Beer Thread

[Bazal]

Check out the Japanese lagers like Kirin, Sapporo, Asahi etc. Good thirst quenchers in the warm weather and won't bloat you up.

I second that, although I dunno if they may be a bit pricey for the lads especially in Port Douglas....if so, it's pretty hard to go past Carlton Dry or Coopers Clear. Boring as batshit, I know, but affordable and very sessionable.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Erdinger Pikantus Dunkler Weizenbock. Liking Dunkel beers, but this probably one of the lesser ones I've had. Still a pleasant drink however.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

I second that, although I dunno if they may be a bit pricey for the lads especially in Port Douglas....if so, it's pretty hard to go past Carlton Dry or Coopers Clear. Boring as batshit, I know, but affordable and very sessionable.

Needs to find somewhere with parallel imports.

 

[Twizzle]

Port Douglas is a pretty sweet spot.

 

[Red Bear]

Had the James Squire American Pale Ale on tap at uni the other day, not a bad beer, reminded me of Sierra Nevada (unsurprisingly I guess).

 

[Munky]

Had the James Squire American Pale Ale on tap at uni the other day, not a bad beer, reminded me of Sierra Nevada (unsurprisingly I guess).

I had a pint on Thursday night, not bad but was bloody expensive at $12 a pop!

 

[Red Bear]

under $5 a schooner at uni, not bad.

Not sure how people deal with sydney beer prices all the time. Can still get a schooner under $5 most places around here (comfortably under $5 in some cases).

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

North Gong toss the boss in the old Lone Star building on Uni Tuesday was a cracker.

 

[Twizzle]

$5.10 for a schooner of Super at Club Banora

why do I drink the dearest beer

 

[kia ora storm]

Drank little creatures pale ale last night...good drop.

Rogers ale is good as well.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

I had a pint on Thursday night, not bad but was bloody expensive at $12 a pop!

Don't mind the Sierra Nevada if it's a similar beer, but $12 a pint? FMD! Highway robbery!

 

[Skinner]

Check out the Japanese lagers like Kirin, Sapporo, Asahi etc. Good thirst quenchers in the warm weather and won't bloat you up.

I don't drink very much beer at all these days, but I still love the Japanese Beers. Just loved the way you can buy it on the street up there out of dispensing machines, as you can with Whiskey.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

It's not as common as it once was, but still can be done. Mostly inside hotels and the like. Far fewer on the street these days.

 

[Butto]

I had not been in a pub for about 15years but have recently started having a beer on a Thursday afternoon with mates after a game of tennis and cannot believe how much some pubs charge for a schooner . Have paid $6 per beer for tap beer . We try different pubs in the newcastle area and this seems to be a standard price. Also agree that Asian beer doesn't bloat like other beers.

 

[Red Bear]

Was drinking $3.50 Reschs schooners on tuesday night

Work charges $4.70 for Coopers/Super, 4.50 for New/Old/Carlton and 4.20 for light, not too bad

 

[Bazal]

$3.50 Reschs? Where is this magical place?

 

[9701]

Cartons for $24.90 im in if it tastes semi decent im winning

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Back on the Weihenstephaner's tonight. The Hefeweissbier Dunkel isn't a bad beer. Pleasent drink, really getting into dunkel styles and this I will use as my par for the course, good but not great. The Korbinian Dunkels Starkbier however is a cracker. Awesome dark beer, could drink it all day if it wasn't so potent + expensive.

 

[MKEB...]

Stoke Bomber= Smokey ale, not as hoppy as most McCashin beers. Smokey tasting but still quite crisp.

 

[Bazal]

Vale IPA...gets raved about, not sure why. Thin and watery