Whats your favourite BEER??

[Outbackmanyep]

Kicking off....

Tooheys OLD and Carlton CROWN....NO QUESTION!:thumbsup:

[astroturf]

Carlton Cold

Should taste even better if the All Blacks bring it home tonite

KB

[Outbackmanyep]

All the more reason i can drink a few more OLD's

Go the Aussies though!;)

[dwyman]

I have to agree. Tested a lot of different Aussie beers last trip down, but really liked Tooheys Old Black. I like the dark beers. Closest I can come here in the states is New Castle Brown Ale imported from England.

[[1ponders]]

Ginger ;)

[matt]

It changes, but I've enjoyed James Squire 'Original Amber Ale' for quite a while:)

[taminga16]

Coopers Sparkling Ale, no rubbish just beer. Greg

[hickny]

I brew my own. Mostly Coopers brew packs.

[ballaratdragons]

None.

I don't drink.

But back when I used to, my favourite was a '50'.

Half Tooheys New and half Tooheys Old.

[matt]

The good ol' 'black and tan', eh Ken?:D

[bathurst77]

Free beer

[ballaratdragons]

Never heard it called Black & Tan. :shrug: Just '50'.

[bathurst77]

We used to make 50s with VB and tooheys old...
we called it mother-in-law
"old and bitter"

my fave beers, tooheys old, boags qnd cascade premium, southwark. qadn some of my better homebrews

[Terry B]

I like redbacks

[matt]

Well, now you have:)

Was a pretty common name for it at the 'locals' I drank at in the early 90s. Perhaps a NSW thing.

[GTB_an_Owl]

JUST "COLD"

is all it has to be - if you have a thirst

geoff

[Nevyn]

Both free and cold are always good choices! Tooheys Old, Guinness & Coopers sparkling are all exceptional drops as well. Lately (the last couple of years) I've been hooked on Bavaria :)

[Lee]

Vote 2 for Squires!
:D

[Ric]

Home Brew, usually the Coopers Lager is a great summer beer to make and I usually get them to average 5.5% alchohol content.:drink:

Great fun and it is quite an art to make a really good beer as opposed to a standard beer, a bit like astrophotography :D


Cheers
:cheers:

[KG8]

Definately ginger, but my cat has other tastes...

[leon]

Looks like puss has had one to many, great shot.

Leon

[matt]

Classic shot. Cool cat!!

[norm]

Ginger, Coopers and a Shandy !!! Not necessarily in that order!:P

[AJames]

Chardonnay !!!
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Gargoyle_Steve]

A good mate of mine always says:
"There's no such thing as bad beer - there's beer you like, and beer you like a lot"

Having said that I once tasted some crap in Bali called Bali-Hai, and it was so attrocious that I actually poured it all out bar the first mouthful.
(Such a shame when they have some great beers there like Bintang and Anchor.)

Of course the 2 best alcoholic beverages in the world are XXXX Bitter Ale, and Bundaberg Rum ... both made up here in God's own country of course!
;)

[Rodstar]

James Boag for me!

Asahi is a nice drop too.

[Karls48]

Pilsner Urquell, but then, I was born there.
Bit expensive here, so I brew my own. Coopers

[dugnsuz]

I live in Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills where the local hotel serves Hofbrau Munchen Pilsner on draught. That is a nice beer to wash a steak down with!
Local stuff - Coopers pale and sparkling ale (not mixed!)
Others...Budwar (Chezch), Tiger beer (Thai I think?), San Miguel (Spain).
Don't tend to indulge as much as I used to now.
Drunk in charge of an RA drive!!!!
Cheers(!)
Doug

[xstream]

Where does one start I like them all! :drink:

Two I have a soft spot for are Beez Neez and Carlsberg Elephant.

[Nortilus]

I am quiet enjoying Barvaria, a Dutch beer. Cant drink aussie beer no more...they are really starting to drop in quality and tasting like dish water to me....

