted by 51RTE

So im a sissy hey because i dont mind the odd Corona?

well, we didnt want to say anything... :P



Just got thru 12 Squires Pepperberry Winter Ale Limited edition, twas goddamn lovely.

Also, had some Red Angus Pilsner the other day: Tops!



And coronas are for self-flagulators, pure and simple.