Whats In The Glass (commercial)

[Hargie]

In the same way that Woolies (BWS) and Coles (Liquorland) scored their licences, where you just walk through an archway from the baked beans to the booze. I believe that in Victoria they don't even do that and the beer is in the normal aisles or is that a misconception?

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Edit: or was Jase referring to IKEA? now that would be strange.

....my ex -local Woolies at Kippax (ACT) has had it own isle dedicated to beer and wine on the shelf for at least 3 or 4 years...but you can only get it out of the shop thru certain checkouts...ie say 7 & 8....the reason being...???....the checkout must be staffed by someone over 18....and the bolt-on Mac's Liquor is less than 10mtrs from the isle...

 

[Zizzle]

Well it's -5C outside at the moment, I have a fridge full of Sierra Nevada Porters and all I feel like is LCPA for some reason.

Listening to you guys talk about Aldi beers is a great reminder. This is what I get at my local supermarket.

The stout is probably the best I have ever had. And the Ruination speaks for itself.

 

[quantocks]

when all fails and you snap your Brumby tap in half, go to the bottle shop and buy a block of 30 cans.

 

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Here's the demonic beer I had while visiting Athens. Made a nice nightcap, bit like half a bottle of wine in a glass of beer. I presume that translates to 12% of Wicked Pleasure towards the bottom of the label, but my french is more than a bit rusty.

 

[Bizier]

Picked up both 2007 and 2008 model coopers vintage by chance on sat night, so I am currently enjoying a short vertical... You know what they look like.

 

[Zizzle]

I nice big malty winter warmer here. 6.8% lots of raisins and brown sugar.

I'll be stuffed if I can work out the weather here though. -11C last week during the day, now it is 18C outside.

 

[glennheinzel]

I'm in Pomgolia at the moment so I've had a chance to try a few different beers. Unfortunately I'm not able to taste the full range of flavours/aromas on offer as I've been fighting a cold since I've been here, but I think that I can still tell a good/interesting beer. Here is the pick so far-

Brakspear Bitter. At 3.4% ABV, it certainly has a lot of malt/bitterness shining through.

Hand delivered from Bamburg...

Pie with Timothy Taylor Landlord pale ale

St Austell IPA

 

[glennheinzel]

And part two...

Saison D'Epeautre. This beer uses 1/3 spelt and the yeast is supposedly the Wyeast Farmhouse ale strain. The spelt gives it a wheat tartness.

PorterHouse Oyster Stout. Has a small aroma/taste of oyster sauce. Not a good beer for the start of a session or even then end of a session. Probably not good in a session at all. Still, it was interesting.

Timothy Taylor Landlord pale ale. Has a good helping of flavour/aroma, but in a subtle way which means that this would be a great session beer.

And a few beers from the Market Porter at Borough Markets (near London Bridge station). These were all quite good.

1648's Triple Champion.

Pictish Brewery's Sorachi

Brentwood Brewery's Rum'py Pumpy

 

[Muggus]

Curse you Rukh! Landlord off cask is the bomb! :icon_drool2:


Me? I've got a few late Chrissie presents to go through...


Hanssens Gueze , Rochefort Trappist 6, Hanssens Kriek, Grottenbier Bruin, Oude Beersel Kriek, St Bernardus Pater 6, Poperings Hommelbier, St Bernardus Prior 8, Boon Gueze, Delirium Nocturnum, Boon Kriek, Duchesse de Bourgogne, Boon Framboise, St Bernardus Tripel, Abbaye des Rocs Bruin, St Bernardus Abt 12, Oude Beersel Gueze, De Dolle Oerbier, De Dolle Arabier...phew...

 

[glennheinzel]

Me? I've got a few late Chrissie presents to go through...

Hanssens Gueze , Rochefort Trappist 6, Hanssens Kriek, Grottenbier Bruin, Oude Beersel Kriek, St Bernardus Pater 6, Poperings Hommelbier, St Bernardus Prior 8, Boon Gueze, Delirium Nocturnum, Boon Kriek, Duchesse de Bourgogne, Boon Framboise, St Bernardus Tripel, Abbaye des Rocs Bruin, St Bernardus Abt 12, Oude Beersel Gueze, De Dolle Oerbier, De Dolle Arabier...phew...

And a very nice selection you have there. I quite like the Duchesse and the Grottenbier (amongst others). Enjoy!

