Different beers avail

[Roverlord off road spares]

Probably in the wrong section as this is home brewing.
But with the many micro brewries socking supermarket shelves is eye opening.

I hate the taste of VB.
I like tooheys old dark ale.
I don't mind carlton draught occasionaly
I have been sampling a few different ones and found 1 I really liked and can't remember what it was :mad:
Today I sampled
Murray's Whale ale from Port Stephens, very milky looking colour and it was very yeasty in taste. Blah for that one.

Bridge Road Brewers Beechworth pale ale , had a strong finish, of herby after taste, similar to Fat yak. Blah for me on that one.
I seems when I try one and it is to my liking the next time is doesn't appeal as much as before.
All I can do is keep trying the many different ones;)

[d@rk51d3]

I seems when I try one and it is to my liking the next time is doesn't appeal as much as before.
All I can do is keep trying the many different ones;)

That happens to me too.
Even if you have 2 of the same right there. The first goes nice and smooth, but the second one refuses to go down without a fight.

[Roverlord off road spares]

That happens to me too.
Even if you have 2 of the same right there. The first goes nice and smooth, but the second one refuses to go down without a fight.
So am I right in saying one must try more;)

[Vern]

Go for a Sunday drive out to healsville, give white rabbit brewery a go, yummy.
James squier are good as well.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Go for a Sunday drive out to healsville, give white rabbit brewery a go, yummy.
James squier are good as well.
I only tried one of the rabbit beers, james squire is brewed by tooheys or is distributed by them i was lead to believe.
will just have to keep sampling and make written notes of ones i like
'cause I cant' recollect from memory.

[Vern]

Yeah I think your right with James squire, but its yummy. White rabbit white ale on tap is delicious. I live around the corner from grand ridge brewery, they do a decent range, some I like, some I don't. So many micro breweries out there nowadays.

[Bigbjorn]

I've tried a lot of so-called "boutique beers" and most have two things wrong. 1. They are grossly overpriced (nearly all), and 2, a lot of them taste funny.

[d@rk51d3]

I've tried a lot of so-called "boutique beers" and most have two things wrong. 1. They are grossly overpriced (nearly all), and 2, a lot of them taste funny.

Yeah. A half decent homebrew will walk all over alot of the ones I've tried.

[Roverlord off road spares]

And now we have beer appreciators ; this one has the scent of raspberry with an initial palate of earl grey and a crisp after taste of toasted hops infused with eidelweiss nector that sticks to the tonsils.
Definitely an award winner

I just drink them and none of those things come to mind, you either like it or you don't
Microbreweries are just home brewers with larger equipment;)

[d@rk51d3]

Listening to the radio a few weeks back, and they were talking about food, and the way colour, plates, cutlery, atmosphere etc all has an effect on the perceived taste.

They went on to say that they got a cheap and nasty white wine, added red food colouring to make it look like a red, put it in a fancy glass and none of the "experts" could tell. They rambled on about flavours and aromas that weren't even there.

[Bigbjorn]

And now we have beer appreciators ; this one has the scent of raspberry with an initial palate of earl grey and a crisp after taste of toasted hops infused with eidelweiss nector that sticks to the tonsils.
Definitely an award winner

I just drink them and none of those things come to mind, you either like it or you don't
Microbreweries are just home brewers with larger equipment;)

I'm with you. Just drink it if you like it and keep the bullsh to yourself.

Actually drink very little nowadays due to the heart problems I acquired last year. Doctor says, no salt, no grog, low fat diet. Bugger!

[Davehoos]

just done a tour of

Speight's - Splash (http://www.speights.co.nz/Splash)

and

Welcome to Monteith's Brewing Company (http://www.monteiths.com.au/)

the first is just installing a massive modern modern machines and will soon convert the old factory to a museum.

the seconds is the size of a pub--both do tastings.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Over in NZ they have some nice stuff on tap. I liked it a lot hick , whilst touring there. No one drinks the export stuff we get.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Yeah I think your right with James squire, but its yummy. White rabbit white ale on tap is delicious. I live around the corner from grand ridge brewery, they do a decent range, some I like, some I don't. So many micro breweries out there nowadays.
Tried white rabbit white ale and dark ale, it's made by Little Creatures brewing Co. I found the Dark ale slightly to my liking, so will have to keep sampling, it just hasn't ticked all the right boxes for me that is.... so I'll have to invest more time in sampling others;)

[chang]

You may like Sun Chaser Lager by Yatala Brewery. very smooth. Thought I would give it a go tonight, & it is quite good, very surprised by it actually.

[Jason789]

XXXX Bitter stubbies(not cans). The one with the red label, tastes as good as the stuff that comes out of the tap.:beer:
It's sort of a cross between Boags premium and the the old Abbotts Lager.


http://www.xxxxbitter.com.au/images/subpage/productinfo/xxxxbitter.jpg

If you don't mind Boags Premium, then you'll probably like XXXX Bitter.
I'll bring a few up next time I see you Mario.

Cheers,

Jason

[lokka]

I am a coopers fan and love coopers pale ale either on tap or stubbie

I also like stout and the coopers best extra is a real good stout with the burnt hopps flavor it is not liked by most as its a heavy stout with strong flavor buy a single stubbie to try it

But for a dark ale which I am also a fan of the coopers dark ale takes some beating its better than what the original tooheys old was before they changed it and it leaves carlton old for dead

But the best would have to be coopers vintage ale its a strong full flavor ale that is the pick of the crop but its not cheap

As for imports a mate got me onto Pabst Blue Ribbon ale in 16oz cans its a yank beer and dan murphys have it its a great drop which is hard for me to say about seppo beer :D

[Andrew D]

Boutique beers are not cheap so you need to get over it.

What I find amusing is the standard (SuperDry) Aussie beers can be more expensive than the Europeans, up here anyway.

Here's a couple of beers you can try that are nothing like your conventional beers etc.

Blue Moon (Canadian Wheat Beer)
Stone & Wood Pacific Ale (Byron Bay)

(I personally prefer these on tap. As most of you live in the more civilised part of Oz this shouldn't be a problem)

Both very good.

Just for the record I used to drink XXXX bitter religiously. Loved it when you could get $1 pots at Uni.

Regards
Andrew