Beer

I have for sale a Breville Express Cooker pressure cooker. Works perfectly.

I don't use it and just want to get rid of it, first person who brings around a sixer of any (full strength obviously) beer can have it. Pick up from Adelaide.

They cost a bit if you want to buy them new - would be handy to have around, if I had more space I'd keep it.

West End Draught? VB?

whats wrong with WED?


god everyone is a pussy these days, lets drink beer with lemons in it..

The taste. Turns out we live in an affluent nation saturated with beers of similar strength and constitution without the taste issue, so you can, like, just spend your money on those instead.

 

The man speaks truth...

  True.

No WED and no VB please.

FTFY

 

I was wondering at the omission of such a disclaimer. Anyone could come around and claim your lovely cooking implement with any old swill.

without the fear of the flaming......

west end is loads better than it used to be, its actually a half decent beer these days, and is made without loads of the shit that other beers like hanh superdry and teds have in them, which will give you a hangover and make you feel like crap.

i'll happily drink it if i dont feel like spending $20 on a sixpack

It's fucking terrible.

+1

unless it is bordering on freezing (ie: so cold you cant taste it) it is pretty rough

at the end of the day beer is beer.  once you've had a few it all tastes like beer

fluke and patchy my main men!


I found a picture of the rest of you...
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I'm all for beer that tastes like beer. I just don't particularly like paying for a beer that I can only assume is of a similar taste to cat piss. I can't confirm this of course, as I've never had cat piss, but it's always the first thing that springs to mind when drinking a West End.

 

Yeah, see I said I like beer that tastes like beer. Corona doesn't fit this description, so pass.

I'll have one of these thanks.

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I still see no one in this thread promulgating Corona as a viable alternative to WED. You aren't forced to choose between shit beer and Mexican slightly less shit beer at most bars.

Edit: Also, what Kyle said.

Moved to a more appropriate place.

P.S. Give me the fucking beer. It's fucking ten bucks for fucks sake.

on the more premium end of things (from a bottle shop) i love my squire golden and amber.. and matilda bays fat yak pale is hoppy as all fuck, tastes great... also I dig most wheat beers..

dont know what headache posted up there or where to get it from either, so no comment on that, except its not low carb or in a clear bottle.

It's Belgian, it's 9%, but it is not cheap. But it is 9%. Tasty as fuck, as well.

I am a fan of Squire Golden.


I'd happily help you get drunk, Liam; but I can't see myself using a pressure cooker any time soon.

Golden is great. I love that subtle fruitiness. It goes down really nicely in summer. Speaking of that they make some Summer ale too right? That's pretty awesome as well.

James Squire have some really unique beers, it's nice that they're Aussie too!

It's always funny when you hear wine snobs go on about beer not being in the same league as their preferred tipple yet there's just as much artistry that goes into making good beer. Not to mention an amazing array of different varieties.

The appreciation of this fact is the reason I will continue to bag cheap, generic swill such as WE and VB.

James Squire Sundown is pretty decent too

Weheinstephaner Hefe weissbier.
Vale Ale
Little creatures Pale

These are my current top three.

Samuel Adams Boston Lager is awesome. Just so fkn expensive

My staple beer at the moment i can't spell lol. "Budvar" ? The original Budweiser before the Yanks raped it

Subbo got me onto it - Hmmm now that i think about it, it may be the single greatest thing he's brought to our friendship

budvar is nice

i am a wine buff and a beer buff - hell, i have RUN a wine tour and i scoured the state for the last remaining cartons of James Squires 09 Hop Thief - but i still have time for WED.

Coopers Draught was one of the best local beers going around, but everyone wrote it off cos of the name 'Draught'. i would buy it for unsuspecting mates between rounds and they'd ALWAYS say "what's this its beautiful" or something to that extent but then not believe me when i told them it was Coopers Draught.

WED isn't the greatest beer in the world, far from it, but it's miles better than most of the other popular shit going around, like Pure Blonde, Super Dry, TED, Carlton Dry with fucking lime or lemon (SPEW!) and countless others.

Weheinstephaner Hefe weissbier and Budvar.... awesome!

My new fave is the new Little Creatures Bright Ale

I really like Hertog Jan and Jupiler is pretty good too.

Agree with the James Squire mentions and Little Creatures make some good beers as well.

I'm also currently loving Knappstein Reserve Lager. I need to make a trip to the Clare for this. I am very keen to try Neagles Rock Weissbeir too but it's always sold out. Cellar door only.

lemon in beer is wrong.  id rather have tobasco

love it!

