Beer thread

MN5

I left a couple of brews I made in the boot of the car. Fucken disaster. More head and floth going everywhere than in a John Holmes movie.

Crucial

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Cheers Crucial.
 
Based on that, what would you recommend to me?
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I reckon you probably have it right with what you drink. That 'Beer' from Garage Project is a well made drop.
 
But if you can drink Waikato I can't understand how you could find any non-Australian beer terrible.

MN5

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I reckon you probably have it right with what you drink. That 'Beer' from Garage Project is a well made drop.
 
But if you can drink Waikato I can't understand how you could find any non-Australian beer terrible.
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Well, you could say that.....or you could say they're taking the piss and charging 3.99 a can for something which is basically identical to Macs Gold.

Hooroo

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Well, you could say that.....or you could say they're taking the piss and charging 3.99 a can for something which is basically identical to Macs Gold.
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Same but different and when I say different, tastes nothing like Macs Gold

Crucial

'Beer' is a nice clean crisp brew. They purposely set out to make a 'straight' Pilsner type with good ingredients but not trying to be clever in any way. I think they succeeded well.
Macs Gold is more malty than Beer.
The biggest difference is that it is properly brewed and not a 'malt liquor'.

MN5

Macs Gold might not be the best example granted but it is still pricy for what it is.

taniwharugby

Corona is pricey for what it is!

MN5

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Corona is pricey for what it is!
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Try telling that to me 20 years ago, I was gobsmacked how flash it was.....this beer is from Mexico.....and you can put lemon or lime in it !!!
 
I will say it does the trick on a fucken hot day.....other than that hell no.

dK

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taniwharugby

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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
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Had me the Orange tonight, and quite liked it, will have to get the Blue next...
 
I have a home brew wheat beer that is ready to drink from tomorrow, so that will be interesting!

MN5

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Had me the Orange tonight, and quite liked it, will have to get the Blue next...
 
I have a home brew wheat beer that is ready to drink from tomorrow, so that will be interesting! 
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I've got three boxes ( all up 36 x 750 ml bottles ) of the stuff I brewed but I've decided I'm gonna do dry july, heading to Raro in mid August and want to look my best ( which like all of us on here is a relative term )

taniwharugby

Out for lunch today, had some brilliant ribs washed down with Good George IPA...very nice!

Hooroo

I had a couple of Green Waikatos last night and they were awesome!!

MN5

Kinda torture being on this thread with my self imposed exile but there y'go.
 
Everyone is getting on the APA/IPA bandwagon, I see Macs are the latest. I believe their Hop Rocker is as good as you can get at that lower end price range ( $12.99 a half doz for that is great value ) so would one of you try Macs IPA and report back ? Picking it would be in the 7-8% range given it's a double ? 
 
Monteiths version is pretty good.

taniwharugby

Don't worry bro, am gonna stop off at my local bottle shop on the way home to see if they have any more of the GG IPA (as well as some of their Hop Drop cider which I hear is excellent - for the Missus) and I'll think of you as I am downing it ;)
 
Good on you though, I have never thought about needing to do a dry July, don't think I drink enough for it to make any difference!

dogmeat

Green Beret? It's OK Not a lot of flavour for an IPA but significantly cheaper than Emersons at one of my 2 locals. Its more malty than hoppy with a bit of citrus coming through. Not a long taste though.
 
My other local brews their own - Kauri - which is a bloody good drop if you see it in addition to running usually about 6 guest beers, so I normally only have the Beret if I want a less expensive session.
 
I have gone from beer purgatory with only the standard Lion muck to a really good brew pub less than 10 mins walk away and a place that has 40 craft beers on tap with rotating guest food trucks 30 mins in the other direction. Inside the last 9 months
 
Bloody great although the diet is getting even more challenging as a result

MN5

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Don't worry bro, am gonna stop off at my local bottle shop on the way home to see if they have any more of the GG IPA (as well as some of their Hop Drop cider which I hear is excellent - for the Missus) and I'll think of you as I am downing it ;)
 
Good on you though, I have never thought about needing to do a dry July, don't think I drink enough for it to make any difference!
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I very, very rarely get pissed nowadays but beer is empty calories which an athlete ( haha ) like me just doesn't need. Issue I had with my last brewing session was I found it so easy to have a bottle ( 750 ml ) a night and before I knew it I'd put on a bit of weight. Once the beer is open you can't reseal it and put it back in the fridge ( well that's my view anyway ). Plus the craftier the beer the worse it is for you ( forget all that "pure" ingredient bullshit, it's still fattening hops, yeast and generally higher alcohol content after all ). As it stands there are 30 something bottles sitting in the garage and they'll stay unopened til end of the month ( I have an engagement party on the 30th so may have to can Dry July early )
 
dogmeat, I'm under no illusion that Macs is the "best" but it's definitely the best of "mainstream" beer.....way above Speights, Tui, Export etc.......in the last few years it snuck ahead of Monteiths overall as well in my opinion.

taniwharugby

see I don't even come close to a 'beer a day'
 
A normal week for me might be 2 or 3 500ml bottles plus a dram once a week; whereas a 'heavy' week might be 5 or 6 500ml bottles, while some weeks I might have no beer.
 
My wheat beer brew was able to be drunk for 10 days now, and I have had 3 bottles...although I did have a night out on it on Saturday due to parents wedding anniversary; even though I seemed to drink loads of beer plus some celebratory 15yr single malt, I felt fine to drive...I didn't, Mrs TR did, but I think the occasion/company can temper how easily alcohol affects you.

MN5

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see I don't even come close to a 'beer a day'
 
A normal week for me might be 2 or 3 500ml bottles plus a dram once a week; whereas a 'heavy' week might be 5 or 6 500ml bottles, while some weeks I might have no beer.
 
My wheat beer brew was able to be drunk for 10 days now, and I have had 3 bottles...although I did have a night out on it on Saturday due to parents wedding anniversary; even though I seemed to drink loads of beer plus some celebratory 15yr single malt, I felt fine to drive...I didn't, Mrs TR did, but I think the occasion/company can temper how easily alcohol affects you.
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For sure. Will see a whole bunch of old mates at this engagement party, it's at a bar on Courtney Place so bracing myself for a few expensive rounds.
 
A beer a day isn't really normal for me either but problem I had was it became the norm without me really thinking about it hence the desire to stop

nzzp

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A beer a day isn't really normal for me either but problem I had was it became the norm without me really thinking about it hence the desire to stop
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OK, so I'm really late to the thread, but hey.
 
I had the same issue. Wasn't long before Fri-Sat-Sun included Thurs, then Hump Day, and then with homebrew in the fridge it was most nights. 10kg in a year from owning a small brewery ... not complaining as it was worth it, but some hard yards in the start of this year to get back down.
 
Now I'm pretty well beer free from Mon-Thurs, unless there is a special occasion.

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