Hi Taflex,
Thanks for the tip for Adelaide,
When I was over in Adelaide for Xmas I thought I would get some LCPA so first point of call was the Wheatsheaf at Mile End.
Well, they sell it on tap but a carton of stubbies was out of the question. Fu#* en unreal, I thought, seeing that they promote LC and Rogers.
Tried a few other bottle shops and pubs with no success and then I found the real "XMAS CRETAN".
I walked into the Parafield Airport liquor Store ( PALS ) and had a look around. They had some MSB products and Speckled Hen but I couldnt see any LCPA so I asked an attendant who promptly said
"Of course we have, I'll just pop into the cold room and get some".
I said
"OK, I'll have a carton".
Well he promptly came back with a carton of Coopers Pale Ale and upon sighting it I said politely,
"no mate, I want Little Creatures Pale Ale".
The CRETAN then says,
"this IS pale ale".
I say
"yes but it is not little creatures"
The CRETAN says
"Ah! it is all the same".
I say
"no it's not, lcpa is made in Fremantle by Rogers brewery".
"Well" says the CRETAN
"I have never heard of it and we dont have it"
"OK" I say, and because it is 6.45pm on xmas eve, I say,
"I'll take the Coopers".
Then the CRETAN says,
"Well where do you normally get it"
and I say
"At the Sundowner Hotel in Whyalla"
and the CRETAN says
"Well you should have got it there then"
He then handed me the carton of Coopers and walked off.
Well. I guess you all know which bottle shop I wont be using in Adelaide - ever. :angry:
Cheers