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View Poll Results: whats your fav. beer? (forgive me if i leave any out)
Carlton Cold 26 8.33%
Carlton Draught 45 14.42%
Coopers Pale 38 12.18%
Foster's 4 1.28%
Crown Lager 26 8.33%
VB 34 10.90%
Tooheys dry 35 11.22%
4X 19 6.09%
Boags 35 11.22%
Corona 50 16.03%
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Old 08-01-2007, 04:00 PM   #181
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I've heard VB and Crowny are from the same vat too...

Maybe they were fermented using the same ingredients, maybe in the same vat too. VB is a bitter and Crown a lager which means that it was probably cold condioned for a while compared to VB to get a slightly smoothe taste, VB not so. Give VB a crack when you're not feeling 100% and it has some serious fish hooks!
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Old 08-01-2007, 09:55 PM   #182
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Depends for me. Sometimes a VB couldnt taste any better, other times its so - so.
Dont like Crownies, they are too smooth. (i tried some champers at xmas, was absolute crap. Turned out to be quite an expensive bottle. So i have learnt that the taste should on no account be influenced by the price, or whatever!)
I dont mind the Cascade stuff.
Pure Blonde is a surprisingly nice beer.
I really like the stuff they sell at one of the pubs here, its a local beer and really nice, even their light beer is nice, only light beer that tastes ok.
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Old 10-01-2007, 06:31 PM   #183
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Was on Heinekin for a couple of years, now onto Becks. Corona with LIME, not Lemon. ( Yes there's a difference )

Best of the Aussie Beers, Maybe a James Squire Amber Ale - or any one will do, Boags were ok, but like Crownies, I feel are over-rated ( well, over priced for the taste )..

Other than that, Coopers will do nicely.

My 'taste' is for the sweeter beers. Nowadays, i'm not a fan of the Carltons, although I had my share of Hahn ICE as a youngster ( when it was 5.2% ) and Carlton Cold has been consumed by the pallet....

Can't go past ' U Brew It ' ( make your own home brew ) for a good Becks. You can drink it till you fall over and never wake up with a hangover. God bless preservative free beer..



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Old 10-01-2007, 06:41 PM   #184
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Abbot's lager and Tankard Bitter, showing my age, both 70's beers.
CUB in Abbottsford and Courage breweries in Broadmeadows, Vic.
These days i drink wine so Coopers, Boags and Cascade are my local favourites when I do drink beer, that old VB remake is nice also.
Then again, if if it's got a percentage mark on the side of the bottle
it's passable.
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Old 10-01-2007, 07:49 PM   #185
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Australian beer generally sucks.I had a beer a couple of nights ago, "La Trappe Blond" which was a beer brewed by Trappist Monks. It was very nice. Had a really clean taste and the aftertaste was quite fruity. It's not easy to get in some places. It isn't at my local Dan Murphy's.
Do you seriously think that some little operation run by monks are mass producing an internationally avaliable beverage??
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:20 PM   #186
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Crownies pure yuppy beer IMO

My fave beer is Burbon otherwise VB

Hear good things about pure blonde (not the leggy kind)
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:26 PM   #187
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But Corona is shiet, if ya need a slice of lime or lemon to taste good, then it shouldnt be drank at all, it taste crap with the slice and worse than VB with out them : And i cant understand why they cost so much, there worth 30 cents in Mexico :togo:
Exactly why i won't drink it Tastes like cat **** (so im told) and superexpensive for what it is (cheap mexican beer) It would be like paying top dollar for a xxxx draught :
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:27 PM   #188
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You've forgotten some of the best beers in SA!
Stuff Pale Ale, Coopers Sparkling Ale = best.

Then Coopers Heritage Ale is good if you wanna get stonkered, but Coopers Vintage Ale is the definate Penfold Grange of Beers... 7.5%, its fantastic!
What he said, word for word.
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:32 PM   #189
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Was on Heinekin for a couple of years, now onto Becks. Corona with LIME, not Lemon. ( Yes there's a difference )
Absolutely, if i ever get Corona I insist on having Lime with it, tastes so much better than with Lemon.
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:46 PM   #190
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Do you seriously think that some little operation run by monks are mass producing an internationally avaliable beverage??
It is, so is Chimay beer, which was voted the world's best beer for a few years

http://www.chimay.com/en/products_54.php

It's a good drop too, only it's about $10 for a stubby
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Old 11-01-2007, 05:31 PM   #191
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Absolutely, if i ever get Corona I insist on having Lime with it, tastes so much better than with Lemon.
Why wouldn't you skip the lemon/lime cutting, and sink straight into a Boags St.George? It is brewed with the citrus infused in the hops=mothers milk, and quite dangerous in large quantities(speaking from experience) :baby bott

In Tassie at Xmas time, and found Cascade Draught not too bad, but being from the North of Tassie originally, got re-aquainted with some old friends i.e Boags Classic in the 500ml tube, and Boags XXX ale. :
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Old 12-01-2007, 12:04 PM   #192
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Finally! A topic I know something about!! After running pubs for 27 years I think I can discuss beer fairly convincingly.

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... Personally, my most common "regular" beer atm is Heineken. Not overly quality laden, but better than Australian generally. For Australian, for a light I have enjoyed Cascade Light for a long time. For a full, Boag's Premium has proven itself to highly drinkable.
They are all Carlton United products brewed here in Australia. As is Corona. Heineken was being made at the old Powers plant at Yatala in Qld. Not sure if it still is, but it is definitely being brewed here in Oz.

Also, Crown Lager & Fosters Lager are not even brewed at the same plant, let alone the same vat.

