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ASF Beer Appreciation thread

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lol. frank sinatra famously quipped, when offered a glass of water; "i ordered a drink. not a wash..!"
 
well I like the way Guinness has all those lill bubbles - about 100 times more than champagne - and they sculpt a shamrock in the froth - and you have to take a few deep breaths while this great mass of effervescence sorts itself out - brilliant

worth waiting for

Guinness "Evolution"
 

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Why does everyone rave about Little Creatures now?

I was drinking it before it was cool...

Various Coopers and Redback aren't bad either.

Grolsch would definitiely be my favourite "mass produced" import though.

Not sure why people rave about Becks. I reckon it's pretty ordinary to be honest.

Mmm... I need a beer now...

:bier::alcohol:
 
I havn't tried Duvel, but it was also on my list of to try. Next time I place an order i'll have to get some of that... not cheap though.

I am going through a bit of an import stage at the moment. Although I do still love my aussie beers.

Coopers is brewed here, and when i was younger used to drink litres of Pale Ale, or when we wanted to get drunk a few of the Sparkling Alee can knock you around pretty quickly

In my most recent purchase I ordered:

Chimay: Grande Reserve

Samuel Adams: Boston Lager

Unibroue: La Fin Du Monde (End of the World)
 

VB is possibly the most over-rated beer on the planet imho. It is amazing what good marketing and well aimed campaigns can get people to drink

I read an interesting opinion piece by a beer writer called Willie Simpson. He stated that beer drinkers have now moved from a loyal "team based" (where each beer is your 'team') culture, towards a flavour and appreciation culture, where you drink different beers because you like them.

This is true when i look at my parents generation, where most have their one or 2 beers that they stick to and never try (and dont want) anything else. Whereas me and my friends are always looking for different beers in our local and enjoy trying new flavours. I think brewing is also reflecting this, with increased techniques. Youngs, a british beer, actually adds chocolate into one of their stouts.
 
Love a Hoegaarden Witbier, from bottle or tab!
Otherwise most of the other Belgium beers people have mentioned, such as Leffe Blonde, Delirium, or Duvel.

Haha, I agree with what you are saying about the older generation just sticking to their 'states beers' Prawn. I tried giving my Grandfather some very tasty different ales, all of which he turned his nose up to, to stick with a VB.
We tried a Bottle of Rasberry Wheat beer last night, brewed by James Squire, wasn't a bad beer, not something i would be drinking very often though.
 
More of a jd guy myself but this guy here has got it made,

what about this gut!!tb
 

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Imported beers. Some are really imported but others are brewed right here in Oz.

I'm not a huge beer fan so haven't tried everything that's around. Tooheys probably best of the mainstream IMO.

Worst beer I've ever drunk would have to be "Best". Truly rotten stuff. No idea who brewed it but in the end I couldn't even give the stuff away. Did tip a few cans down the drain eventually.

PS does anyone know if the beer "Dodge" still exists? No idea where it was brewed but someone turned up at work with a can that looked like it was from the 70's (judging by the general appearance, the old style top etc). Never heard of it before - anyone know where it's from and if it's still produced?
 
Up until about 12 months ago i only really bought and drank Aussie beer, VB or Carlton cold were my staple brews and a case of either was around $32 to $35 at my local bottle shop.

Now i very rarely buy the Aussie stuff, both the above are around $38 now but i can buy a carton of Becks for $40 or my current favourite Lowenbrau for $42 both are much nicer beers IMO but have dropped in price substantially the past 12 months.

Talking with the guy who owns the bottle shop who says sales of local beer have gone right down in the past 12 months, he said some brands have been hit hard and hardly ever sells the likes of Crown lager these days as so many people have switched to imported beers.

Obviously the strong $A has helped but would imagine the big Aussie brewers must be feeling the slow down in sales.

The only local beer im sticking with is Coopers original although for some reason i only like it in the long necks, the 375 ml stubbies it just doesnt taste the same, great brew though.
 