Lobethal Bierhaus Stout is amazing as well as their Bohemian Pils, although their Weizen has lost some ground lately. The IPA, stout and Ginja at the Port Dock are winners too.

there is a dark ale going around called White Rabbit thats nay too bad either, i have the feeling it's a Little Creatures spin-off

Lobethal has some stunning beers, as does Grumpy's Brauhaus.
Next time you're in the port go to The Lighthouse Hotel. They have 6 boutique beers, their pilsener and Ginger beer being my favourites.

For the next Good Food Society event in October/November I'm organising a boutique brewery tour. At the moment I'm thinking start at The Port Dock, move to The Lighthouse, then the Brew Boys, Hyde Park Tavern, Lobethal Bierhaus and winding down at Grumpys for pizza and beer.

No need to go all the way to Clare First Choice on N E Rd at Collinswood has Knappstein Lager in stock all the time.

Knappstein Lager is one of the freshest Lagers I have had pure class.

Im loving the Montieths Winter Ale along with Youngs Special Ale and always have Coopers Sparkling Ale on rotation.

Liam, do you still have said pressure cooker? x

Yes Erica, the noble beast is still here.

x

I will be in touch, with beer.

Cooper Draught is great, because they do it properly.

WED just has that mass produced feel to it with it's nasty sharp taste.

When you say you have time for WED is that when it's offered to you or the only thing available?

I'm sure if you're given the choice of 2 different beers, one being a decent brew and the other WED, don't tell me that you would seriously choose the WED?

All the other stuff you mentioned I would clearly put in the "bagging it for shitness" category as well. I'll drink them if they're there because I like to drink beer but I'm not going to go out of my way to drink them.

Most of them are "time and place" beers IMO. Something like TED/Pure Blonde is nice when you're in blinding hot sun somewhere and they're icy cold and you don't want to be weighed down by a strong beer.

 

this information is correct.

it falls in the 'will willingly pay for a 6-pack/share a 30-block if nothing else tickles my fancy, or i haven't got enough bills in the wallet and dont wish to use card' category.

aforementioned brews fall in the 'do not pay for under any circumstance, and mull over at great length before consuming, in thirst of catastrophic proportions emergency situations only' category.

Even those cheap Amsterdams (blue can/label) are around the same price as WED and taste better! Why not get them in those situations? There's another similar cheap Dutch one which is decent as well but I can't remember the name, Mariner or something maybe, I think it has something maritime-related on the emblem.

 I used to get them if I was after something cheap. Is it un-Australian to not support my local company? Yes, but in this case I make an exception!

What about those Oettinger things? They are so cheap. Not too bad either.

Lion Nathan is hardly a local company, however you support the heads @ thebarton.. coopers is a local company...

whats your faves in thailand glock??

singha? tiger? chang? i forget the other ones, i know tiger is singapore, but its very popular there, also its a nice lager.

Ah I forgot they were owned by a multi-national. Stuff 'em them!

Coopers is great for staying family-owned, it was awesome how they rejected that takeover a few years ago.

As for Thai beers, Singha all the way for me. Great, solid taste and refreshing enough to help with the heat. Though I must admit I'll often drink it Thai style (with ice) these days if I'm out. I know, it's ghey, but it's better than warm beer which happens so quickly in this heat. The watering down effect of the ice makes it even easier to drink in the heat plus has the effect of prolonging your drunkenness, which is nice given the way I'll usually drink (at full speed)!

At home it's straight out of the bottle or a frosty mug though.

I don't really like Chang much at all, it's too heavy to drink a lot of, there's a reason why people refer to the dreaded "Chang-over" in reference to drinking a lot of it and that's one reason why I dislike it. I also don't like the flavour as much as Singha.

For something really light I will go with an "import" San Miguel Light, which is a low carb and very easy to drink. And yes, it is actually improved with lime in it so that's how I'll drink it...

Tiger is not bad, I'll have some of that on occasion too.

Beerlao is another nice one from around the region, like Chang I also find it a little heavy for long sessions though.

The Heineken here (locally produced) is filthy though. I have no idea why so many expats drink it exclusively when Singha and other local region beers are better and cheaper. It's nothing like the nice version in Australia (even though that is also not authentic, it tastes decent).

I love the fact that my local Sip n Save stocks so many boutique beers these days.

Just grabbed a White Rabbit - White Ale and its a very nice smooth drop.

