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ASF Beer Appreciation thread

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I brew my own - normally a Coopers recipe, and although it's pretty damn good and only $0.50 for a long neck, makes me appreciate a commercially brewed drop even more.

I have quite a long list of favourites.

For a quikkie at the pub, normally a VB goes down a treat, a Stella from the tap is a good starter before a meal in downtown Leichhardt. A Crownie at an Australian style Chinese returaunt doesn't normally touch the sides.

For something special at the local Japanese would be a Saporo or for something a little dryer, an Asahi smatens up the pallette before the Sushi.

Tsing Tao from China is surprisingly good - and really is made for a good Chinese feed, Taiwan Beer or Beijing Beer can normally be had at the better Asian supermarkets and are a little Baverian in their style.

If I am getting a slab in between my home brews I am currently grabbing either a Squires Amber or a case of Blonde.

I like Grolsche and the porelain swing top lids are good for home brew bottling.

For my birthday just recently my wife bought me a 5 litre mini keg of Heiniken - that was fun - just fits in the fridge and is pressurized and has a shelf life of around a month once cracked..

mmm, and to think my dad drank DA (Dirty Annie) or Flag Ale ...
 
Dam I woudlnt mind doing the brew your own Roland but I heard its fairly hard? Also I think if I did I just might stop going to work!

I went down to first choice last night turns out when I was speaking to the guy down the back away from the fridges is this huge hidden premium beer goldmine it had nearly all the beers from those online websites. I picked up some hoegaardens which wasnt too bad however $16 for 4! And tried one they had from Sunshine coast brewery a chilli beer. It tasted exactly how it said however quite powerful and youd be burping up hot stuff, in the end I couldnt finish it
 

gee, it's not hard - got the wife doing it now

grab yourself a Coopers Brew Kit from Coles - about $100 from memory. You get a barrel, plastic bottles and caps, sugar and a can of ingredients to make your beer - sort of a sticky, mollasses looking stuff - hops, barley etc

clean your barrel, heat the can, pour the can into your barrel, add some hot water, drop in the bag of brewing sugar, mix it, add another 18 litres of water tempered to get around 20 degrees C, mix it well, sprinkle on the yeast, close the lid, wait 7 days or so, drop a lozenge of sugar into each bottle, fill up the bottles, wait about 2 weeks - then enjoy!

Once you have the kit, all you need to get from Coles is a choice of the brew you want to make (in a big can) about $18, the sugar - around $2.00, the extra sugar for bottles - around $1.50.

All makes around 20 liters of beer - around 30-35 750ml bottles - the hardest part is making sure everything is clean, and that 'aint real hard
 
Tried:
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
http://www.beerstore.com.au/detail.asp?beerID=570

One of the nicest beers i've had in a long time. Really smooth and a little spicy, and the aftertaste is almost a syrup or toffee taste. I could drink a hell of a lot of these

A bit pricey but definitely worth a try. I will be buying them again
 
To the tune of yesterday...

Ode to beer
It's a beverage found far and near
Hit the local pub and commandeer
October's here, it's time for beer

Ode to beer
Through the working week I'll persevere
Then I'll let myself be less austere
And raise this praise, an ode to beer

Why it tastes so good, I don't know, I cannot say
Watered down or strong, it's served worldwide everyday

Ode to beer
It's the final liquid frontier
Makes it look like all the women leer
Oh, hear my praise, this ode to beer

Why it's best served cold, I don't know, I cannot say
Hear this drinking song, as I'm spirited away

Ode to beer
It can make you upfront and sincere
It's been fuel for many pamphleteers
I've joined them with this ode to beer

Mm, mm, mm, mm.....
Blaaaaaaaargh!!
 
I dont go the beer much more of a jd guy myself,but about 8 years ago when i was doing local deliveries,i did 2 deliveries to a home brew shop that supply the home brewers, 1 just of pennant hills road just before the BP northbound & 1 in the industrial area as you come off the m4 off ramp(eastbound) onto the prospect highway first on your right,i tried a drink at both & tell you what they were a 100% better than the commercial beers,
great drink these guys made...tb

address...railway parade pennant hills & stoddardt rd prospect,in with the homebase...if you are ever out that way...tb
 
In another thread JTB mentioned Little Creatures coming in pint size bottles.

I personaly havn't heard of that...

What is the actual ml's on those bottles?
 
Hiya Boys,

Yeah, I brew my own and I find it very difficult to hand over twice the $$ to by a can of chemical laiden commercial stuff. I do however enjoy trying out the different brews available from around the world.

