White rabbit on now too.
Just got this email.
Back Alley Beer Club - this Friday
They say that every cloud has a silver lining and I can now believe that.
Late last year, one of the breweries I regard as one of the finest in the world - Quebec's Unibroue Brewery - announced they were no longer shipping beer beyond North America. This was devastating news for lovers of beers such as La Fin du Monde and Trois Pistoles. However, Unibroue's former importers replaced them with another Canadian brewery, Dieu du ciel.
Taps as of tonight:
Mikkeller Cream Ale (out)
Burleigh Hefeweizen
James Squire Malt Runner
White Rabbit White Ale
Stone & Wood Draught
Stone & Wood Lager
Stone & Wood Stone Beer
Meantime IPA
I've had the white rabbit white ale before from the bottle and it tasted a lot better. The stuff off tap tonight tasted alright but it had that tangy 'home brew' taste that has been present in some of the beers I've made.
...... mmmmmm Stone Beer .......
The only one from W&S at the Platform Bar that I've tried was a pale cloudy thing that tasted like a Morgans kit with a shedload of Cascade late hopping. Brisbane office workers: "Oooohhh cloudy, wow must be that craft beer they talk about.... that clear beer is soooo Nineties, big carbon footprint"mmmm .... probably the most underwhelming beer i've ever tried. Really don't get the fuss. h34r:
The only one from W&S at the Platform Bar that I've tried was a pale cloudy thing that tasted like a Morgans kit with a shedload of Cascade late hopping. Brisbane office workers: "Oooohhh cloudy, wow must be that craft beer they talk about.... that clear beer is soooo Nineties, big carbon footprint"
I was impressed with the range of beers, but completely underwhelmed with the service... why bother setting up a specialty beer bar if your just going to get a bimbo backpacker to work there, who can't even tell you which brewery the beers come from?!?! :angry:
The bimbo backpacker was probably a QUT graduate with a grade point average of 6.5 (majoring in banjo playing) h34r:
Edit: majoring in Commercial Applications of Banjo Playing, sorry I was forgetting I was talking about QUT here h34r:
Oh, that's disappointing. I haven't yet been. Left Brissy several years ago when Cheers (International Hotel in Spring Hill) was about all there was, so I'm looking forward to visiting the Platform. Other good beer bars I've been to in Oz have had really excellent knowledgable staff and they're worth their weight in ... hops.
Service has always been rather hit-&-miss. Alex, the dreadlock dude, is pretty good, and there used to be a couple cute girls that had some idea about the brews. But just as easily it is crap, trying to get someone to notice that there is somebody with the $6 to $9 wanting a draught beer standing at the bar waiting for service. And then asking for the one or two different beers on the list only to be told they are out.... it's happened too many times.
And it would be nice to be able to have a pint of Hargreaves Hill ESB or Jamieson's Beast or Temple Pale or Bridge Roiads Bling or... but they never make it to Brizzy in keg form and rarely in bottle form, Nectar aside.
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