Definitely going to try some of the others they've got in at the moment over the weekend!

this may be a bit beyond a few people, but those cheap and nasty 'Euro' beers are exactly that - cheap and nasty and full of shit. WED is actually a much cleaner beer, without any of the nasty stuff in it. you will be very thankful for it the next morning, or even later that night. an easy way to tell a lot of the time is if a drink 'goes straight to your head' it tends to be full of nasties.

also, locally produced as previously mentioned.

Hehe well yeah no disputing that. It's a big reason I don't like Chang. WED may be cleaner but it still tastes like shit. Having said that, it's much better from a bottle than a can.

 

Deep fried beer?

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/08/28/deep-fried-beer/

I didn't mind the Chang's. Mind you I only had a 6er of em

I have really been getting into my American beers lately. As in Australia there has been an explosion of Micro-Breweries in the last 10 years and in the States they are making some amazingly good beers and trying to get the world to look past Millers, Corrs and Budweiser.

Some of the ones I have had recently and would recommend whole heartedly are:

Brooklyn Brewery East India Pale Ale - Quite hoppy and fruity....along the lines of Little Creatures but better.
Brooklyn Brewery Lager - Just a classy lager, kinda like Samuel Adams.
Goose Island IPA - Another great fruity, bitter IPA
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - A firm favourite of mind, have been drinking it for years but not sure if it's made it's way to OZ yet.
Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen - This breweries take on the Bavarian Wheat Beer, more fruity than the German examples.

And my favourite discovery the awesome Flying Dog Brewery Raging Bitch Belgian IPA
They also do another classy brew with just as good a name the Doggy Style Classic Pale Ale.

Any of these Beers will improve you life.

 

Please tell me you're joking. That stuff is nasty! Instant hangover! My German friends won't touch it as it's not brewed to the purity laws.

real chang beer does not come in a six pack (that's their export quality), it comes in recycled longneck bottles and is nasty evil shiyt.


on a similar note, i bought a six pack of beer lao at dan murphys. it cost me $19 - i lol'd. it was real beer lao too.

Hey T Bird... I agree, the states have some amazing micro breweries. I tried a few from the bay area and NY while i was there last year.

See if you can find these guys;

http://www.goodbeer.com/SWF/index.html

http://www.anchorbrewing.com/

http://www.hmbbrewingco.com/

http://www.heartlandbrewery.com/

it's not brewed by the aryan race? well that is just bollocks.

 

Pure Blonde is innit?

Peroni FTW! 

nice call there mate!

my favourite when I was in the bay area was Arrogant Bastard Ale, similar to drinking long necks of Coopers Vintage



They also made a Double Bastard which around 10% alcohol. Actually I liked all the beers from Stones http://www.stonebrew.com/

Just bought 2 x 6 packs of Montieths Black Beer. Perfect night for it.

Mmmm coffee beer. Big fan of Monteiths Black.

Mmmmmmmmm........... Rocks of ice

Surely he was fishing with that one.  No bites yet...

Not sure Roosty he does drink WED. (cast line vzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

Pseudo's probably busy still washing his eyes after casting a view of yous actually being written in text. 

He has worn me down by attrition. I silently conceded a couple of weeks back. He still has no idea about tense, especially Saw/Seen. I just try to enjoy the ugly spectacle now; I mean seriously...

"the old lady whoms house i was working on" The fuck is that?

I'm pretty sure he only uses commas when it is incorrect to do so. He also appears to assign apostrophes by random chance.

His grammar still isn't as ungainly as watching him wield logic.

 

hook, line and sinker.

Are you seriously trying to pass yourself off as an elaborate troll now?

I will leave that up to you to decide 


Does anyone know where I can get Kokanee (Canada) at all?? Tried Dan Murphys with no luck.

 No beers until bali!

First Choice used to stock it

Pretty sure The Bar On Gouger has it, and they do take aways.

Otherwise try Fassina on Oaklands Rd Somerton Park, one block back from Brighton Rd, they tend to have a decent selection

thanks guys, will give them a go.

if you go to bar on gouger, definitely get takeaway

one of the beers was about $14 a bottle over the bar and $8 via takeaway

Anybody had Fat Yak Pale Ale from Matilda Bay? Not usually a fan of pale ale, but this is pretty damn good.

yeah, grabbed a sixer of it a couple weeks back, pretty tidy, really enjoyed it...

Can see myself drinking a fair bit of this over summer.

