arupist
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Just reading an article in The Age that mentioned a decision to restore the original alcohol content to Victoria Bitter.
It started me thinking about how things have changed over the years.
In my younger days, my absolute favourite was Carlton Draught - as long as it was poured from a tap. For bottled beer, I preferred Abbotts Lager (RIP). Wasn't overly fussed with canned beer, but did appreciate Vic Bitter.
Now you can probably deduce I grew up in Victoria.
I recall the first time I walked into a pub in Sydney and asked for a beer. In Melbourne, you said "I'll have a beer." You got a 7oz glass of Carlton Draught from the tap. Not so in Sydney. This was twenty questions. Schooner or Midi? Old or new? Toohey's or Tooth's?
You could get all the other cat's piss that was produced around the country - West End, Swan, Cascade, XXXX. Over the years we saw the arrival of the boutique beers - Boag's et al. Not a great fan of Boag's but I do think it has improved from the initial brews. Then we some some bloody disgusting brews I came across Sydney airport but the name escapes me - did have some catchy phrase in the name.
So here I am decades later and faced with all sorts of decisions in a visit to the bottle shop.
I have tried dozens of beers from all over the world and apart from my still-favoured CD in the tap, the best was in a bar located inside Asia Brewery in Singapore - freshly brewed Tiger - which was a bit strange since Tiger was only a beer to drink when the only alternative was Heineken or Carlsberg.
So, from all your experiences, what's your favourite?
It started me thinking about how things have changed over the years.
In my younger days, my absolute favourite was Carlton Draught - as long as it was poured from a tap. For bottled beer, I preferred Abbotts Lager (RIP). Wasn't overly fussed with canned beer, but did appreciate Vic Bitter.
Now you can probably deduce I grew up in Victoria.
I recall the first time I walked into a pub in Sydney and asked for a beer. In Melbourne, you said "I'll have a beer." You got a 7oz glass of Carlton Draught from the tap. Not so in Sydney. This was twenty questions. Schooner or Midi? Old or new? Toohey's or Tooth's?
You could get all the other cat's piss that was produced around the country - West End, Swan, Cascade, XXXX. Over the years we saw the arrival of the boutique beers - Boag's et al. Not a great fan of Boag's but I do think it has improved from the initial brews. Then we some some bloody disgusting brews I came across Sydney airport but the name escapes me - did have some catchy phrase in the name.
So here I am decades later and faced with all sorts of decisions in a visit to the bottle shop.
I have tried dozens of beers from all over the world and apart from my still-favoured CD in the tap, the best was in a bar located inside Asia Brewery in Singapore - freshly brewed Tiger - which was a bit strange since Tiger was only a beer to drink when the only alternative was Heineken or Carlsberg.
So, from all your experiences, what's your favourite?