Beer thread
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There has never been as grim of a beer as Wild Buck. It may be marketed as some sort of salt of the earth, deep country beer, but the reality is it’s just a mixture of sludge dredged from the bottom of the Waikato and fermented deer piss. It is feral. If you are ever unlucky enough to find yourself in an establishment that serves exclusively Wild Buck on tap, first of all, you should run away in horror. But if you were to be brave enough to order a jug, the atmosphere of this pub will no doubt inspire you to drink it quickly, which is Bad News when you have a jug of Wild Buck.
Upon the first sip of your dirty, foamy and questionably opaque jug, you will encounter a sort of cognitive dissonance; you believe you are drinking beer, but your taste buds send the message to your brain that you are in fact imbibing muddy piss-water. For a moment, this is a unique and almost pleasant experience, but as Wild Buck hits the back of the tongue survival instincts kick in, and your gag reflex will become difficult to suppress. Suppress it you must, because if you find yourself in dire enough straits to be voluntarily consuming Wild Buck you are not in a good place mentally, emotionally, or physically. Desperate times call for desperate measures, like Bear Grylls drinking his own piss. Except his piss probably tasted better.
While served in bottle form, it is unlikely anyone has ever thought it necessary to prolong their suffering by pouring Wild Buck out into a glass. But they should, because it is only when you witness the swirling oily froth of a Wild Buck that you can truly comprehend the atrocious quality of the beverage. In jug form, this horror is amplified by the sheer amount of foam the drink produces when poured. It is as if, upon learning that the fermentation of deer piss did not create the desired fizziness, the brewers simply added Pam’s dishwashing liquid into the mix to simulate froth. As such, even though a jug of Wild Buck may seem cheap on paper, if you account for the beer that remains trapped in the immense layer of foul-tasting foam that coats the bottom of your jug and glass, half the jug is undrinkable.
However, there may be some people who, when faced with a staggering selection of superior ales and lagers, nevertheless argue that price justifies the abomination that is Wild Buck. This is a fair argument. With Putin’s escapades driving up grain prices, beer prices are reaching all-time highs, so it is reasonable to assume a beverage made with excrement and mud-derived elements would be able to undercut its grain-based brethren. But this is not the case. In reality, a box of Wild Buck usually sits at about 24 dollars these days. As a 4 percent knuckle-dragger with 15 bottles in a box, Wild Buck comes in at a whopping 1.6 dollars per standard, which almost amounts to a war crime. That joke may be in bad taste, but hey, so is Wild Buck.
As with many terrible beers in New Zealand, Wild Buck tries to cover up how bad it is by marketing itself as a humble, down to earth brew. This fails for two reasons. First because it is shit, and second, because that shittiness is not even reflected in its dollar per standard rate. The only possible justification for someone buying Wild Buck is a hostage-like situation in which you are confined to a pub and the only choice is between Wild Buck and something even more disgusting, like Tui.
Tasting notes: dishwashing liquid, urine.
Froth level: stepping in dog shit.
Tastes like: the floor of a DOC hut.
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Booze Review | Wild Buck
There has never been as grim a beer as Wild Buck. It may be marketed as some sort of salt of the earth, deep country beer, but the reality is it’s just a mixture of sludge dredged from the bottom of the Waikato, and fermented deer piss. It is
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@Duluth said in Beer thread:
You should link to the original to give them the credit:
Booze Review | Wild Buck
There has never been as grim a beer as Wild Buck. It may be marketed as some sort of salt of the earth, deep country beer, but the reality is it’s just a mixture of sludge dredged from the bottom of the Waikato, and fermented deer piss. It is
I don’t think any ferner will think I had the time, inclination or most importantly the talent to write anything like that.
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Crucial said in Beer thread:
Tracked down a few of these. Very well done. Not overly carbonated and seems to using a classic recipe.
I’m not picking that to be a big seller by any stretch.
Not a style that ever became popular in NZ
Not expecting it to be everyone’s pot but it’s nice to have as an option.
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@Crucial said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Crucial said in Beer thread:
Tracked down a few of these. Very well done. Not overly carbonated and seems to using a classic recipe.
I’m not picking that to be a big seller by any stretch.
Not a style that ever became popular in NZ
Not expecting it to be everyone’s pot but it’s nice to have as an option.
I’m certainly willing to try it but it’s still only Hazys and SOurs that seem to be popular now.
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My West Coast IIPA has lasted amazingly well in the 9.5l keg and on tap in the Kegerator but its nearing the end and im thinking this will be the 2nd to last full glass... sadly.
