Imported Beer Now Available At 1st Choice

[cam89brewer]

On Wednesday the new catalogue has a deal for buy 2 4pks and get 1 free so (3x4pks of either stella, carlsberg ,becks ,heineken etc. all 500ml cans)
GET INTO IT!!!! :chug:

 

[Bribie G]

The four "imported" beers you mention are all brewed under licence in Australia by Lion or CUB, or do you mean that this refers to the geniune imported versions of the beers? edit: if 500ml cans then that would be the case as I don't think there are any 500ml Aussie canning facilities.

edit edit: then this would be a good example of Coles doing parallel imports to cut out the big two... yes I think we should support that. It would also be a good opportunity to do our own "parallel" taste check on the imports vs the BUL versions. :beerbang:

 

[Wimmig]

The four "imported" beers you mention are all brewed under licence in Australia by Lion or CUB, or do you mean that this refers to the geniune imported versions of the beers? edit: if 500ml cans then that would be the case as I don't think there are any 500ml Aussie canning facilities.

edit edit: then this would be a good example of Coles doing parallel imports to cut out the big two... yes I think we should support that. It would also be a good opportunity to do our own "parallel" taste check on the imports vs the BUL versions. :beerbang:

I would guess the same thing. I am unaware of any locally produced beer (under licence) doing 500ml cans. It would be likely they would be fully imported. Coles & Woolworths have been doing this sort of thing for a while, along with alot of others. I would find no suprise at all given the current economic troubles in Europe that large purchases are being brought in a la parallel [grey stock].

 

[cam89brewer]

I would guess the same thing. I am unaware of any locally produced beer (under licence) doing 500ml cans. It would be likely they would be fully imported. Coles & Woolworths have been doing this sort of thing for a while, along with alot of others. I would find no suprise at all given the current economic troubles in Europe that large purchases are being brought in a la parallel [grey stock].

Yeh they are all brewed in Europe at least, I have tried the carlsberg and has a more full flavour than the licensed brew.... I have checked all the cans they all seemed to be brewed in European countries of origin and 100% sure that they weren't brewed in australia

 

[Bribie G]

Grey imports, like me old rice burning Nissan Silvia (long gone but I loved her)

 

[Wimmig]

Yeh they are all brewed in Europe at least, I have tried the carlsberg and has a more full flavour than the licensed brew.... I have checked all the cans they all seemed to be brewed in European countries of origin and 100% sure that they weren't brewed in australia

For the most part, i would guess the "purity law" of Germany, and to a much greater extent the EU Product Certification Req would give us all the consistancy we would need to be buying these. I am well aware of the dodgy way stock arrives from EU via smaller importers etc. Though, i've never had any experience of bad stock imported by the big guys. They have their own importation and distro systems end to end and are always good.

I'll be hitting it up if available this week.

 

[Nick JD]

Anything made here is not as good as if it was made there.

When I was living in Asia, a BBQ steak would taste slightly like Egg Foo Yong. A woman would taste slightly more like fish than the chicken ones here.

Beware the xenorecipe ... it exists to deny you the full taste experience!

 

[Bribie G]

Ulrika from Germany tasted more like Bratwurst.

 

[Tanga]

Anything made here is not as good as if it was made there.

When I was living in Asia, a BBQ steak would taste slightly like Egg Foo Yong. A woman would taste slightly more like fish than the chicken ones here.

Beware the xenorecipe ... it exists to deny you the full taste experience!

 

[peaky]

:lol: :lol:

 

[Bribie G]

Tanga, that's at least one experience we have in common

 

[cam89brewer]

Tanga, that's at least one experience we have in common

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I agree I think this post has fallen off the rails but oh well i have said what i need to say

 

[cam89brewer]

Tanga, that's at least one experience we have in common

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I agree I think this post has fallen off the rails but oh well i have said what i need to say

 

[Florian]

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For the most part, i would guess the "purity law" of Germany, and to a much greater extent the EU Product Certification Req would give us all the consistancy we would need to be buying these.

The German purity law does not exist anymore and the term is nowadays solely used for marketing purposes. It has been replaced with the Biergesetz (beer law) which allows a greater range of ingredients and additives in beer.

 

[mje1980]

I drank carlsberg on tap in the maldives of all places. Beautiful beer. Got home and got some. Totally different, it was BUL, and was thin watery, and could have been any number of tasteless lagers. The real deal is miles better.

 

[Tim F]

Tanga, that's at least one experience we have in common

You've both tasted a frogs peen ???

*wait, is that 2 chick frogs? Lesbian frog porn? I'm going now.

 

[stux]

You've both tasted a frogs peen ???

*wait, is that 2 chick frogs? Lesbian frog porn? I'm going now.

I counted two bras...

 

[Nick JD]

Ulrika from Germany tasted more like Bratwurst.

The Belgians taste like yeast. With hints of banana and if they're young enough ... bubblegum.

 

[stux]

The Belgians taste like yeast. With hints of banana and if they're young enough ... bubblegum.

No, they taste like chip oil

 

[cam89brewer]

The carlberg has a nice yeast/banana overtone and aroma which isn't present in the brewed under licence version.... and in the past I emailed CUB and mentioned this and they stated "Our brewing process and ingredients are exactly the same as the original version" and i find that hard to believe when they taste totally different and it honestly shows how much they really know at CUB or they just think that we don't know what we are talking about????