Like most, the old Little Creatures out of the tap is not a bad drop, prefer the Pilsner over the Pale....

Most people give me grief about it, but I love a Carona...... I know it's ironic that we buy Mexico's VB at a ridiculously inflated price, but it's just a great beer to drink in the heat.....

Coming from SA, the Coopers Pale and Sparkling was what I was introduced to first, but I have really gone off them lately - however, their Larger is fantastic...

Cheers :bier:
 
prawn_86 said:
Obviously you have never trieda 'real' beer, which has been brewed for flavour rather than mass production. Perhaps you should get someone to walk you through a few different beers. its an acquired taste, just like wine.
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I just can't seem to acquire the taste of beer. I practise and practise but don't seem to be able to get there. But I'll be blowed if I'm giving up - I'm going to just practise even more until I get it. (in fact I'm practising now with a boags classic blonde)
 
agro said:
howcome coronas never got a mention
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Obviously didn't read my post Agro, I mentioned Carona......

Damn, no beer in the fridge tonight, all this talk of beer has me thirsty......

Cheers
 
reece55 said:
Obviously didn't read my post Agro, I mentioned Carona......

Damn, no beer in the fridge tonight, all this talk of beer has me thirsty......

Cheers
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you did too - i take it back

always good with a lime in the neck of the bottle
 
reece55 said:
Most people give me grief about it, but I love a Carona...... I know it's ironic that we buy Mexico's VB at a ridiculously inflated price, but it's just a great beer to drink in the heat.....
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I too dont mind Caronas, although they arn't much of a beer realistically. I agree they are good in summer. Some people have said that their only flavour comes from the citrus stuffed down its neck


Cuttlefish,
good to see your practising

but seriously, perhaps what you should do is sit down one time with some mates and try one of every type of beer throughout the afternoon. This way you might find one that suits your palatte.

My mates and I do it occasionally and its good fun. We all bring a different type, ie - bock, pilsner, red ale, wheat beer etc etc and then sit in and just enjoy sampling the different flavours.
 
Since nobody locally sells decent beers I have been substituting it with home brew beers (bru4u.com) to try decent and imported beers. Can anyone say from experience how close they are to the real taste? From what i have had so far some of them are very good but then again since I haven't had the real thing its hard to say. Since Duvel is $11.50 a stubbie in the city I ordered it home brew style (50lts for $150) hopefully it tastes just like the real thing.
 

I havenever really been a fan of homebrew. I have only ever tried my mates or their parents batches, and frankly they are unimpressive. I think it has to do with the lack of hop options, unless they specifically source their hops fresh which is unlikely...

So i cant say i have tried a 'professional' homebrew (is that an oxymoron?).

If you want the real deal this site is awesome:
www.beerstore.com.au

Its where i buy all my imported stuff that the pub wont stock.
 
I love it, my local bottle-o is literally this place: http://www.cloudwine.com.au/ Predominately a wine place, but about 25% of their stock is beer - and there's not a VB, Carlton Draught or mainstream New South or Qoinsland mainstream pish beer in sight!

Some random favourites atm:

Deuchars IPA - imported from Caledonian brewery in Edinburgh directly, although it's mighty fine on the hand pull (you actually have to go to Scotland for that )
Monteith's Golden. (forget their summer ale, it's lollie water)
Anything by Emerson.
I'll drink and enjoy -any- Hefeweizen, including Charlotte's.
Erdinger Weißbrau keeps on getting put infront of me for some reason lately, Unibroue also - La fin du Monde.

When in Melbourne, make a trip to Collingwood/Fitzroy: www.lambsgobar.com.au you will not be disappointed.
 
tayser said:
Unibroue also - La fin du Monde.
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Whats this like Tayser?

I have ordered some, but wont get it till about Thurs.

I have heard that the Cannucks almost beat the Belgians at their own game with this one
 
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