Beer thread
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Just spent a long weekend with my best mate in Melbourne. Obviously with COVID we haven't caught up in 18 months but worse, his Mum passed away in the middle of the 2nd Melbourne lockdown so I couldn't get down there to give him some support. I decided to drive there and back in case something happened with the borders and I could bolt for the NSW border if needed. What I didn't take into account when making that plans was that I was likely going to be pretty pissed most of the time.
He's been into his craft beers for only a couple of years but is getting better with them and his taste in Whisky runs to the heavily peated and iodine flavours.
Since it was a pretty meaningful catch up, went and got a few decent beers and whiskies. Also took a few (6) whiskies down from my collection.
A better view of the whiskies
The Bruichladdich Octomore 10.3 and the Ardbeg Ardbog were the two special bottles I got just for the occasion. The Highland Park Valknut was his contribution.
A really special weekend but damn I feel exhausted. 4 days of non-stop drinking including a trip to the wineries of the Yarra Valley and a beer crawl visiting 2 Brothers, Boat Rocker, Wolf of the Willows and Dainton.
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@voodoo lol MN5 is going to lose his shit
Not really a wide enough selection for my palette, very limited choices
Perhaps he meant the Tuis lurking far right corner?
Oh right, as usual I didn’t read the post.
To an Australian Tui probably is a craft beer to be fair, after all it does say East India Pale Ale on the bottle.
To an Australian Tui probably is a craft beer to be fair
You just created the trans- Ta$man wars.
Australia actually has genuine craft beers. I just haven't found them yet, I seem surrounded by baby-whiskered hoppy hipster imitations.. -
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@voodoo lol MN5 is going to lose his shit
Not really a wide enough selection for my palette, very limited choices
Perhaps he meant the Tuis lurking far right corner?
Oh right, as usual I didn’t read the post.
To an Australian Tui probably is a craft beer to be fair, after all it does say East India Pale Ale on the bottle.
To an Australian Tui probably is a craft beer to be fair
You just created the trans- Ta$man wars.
Australia actually has genuine craft beers. I just haven't found them yet, I seem surrounded by baby-whiskered hoppy hipster imitations..Yeah I know I just need to try and wind up @NTA with some Aussie hate now that @Virgil has gone
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@voodoo lol MN5 is going to lose his shit
Not really a wide enough selection for my palette, very limited choices
Perhaps he meant the Tuis lurking far right corner?
Oh right, as usual I didn’t read the post.
To an Australian Tui probably is a craft beer to be fair, after all it does say East India Pale Ale on the bottle.
To an Australian Tui probably is a craft beer to be fair
You just created the trans- Ta$man wars.
Australia actually has genuine craft beers. I just haven't found them yet, I seem surrounded by baby-whiskered hoppy hipster imitations..Yeah I know I just need to try and wind up @NTA with some Aussie hate now that @Virgil has gone
If I was a craft beer piston wristed gibbon I'd care
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@nta said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@voodoo lol MN5 is going to lose his shit
Not really a wide enough selection for my palette, very limited choices
Perhaps he meant the Tuis lurking far right corner?
Oh right, as usual I didn’t read the post.
To an Australian Tui probably is a craft beer to be fair, after all it does say East India Pale Ale on the bottle.
To an Australian Tui probably is a craft beer to be fair
You just created the trans- Ta$man wars.
Australia actually has genuine craft beers. I just haven't found them yet, I seem surrounded by baby-whiskered hoppy hipster imitations..Yeah I know I just need to try and wind up @NTA with some Aussie hate now that @Virgil has gone
If I was a craft beer piston wristed gibbon I'd care
You are and you do. I still remember the Mikes Beer you brought to visit back in ‘17.......great stuff.
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@nta said in Beer thread:
@mn5 I never once mentioned the word "hops"
I was too fascinated by the can that you could take the whole top off
god i love cans when you take the top off
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@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@nta said in Beer thread:
@mn5 I never once mentioned the word "hops"
I was too fascinated by the can that you could take the whole top off
god i love cans when you take the top off
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@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@nta said in Beer thread:
@mn5 I never once mentioned the word "hops"
I was too fascinated by the can that you could take the whole top off
god i love cans when you take the top off
Shit yeah. Someone told me they don't allow it in NSW because it creates ... uh .... (checks notes) more ... pollution?
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@stockcar86 Lion Red in a cold glass out of a 750ml bottle tastes great!
Had some Tuatara Hefeweizen today, unsure if I had had it before, but is a nice drop, especially in that it isnt pushing the strong flavours some try to do now, just clean and subtle.
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Met the old man for a few beers tonight, had the McLeods Pale ale which was simply outstanding, that plus the chilli Pilsner, jeepers those guys know how to make good beer. Unfortunately cos I was driving I finished with a Garage Project Fugazi ( 2.2% ). I shoulda just had some H2O, what’s the old line about sex in a canoe ?
Like all other low alcohol beers it’s just a massive waste of time.
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
Met the old man for a few beers tonight, had the McLeods Pale ale which was simply outstanding, that plus the chilli Pilsner, jeepers those guys know how to make good beer. Unfortunately cos I was driving I finished with a Garage Project Fugazi ( 2.2% ). I shoulda just had some H2O, what’s the old line about sex in a canoe ?
Like all other low alcohol beers it’s just a massive waste of time.
Sex in a canoe is sure to start a row? Someone is going to get wet? Don't go up shit creek without a paddle first? Don't venture out on the open without trying my Eskimo roll? Anybody seen my spray skirt?
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
Met the old man for a few beers tonight, had the McLeods Pale ale which was simply outstanding,
if that was their Paradise pale ale, 100%. Outstanding easy drinking beer.
You’re not wrong dude, not sure what it is about it but even amongst the litany of wonderful beers available at any given bar it really stood out.
Will definitely order a bunch from their website.
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
You’re not wrong dude, not sure what it is about it but even amongst the litany of wonderful beers available at any given bar it really stood out.
have we died and gone to craft beer heaven? Seriously, can get good great beer just about everywhere
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
You’re not wrong dude, not sure what it is about it but even amongst the litany of wonderful beers available at any given bar it really stood out.
have we died and gone to craft beer heaven? Seriously, can get good great beer just about everywhere
I know and it’s so easy to forget them until you see them on the shelf.
My current go to’s are Behemoth ( or Chur if you’re Australian ) and McLeods.