Beer thread
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@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
But if you are doing anything outside in 30+ temps, an ice cold mass produced, mid strenght lager definitely hits the spot
Most places in the tropics you're not going to get much of a choice outside of an ice cold Tiger or local equivalent.
For sure when I finally get to Mexico I will happily drink a cold Corona etc with my tequila
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A buddy of mine has a real ale bar in Hertfordshire and he strongly recommends anything which comes out of Titanic Brewery.
Now, I'm much more of a prefer a mainstream cold beer on a hot day sort of guy, but I decided to get some in and give it a go.
The Plum Porter really is worth the hype. It's very much so a porter with more than a hint of plum sweetness. It's absolutely outstanding as a drink, although I'm not quite sure as a beer (if that makes sense). I also decided to try their Iceberg pale Ale. Now this was much more like what I'm used to for small breweries. Strong flavour, shit headache after, and zero satisfaction from drinking a beer.
Which means I suspect you anoraks will bloody love it. But I'd take an ice cold Pure over it anyway of the week and twice on Sundays.
Moral. Stick to the stuff that wins the awards and don't go off piste.
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@taniwharugby said in Beer thread:
Thought I'd start a new one after sampling a superb offering from a micro-brewery in Matakana (Leigh Sawmill Brewery) on the Auckland side of halfway between Auckland and Whangarei.<br />
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Got 4 different ones to try, and today I tried the Pale Ale, one of the best I have tasted in a long while! <br />
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Mrs TR had bought some for me today, after I had been out and bought the new Tui Blond to try, I will have to try it on a clear palate, as it is rubbish in comparison to the Leigh Pale Ale. <br />
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Looking at thier website ([url="http://www.sawmillbrewery.co.nz"]http://www.sawmillbrewery.co.nz[/url]) it is not available North of Matakana, nor south of a couple of stores in Auckland.I'm stuck at work this arvo (it's dead) so decided to have a lurk around outside of the sports threads.... I'm only 11 years late to this one!
Look at you TR, you trend setter... into the craft beers in 2009, before they became cool aye.
I am hoping it's been 11 years since you purchased a filthy Tui?The sawmill pilsner is one of my fav's
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How did I not know about this guy before
Well worth visiting if passing through Oamaru but make sure you have a driver for the next leg.
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@Gunner said in Beer thread:
The sawmill pilsner is one of my fav's
#metoo but it is also my local so I am slightly biased.
Nice to have them back in business after the roof burnt off. Caused by spontaneous combustion of unpacked drycleaning apparently. I kid you not, and had no idea that could happen.
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@Crucial said in Beer thread:
Well worth visiting if passing through Oamaru
Well worth visiting if passing through Oamaru? How many stop?
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@Snowy said in Beer thread:
sawmill pilsner
Lucky bastard. I love Leigh. My grandfather farmed around there. Gorgeous place.
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@dogmeat I like Mexican beers. Then again when I was crawling out of a canoe in the Chiapas, laden with 4 kg of hungry insects in suffocating humidity and food so spicy it kicked my brain out of my mouth I drank anything.
I think you’ve explained your own point. Mexican beers are pretty poor without line or lemon and when the day isn’t that warm
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@voodoo Ename Belgium? If that is where I think it is, a monastery that makes their own beer and chocolate.
Shit man, this is the beer thread, you need to use the quote function. I can't remember what I drank last night let alone what I posted about drinking weeks ago!
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@Snowy said in Beer thread:
sawmill pilsner
Lucky bastard. I love Leigh. My grandfather farmed around there. Gorgeous place.
I might well live on a part of his land, who knows? There is still a lot of farmland around. I bought it about 18 years a go but the farm was divided up well before that.
Leigh Eats (the old fish and chip shop ,down the road from the actual fishery) does awesome takeaways. Unfortunately he closes at 4pm though.
The "beer feud" of a few years ago was actually good for me as I ended up with an extra pub to go to (until the roof burnt off - fixed now) along with all of the vineyards.
A bit of Leigh / Sawmill history:
Nice that these guys all helped them out after the fire so the brand kept going. Hallertau, Urbanaut, 8 Wired, Kererū and Parrotdog.
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@voodoo said in Beer thread:
Got bored at work so left 20mins earlier than needed to get the kids from school and treated myself to a beer at this little bottlo nearby that has some tables outside. Haven’t had a blonde (beer or otherwise) for a while , pretty good!
Edit, fucking portrait, sorry 😳
We can remember it for you wholesale.
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@voodoo said in Beer thread:
Got bored at work so left 20mins earlier than needed to get the kids from school and treated myself to a beer at this little bottlo nearby that has some tables outside. Haven’t had a blonde (beer or otherwise) for a while , pretty good!
Edit, fucking portrait, sorry 😳
We can remember it for you wholesale.
ah, that was a beauty!
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VR, paranoia, and craft beer. Still waiting for the perfect immersive experience.
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