 

[Bribie G]

After drinking three pints of my first AG, rich with the taste and aroma of Maris Otter and fine hops, no beer would fit the bill so I'm cleansing the palate with a cider.

 

[Brewer_010]

I recently aquired a bottle of Rochefort 8 and 10. Ive been a bit scared to open them. The prospect of trying such a beer is daunting.

HAlf way through the bottle of 8 right now.

Hooooolyyyyyy Sheep Shit!

WOW, what an awsome beer. Im very impressed and much more edumacated on what i should be aiming for with a belgian.

This stuff makes the Chimay from dan murpheys taste like swamp water!

cheers

I have just had a bottle of the Trappiste Rochefort 8 (wife bought it for me ) and agree totally - this makes Chimay taste like ordinary swill. The rochefort has got so much flavour - rich and malty, toffee aroma, it comes at you in a couple of waves and then settles into a creamy alcohol warmth that you FEEL rather than taste on your tongue, dries slightly and after smacking your lips you go back for another sip).

I sat there and savoured every sip, smelling it and thinking this is the best beer in the world IMO. I'll be looking for another one. This was awesome and highly recommend it.

Cheers !

Edit: No photo cos it was dark and I take shite pickies anyway

 

[eric8]

Went to Murray's this week and had the Icon 2IPA, my wife said i wasn't allowed to just take a pic of the beer so I had to take a photot with a mug as well <_<

 

[Tony]

The 8 is the best beer i have ever had!

I will be getting more soon. Awsome beer! Almost God like!

here is a pic again

cheers

 

[quantocks]

can you PM me where to buy the beers Tony? or anyone else for that matter?

I'm very keen on branching out on to stuff other than what the local 1st Choice or Dans have.

 

[reVoxAHB]

:beerbang: ,

reVox

 

[Tony]

As for the 8...... i just went looking and the place i got it from (half way accross the country by mail) has none.

ReVox! That slab of meat looks great. What was the beer like?

Last night i roasted a 2 Rib beef rack (about 1kg). Bashed up some fresh garlic with sea salt, black pepper, praprika, fresh thime and oregano flowers with a bit of olive oil and poured the pesto like mix over the meat and baked it for 3 or 4 hours at about 140 deg.

served it up with some roast potatoes baked in olive oil, half garlic cloves and rosmary and some steamed greens.

Made a sauce of beef stock and red wine, reduced with mushrooms and buttter to thicken.

Awsome meal!

No pics though........ it didnt last! My wife doesnt like meat much but she pollished of 1/2kg of beef I just sliced it bown the middle between the 2 rib bones.

Anyway....... back to the beer

cheers

 

[glennheinzel]

I had just arrived in Munich and my brother greeted me with this. The funny thing was that I was just emailing someone to say that I needed a quick beer to take the edge off my excitement. This beer had a nice hop bitterness and aroma.

We then went out to a restaurant (for NYE dinner) in a beautiful little town called Aying. Their kellerbier had hints of banana and cloves.

The Ayinger Alt Dunkel (I'll have to look up the full name) was quite malty.

The Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock was amazing. Very malty, but without being cloyingly so.

NYE celebrations in Munich were crazy. You can still buy firecrackers here so everyone takes big armfulls of them up to the hills around the Olympic stadium to let them off. The combination of alcohol and firecrackers is very interesting to watch (I wonder how long it will be before the firecrackers get banned).

Mmm. Gose. Sour wheatbeer with salt and coriander.

Diebels Alt. Caramel aroma/flavour.

Thurn und Taxis Roggenbier. Banana aroma. Spicey taste (from the Rye).

More to come..

 

[Muggus]

Oooo nice haul their Rukh!

Tried Ayinger Celebrator when I was in Munich this time last year. Awesome stuff, definately one of the best beers i've ever tried. Their Kellarbier and Weissbier also very nice.
Managed to try Diebels Alt and Augustiner Edelstoff(sp?) when I was there too, oddly enough. Thought the Alt was very nice...particularly for a breakie beer...but the Augustiner i wasn't a fan of.
Gotta love the selection of beer over there though!

 

[Duff]

Went to Murray's this week and had the Icon 2IPA, my wife said i wasn't allowed to just take a pic of the beer so I had to take a photot with a mug as well <_<

And a handsome devil you are Eric

The 2IPA goes well though. Just had my last bottle the other night.