Discussion Let's talk beer!

[MUFKilda]

Pints have become a thing here too. We used to hate them because we liked our beer so cold you couldn't taste how shit it was. If your teeth didn't hurt you had it too hot once. In the UK the beer freezes in a warm glass on a summer day so it's not an issue.

Yes, keeping the beer cold is much more of an issue for you. Is that why your beer glasses and cans have traditionally been smaller?

 

[BigPowerForward]

Drinking from the can is a very Aussie thing! I never do it; always a pint glass for me.

Were not all uncivilised. I'm a sophisticated beer drinker. I drink my beer from a fancy glass bottle that we call a "stubbie"

 

[MUFKilda]

Were not all uncivilised. I'm a sophisticated beer drinker. I drink my beer from a fancy glass bottle that we call a "stubbie"

My brother-in-law always drinks Foster's lager and from the can. Horrible stuff and about as Australian as I am, though it's marketed as an Australian beer here. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever drank a beer from the can.

 

[Verdun]

Fosters is a shocking beer, should not be classified as Australian

 

[BigPowerForward]

My brother-in-law always drinks Foster's lager and from the can. Horrible stuff and about as Australian as I am, though it's marketed as an Australian beer here. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever drank a beer from the can.

Drinking from a can or bottle saves washing up. Water is a precious resource. Environmentally friendly us Aussies!

 

[St Kilda Death]

 

[Jade Buddha]

Peroni and Corona my standards throwing in the occasional Asahi or Squires

 

[MUFKilda]

How is it possible to swear that many times in twenty seconds? Take out the expletives and it's a five second video. The gentleman must be a supporter of Collingwood or Essendon I imagine. No St Kilda supporter would indulge in such behaviour.

 

[plugger66]

How is it possible to swear that many times in twenty seconds? Take out the expletives and it's a five second video. The gentleman must be a supporter of Collingwood or Essendon I imagine. No St Kilda supporter would indulge in such behaviour.

It’s me

 

[SaintsSeptember]

My mrs is pretty much a non drinker. I had to explain to her the fiscal sense of buying a slab vs 4 x 6 packs when we first got together.

Once she realised that me buying slabs meant more left over cash for her to go shopping everything was fine.

I've tried craft beers but in the end I always just come back to Carlton Draught. To he honest I prefer the taste to any craft beer. Occasionally I'll buy an Asahi or Kerin to mix it up but 99% of the time it's Brewery Fresh in my fridge.

Speaking of..... my stubby holder shute:

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Those economics didn't work well for me.

It lead to me drinking more beer, which of course is what they want.
For the cheapskates out there who want to buy a six pack, the Beer Aldi sell by the sixes is OK.

 

[Moquo]

My mrs is pretty much a non drinker...

Can a mixed marriage actually work? Asking for a friend.

 

[Yawkey way]

Those economics didn't work well for me.

It lead to me drinking more beer, which of course is what they want.
For the cheapskates out there who want to buy a six pack, the Beer Aldi sell by the sixes is OK.

They had a four pack around st Patrick’s day from a brewery called mcgargles, it was actually really good.

I went in looking for some Murphy’s Irish stout which they didn’t have and came away with that, so not a total waste.

 

[Yawkey way]

Can a mixed marriage actually work? Asking for a friend.

Designated driver, seriously though don’t push your luck.

Have you ever been out with your mates and for whatever reason you stay off the alcohol, after awhile you start thinking gee I’m bored and you’re all knobs. Well that’s what your wife is looking at, too many of those and maybe she’ll have a bye election and recast

 

[plugger66]

Designated driver, seriously though don’t push your luck.

Have you ever been out with your mates and for whatever reason you stay off the alcohol, after awhile you starting thinking gee I’m bored and you’re all knobs. Well that’s what your wife is looking at, too many of those and maybe she’ll have a bye election and recast

That’s me again. She said bye without an election

 

[MUFKilda]

I'm currently enjoying an early evening blonde ale called Moorhouse's Blonde Witch, from Aldi. Nice and citrusy; very refreshing ice cold. Not had it before, it's brewed somewhere in England.

 

[Olliver]

My brother-in-law always drinks Foster's lager and from the can. Horrible stuff and about as Australian as I am, though it's marketed as an Australian beer here. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever drank a beer from the can.

When I played cricket in England teammates and opposition would always buy me Fosters. They were all surprised when I said I’d never drank it before. You never see it in Australia. Tastes horrific.

 

[MUFKilda]

When I played cricket in England teammates and opposition would always buy me Fosters. They were all surprised when I said I’d never drank it before. You never see it in Australia. Tastes horrific.

Absolutely, rubbish like Foster's are the very worst of the macro conglomerate breweries. Some are good - I love my Guinness - but much of it is just horse piss.

