Nuthin' controversial about that :p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by silentC
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Nuthin' controversial about that :p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Sorry, unintentional thread hijack.
I wish they'd bring back KB. Now THAT was a beer you could fall in love with.
Now THAT's the most controversial thing I've seen in ages: how do we know it was unintentional ?Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
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:D
Because hijacking is a form of terrorism and I would never joke about that because the penalties are severe. :p
Actually, there is two in bargain but there are only one in bargin'. As in: "I'm bargin' into this thread!"Quote:
Originally Posted by E. maculata
How's that for a hi-jack - all youse spellin' nazis?
Coopers is an Adelaide, family brewery and has been for the last three millenia (almost). Their ales are very, very nice and their stout is quite drinkable.
Another Adelaide beer is Southwark which is a true bitter beer (unlike the muck they make in the Eastern states and call 'bitter') and has won world class competitions with it. Being a true bitter beer, it is a bit of an aquired taste and not for everyone and most people who complain about it usually choose to drink light draughts. Southwark also make a very nice Vintage Stout, about the best stout you can buy in a bottle (Guinness being the best on tap if you can find a pub that does it properly :D - pity Guinness is crap out of cans and bottles :( ).
The third big company, West End, used to be localy owned but got bought by the Victorians and the quality of the beer lowered accordingly. It bulk produces a draught beer that has a kick, goes down easily and is not for the fussy drinker.
When I lived in Squidly, I used to drink Toohey's Old and Reschs rather than New - that sort of gells with the preferences I've shown above :D , New being a draught and the other two darker, more bitter beers. Both these are available here now and it was interesting comparing them with the local product (side by side - ya gotta do these tests proppa ya know).
I should point out that my only contact with Victorian beers are their mass products as sold in our bottle shops and on tap in the pubs and they do not compare favourably with the local West End. Perhaps they loose something in the trip over here.
I did live in Brisbane and became familiar with XXXX there, but not overly familiar. It's in the draught family which, as you might have guessed, is not my preference. I've yet to discover the other Qld products.
For the Taswegians, we get Cascade here which is nice but a bit light for my tastes. However, my best mate drinks it and I always ask for a second and savour both.
One of the joys in life is going into a strange pub and seeing what beers they have. Similarly with festivals. It's always a delight to drink a famous foreign beer and discover that while it's nice, it's not as good as the local brew. The most interesting beer I've tried was a Chinese beer with a name like grumpy tiger or something. Made me suspect that the Chinese enjoy getting drunk.
Dammit, I'm going to have to get into homebrew again :D
Cheers
Richard
and anyone who wants to argue with me should first refer to my signature :D
Richard,
Why didn't you mention Bundaberg Ginger Beer?
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:confused:
My much older brothers and sisters used to drink Stones green ginger beer, they got some latley as apparently it is having a bit of a revival in Adelaide. God it tastes like crap, and as a youngster i did drink Southwark Bitter (green death) and this stones crap is even worse than that!!!!!!:eek:
Give me a Coopers pale ale everytime, there is nice brew...
or Henikian genuine stuff not the crap thay bottle here!
Peter, I was sticking to the alcoholic stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
I discovered Bundaberg's Ginger Nectar back in the eighties when working in NSW. In those days, it was just one of those quaint things you found in the country, not something the toffs in the city would drink. We used to travel past a shop to get to the one that sold BGB. Lovely stuff. And the Horehound.
Thankfully, it's available in the shops here now, and the supermarkets. Wonderful stuff. Best Ginger Beer available by a loooonnnnnnnggggggg shot.
Richard
dammit, I'm thirsty now :D
Stones is a nice, warming drop, but rather syrupy - very much an aquired taste. Got a real, sneaky kick to it too. Very nice around a camp fire in the middle of winter. Half Stones, half brandy and you have a hell water that makes you forget your worries (coz ya keep sipping it).Quote:
Originally Posted by shaunburgess
If you are a pale ale man, I'm not surprised you don't like a true bitter beer. Southwark has one of the highest bitter quotients in the world so if you like clean and light, it's not likely to be high on your list of loves. But, for those of us who do like it, the imitators are mere imitations.
Heineken - I first tried this at a Dutch festival. It was nice but nothing special, especially when compared to Coopers Ales. However, it might have been bottled in which case I will reserve my judgement until I can taste it on tap.
We have an 'Irish' pub near me that does Guinness on tap ... properly. Man is it special. I can't drink the bottled version, and aren't all that impressed with the tins, but from there mmmmmmmmmmmm. Interestingly, how it tastes also depends on the bod who pours it. I was surprised one night when a snotty nosed kid poured my first pint and it was a disappointment. I put that down to the keg, but my second pint was poured by an experienced barman and it was nirvanah. Perhaps they changed kegs. Perhaps it was the kid's fault. Perhaps I was half tiddled after the first pint, but I doubt it. :D
Cheers
Richard
Have you tried the beers made by Belgian monks? Makes guiness look pretty lame.