 It's all about Beez Kneez abnd James Squire Golden Ale for me this summer

 

pale ale, wheat beer and golden ale for summer?


italian lagers and japanese lagers or draughts all the way!

 Your West End Drought stance renders your beer opinions null and void

 

i was expecting something like this

 haha yours is better

Just picked up a carton of Trumer Pils. Perfect for a lovely spring day.

Great Beer as is the Trumer Pils Josh.

fat yaks wicked been drinking it close to a year..

first had it last? or maybe the year before at chrissy time

 

Whiskey Stones. FTW

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http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsunder20/ba37/
(was posted in gifts thread ages ago)

Have been drinking lots of Tiger, Beer Saigon, Beer Hanoi and Bia Hoi. Bia Hoi is homebrew that the locals make and sell for 6000 dong. That's about 25 cents per pint. It is quite fresh and lemonadey while having definite lager overtones.

Of course, everyone's Bia Hoi is slightly different.

whiskey stones seriously , WAT?

whiskey stones sounds like a medical problem

haha |^_^|

A good place to drink beer is The Cremorne. They've done it right up, I was so impressed! The fact that it's very close to my parent's house helps as well.
"Hi Mum and Dad, good to see you... Let's go over the road for a bevvy."

It opens right up from a beer garden to the rectangular bar. But most of the road noise is somehow deflected by the screen between the garden and Unley Rd. The bistro looks good... if you can get a table!

Tried Longshot Coffee Infused Dark Ale from Matilda Bay Brewery this weekend. Not bad at all!

edit - Actually scratch that, it's damn good. If you're into your dark beers, give it a crack.

http://www.sp.com.pg/

Good stuff.

It all looks fairly generic mate!

Which ones are good?

Drinking a Dogbolter from Matilda Bay Brewery right now. Tasty!

Not my photo, but you get the idea.

Have not had it for a long time but from memory its a decent drop for sure.

I was in Tassie last week and James Boags do an Ale called The Wizard Smith its superb. Can't find anywhere here that has though 

Also went back to Moorila Bay where they make Moo Brew tasted the whole range and they had the Pilsner on tap in their bar. Very nice!

It's not beer, but Cider that I've been right into lately. On Sat Terry and I raided First Choice and got this selection. I shall rate them in order of tastiness.

1. Rekordelig Pear (VERY VERY sweet with a vanilla hint, not for those without a sweet tooth)
2. Magners Pear
3. Three Kings
4. ...? I honest to god can't remember!
5. Suffolk Cider

I really like Monteith's Summer Ale - Nice and light with a touch of honey and taste of ginger beer.

Pear cider sounds interesting.

I had a can of Bulmer's apple cider over here once, it was the "Dry" variety and they weren't kidding. I definitely prefer it a little sweeter, so that Rekordelig could be a goer.

its pretty sweet dude! I think strongbow use pears as well

bulmers is okay to hit hard!

I struggled to finish it man, it was one of those big cans and once it got a little warm it was horrible.

Always always have cider over ice. Otherwise it gets warm, sticky and odd.

  Great Description..

Werd......

I just can't get into cider. Tastes like goon with bubbles to me

This

It's fkn crap.

You've obviously just not found the right one! If you get a bad one, it's total rubbish. Find a good one and stick to it. For beginners I recommend a pear cider as they're not as acidic as apple.
Little Creatures Pipsqueak is a good apple to start on, though.

I've had Pipsqueak before and it's less shit than other ciders I've tried, but still not something I would drink if I was able to get a decent beer instead. I have sampled quite a range that friends have recommended to me (Bulmers, Magners, Three Kings, some local one I can't remember etc...), but I just can't seem to drink more than one.

I'd give Rekorderlig a shot though.

Just remember to treat Rekordelig like cordial. Sweet as all hell but delicious. My fave is the lime and raspberry.

gave Coopers Clear another try earlier in the week

Gosh it's awful

It totally defeats the purpose of Coopers.

Still yet to drink a Coopers i really enjoy

(oh yer, i took it there)

Sparkling Ale is still one of my fav beers.

Tried the Monteiths Celtic Red Beer on Thursday its pretty nice. These guys are all over it.

same

Agree. Although I used to love it before I was Beerducated.

Even though I'm a bit of a beer snob I really rate sparkling, dark and vintage.. especially if the vintage is around the 2 yr old mark.

Sure microbreweries do great stuff but you cant beat sparkling when its on sale for $40/carton

what does this mean?