4th Ashes Test: Australia v England at the MCG, Dec 26-30 2017

[Bazal]

I'm going to take my tasteless heathen VB beer drinking and enjoying tastebuds and pour myse


Heh, thats the thing with beers. Some conditions suit a savoury beer best, some suit a quenching beer best, yet some people just want a nice all-rounder to suit all conditions. While some beers on the palette leave many people with a "what was the brewer thinking?"

Its like wine, I get Sav Blanc, I just don't like its acidity. But Shiraz, outside of being meal specific or blended to a wonderful rose, I struggle to grasp the appreciation of short of smoking roll your owns filterlessly and regularly for 50 years.

NZ Sav Blanc is, IMO, the worst thing to happen to wine since Rosemount Chardonnay and oak chips. And until very recently I sold and wrote about wine for a living.

 

[ANTiLAG]

NZ Sav Blanc is, IMO, the worst thing to happen to wine since Rosemount Chardonnay and oak chips. And until very recently I sold and wrote about wine for a living.

I don't doubt your opinion, but I don't enjoy Sav Blanc's acidity. Regardless of origin. Maybe I drink more than the average Sav Blanc drinker. I don't just drink a quarter glass and finish up.

 

[Twizzle]

NZ Sav Blanc is, IMO, the worst thing to happen to wine since Rosemount Chardonnay and oak chips. And until very recently I sold and wrote about wine for a living.

after many many years of heavy research

 

[Twizzle]

With some flavour, usually

Although a Dry is great after 7 hours of cricket. Doesn't even touch the sides.

the best beer ever is the one you have at 6 o'clock every Saturday as soon as cricket finishes

 

[hineyrulz]

What spirit do you like?

Pretty much anything bar bourbon. But mainly rum is my favourite.

Kraken Rum is mine go too.

 

[JJ]

Run? Was picking single malt

Lol on NZ sauv... not a fan myself but many are

 

[ANTiLAG]

Run? Was picking single malt

Lol on NZ sauv... not a fan myself but many are

The only thing better than a single malt is 25+ of them blended together...

Concert violinists may be good - but they sound better with the whole orchestra in support

 

[Bazal]

Run? Was picking single malt

Lol on NZ sauv... not a fan myself but many are

Many were fans of oak-chipped chardonnay too. And Yellowtail is still going, somehow. People don't necessarily know shit lol. The watered down version of sauv blanc that Marlborough started and others have jumped on board is as bad as moscato tbh.

Not that I begrudge anyone their own tastes. I certainly don't drink high end stuff all the time and I've got no problems with people who enjoy an NZ sauv, and there are good ones of course. But when you see Oyster Bay (for eg) claiming all this prestige and pedigree you've gotta laugh....it tastes absolutely no different from a Coles or Woolies $5 NZ job.

 

[ANTiLAG]

Many were fans of oak-chipped chardonnay too. And Yellowtail is still going, somehow. People don't necessarily know shit lol. The watered down version of sauv blanc that Marlborough started and others have jumped on board is as bad as moscato tbh.

Not that I begrudge anyone their own tastes. I certainly don't drink high end stuff all the time and I've got no problems with people who enjoy an NZ sauv, and there are good ones of course. But when you see Oyster Bay (for eg) claiming all this prestige and pedigree you've gotta laugh....it tastes absolutely no different from a Coles or Woolies $5 NZ job.

Oyster Bay claims prestige in Aus?

Baha

 

[ANTiLAG]

Pretty much anything bar bourbon. But mainly rum is my favourite.

Bourbon isn't a goto for me like Scotch or even gin is.

But sometimes I meet a girl I wouldn't want to marry, but I'd still shag in a one nighter.

 

[_snafu_]

Pretty much anything bar bourbon. But mainly rum is my favourite.

Kraken Rum is mine go too.

Kraken Rum is great. Took a bottle on an overseas scuba dive trip. Went down a treat after a day’s diving.

 

[Hutty1986]

Pretty much anything bar bourbon. But mainly rum is my favourite.

Kraken Rum is mine go too.

Get on Sacapa rum hiney. Pricey but top shelf stuff!

 

[hineyrulz]

Get on Sacapa rum hiney. Pricey but top shelf stuff!

Cheers mate I’ll give it a crack.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Please talk more about rum

 

[hineyrulz]

Please talk more about rum

I’d rather drink it than talk about it homie