Beer thread

Milk

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Sad fuck that I am I just wrote down all the beers I have tasted in the last three days in Colorado. Seriously, there are more breweries here than mountains. My list is at 34 already and I have 11 days to go.
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Yep. The States is the land of opportunity for beer enthusiasts. I've been on the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://untappd.com/'>Untappd app</a> for just over a year and have tried 257 unique beers... and I'm not even a big drinker.
 
At this rate you'll overtake me before the end of your trip... if you survive that long :)

dK

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Yep. The States is the land of opportunity for beer enthusiasts. I've been on the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://untappd.com/'>Untappd app</a> for just over a year and have tried 257 unique beers... and I'm not even a big drinker.
 
At this rate you'll overtake me before the end of your trip... if you survive that long :)
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What is your Untappd handle? Mine is dutchkiaora. My problem with Untappd is I forget I have it and forget to log all the beers I am drinking.

Milk

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What is your Untappd handle? Mine is dutchkiaora. My problem with Untappd is I forget I have it and forget to log all the beers I am drinking.
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mikewilliamsnz
 
Yep, looks like you have a bit of catching up to do :)
 
The trick is to not care how much of a dick you look like when you take pictures of your beer while you are out with friends.

MN5

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mikewilliamsnz
 
Yep, looks like you have a bit of catching up to do :)
 
The trick is to not care how much of a dick you look like when you take pictures of your beer while you are out with friends.
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Well it's not like a single ferner would be able to judge you on that front.

taniwharugby

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What is your Untappd handle? Mine is dutchkiaora. My problem with Untappd is I forget I have it and forget to log all the beers I am drinking.
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mikewilliamsnz
 
Yep, looks like you have a bit of catching up to do :)
 
The trick is to not care how much of a dick you look like when you take pictures of your beer while you are out with friends.
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I just grabbed the app, first beer I have isnt even on the list haha!! 
 
Have added you both...WBWhg

Tim

Cooper's 62 pilsner. Not very good.
 
Panhead Port Road pilsner. Pretty good.

mariner4life

Coopers 62 is fucking terrible

dogmeat

I now live 7 mins walk from a brewhouse.
 
Constantly changing suite of about 10 boutique ales
 
Their own brew is very very acceptable.
 
The place was pumping tonight and I reckon is profitable despite holding only 50 ish
 
2 mins closer I can drink Emersons.
 
I havent moved
 
10 years ago I had to drive to get a beer
 
Plus I knew the owners of both places before they opened up
 
Happy daze
 
Auckland is gowing up

MN5

For those who like a good IPA ( which has overtaken Pilsner as my favourite brew ) I suggest Rocky Knob Snapperhead IPA. They are a brewery in Tauranga so that's somewhere I'm definitely gonna have to visit next time I'm up that way. Bloody sensational drop, probably even better than Panheads which is saying something. Strong at 7.4% alcohol but that just adds to the flavour I reckon, I genuinely can't taste the extra alcohol content. $17.99 for a 1.25 litre plastic bottle at most New Worlds. Wonder if they're going to branch out to sixers at any stage ? I suppose the beauty of them being in bottles is it encourages drinkers to put them in glasses which definitely makes the beer taste better. ( Do I sound like a complete beer Willis when I say that ? )

mariner4life

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For those who like a good IPA ( which has overtaken Pilsner as my favourite brew ) I suggest Rocky Knob Snapperhead IPA. They are a brewery in Tauranga so that's somewhere I'm definitely gonna have to visit next time I'm up that way. Bloody sensational drop, probably even better than Panheads which is saying something. Strong at 7.4% alcohol but that just adds to the flavour I reckon, I genuinely can't taste the extra alcohol content. $17.99 for a 1.25 litre plastic bottle at most New Worlds. Wonder if they're going to branch out to sixers at any stage ? I suppose the beauty of them being in bottles is it encourages drinkers to put them in glasses which definitely makes the beer taste better. ( Do I sound like a complete beer Willis when I say that ? )
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FUCK!! $18 for 3 beers? In a plastic coke bottle? I don't care if it taste's like eating out an angel, that's fucking ridiculous.

Hooroo

Errr that is getting to be rather normal for craft.
 
I went to the newly opened Madam Woo Restaurant in Hamilton. $10 for a tap beer! (Hallertau I think it is, which is a brewery somewhere in NZ)
 
If you are passing through Hamilton and looking for somewhere nice to eat, skip this joint. Avvvverage!!

mariner4life

well fuck that. no beer is worth $6 at home.

Hooroo

Ha ha! I pint of "Drive It" is $6:50 at the local in Matamata!
 
And I say pint but I mean Handle!

Crucial

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well fuck that. no beer is worth $6 at home. 
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I've had quite a few that are worth that. Also had plenty trying on the $9-$10 a 500ml price that, while OK, certainly aren't worth that kind of $.
 
Then again you have the likes of a decent Garage Project IPA in a can at $4-$4.50 which I find is a good price. Panhead have gone to cans as well for their main lines as they packing advantages mean they can keep the price down to $40 a doz.
 
If you are looking for some half frozen malt beverage to knock back quickly then by all means go cheap.

dogmeat

Craft beer in an offie is usually in the range of $6-10 for 500 mls.
 
I find bar prices in Akl are around $11-12/400 mls.
 
1.6 litre of Emersons = $39.
 
My brother was over for a fortnight in Jan and a few quiets each night was consistently costing $200.

Crucial

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Craft beer in an offie is usually in the range of $6-10 for 500 mls.
 
I find bar prices in Akl are around $11-12/400 mls.
 
1.6 litre of Emersons = $39.
 
My brother was over for a fortnight in Jan and a few quiets each night was consistently costing $200.
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Eh? Usually in 500ml bottles at around $9 is standard for Emersons.

mariner4life

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I've had quite a few that are worth that. Also had plenty trying on the $9-$10 a 500ml price that, while OK, certainly aren't worth that kind of $.
 
Then again you have the likes of a decent Garage Project IPA in a can at $4-$4.50 which I find is a good price. Panhead have gone to cans as well for their main lines as they packing advantages mean they can keep the price down to $40 a doz.
 
If you are looking for some half frozen malt beverage to knock back quickly then by all means go cheap.
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$6 a beers is $144 a carton. You don't have to "go cheap" to find $144 a carton fucking outrageous. 
 
You are welcome to it.

dogmeat

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Eh? Usually in 500ml bottles at around $9 is standard for Emersons.
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Draught 1.6 litre jugs $39

taniwharugby

well I had a 750ml bottle of my 2nd batch of home brew on Saturday, it was pretty damn good, both neighbours were impressed too...cost me $29.95 for the ingredients, and I have 6 750ml bottles left and about 16 500ml.
 
One of the Liquorlands here had a superb range of Craft beers and they vary wildly from $5 a bottle upto about $15 for a 500ml usually, but they have 3 on tap that change fortnightly. Given it usually takes me 3 days to get through 6 bottles I usually only grab a couple at a time anyway.

Crucial

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Draught 1.6 litre jugs $39
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That's crazy. 
 
I usually have no problem with mark ups in bars, after all they have to pay a lot of overheads, but you wouldn't catch me paying that.
 
It is certainly a drawback with craft beer that if standard markups are applied without recognising the cheaper element of keg v bottle/can then it is priced way too high.

The Silver Fern

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