 

[tomjoad]

They had a four pack around st Patrick’s day from a brewery called mcgargles, it was actually really good.

I went in looking for some Murphy’s Irish stout which they didn’t have and came away with that, so not a total waste.

Mcgargles isn't a bad Irish beer in general. At least they try and do something different. They make it a couple of towns over from mine.
The craft brew phenomena was very short lived over here in Ireland because the breweries just tried to replicate the crap that was already around. I can understand it because the Irish generally won't break rank with the things they know and are suspicious of change to their creature comforts...so it was always going to be difficult. There's a couple of okay brews though. If you can get hold of the Galway Hooker (it's named after a boat by the way) or any of the Galway Bay beers, give them a go. They're probably the best of them. As for commercial stouts...Beamish all the way, Murphy's second, and Guinness a very distant third.

 

[MUFKilda]

As for commercial stouts...Beamish all the way, Murphy's second, and Guinness a very distant third.

How dare you insult the Guinness, sir . I do like Beamish, the Cork stout, but it's rare here in England, with just the very occasional pub doing it. I've never seen it in the shops.

 

[Yawkey way]

Mcgargles isn't a bad Irish beer in general. At least they try and do something different. They make it a couple of towns over from mine.
The craft brew phenomena was very short lived over here in Ireland because the breweries just tried to replicate the crap that was already around. I can understand it because the Irish generally won't break rank with the things they know and are suspicious of change to their creature comforts...so it was always going to be difficult. There's a couple of okay brews though. If you can get hold of the Galway Hooker (it's named after a boat by the way) or any of the Galway Bay beers, give them a go. They're probably the best of them. As for commercial stouts...Beamish all the way, Murphy's second, and Guinness a very distant third.

I’m pretty close to a little bottle shop that’s been around for as long as I can Remember and stocks over 500 different beers.

I loved beamish when it was available here and had my beamish pint glass but unfortunately I haven’t seen it here for years. The trend unfortunately seems to be that some ripping beers make a brief appearance and then disappear whilst the higher volume commercial beers if they can gain a foothold end up being brewed locally and tasting like a completely different brew.

It’s become a real hassle having to read every pack to figure out exactly where it was brewed. The marketing is deceptive and to add insult to injury they charge imported prices for the domestically produced product.

 

[MUFKilda]

It’s become a real hassle having to read every pack to figure out exactly where it was brewed. The marketing is deceptive and to add insult to injury they charge imported prices for the domestically produced product.

Yes, it's really annoying. As mentioned, Foster's (and plenty of other conglomerate beers) have no connection to their marketing. It shouldn't be allowed. Foster's, for example, is marketed as being as Australian as Vegemite, but on every can it says 'product of the EU'. It's cheap, so isn't priced as if it's an Aussie import, but it's insulting.

 

[tomjoad]

How dare you insult the Guinness, sir . I do like Beamish, the Cork stout, but it's rare here in England, with just the very occasional pub doing it. I've never seen it in the shops.

You ought to hear the grief I get in Ireland...I live close-ish to Dublin...so it HAS to be Guinness. It's unfathomable to them that I exert my right to choose other options. I'm given history lessons, and all sorts to make me see the error of my ways. When they see me return to the bar for another Beamish or Murphy's after the fact, I'm looked at like the town leper
I get on quite well in Cork mind you, if only I could understand a single f*cking word they said, it'd be a whole lot better again, I'd imagine.

 

[MUFKilda]

I get on quite well in Cork mind you, if only I could understand a single f*cking word they said, it'd be a whole lot better again, I'd imagine.

I get you. Dubliners talk very slowly; Cork folk are the opposite and the accent is much less Anglicised. Cork is a great accent though - Roy Keane!

 

[tomjoad]

I’m pretty close to a little bottle shop that’s been around for as long as I can Remember and stocks over 500 different beers.

I loved beamish when it was available here and had my beamish pint glass but unfortunately I haven’t seen it here for years. The trend unfortunately seems to be that some ripping beers make a brief appearance and then disappear whilst the higher volume commercial beers if they can gain a foothold end up being brewed locally and tasting like a completely different brew.

It’s become a real hassle having to read every pack to figure out exactly where it was brewed. The marketing is deceptive and to add insult to injury they charge imported prices for the domestically produced product.

It's one of my pet hates too. An unfortunate reality of our over corporatised times...and a pity, because you can't knock a product for being successful, however you can't help but feel that a little bit of soul is chipped away at and lost each time. Samuel Adams are clever enough to lease their recipe's to fairly reputable breweries. The English version of their Vienna lager done by Shepherds Neame, is bloody lovely.

 

[tomjoad]

I get you. Dubliners talk very slowly; Cork folk are the opposite and the accent is much less Anglicised. Cork is a great accent though - Roy Keane!

Yeah, and Roy certainly lets you know it too