Is at 12.5 weeks now.
Drinking wonderfully, just the right balance of bitter and other flavours, complex is the word that comes to mind. The 9% is well hidden as it is well balanced.
From that bitter to a bit of fruit flavour then more bitter as you swallow. Also, the head is superb, thick and holds the lacing down the glass.
Cleared up the longer it was left and the complexity definitely improved.
Will definitely do another WCIPA and will take the learnings from this and other brews.
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Beervana 2022...
Once again, nailed the day session (doing almost entirely sours)...
blagged way into staff halftime session, so about to try and make a dent in the evening session.
Only lasted a couple of hours into the 2nd sess last year, and I haven't paced myself, so.... we'll see... -
@Kruse said in Beer thread:
Beervana 2022...
Once again, nailed the day session (doing almost entirely sours)...
blagged way into staff halftime session, so about to try and make a dent in the evening session.
Only lasted a couple of hours into the 2nd sess last year, and I haven't paced myself, so.... we'll see...The Smokey Red Ale and the Toffee Pop stout were highlights for me. Both absolutely incredible. Naturally I forgot which breweries they were from.
I made a point of visiting the breweries from Germany and San Diego. Both very good.
Didn’t bother with Behemoth, Garage Project or Panhead as I can get those anytime and anywhere.
Grumpy old man gripe. THe lines to top up your wristbands were fucken ridiculous and understaffed. Nearly half an hours drinking time gone lining up!!!! Disorganised fuckwits.
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Kruse said in Beer thread:
Beervana 2022...
Once again, nailed the day session (doing almost entirely sours)...
blagged way into staff halftime session, so about to try and make a dent in the evening session.
Only lasted a couple of hours into the 2nd sess last year, and I haven't paced myself, so.... we'll see...The Smokey Red Ale and the Toffee Pop stout were highlights for me. Both absolutely incredible. Naturally I forgot which breweries they were from.
I made a point of visiting the breweries from Germany and San Diego. Both very good.
Didn’t bother with Behemoth, Garage Project or Panhead as I can get those anytime and anywhere.
Grumpy old man gripe. THe lines to top up your wristbands were fucken ridiculous and understaffed. Nearly half an hours drinking time gone lining up!!!! Disorganised fuckwits.
I was dreading the wristband/money queues... as I was going in with free tickets, and therefore not pre-loaded. (What kind of dumb fluffybunny goes in without the pre-loaded option, if given the choice?)
But - we arrived half-an-hour late, and got wristbands loaded in less than 5 minutes. And later in the day, when we confirmed we'd managed to blag our way into the 2nd session... managed to get it topped up with fuck-all queue (and with beer in hand, so... didn't care anyway)- If you're buying a ticket... buy one with the $40 pre-loaded... fucking no-brainer. Get a beer or two in, wait for the dumb-ass queues to die down, then stick a hundy or two on there.
- If you've got cheap-ass "industry-contact" free tickets - might as well spend 30 minutes getting a fucking vietnamese coffee made, as... the time that takes - matches the time it takes for the dummies to get their money loaded - and can arrive at the venue caffeinated and with fuck-all queues to contend with.
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Picked up takeaway from a joint in our old suburb a few km away. Good burgers and seafood.
Anyway the other good part about that little mall is the bottle shop next to said takeaway. They're an independent with an interesting array of stuff, including smaller breweries and a fair bit of foreign stuff you don't typically see in your chain retailer.
Tonight I saw this, but didn't buy it despite my intrigue:
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@NTA said in Beer thread:
Instead I grabbed one each of these:
how was old man yells at cloud? Looks good.
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
how was old man yells at cloud? Looks good.
Did what it said on the tin i.e. hazy as fuck. Quite tasty post-dinner and gave me a nice warm buzz sitting on the couch.
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@NTA said in Beer thread:
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
how was old man yells at cloud? Looks good.
Did what it said on the tin i.e. hazy as fuck. Quite tasty post-dinner and gave me a nice warm buzz sitting on the couch.
And the IBU one? Also what is says on the tin - hoppy as fuckery?
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@Kruse said in Beer thread:
@NTA said in Beer thread:
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
how was old man yells at cloud? Looks good.
Did what it said on the tin i.e. hazy as fuck. Quite tasty post-dinner and gave me a nice warm buzz sitting on the couch.
And the IBU one? Also what is says on the tin - hoppy as fuckery?
Will let you know.
