Beer thread

[voodoo]

I don't drink a lot of craft beer, but my mate just scored a few awards in Canada - their company is only a couple of years old, not sure how widely available the beer is

[mariner4life]

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@Crucial just to confirm, that's $6 a stubbie?
Do you get a blowjob when you buy it?

You follow horses don't you ... you pay for pedigree. Like wines; you can't compare the $10 Spumante leg opener you drank in your teens with a bottle of vintage Dom Perignon. They taste different, the cost different.

Also, my son just named a song 'all beers taste pretty much the same to me'. He's trolling me, but it's quality

there are a lot of million dollar yearlings that never make the track

also, a good bottle of wine takes how long to make?

[nzzp]

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@Crucial just to confirm, that's $6 a stubbie?
Do you get a blowjob when you buy it?

You follow horses don't you ... you pay for pedigree. Like wines; you can't compare the $10 Spumante leg opener you drank in your teens with a bottle of vintage Dom Perignon. They taste different, the cost different.

Also, my son just named a song 'all beers taste pretty much the same to me'. He's trolling me, but it's quality

there are a lot of million dollar yearlings that never make the track

also, a good bottle of wine takes how long to make?

Six bucks for a single bottle, and you're screaming. FFS. What do you pay for a farking burger at the pub that serves you a schooner of piss for six bucks?

[mariner4life]

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@Crucial just to confirm, that's $6 a stubbie?
Do you get a blowjob when you buy it?

You follow horses don't you ... you pay for pedigree. Like wines; you can't compare the $10 Spumante leg opener you drank in your teens with a bottle of vintage Dom Perignon. They taste different, the cost different.

Also, my son just named a song 'all beers taste pretty much the same to me'. He's trolling me, but it's quality

there are a lot of million dollar yearlings that never make the track

also, a good bottle of wine takes how long to make?

Six bucks for a single bottle, and you're screaming. FFS. What do you pay for a farking burger at the pub that serves you a schooner of piss for six bucks?

I'm not screaming. I would never pay it. $6 for a stubbie of beer at my own house? fuck that.

[nzzp]

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@Crucial just to confirm, that's $6 a stubbie?
Do you get a blowjob when you buy it?

You follow horses don't you ... you pay for pedigree. Like wines; you can't compare the $10 Spumante leg opener you drank in your teens with a bottle of vintage Dom Perignon. They taste different, the cost different.

Also, my son just named a song 'all beers taste pretty much the same to me'. He's trolling me, but it's quality

there are a lot of million dollar yearlings that never make the track

also, a good bottle of wine takes how long to make?

Six bucks for a single bottle, and you're screaming. FFS. What do you pay for a farking burger at the pub that serves you a schooner of piss for six bucks?

I'm not screaming. I would never pay it. $6 for a stubbie of beer at my own house? fuck that.

honestly fella, that's absolutely fine. Personally, I wouldn't pay 6 bucks for that beer, but that's because the style doesn't float my boat.

You are in the beer thread by the way, not the 'only commercial beer' thread.

I just drank a hazy fresh hop IPA, cost about $10-$11 for 440ml. Well worth it, was very tasty.

[JK]

Farken love a hazy IPA! The old Hapi Daze has been my go to for a whiles scored a good deal on them and stocked up. Have run out now so need to find me another good deal some how.

The tuatara hazy isnt too bad either. Has been getting me through the lockdown

[Crucial]

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@Crucial just to confirm, that's $6 a stubbie?

$36 a six-pack?

$144 a carton?

Do you get a blowjob when you buy it?

Not a beer you buy by the carton.

I definitely wouldn’t pay that much for sessioning beer.
This isn’t sessioning beer.
But then as others have said, there’s no diff between paying that for fizzy watery pish at the pub and enjoying this at home.

[JK]

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@Crucial just to confirm, that's $6 a stubbie?

$36 a six-pack?

$144 a carton?

Do you get a blowjob when you buy it?

Not a beer you buy by the carton.

I definitely wouldn’t pay that much for sessioning beer.
This isn’t sessioning beer.
But then as others have said, there’s no diff between paying that for fizzy watery pish at the pub and enjoying this at home.

And it would prob cost ya $12-15 to buy in a pub!

[MN5]

Just tried the Epic and Boneface pick 6’s over the weekend. Every beer ranging from decent to outstanding.

[MN5]

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

Just trying 'Heels to Jesus' a Garage Project wild brew marrying Belgian yeasts with kiwi hops.

This is the type of 'craft beer' that justifies it's price easily. A well made experiment that doesn't try to be too crazy and doesn't slam you with alcohol.
My best description would be a hazy belgian pale ale with a nice balance of sour and bitter.
This is the type of brew that Wild Beer Company in Somerset come up with all the time and goes well with food.

