Beer thread

Crucial

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I tried a few of them at a stand last year, great drops but haven't seen them since.
 
That's pretty low alcohol content for a decent Porter I would have thought.
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Not really. Porters don't need to be high alc to be good. Just quality malt. The Imperial version is about 7% though and really good.
 
I tried a few while in the US and most where ghastly. They tend to do a few 'Vanilla Porters' and they taste sickly.
 
Denver Beer Co do a great one that has such a biscuity taste it is called 'Graham Cracker Porter' 
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Hooroo

If I am going out, I go back to the trusty ole "Drive-its"! but at home I usually have something a bit different in the fridge. Either Panhead Blue or Emersons pilsner (I think it is)

MN5

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Whatever blows your hair back but I find $40 for a dozen beers robbery. I find almost $20 for 3 beers wallet rape. 
You don't have to drink swill to find good beer for $50 a carton. 
This is probably exacerbated by insisting on buying by the 6-pack. Which is the supply chains way of robbing you
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I'll drink cheap spirits, wine and coffee pretty happily if I like them, one of my mates brings fucken Speights Gold ( at best slightly higher ended mass produced shit than NZ lager or Rheineck ) to any social function yet if he pops round in the morning and I don't have freshly ground coffee that a cat has eaten and shat out then he'll thumb his nose at me. Each to their own I guess.

Catogrande

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Had some Stone & Wood Pacific ale in Melbourne recently. Made out of Byron Bay, I don't usually like craft beer (yes call me a philistine) but this brew was very good
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If your craft beer is anything like our then I don't blame you. I've got some bloody hipster joint opened up across the road from me which sells this swill.
 
Barman: " This is craft beer, you won't find it anywhere else"
 
Me: "I'm not surprised. It tastes like shit".
 
Anyway, I'm not welcome in there anymore. Couldn't give less fucks. Down the road is a proper pub and this sells normal bitter beer made by smiling, rosy cheeked Devon maids.

dogmeat

Cato - craft beer here is closer to CAMRA with fewer of the hipsters talking about notes of liquorice and mandarin citrus.
 
Think guys with beards whose bellies show their dedication to the cause

Catogrande

That sounds better dogmeat. I absolutely love proper beer or real ale as people seem to like calling it. It's been a great disappointment to me over the years to see all the regional brewers in the UK fall by the wayside and the ones that come along after them get swallowed up by the urinatory brewers such as Coors as soon as they get any degree of success. The poxy craft beer lot are now taking the moral high ground spouting all this bollocks about being hand made (whatever that is in brewing terms) and having new and exciting flavours. What's wrong with beer tasting of beer? If I want something that tastes of pears and honey, I'll eat some pears and honey.

dK

Cato you speak the truth!

MajorRage

Your average craft beer drinker
 
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SammyC

Beer contains Gluten so I don't think that's entirely accurate :)

Crucial

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="SammyC" data-cid="573802" data-time="1461207983">Beer contains Gluten so I don't think that's entirely accurate :)</blockquote>
 
I looked for gluten all the way down the glass and couldn't find any even after emptying it. Do I need to check another one?

Crucial

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Catogrande

Sister-in-law is a coeliac and has to be wary of gluten and she's fine with this. However Mrs Cato, in sympathy, bears a strong bond to the weird-beard above <sigh>.

Crucial

I have sympathy with you Cato. The Mrs went through this stage too (on a freakin doctors advice) but seems to have worked out it is simply too much wheat that disagrees not gluten. If you are actually coeliac then that's real bad shit. Thinking gluten free is some kind of healthy eating is up there with anti vaccing. 
Off to have my kombucha and fermented cabbage juice now.......

RoninWC

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I just grabbed the app, first beer I have isnt even on the list haha!! 
 
Have added you both...WBWhg
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I hope you guys don't mind but I've added the three of you as I've just installed Untapped.
My handle is the same as here, RoninWC
 
It's a similar app as to Vivino which I use to track my wine consuption so thanks for the heads up on this one.
 
Cheers

taniwharugby

all good, I need to try more...been enjoying a Bock homebrew I made...although a few bottles have been a bit odd.

Crucial

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all good, I need to try more...been enjoying a Bock homebrew I made...although a few bottles have been a bit odd.
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Cleanliness?

taniwharugby

Nah, I hadn't drunk the last batch quick enough so still have some of my 2nd brew in bottles and had a bit over 4L left in the barrell so after sterlising them, I used 2 1.5L plastic water bottles.
 
They had plenty of fizz when I opened them, but for some reason the sediment in these 2 bottles as soon as I tilted the bottle to pour them got upset and the bottle frothed over. The 2nd bottle I was much more careful, and it didn't fizz over, but the sediment still got upset. Hasn't been an issue in any of the 333ml, 500ml or 750ml bottles, so not quite sure qhat the issue is, possibly the bottom of the plastic bottle???

Crucial

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Nah, I hadn't drunk the last batch quick enough so still have some of my 2nd brew in bottles and had a bit over 4L left in the barrell so after sterlising them, I used 2 1.5L plastic water bottles.
 
They had plenty of fizz when I opened them, but for some reason the sediment in these 2 bottles as soon as I tilted the bottle to pour them got upset and the bottle frothed over. The 2nd bottle I was much more careful, and it didn't fizz over, but the sediment still got upset. Hasn't been an issue in any of the 333ml, 500ml or 750ml bottles, so not quite sure qhat the issue is, possibly the bottom of the plastic bottle???
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How much primer did you put in? Could just be a bit too much or, as it was the last of the batch you would have probably put a bit more sediment in and it was still a bit active.

taniwharugby

I have other bottles form the same batch which is perfectly fine,so yeah, I think it is more likely getting the stuff form the bottom of the barrell as I knew I was using plastic bottles I left them for the last, alothough I did have 1 small bottle form the very last that was ok, but maybe just lucky!

Hooroo

I wish we could tag people in here but calling MN5!!!
 
I finally tried Orange Panhead and the first dip into it was awful and I regretted my purchase. But by the time I got to the end of the bottle, I was quite enjoying it. To be fair, I haven't found an APA that I have liked but that was one I didn't mind.
 
Still prefer the Blue one but I think Iyou be hard pressed to find an APA that I would enjoy.
 
Still appreciate the tip

The Silver Fern

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