As a side note: to judge a beer on it's presentation from Crown Casino is overly harsh. Very few people in that place could poor a decent beer if their life depended on it!

But if you want a decent beer I have about 70 or 80 bottles of Kaptn's Krap in need of sampling.:
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Old 12-01-2007, 12:16 PM   #193
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Good to hear Chimay got a mention that is probably the best beer I have ever tasted, and yes it is brewed by Monks, but yeah as previously stated it costs a bomb!

On the home front, I think Aus brewers make some great beers.

My old faithful is Coopers Pale but I love Sparkling also.

other mentions would be Beez Neez, Little Creatures Pale and Bohemian Pilzner
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Old 12-01-2007, 03:31 PM   #194
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Regarading CUB, I meant labelled CUB products.
I know Cascade is owned by CUB, but it was previously an independent brewery and they've continued to use their own recipe.

Traditional CUB beers are the same as ever and as a result, taste poor.
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Old 13-01-2007, 09:51 AM   #195
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Coopers Vintage Ale is the definate Penfold Grange of Beers... 7.5%, its fantastic!
Amen!

Anything Coopers is great!
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Old 13-01-2007, 09:59 AM   #196
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Good ol Coopers for me first then a Corona.

None of this nunga beer for me.
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Old 13-01-2007, 11:08 AM   #197
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Coopers Heritage Ale which I had at the Windy Point restraunt was absolute bliss. It's the only place I've been able to find it, so there'd be no hope finding it in other states.

My favourite local beers come from the apple isle. James Boags premium is brilliant. Cascade premium is also a very nice drop.
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Old 13-01-2007, 05:12 PM   #198
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Ok.

Australian beer generally sucks.
Crown Lager appeals to people who are fooled by advertising. "Australia's Finest" Crown may be, if you like a drink which is laden with chemicals. I heard that when CUB make a vat, the top half is Crown while the bottom half is Fosters Lager. Crownies are easy to down, but they are sweet and have a poor finish.

VB is different to Crown, except that it tastes poohouse. I went to the Geelong Football Club B+F at the Crown Palladium in 2006 and I asked for a beer, so I was given a beer with no head. My first impression of the drink with no head was, "I think that guy urinated in my glass." I took one sip, "Yep, he urinated in my glass." It was VB. Awful stuff.

Carlton for me has no kick. TOo flat. Carlton Cold was awful...no flavour, over-manufactured.

My brother is a fussy beer drinker and goes for the European stuff (which I will say is bloody good) and he got a bottle of Victoria Bitter Original Ale, and he said it was actually pretty good. He won't even touch VB though...like me, he agrees that they just stick bottles and wait for donkeys to wee.

Personally, my most common "regular" beer atm is Heineken. Not overly quality laden, but better than Australian generally. For Australian, for a light I have enjoyed Cascade Light for a long time. For a full, Boag's Premium has proven itself to highly drinkable.

I had a beer a couple of nights ago, "La Trappe Blond" which was a beer brewed by Trappist Monks. It was very nice. Had a really clean taste and the aftertaste was quite fruity. It's not easy to get in some places. It isn't at my local Dan Murphy's.

If you want a clean, pure beer, Lowenbrau is a decent German beer. In Germany, you can't use crap for beer. You need to use pure products, so Lowenbrau is a good beer and a very good price.

Hoegaarden is a good wheat beer too. Light and easy to drink with a nice taste.

Before you pass away, try some of the European stuff. It canes the socks off Aussie beer.

Oh, also Lion Nathan are now brewing Becks in Australia. My brother used to drink Becks here and there (when it was made overaseas) but bought the Australian brewed Becks and said although Lion-Nathan said they wouldn't change the recipe, it tastes worse than it used to. (it was ok before) I wouldn't be surprised if they changed anything. I don't think Australia brews great beer overall.
Good summary. I agree with 99% of what you say here. Dont laugh, but I have had some darn good beers that were brewed in..... Japan. Cant remember the name rite now.... But combined with sushi and fillet steak.... man it was good.

That has made me thirsty...... Time for a Jimmy Boags. My daughter bought me some for installing her new stereo and speakers into her car......

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its all good but you forgot good old toohey's new
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Carlton Draught on tap is magic!
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Carlton Draught on tap is magic!
Is that because they water it down so much you can't taste it?

That's what I've experienced anyway...
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Carlton Draught is the best beer in Aus, followed by VB, crownies are over rated Carlton draught i reackon, plus the CD tastes so much better, Cascade is very nice in Premium form!
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Old 14-01-2007, 06:58 PM   #204
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I reckon Beez Neez is pretty fantastic. From that list though, I'd go the Boags.
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DB,A the Maori alphabet....... :Reverend:
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Ok.

Oh, also Lion Nathan are now brewing Becks in Australia. My brother used to drink Becks here and there (when it was made overaseas) but bought the Australian brewed Becks and said although Lion-Nathan said they wouldn't change the recipe, it tastes worse than it used to. (it was ok before) I wouldn't be surprised if they changed anything. I don't think Australia brews great beer overall.
I'd have to agree with you there, Becks, although not a bad drop, itn't as good as it was when it was an import.

Carlsberg is also a nice beer, very easy to drink (and made here under licence as well!)
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DB,A the Maori alphabet....... :Reverend:

Nope! I don't know what the Maori alphabet is.
I'm sure you wouldn't know what the aBO alphabet is! LOL

One of New Zealand's best drops..... :evil3:


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A bit of an old joke but,

Why do queenslanders drink 4X?

Because they can't spell beer
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