Someone mentioned the Hoegarten... nice drop, although I can make a similar but better result with a Muntons Dutch Lager premix can, about 200gms light powdered malt and a kilo of dextrose.

I chucked the bottles away about 6 months ago and can't believe I waited so long to get a keg setup. Makes it hard to walk past the fridge when there's two taps teasing you...

NB. Use dextrose and malt extract instead of sugar for a much better result, and never ever slack off on cleanliness or your beer will really suffer.

Baz
 
Be very careful mate....you will get one of these...tb
 

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Having some more now, and i would like to re-iterate my point above

Very very good indeed :bier:
 
Great thread.

The best beer is genereally whatever is fresh and made on the premises. We don't get access to much in the bottle shops.

That said:
1. Rodenbach Grand Cru (Flanders Red lambic) from Belgium
2. Hoegaarden Grand Cru (Wit) from Belgium
3. Guinness, but not the one they sell in Australia

And Duvel, it is drinkable, but imo way overrated, a regulation strong ale, you can make something very close to that yourself at home. Sorry Duvel lovers.
 
Recently tried a couple more:

Montieths Summer Ale:
http://www.beerstore.com.au/detail.asp?beerID=581
Not your typical beer. In a blind tasting I think more people would call it a ginger beer, than actual beer. Very sweet and spicy, but you could get very messy with the speed that they slide down.

Chimay:
Finally I have found a dark ale that i enjoy! This was very nice indeed. Roasted hops with the dark toffee flavours and nice and smooth. Good drop


Anyone else out there have any additions?
 
I'm right into Amstel at the moment.

A little on the expensive side but a very crisp taste.

Also Gage Roads makes a nice beer (I can't remeber if it's a pilsner or lager)

 
sam76 said:
Also Gage Roads makes a nice beer (I can't remeber if it's a pilsner or lager)

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Yep, found a pub where they had $3 stubbies of Gage Roads on the weekend

They make both a pils and a larger, but i prefer the pils. Although i wasn't in any real state to note the subtelties in the brewing
 

Dan murphys usually have james squire ale cartons for round $45

Schofferhofer = now thats a wheatbeer!! its Deutsch!! and if any south aussies have ever been to the ****zenface.er shutzenfest in january, its worth loadin up on!! followed by a dozen Jagermeisters - minus the red bull
 
If it's wet... and cold... never have been able to focus and read labels..

Slanty
.........kauri
 
Qantas is serving James Squire Golden Ale in specially made cans on their flights now. Was a pleasant surprise.
 
Santob said:
Qantas is serving James Squire Golden Ale in specially made cans on their flights now. Was a pleasant surprise.
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Jimmy S out of a can, that would be interesting. But i would certainly prefer that over the other crap they serve
 
Grrrrrr….bit cold for the liquid gold in’it? When the winter chill bites I turn to wine…Pinot Noir ;-) while the Corona sit idle and the limes slowly rot.

Personally I love my beer, and like many other beer lovers, i think it has a lot wider variety than wines, due to the fact that extra things such as fruit are actually added during the brewing process.
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@prawn_86, they add fruits to wine as well ;-)


@Tayser, careful with your vowels, could save your life! ;-) it’s Biograd not Beograd. Beograd is way, way east and in English translates into Belgrade…I’m pretty sure you know what kind of dilemma you could find yourself in. ;-)

I’m actually pleasantly surprised to find someone drinking Karlovacko pilsener, not many have heard of it. I pay about $55/ctn up here in Sydney. Hope you don’t mind me dowloading that pic, Karlovac, from where this ‘piva’ is brewed is where my bloodline hails from.

When the mecury hits the 30’s here in Sydney, I like my Turborg from Copenhagen. I think it’s a locally brewed ‘import’. I get it for $33-35/ctn. Wouldn’t say I’m a big fan of Corona but it’s palatable in summer. Can’t say I can stomach the price tag some bottleshops try and sell it for though…try $70/cnt! I found a place that does it for $49 and it isn’t the old stale stock some places try and flog off.

For those living in Emerald City I highly recommend James Squire Brewhouse and Restaurant at the King Street Wharf on a hot lazy Sunday arvo. Nice food, view, vibe, and a selection of Squire ales and others. For $8 you get a sample paddle of 4x100ml variety of Squire beers. I went for a schooner of Golden Ale and it was lucky for me I was having the fish…found this beer very lemony and think I’ll stick to their Amber Ale.

I also have an appreciation for Beez Neez…a honey wheat beer that’s very tasty.
 
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