La Chouffe Lands In Adelaide

[wee stu]

Spotted the little gnomic la Chouffe far from home yesterday, at East End Cellars off Rundle St.

Yet to put it to the wee stu road test, but at $17 for a 750ml chapagne like bottle, I think it might be just the way to celebrate Oz day 2006

Someday maybe the Caledonian cousin, Mc Chouffe, may even get so seriously lost. I can dream......

 

[Malnourished]

Someday maybe the Caledonian cousin, Mc Chouffe, may even get so seriously lost. I can dream......

Odd. You don't see one without the other in Melbourne. I'm pretty sure it's same importer so you could probably just ask them to get you some in.

 

[sstacey]

Love that beer. Great to see it is in Adelaide. But $17/bottle????
If you are buying more than one it is cheaper to freight it in from interstate. Maybe they will realise that and drop the price to something more reasonable.

 

[warrenlw63]

Reckon. I pay around $11 tops for a bottle. What took it so long to hit SA? Been here for a few years.

Great drop though. Ditto for the McChouffe too.

Warren -

 

[winkle]

Around here is about $15 but I guess that drinking one bottle has a similar effect to downing a six pack of mega swill premium (except it tastes good)

 

[wee stu]

What took it so long to hit SA?

Warren -

Don't know, but it seems to be going through some double handling. Bottlo is getting it through a local (SA) importer, but he is sourcing it from a WA mob. That's three slices of profit pie contributing to the cost.

The particular bottlo in question is neither known for its beer selection, nor its budget pricing

 

[sstacey]

Yep Warren, about $11-13/bottle is the going rate.

 

[Kai]

Drinking a bottle of this right now, found it at the Freo Doctor for around $12.

Tastes eerily similar to a saison I brewed a year or so ago but is sweeter and has a slight licorice flavour. Also pours murky as hell.

Stunning beer though.