It was $6 a 330ml bottle but in comparison to the raft of "Just another fucking IPA"s that want similar you don't feel like you have paid way more than has been put in.

Garage Project try so much and it’s tough because they range from absolutely outstanding to ‘whoa, that’s a fucked up idea that doesn’t work’

It’s tough knowing which is which before you buy sometimes. I think Panhead and Lakeman are far more trustworthy on the whole.

[dogmeat]

@MN5 I think you're right but that isn't a reason not to try Garage Project. Personally I think I've only ever had one that I'd walk away and leave and that was OK because I was in a bar and they gave me a free replacement of my choice.

[nzzp]

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@mariner4life said in Beer thread:

@Crucial just to confirm, that's $6 a stubbie?
Do you get a blowjob when you buy it?

You follow horses don't you ... you pay for pedigree. Like wines; you can't compare the $10 Spumante leg opener you drank in your teens with a bottle of vintage Dom Perignon. They taste different, the cost different.

Also, my son just named a song 'all beers taste pretty much the same to me'. He's trolling me, but it's quality

there are a lot of million dollar yearlings that never make the track

also, a good bottle of wine takes how long to make?

Six bucks for a single bottle, and you're screaming. FFS. What do you pay for a farking burger at the pub that serves you a schooner of piss for six bucks?

I'm not screaming. I would never pay it. $6 for a stubbie of beer at my own house? fuck that.

If you like craft, get into brewing. It's fun, family friendly, and by fark you can put on some weight in a short time

You'll wind up with craft quality beer on tap, for about 50c/stubbie ($12 dozens).

[Crucial]

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

Just trying 'Heels to Jesus' a Garage Project wild brew marrying Belgian yeasts with kiwi hops.

This is the type of 'craft beer' that justifies it's price easily. A well made experiment that doesn't try to be too crazy and doesn't slam you with alcohol.
My best description would be a hazy belgian pale ale with a nice balance of sour and bitter.
This is the type of brew that Wild Beer Company in Somerset come up with all the time and goes well with food.

It was $6 a 330ml bottle but in comparison to the raft of "Just another fucking IPA"s that want similar you don't feel like you have paid way more than has been put in.

Garage Project try so much and it’s tough because they range from absolutely outstanding to ‘whoa, that’s a fucked up idea that doesn’t work’

It’s tough knowing which is which before you buy sometimes. I think Panhead and Lakeman are far more trustworthy on the whole.

Panhead make plenty of "meh!" beers as well. Difference is that GP bottle/can almost everything they make so more people can access it. Panhead just through a batch on tap at the taproom and see how it goes. They usually have about 8 one-off styles in addition to the core and seasonal beers.

I think the problem here is that if you just want a quaffing beer then 'craft' stuff makes little sense. If they do a 'plain' style then you can't seen why you'd pay a premium for next to no taste difference. If they do something interesting then it doesn't appeal as a session beer anyway. Too much flavour going on.

It's like saying 'that wagyu burger is a rip off. I can buy 3 big macs at that price'

[nzzp]

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

Just trying 'Heels to Jesus' a Garage Project wild brew marrying Belgian yeasts with kiwi hops.

This is the type of 'craft beer' that justifies it's price easily. A well made experiment that doesn't try to be too crazy and doesn't slam you with alcohol.
My best description would be a hazy belgian pale ale with a nice balance of sour and bitter.
This is the type of brew that Wild Beer Company in Somerset come up with all the time and goes well with food.

It was $6 a 330ml bottle but in comparison to the raft of "Just another fucking IPA"s that want similar you don't feel like you have paid way more than has been put in.

Garage Project try so much and it’s tough because they range from absolutely outstanding to ‘whoa, that’s a fucked up idea that doesn’t work’

It’s tough knowing which is which before you buy sometimes. I think Panhead and Lakeman are far more trustworthy on the whole.

I don't think I've had bad beer from Liberty, they were my favourite brewery. Sawmill and Deep Creek have really lifted their game. Garage Project are a bit too out there for me unless I'm in the mood. A few years ago my wife and I had a new years resolution was to drink 2 new beers a week for a year. Was interesting (and we did it), but really confirmed that while we don't mind weird styles occasionally, we really like well made hoppy beers and pilsners.

Also, I'm totally over sour beers. They were such a thing, and just didn't float my boat

[MN5]

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

Just trying 'Heels to Jesus' a Garage Project wild brew marrying Belgian yeasts with kiwi hops.