[joe_smith]

Tooheys Extra Dry Platinum its got a big bang for the bucks at 6.5% ALC/VOL

Plus the Tooheys Extra Dry people make unreal ads to!!!!!

[joe_smith]

That Carlsberg Elephant beer is not beer it realy comes from Elephants.... if you can drink that stuff you can drink anything or have no taste buds :rofl:

[duncan]

I like my home brew. I use a Qld Gold base and depending on my mood will vary the A%. I also use different sugars to get different results as well.
Cheers.
Ps. Off the shelf XXXXGold

[Ric]

And the best thing I find about home brews is that I've got it down to between 50 and 75 cents per bottle depending on the brew and sugars.

Cheers

[xstream]

Can't handle the kick, can we? :P :lol:

[RB]

Guinness.


.....and more Guinness !!!!

:drink:

And a nice Cohiba or Monte Christo to finish off.

I taike mye bost imeges theis waiy ! :help3:

[matt]

:rofl: :rofl:

hic!!!

[JethroB76]

Boags Premium, Becks, Crown Lager

[duncan]

Yeah Ric and thats a 750ml bottle not a stubby.:thumbsup:

[ving]

keep your hands off my...

[ballaratdragons]

I'm originally from NSW, and thats where I used to drink it. But it was back in the 70's, not the 90's.
Got wierd looks when I asked for it down here in Victoria. :P

"50 what?" :lol:

[matt]

John.

Have been meaning to try Beez Neez for ages.

Did something about it tonight.

Am just savouring my first few sips, and it's really quite good.

I like the very distinct honey aftertaste.:thumbsup:

[MortonH]

Redback, sometimes with a bit of lime...

[spacezebra]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D


Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - Moose Preserve Bar & Grill

Cheers Petra

[xstream]

I thought it was nice and refreshing from the norm, the first time I tried it Matt.

[bloodhound31]

how about this one............

ANY!:cheers:

............

Baz.:D

[Terry B]

I agree the beez neez is good and our local has it on tap.:drink:

[wolfman]

Tooheys Premium, but I'm not really that fussy just as long as its not VB !

[Outbackmanyep]

I tend to find that Cascade tastes like a garden centre smells and Boags a little bit smoother and less "garden-centre" like but still a little taste of it...maybe its cos of the malty taste of OLD im used to....VB is good but its nasty! In a good way of course!
Crown is smooth, i can drink them all night.....

Is Beez Neez similar to Boags or is it like a "New" or a XXXX Gold??

[Outbackmanyep]

Which Local??

St Kilda, New England, Grand, Wicklow, Bowling Club, Ex-Services Club, Imperial, Tattersalls or the Royal?????:rofl:

[ballaratdragons]

The Railway Hotel.

Just about every town has a 'Railway Hotel' doesn't it :lol:

[Bobj]

I used to do home brewing for 20 years, had 2 bottles a day, and 3 on a hot day;).
Now, I have cirrhosis of the liver and cannot even stand the smell of beer....:shrug:

[niko]

Not much of a drinker these days but I have to add a vote for the amazing range of great New Zealand beers. Monteiths, Macs, Tui even a Lion Red if the company is right! They also have a thriving micro brewery industry which produces some great brews.

Monteiths was available from Safeway a while ago but not sure if that's still the case.

Monteiths Celtic Red remains my favourite but they have about 7 different ones to choose from.

I don't know why Aussies have the reputation as drinkers because those Kiwis can sure hit it hard!!

niko

[Terry B]

The Wicklow :thumbsup:

[ving]

what a great opportunity for us all to look masculine! ;)

[DougAdams]

Before diagnosis with coeliac, it was Red Back or Coopers.

Must try those gluten free beers....

[radu5er]

Being born a "Septic" I must avoid too much real Aussie beer...otherwise I tend to behave in extremely strange ways.

