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Australian Beer
I think it's important to anyone visiting this great land thhat they
make informed good choices on beers to try whilst in Australia. So here's a shameless plug, check out http://www.brew.com.au Australia's online beer reviewing community, and check out what beers rate well, and what beers to avoid. Cheers! Maria http://www.brew.com.au/reviewer/maria/ |
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Thank you for that wonderful link to Aussie beer. However, I'm wondering
why they don't have a simple 'search' for beers rather than listing by manufacturer. What if one doesn't know Carlton Cold is made by Fosters? And who makes VB? Anybody know? It might not be one of the 'best', but by God on a hot day in Bendigo it sure hit the spot. Richard "Maria" wrote in news:1118322916.977981.289890 @g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: I think it's important to anyone visiting this great land thhat they make informed good choices on beers to try whilst in Australia. So here's a shameless plug, check out http://www.brew.com.au Australia's online beer reviewing community, and check out what beers rate well, and what beers to avoid. Cheers! Maria http://www.brew.com.au/reviewer/maria/ |
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VB is made by 'Fosters Bewing' too,
Fosters is the crap beer, never been able to understand why they push that on unsuspecting furriners VB is better -- _ "Richard" wrote in message 7.134... Thank you for that wonderful link to Aussie beer. However, I'm wondering why they don't have a simple 'search' for beers rather than listing by manufacturer. What if one doesn't know Carlton Cold is made by Fosters? And who makes VB? Anybody know? It might not be one of the 'best', but by God on a hot day in Bendigo it sure hit the spot. Richard "Maria" wrote in news:1118322916.977981.289890 @g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: I think it's important to anyone visiting this great land thhat they make informed good choices on beers to try whilst in Australia. So here's a shameless plug, check out http://www.brew.com.au Australia's online beer reviewing community, and check out what beers rate well, and what beers to avoid. Cheers! Maria http://www.brew.com.au/reviewer/maria/ |
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Amazing that Fosters is known for a piddling beer when it's got some
nice stuff on its shelves. Having just viewed their web page, I was surprised that not only do they handle lots of varieties of Carlton (Cold became a favourite) as well as VB but also Kilkenny Ale, which we enjoyed on draught at that Irish pub down the road from Subiaco waiting for the Eagles to get the season started with Port Adelaide a season ago. Also they export some wonderful stuff like the Belgian beers Leff and Stella Artois. R "AlmostBob" wrote in news:631qe.57439$9A2.42982@edtnps89: VB is made by 'Fosters Bewing' too, Fosters is the crap beer, never been able to understand why they push that on unsuspecting furriners VB is better |
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Its just Fosters Lager itself that's garbage, VB Carlton and all the
boutique brands that they own are better. OZ look for the beer university, doing the rounds of a CUB (former name of Fosters Brewing) pub near you. 7 Pots/middies of assorted GOOD beers and a great pitch, FREE. Beer University on Saturday afternoons, at Chloe's bar upstairs at Young and Jacksons, going back to Victoria Barracks aftwerwards is a staggering trip -- _ "Richard" wrote in message 7.134... Amazing that Fosters is known for a piddling beer when it's got some nice stuff on its shelves. Having just viewed their web page, I was surprised that not only do they handle lots of varieties of Carlton (Cold became a favourite) as well as VB but also Kilkenny Ale, which we enjoyed on draught at that Irish pub down the road from Subiaco waiting for the Eagles to get the season started with Port Adelaide a season ago. Also they export some wonderful stuff like the Belgian beers Leff and Stella Artois. R "AlmostBob" wrote in news:631qe.57439$9A2.42982@edtnps89: VB is made by 'Fosters Bewing' too, Fosters is the crap beer, never been able to understand why they push that on unsuspecting furriners VB is better |
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"Maria" wrote in message oups.com... snip Having lived here for a year I can safely say there's no such thing as a good Australian ale. The closest has to be Coopers Vintage - a nice tipple, or Coopers Dark which closely resembles a Porter Ale as found in the UK. Failing either of these, Coopers Draught will do. The rest are ****e. I'm not too much of a fan of Coopers either. Compared to Youngs Special or Tanglefoot or any other English ale, the Coopers wouldn't even get onto the podium. |
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"Spammy Sammy" wrote in message news:1118335842.102387@teuthos... Having lived here for a year I can safely say there's no such thing as a good Australian ale. So WTF do I drink when I get there? Gilbert |
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"Gilbert" wrote in message ... "Spammy Sammy" wrote in message news:1118335842.102387@teuthos... Having lived here for a year I can safely say there's no such thing as a good Australian ale. So WTF do I drink when I get there? Gilbert Ah the perils of langauge - beer = lager - Ale = beer - beer = beer Ale and Lager are two completely different styles of "beer", different methods of storing and serving. Try room temperature lager for a refreshing drink (spit, puke, choke). Lager type beers (fizzy from CO2, served chilled, made from lots of chemicals) have the market by the balls in Aus. Ale on the other hand is almost exclusively the domain of the home brew specialist in Aus, although some dark lagers do have a stronger taste/flavour - Tooheys Old and Coopers comes to mind. Guiness made by Fosters is available but if you've ever had Irish Guiness then its a disappointment. Theres a few boutique brewers around who brew and sell in the pub - there is / was one on Racecourse Road in Melbourne. I can't ever remember seeing a beer engine on a bar in Aus. |
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In article , "Gilbert"
wrote: "Spammy Sammy" wrote in message news:1118335842.102387@teuthos... Having lived here for a year I can safely say there's no such thing as a good Australian ale. So WTF do I drink when I get there? You ccould try the free heroin shooting galleries in Sydney/Melbourne. |
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"Gilbert" wrote So WTF do I drink when I get there? When it's the middle of summer, you're in the outback, no rain for 5 years, the crows and roo's are dying of thirst and it's 43C in the shade, you'll eventually find that you'll drink anything. Just as long as it's icy cold and got "BEER" written somewhere on the label. |
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