Beer Thread

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Mountain goat amylase rum porter.

Meh.

Never been a fan of Mountain Goat beers

 

[muzby]

Never been a fan of Mountain Goat beers

and yet you are a fan of the dragons..

so at least you have good taste in one aspect of your life..

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

James Boags Wizard Smith's Ale. Wasn't expecting a lot, so I was pleasantly surprised that a mass production beer could have flavour. Finishes a bit quick, but a nice drop.

 

[Bazal]

James Boags Wizard Smith's Ale. Wasn't expecting a lot, so I was pleasantly surprised that a mass production beer could have flavour. Finishes a bit quick, but a nice drop.

I'm drinking it too! They claim it's the first time it's been available on the mainland, but I definitely got some at Dans about 12 years ago and liked it. Also I didn't see it anywhere in Tasmania, oddly. But I was drinking metric tonnes of pinot so that may be explained by a blind spot in some grog shops.

It's not as good as I remember, probably my tastes have changed, but the case is depleting quickly so it's still a nice beer.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Pretty sure that means we are best friends now...

 

[Rhino_NQ]

had a few emersons pilsners last night, the craft beer selection in NZ is pretty good

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

had a few emersons pilsners last night, the craft beer selection in NZ is pretty good

The Monteith's dopple bock is my go to at the moment..

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Wayward Brewing Co "Charmer" India Red Ale. As an ale it's a good drink. As a red ale though, not so much.

I find that those craft breweries that do red ales are worried that their beer is going to taste like Tooheys Red, so as a result they move far away from the taste of a red beer should be. The result is that you end up with a big gap in the flavour profile.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Willie the Boatman "Rubi" Brown Ale. A very tasty brown ale, just enough dark malt for flavour but without being heavy like a porter.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Zwyiec 1881 porter, 9.5% and doesn't it let you know it.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Greene King "London Glory" British Pub Ale. Decent enough drink, but tastes like someone said out aloud "let's mix British bitter with European lager" and Chinese whispers got around a few laps before the brewing process began.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Moa Oak Aged Imperial Stout. 100+ IBU, 10.2% ABV, and aged in French Oak.

Looks almost as thick as Vegemite, and almost as thick + savoury to boot. Doesn't taste as bitter as the mash bill says, but I cannot taste the oak either. Tasty stout, but no rush to buy a 2nd bottle (though it does say it will benefit from cellaring, and I'm a sucker for marketing...)

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Dear Japan.

Duvel for 300¥?

I mean, I already liked you, but....

You're trying to kill me.

 

[Allstar Knights]

Coopers Mild Ale is very decent for a mid-strength beer. The only one I've found worth drinking. It packs a pretty nice strong flavour.

 

[Allstar Knights]

Cricketers Arm Spearhead Pale Ale. One of the better sessionable beers for mine.

 

[_Johnsy]

Cricketers Arm Spearhead Pale Ale. One of the better sessionable beers for mine.

Along with Little Creatures pale Ale. IMO LCPA is the best "mass produced" PA at the moment. I just keep coming back to it.

 

[Allstar Knights]

Along with Little Creatures pale Ale. IMO LCPA is the best "mass produced" PA at the moment. I just keep coming back to it.

Yeah, they are both brilliant mass produced beers.

Much better than alternatives like Fat Yak and 150 lashes which are pretty ordinary imo.

 

[Bazal]

Fat Yak is way better than Spearhead IMO. Spearhead is a 150 Lashes clone. The cricketers arms IPA is a winner though. And I've been drinking the Yenda IPA lately, that's a good every day beer

 

[_Johnsy]

Yeah, they are both brilliant mass produced beers.

Much better than alternatives like Fat Yak and 150 lashes which are pretty ordinary imo.

Fat yak has changed significantly. From memory a "major" brewer bought them out & I am sure the recipe has changed. How can a great beer go to a so so version of it's former self is beyond me. Disappointing.

 

[Bazal]

Matilda Bay has been owned by CUB since 1988 and the basic recipe for Fat Yak definitely hasn't changed recently tbh. They may have dropped the alcohol content a little but, I thought it used to be 5% or so and now it's 4.7