I knew Coopers was a SA beer but didn't realise it was made in Adelaide.
Anyway, they make several good beers.
I also like Tooheys Old & Bunderberg Ginger Beer but am not fussed on their Root Beer, tastes like sweet Sars.
Yep, me great great great great grandfather makes a pretty good brew :)Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Actually, he was a pretty good breeder, so probably half of Sydney can claim that relationship. :D
Well I'm not disputing that the origiinal James Squire was a top bloke Alex.
After all, to be the first person to brew beer on a continent has got to have a pretty good claim to fame. :D
However the current James Squire's is brewed by a seppo :eek:
Chuck Hahn in fact. :)
James Squire doesn't do a whole lot for me, nor do Crownies.
I do love Coopers Pale, Corona's, Tooheys Old, and Hieneken.
That stuff made by monks at the Belgian Beer Cafe (Brisbane and I think now in Adelaide also) is great, go and try it.
As far as Cascade goes, the normal run of the mill Draught is the best. That premium stuff is only what they sell to the big island, nobody in Tassie drinks it, much like nobody drinks fosters in Australia.
I think the best way to start controversy with beer would be to say that VB was drinkable. How on earth that stuff keeps selling is beyond me :confused:
VB just happens to be my choice of the budget beers. When I'm not drinking Tooheys Old that is. Actually, come to think of it most people I know drink VB. We usually have Boags in the fridge but get a case or three of VB when we're expecting a big session.
Carona :confused: :confused:
You mean that girly drink with the lemon wedge in the neck?
;) ;) :D :D
That's the one :) :) :)
What angle should I sharpen my pancakes at?
25 degrees
That depends, we will need alot more information.
Hard or soft wood?
Highly figured grain?
Perhaps a picture would help.
At least one lot af Mexicans can make a beer :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by craigb
bout it needs a back bevel
Self raising flour, eggs from free range chooks. Colur, oh a light golden colour if they are looked after.
i've left this alone coz I thought it was a claytons thread... you'se are trying too hard I think. the best way for contreversy is to select something that is currently in the news and then take the unpopular position... therefore I propose :
"western decadence and colonial european expansionism has left a foul and bitter pill in the mouths of the downtrodden local populaces around the world who suffer thru the poverty cycle that is required to prop up western culture. Therefore it is an acceptable practice to expunge your own demons via vitriolic hatred and violent upheavals against the chain bringing revenue driven westerners, to whit : explosions and acts of political violence to acheive visibility of your cause"
**** Disclaimer - I dont believe for a second that the above is true****
I think its Lime and it's easy drinking and better than VB, although I usually drink New in the pub so don't qualify as a connoisseur:DQuote:
Originally Posted by craigb
HH.
How about we should allow monkeys to be used for the testing of cosmetic products as they are a pest:D :D
HH.
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Originally Posted by HappyHammer
how is your statement controversial :confused: :confused: :confused:
you'll get no bites from anyone.... including me (see my autosignature....)
PS - they already do what you say.... every heard of the rhesus monkey ?
OK let's include Chimps and while we're at it why not let the Japanese kill as many whales as they feel like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zed
HH.
Most Australians drink red wine too warm and white wine too cold. Idiots around here think you should drink red wine at room temperature. Sometimes thats 38°.
Yeap, there are at least 4 of us in Cairns wagging a battle with the local eating spots to keep their reds in a cooler place, like the fridge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gingermick
It's got to the point that when we make a booking, if we know what's on their wine list, we ask them to put a couple in the fridge for us, if not, we ask them to read out the Red wine menu over the phone & then we pick a couple to put away for us. When we get there, if we look like being in the mood for a long stay, we usually get a couple more put away as well.
Arrgh that's too much! It's bloody tragic is what it is. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
I've just cracked one of the self same brew. :eek:
Mmmmm Grolsch :D
It depends if you want pointy or blunt pancakes.Quote:
What angle should I sharpen my pancakes at?
Grolsch is great as long as it's in the 500ml bottle with the flip lid. The 375ml stuff just isn't the same.Quote:
Mmmmm Grolsch
Becks is a damn fine beer.
OK< I give up, how come my pic got deleted, but Grunts calendar is still there for all to behold? Mine was tame, deliberateley so, compared to some of Grunts beautys.
has a thing for Miss Port Adelaide.Quote:
OK< I give up, how come my pic got deleted, but Grunts calendar is still there for all to behold? Mine was tame, deliberateley so, compared to some of Grunts beautys.
Beer is drunk too cold. Any flavour and aroma that the beer may have had gets hidden under the layers of ice.
The best beer in the world, (Chimay grande reserve) is dull unless you let it sit out of the fridge for half an hour or more. It gets better toward the botttom too.
Only fit for washing roads down with.
Al :D
No that's coke concentrate you're thinking of