The Beer Thread

Don Eduardo · Post by **Don Eduardo** » 07 Jul 2006, 00:47

That's our Jeff.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » 10 Jul 2006, 10:04

I didn't mean it as an insult really... Australia really isn't one of the top brewing nations. They make some good beer there for sure, but it's no Germany or Belgium or UK.... even America has probably passed them at this point, though that wasn't the case a few decades ago. And of course beers perishable nature hurts imports...

I managed to find one of these last night:

Double IPA Triple... looking forward to it.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » 10 Jul 2006, 13:26

Roark · Post by **Roark** » 10 Jul 2006, 18:02

I would agree that America is the greater brewing nation, except for two things: Coors and Budwiser. If a nations brewing capabilities can be measured by the standard deviation from their mean/norm (aforementioned domestic beers), then America would have to be pretty damn consistently deviant.

There, I said... something.

Having said that, Sierra Nevada is farking alright.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » 10 Jul 2006, 18:38

The crazy thing is that up until a couple decades ago Bud/Miller was all we had... Coors was actually considered pretty high grade stuff when it first came out. Then Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada and Anchor came along, and next thing you know we've got double IPAs and Imperial Stouts coming out the ass.

Sierra Nevada is a great brewery. The pale ale is great, the porter is great, the stout is great, the Celebration ale is fucking amazingly great (big 'ol IPA), hell even the wheat is pretty good... the amazing thing is you can get SN anywhere, all over the country, yet I've never seen a single ad for them anywhere. While Sam Adams runs millions of dollars worth of slick TV adds designed to convince you it's all made in a single local brewery in Boston, SN is nearly as widely distributed but it just exists on it's own merits... and it should, it's a world class beer. Purest ingredients, finest quality.

Goddamnit I am such a beer geek...

Don Eduardo · Post by **Don Eduardo** » 12 Jul 2006, 00:47

Your previous comment was probably based on the fact that your idea of Australian beer is Foster's, right? Most countries' top export beers are inevitably the most boring or uninteresting. That's why they sell so much.

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 12 Jul 2006, 09:10

I was about to say that..
Albeit in a more stilted and grammar-less fashion...

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » 12 Jul 2006, 11:03

Don Eduardo";p="760766 wrote:Your previous comment was probably based on the fact that your idea of Australian beer is Foster's, right? Most countries' top export beers are inevitably the most boring or uninteresting. That's why they sell so much.

Yeah, I know... so how many craft brewers do you actually have? The only other Australian brew I've seen over here is Cooper's, which is supposedly pretty good but I'm biased against imports in general so I haven't tried it.

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 12 Jul 2006, 18:29

Cooper's is all right. Follow the instructions before drinking.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » 12 Jul 2006, 19:37

Jeff";p="759483 wrote:I managed to find one of these last night:

Double IPA Triple... looking forward to it.

I give it nine and a half thumbs up.

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 12 Jul 2006, 19:43

Can't quite find that one, but I did find this place (for Australians, Jeff):

http://www.internationalbeershop.com.au/

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 12 Jul 2006, 19:45

...and this:

http://www.bootleg.com.au/blstore/index.html

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 12 Jul 2006, 19:58

Sweet links.

Don Eduardo · Post by **Don Eduardo** » 12 Jul 2006, 23:15

Talk to me about these new Cascades. The Amber Ale looks choice. Should I waste my time on the Blonde?

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 12 Jul 2006, 23:26

I'll invesigate in the next three days and report back.

Don Eduardo · Post by **Don Eduardo** » 12 Jul 2006, 23:47

They had all the promos on the tram the other day. Good for whittling a boring trip away. The Stout worries me, but the Blonde looks like a devastating summer pool-side addition.

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 12 Jul 2006, 23:59

You've got a balcony AND a pool?

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 13 Jul 2006, 00:42

This belongs here:

One of the only things Queensland is good for.

Roark · Post by **Roark** » 13 Jul 2006, 01:08

Carleton Pure Blonde is better than Cascade Blonde.

I discovered this in an amusing mix-up which was accompanied by various hijinx.

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 13 Jul 2006, 01:42

That Roark! *shakes head*

But you are correct, yes.

Currently I am drinking a Carlton Cold...

Which isn't THAT great...

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 13 Jul 2006, 01:48

I had a couple of those on Saturday arvo, for the first time in a lot of years. I remember when they came out, when they weren't mass-produced. They were very fine and refreshing. Now they're just beer.

Roark · Post by **Roark** » 13 Jul 2006, 01:48

Carleton Cold is 4.9% alcohol, at least...

Hahn Ice was 5.2%, but tasted like the tears of a war-orphan.

Mobiesque · Post by **Mobiesque** » 13 Jul 2006, 01:50

A very delicate tasting beer, in spite of it's overall potency compared to most domestics.

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 13 Jul 2006, 02:05

I bought two bottles of VigorVod at $15 a pop, before I left teh cities..

Harsh on the guts.

Avoid.

Don Eduardo · Post by **Don Eduardo** » 13 Jul 2006, 03:46

Get me a bottle of Bundy OP and some of that Ging' and I'll think about telling you all about my plethora of pool-encircled, balcony-ridden mansions.