HOWEVER, on occasion, I don't mind a touch of "chateau de Lynchburg" (aka Jack Daniels). :P

[Glenhuon]

Lean towards the dark side here, Guinness, Tooheys Old, Carlton Black. Used to brew some Coopers Stout a few years back. Back in Scotland it was draught Guinness or Fowlers "Wee Heavy" (about 8%, not to be taken in great quantity :P ), but on a cold night there's nothing to beat a dram of straight malt :)

[StarLane]

I enjoy my own home made beer. Better than any commercial beer I have tried. I can make any style from light Euro lagers to English ales to Irish stouts and ambers. No preservatives, clarifiers, stabilisers or any other chemicals to make you feel bad the next day, I only use the best malt, hops and yeast available.
Commercial brew makes me spew.....

[RB]

I must admit Paul, a good home brew will beat a commercial brew, hands down.
The taste is just miles ahead.

:thumbsup:

[Ric]

Hi Paul, I'm a HB nut as well. I just hate the wait after bottling to taste the first bottle. I have to admit the commercial beer does taste watery to me.

Cheers

[mickoking]

I love good old VB. But here in China I am partial to the local beers Liquan and Tsingtao :thumbsup:

[taminga16]

What does it say of us that this is the most replied to thread on the Top 30 at the moment?

Greg.
I am guilty as well, infact I am tipping one in as I write.

[RB]

Greg, it means that there's more to astronomy than meets the eye.

:whistle:

[GTB_an_Owl]

and a LOT more that passes through IT RB

:lol: :lol: :lol:

geoff

[StarLane]

I know what you mean Ric. I wish it would mature/condition at a faster rate. I am always eager to try a new batch.

[Outbackmanyep]

One of my friends made his own "TOOHEYS OLD" in HB and it tasted a lot different and i was able to drink more of it before feeling any effect, and they were 750 Ml bottles too! Im a FAN of HB!
Never got sick on it once!
I prefer bottled beer at locals as the On-Tap stuff i have had has made me sick on 3 separate occasions, bottled beer NEVER made me sick.......

[Glenhuon]

I had a friend back in Scotland who used to brew all sorts of beers and wines. He used old brewers text books and reduced the quantities for home use, e.g translate 1 hundredweight of malt to 1 pound. I used to love dropping in for a visit. Keg in the corner of the living room complete with, CO2 cylinder and Swan Neck dispenser on the keg. :) He had a party for his wifes 30th birthday and all the grog was home brewed. Only guy who was sick had been on pub beer before he got there, never had a drop of Jim's brew. He tried for years to make Guinness, could only ever get 2 out of 3 right. Colour and taste but no head, head and colour OK, too sweet etc. I even managed to get him some Guinness yeast when I was working in a brewery, but it did'nt help. There's nothing like the real thing :P
One of his best wines was a lovely Rose, made from National Health Concentrated Orange Juice and Rose Hip Syrup.

Cheers
Glenhuon

[White Rabbit]

I'm a beer fanatic, I spent two years in Munich. Been to the real Beer Fest twice. My fav beer is Schneider Weise Beer. You can get it in some bottle shops here in Sydney, Shoffer Hoffer Christall (sp) or Weisse is really good to, also available in Oz. For Oz beer it has to be Boags, all the way.

[JohnH]

I like Marston's Pedigree, Greene King's Abbot Ale...Chimay...ok then a Coopers if I must.

[DeanoNZL]

Buy that man a beer!
Monteiths is a great drop, but like Guinness, does not travel well.
Best comsumed where it is brewed, The West Coast of the South Island.
Apart from that, Stella Artois rules.
Or when is OZ, a cool Coopers is glorious.

[JohnH]

Give him a warm Budwieser....

[Outbackmanyep]

Should see if we can have a taste test of everyones beer at the next IISAC....quite a rainbow of flavours everyone's got!

