Tooheys Extra Dry

[Bribie G]

Now see what you've made me do! How low I have sunk!

On the way home today I swung into the liqourland near the bridge and bought a tallie of TED. I just had to do it.
Strolled down to the foreshore and looked out over Pumicestone Passage and cracked the icy TED and gave it the taste test. Colour delightful, the old fashioned printed bottle promised long forgotten beer styles of excellence and goodness.

Nose somewhat fruity, no noble hops in this one... if you crack a Heineken or even a Liquorland Bavaria it's the first thing you smell.

First swig, no malt grain flavour, no hop aroma as such but then a slight bitterness on the back of the tongue. Then a strange twang that you get with American megaswill and also for some strange reason with Liquorland (boags) Tasman Bitter.

By the end of the bottle I was getting some sort of grain flavour but there was a cloying sort of sweetness building up (I thought it was extra dry FFS) and as the last mouthfuls were beginning to warm up, a distinct taste of landfill.

I couldn't have faced another one.

As a taste test when I got home I tried a glass of ESB Czech Pilsener two months in the bottle. Now that's beer.

 

[staggalee]

Actually, that`s not a bad bottleshop and the pub has a good lunch menu for the price. We often stay at the Island, last time was a couple of months ago for a fortnite in Bibimulya St, which is about 100 metres from the pub. Too close

staggalee.

 

[Bribie G]

If your'e a regular to the Island join the local RSL (in advance) for 8 bucks or whatever it is - beer at members prices including Tooheys Old, Guinness and usually a rotating 'guest' beer (had Stella there for a while), members prices in good little Bottleshop where they sell a six pack for a quarter of the carton price, and half price members meals Mon. and Wed. and various happy hours with $2 pots. The pubs on Bribie are for the people who are banned from the clubs

 

[Fents]

hahaha i still have my bribie island bowls club card from holidaying there 2 years ago! we rocked up at about 9pm fri night and couldnt find anywhere open that sold alocmahol so we were usherd to the bowls club where i had to join up to buy grog! crazy qld'ers. made it all worth it though when we pulled out about 5 nice snapper from under thos pylons of that bridge that cross's over onto the island.