This is the type of 'craft beer' that justifies it's price easily. A well made experiment that doesn't try to be too crazy and doesn't slam you with alcohol.
My best description would be a hazy belgian pale ale with a nice balance of sour and bitter.
This is the type of brew that Wild Beer Company in Somerset come up with all the time and goes well with food.

It was $6 a 330ml bottle but in comparison to the raft of "Just another fucking IPA"s that want similar you don't feel like you have paid way more than has been put in.

Garage Project try so much and it’s tough because they range from absolutely outstanding to ‘whoa, that’s a fucked up idea that doesn’t work’

It’s tough knowing which is which before you buy sometimes. I think Panhead and Lakeman are far more trustworthy on the whole.

Panhead make plenty of "meh!" beers as well. Difference is that GP bottle/can almost everything they make so more people can access it. Panhead just through a batch on tap at the taproom and see how it goes. They usually have about 8 one-off styles in addition to the core and seasonal beers.

I think the problem here is that if you just want a quaffing beer then 'craft' stuff makes little sense. If they do a 'plain' style then you can't seen why you'd pay a premium for next to no taste difference. If they do something interesting then it doesn't appeal as a session beer anyway. Too much flavour going on.

It's like saying 'that wagyu burger is a rip off. I can buy 3 big macs at that price'

Yeah fair call, there are definitely better beers out there than the Panhead Pilsner, I'll give you that but the argument I make is they find out what is good and stick to it.

[MN5]

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

Just trying 'Heels to Jesus' a Garage Project wild brew marrying Belgian yeasts with kiwi hops.

This is the type of 'craft beer' that justifies it's price easily. A well made experiment that doesn't try to be too crazy and doesn't slam you with alcohol.
My best description would be a hazy belgian pale ale with a nice balance of sour and bitter.
This is the type of brew that Wild Beer Company in Somerset come up with all the time and goes well with food.

It was $6 a 330ml bottle but in comparison to the raft of "Just another fucking IPA"s that want similar you don't feel like you have paid way more than has been put in.

Garage Project try so much and it’s tough because they range from absolutely outstanding to ‘whoa, that’s a fucked up idea that doesn’t work’

It’s tough knowing which is which before you buy sometimes. I think Panhead and Lakeman are far more trustworthy on the whole.

I don't think I've had bad beer from Liberty, they were my favourite brewery. Sawmill and Deep Creek have really lifted their game. Garage Project are a bit too out there for me unless I'm in the mood. A few years ago my wife and I had a new years resolution was to drink 2 new beers a week for a year. Was interesting (and we did it), but really confirmed that while we don't mind weird styles occasionally, we really like well made hoppy beers and pilsners.

Also, I'm totally over sour beers. They were such a thing, and just didn't float my boat

I do really rate a good sour on a hot day but amongst my mates I am in the minority.

[dogmeat]

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

Just trying 'Heels to Jesus' a Garage Project wild brew marrying Belgian yeasts with kiwi hops.

This is the type of 'craft beer' that justifies it's price easily. A well made experiment that doesn't try to be too crazy and doesn't slam you with alcohol.
My best description would be a hazy belgian pale ale with a nice balance of sour and bitter.
This is the type of brew that Wild Beer Company in Somerset come up with all the time and goes well with food.

It was $6 a 330ml bottle but in comparison to the raft of "Just another fucking IPA"s that want similar you don't feel like you have paid way more than has been put in.

Garage Project try so much and it’s tough because they range from absolutely outstanding to ‘whoa, that’s a fucked up idea that doesn’t work’

It’s tough knowing which is which before you buy sometimes. I think Panhead and Lakeman are far more trustworthy on the whole.

Panhead make plenty of "meh!" beers as well. Difference is that GP bottle/can almost everything they make so more people can access it. Panhead just through a batch on tap at the taproom and see how it goes. They usually have about 8 one-off styles in addition to the core and seasonal beers.

I think the problem here is that if you just want a quaffing beer then 'craft' stuff makes little sense. If they do a 'plain' style then you can't seen why you'd pay a premium for next to no taste difference. If they do something interesting then it doesn't appeal as a session beer anyway. Too much flavour going on.

It's like saying 'that wagyu burger is a rip off. I can buy 3 big macs at that price'

Yeah fair call, there are definitely better beers out there than the Panhead Pilsner, I'll give you that but the argument I make is they find out what is good and stick to it.

as you would expect from a Lion beer.

[nzzp]

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

Just trying 'Heels to Jesus' a Garage Project wild brew marrying Belgian yeasts with kiwi hops.

This is the type of 'craft beer' that justifies it's price easily. A well made experiment that doesn't try to be too crazy and doesn't slam you with alcohol.
My best description would be a hazy belgian pale ale with a nice balance of sour and bitter.
This is the type of brew that Wild Beer Company in Somerset come up with all the time and goes well with food.