[ving]

tiger (from singapore) is good squishy :)

[DaveR]

I like home brew when it works, I still only get about 75% right. In the commercials Tooheys Old, Boags and Coopers.

Kids buy me a few Chimays for birthdays and Christmas - much better than socks!:)

[taminga16]

John Cleese once said that drinking Budwieser was like making love in a canoe, *^:X~#< close to water.

Greg.

[AGarvin]

I have a few favourites. Mountain Goats Hightail Ale and Little Creatures Bright Ale are two regulars (I prefer ales). Don't know whether it's psychological or not but they do taste better from a glass ... having a Bright Ale as I type :).

Two other rippers I like are Little Creatures Pale Ale and Squires India Pale Ale. Both are quite strong and bitter, particularly Squires IPA. Squires Porter is a nice beer, but it's pretty heavy and I can't drink to many in one sitting.

I started sampling all the craft beers at Dan Murphys a few years ago. It's become quite expensive but I can't go back to the mass produced stuff. They taste like bong water.

[GrahamL]

When was young..er I somehow bumped into a guy and his girlfriend who invited a bunch of us back to his parents house one weekend when they were away .. his father was a master brewer his games room was full of brewing trophys from all around the world..better still his bar had 3 full size double fridges stocked full of every type of beer you could imagine .
I DO remember falling down a step or two when we left that day.. and if I recall right he got in lots of trouble the following week for consumeing a bottle or six of some unfinished brews that were important to the old boy.

my wife gets given samples of some pretty nice beers these days through work.. as a sampler of many from around the world I can honestly recomend the two.. little creatures ..offerings mentioned above they are IMO two of
my most drinkable beers I have ever had :)

most favorite ?.. free of course :)

[mill]

Any beer as long as it is full and tasty.

[csb]

I usually have WestEnd Draught on hand, in cans.

I Black&Tan was a Stout beer with an amber beer mixed. Never tried one though, Stout's a bit rich - like pumpernickel bread.

[acropolite]

I'm with Rodstar and Isdonisgood on the James Boag Premium, I also enjoy an occasional Corona. A couple of guys at work brew their own and I must agree the home brew liquid wins hands down.:cheers:

[Terry B]

So did anyone ask these guys
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/houston-we-have-a-drink-problem/2007/07/27/1185339198587.html
what their favourite drop is?:D

[Outbackmanyep]

OK....so i went out and bought a 6-pack of Beez Neez to try, a lady standing beside me at the bottleshop counter asked me where the beer come from....i said "It comes in cartons.....", she was quite amused.....hehe
I like this beer!
It does have that honey taste that washes away the "garden-centre" taste like Cascade offers, and Bz-Nz is quite smooth too, beautiful stuff!!!!!!

[Outbackmanyep]

LOL :lol:

I bet they were sucking on the hydrazine straight from the tank! :P

[dwyman]

Found this website of beer reviews from Oz. I have to agree with the two worst beers, Fosters and Budweiser.

http://www.tastebeer.com.au/beer/143

[cahullian]

I like Carlton Draught but when I was I England I enjoyed Stella Artois. Growing up in Ireland I used to drink a pint or two.... of tennants extra all nice drops. Worst beer I ever had was XXXX makes me sad to say this as I'm a mad Queensland supporter.

Gazz

[BOBBY]

Can not beat a chilled bottle of Newky Broun (Newcastle Brown)
Mothers Milk

[Satchmo]

I'm a Stout drinker. Although I have a few variations occassionally , I like Sheaf because its Australian, tastes great and its not too expensive. Its so thick and flavoursome I can sip the first half bottle while I cook dinner and enjoy the second half with my meal. I reckon its so full of anti-oxidents its a meal in a botle :P

[Outbackmanyep]

Satchmo, Do you mean itd make the PERFECT liquid lunch??

[ving]

tried a red stripe the other weekend... wasnt bad :)

[Outbackmanyep]

Wheres that brewed in Ving?

[ving]

umm... jamaica
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