Beer thread
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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.
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@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.
McLeods have been pumping out some seriously good beers for a while. For a small brewery beside a pizza place, they are going amazingly well.
I also haven't had duds from Liberty, and Deep Creek do some consistnetly excellent beer too. And they have a brew pub ... only downside is it's on the North Shore
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I'm personally getting pretty bored over over hopped beers. It's all very fashionable to make extra hoppy beers, and add things like Hazy to the title, despite it not really meaning anything. It reminds me of the fashion of stupidly over oaked Chardonnay a few years ago. Fuck all craft brewers to English style ales, like good version of John Smith's etc. So I'm mostly tracking down much easier drinking but still flavourful UK beers: Spitfire, Hobgoblin, etc.
I'm sure the madness will pass, and we'll get a bigger variety than lager, stout, and hop overpowered ales. Can't wait
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@machpants said in Beer thread:
I'm personally getting pretty bored over over hopped beers. It's all very fashionable to make extra hoppy beers, and add things like Hazy to the title, despite it not really meaning anything. It reminds me of the fashion of stupidly over oaked Chardonnay a few years ago. Fuck all craft brewers to English style ales, like good version of John Smith's etc. So I'm mostly tracking down much easier drinking but still flavourful UK beers: Spitfire, Hobgoblin, etc.
I'm sure the madness will pass, and we'll get a bigger variety than lager, stout, and hop overpowered ales. Can't wait
You and me both. I have commented before that there is a lot of very lazy 'craft' going on these days.
These 'Hazy' beers that look and taste like hopped fruit juice were OK as an experiment but now crowd the shelves. If you want to drink hopped Just Juice fine but I want beer/ale as well.
zeelandt.co.nz from HB do very good traditional style stuff. Their ESB is excellent.
Luckily a handful of 'non-IPA' variants got through into the top 30 of the New World Beer Awards so should be in most local shops.Sawmill's The Doctor is a tasty drop as is an oldie but goodie, Townshend's Sutton Hoo Amber Ale. Renaissance Stonecutter is another that has been around a while.
I can also recommend Kereru's Maple, Walnut Ale. 'Happy Little Trees'. Very subtle additions.
For everyday drinking I have long been a fan of Bookbinder. Best way to buy is mail order as well. You'll get 1.25l pub pets delivered quickly at almost half the price of those single 500ml bottles.