It was $6 a 330ml bottle but in comparison to the raft of "Just another fucking IPA"s that want similar you don't feel like you have paid way more than has been put in.

Garage Project try so much and it’s tough because they range from absolutely outstanding to ‘whoa, that’s a fucked up idea that doesn’t work’

It’s tough knowing which is which before you buy sometimes. I think Panhead and Lakeman are far more trustworthy on the whole.

I don't think I've had bad beer from Liberty, they were my favourite brewery. Sawmill and Deep Creek have really lifted their game. Garage Project are a bit too out there for me unless I'm in the mood. A few years ago my wife and I had a new years resolution was to drink 2 new beers a week for a year. Was interesting (and we did it), but really confirmed that while we don't mind weird styles occasionally, we really like well made hoppy beers and pilsners.

Also, I'm totally over sour beers. They were such a thing, and just didn't float my boat

I do really rate a good sour on a hot day but amongst my mates I am in the minority.

identity politics here we come!

[MN5]

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

Just trying 'Heels to Jesus' a Garage Project wild brew marrying Belgian yeasts with kiwi hops.

This is the type of 'craft beer' that justifies it's price easily. A well made experiment that doesn't try to be too crazy and doesn't slam you with alcohol.
My best description would be a hazy belgian pale ale with a nice balance of sour and bitter.
This is the type of brew that Wild Beer Company in Somerset come up with all the time and goes well with food.

It was $6 a 330ml bottle but in comparison to the raft of "Just another fucking IPA"s that want similar you don't feel like you have paid way more than has been put in.

Garage Project try so much and it’s tough because they range from absolutely outstanding to ‘whoa, that’s a fucked up idea that doesn’t work’

It’s tough knowing which is which before you buy sometimes. I think Panhead and Lakeman are far more trustworthy on the whole.

I don't think I've had bad beer from Liberty, they were my favourite brewery. Sawmill and Deep Creek have really lifted their game. Garage Project are a bit too out there for me unless I'm in the mood. A few years ago my wife and I had a new years resolution was to drink 2 new beers a week for a year. Was interesting (and we did it), but really confirmed that while we don't mind weird styles occasionally, we really like well made hoppy beers and pilsners.

Also, I'm totally over sour beers. They were such a thing, and just didn't float my boat

I do really rate a good sour on a hot day but amongst my mates I am in the minority.

identity politics here we come!

I talk to other blokes on the internet. You should all hang your heads in shame as I do.

[Crucial]

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

@MN5 said in Beer thread:

@Crucial said in Beer thread:

Just trying 'Heels to Jesus' a Garage Project wild brew marrying Belgian yeasts with kiwi hops.

This is the type of 'craft beer' that justifies it's price easily. A well made experiment that doesn't try to be too crazy and doesn't slam you with alcohol.
My best description would be a hazy belgian pale ale with a nice balance of sour and bitter.
This is the type of brew that Wild Beer Company in Somerset come up with all the time and goes well with food.

It was $6 a 330ml bottle but in comparison to the raft of "Just another fucking IPA"s that want similar you don't feel like you have paid way more than has been put in.

Garage Project try so much and it’s tough because they range from absolutely outstanding to ‘whoa, that’s a fucked up idea that doesn’t work’

It’s tough knowing which is which before you buy sometimes. I think Panhead and Lakeman are far more trustworthy on the whole.

Panhead make plenty of "meh!" beers as well. Difference is that GP bottle/can almost everything they make so more people can access it. Panhead just through a batch on tap at the taproom and see how it goes. They usually have about 8 one-off styles in addition to the core and seasonal beers.

I think the problem here is that if you just want a quaffing beer then 'craft' stuff makes little sense. If they do a 'plain' style then you can't seen why you'd pay a premium for next to no taste difference. If they do something interesting then it doesn't appeal as a session beer anyway. Too much flavour going on.

It's like saying 'that wagyu burger is a rip off. I can buy 3 big macs at that price'

Yeah fair call, there are definitely better beers out there than the Panhead Pilsner, I'll give you that but the argument I make is they find out what is good and stick to it.

I'm not just defending GP but you could argue that they do the same with their core range. Pernacious Weed, Garagista and Hapi Daze are excellent core range beers.
As I said, the difference is that they also distribute their 'play' stuff whereas Panhead keep it at the taprooms. They make some pretty wild and wacky stuff too, you just probably don't see it.
I think another thing is that labelling/marketing for GP makes all their beers look like one offs. Their isn't the consistent logo/label thing happening as with Panhead where you think you are buying a brand first, then choosing a style. Different markets.