The Sad Punk
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Is that local?
I tried He'Brew for the first time the other night. Bloody good stuff.
I tried He'Brew for the first time the other night. Bloody good stuff.
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bono_212
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Edit :you were talking to cobbler.
cobl04
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Yeah I think so. You can get 2 Brothers at a few places around Melbourne but I've only found the Kung Foo Rice Lager at two places. I don't know how to describe it but I think maybe it's a golden ale?
IWasBored
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Does it taste like someone soaked one of the kindergarten orange and cloves arts and crafts things in your beer? That's what I think of when I've had golden ales. No idea if anyone in this thread ever made those when they were a kid, so there may be a lack of point of reference here...the things where you'd make faces and stuff on oranges sticking cloves into them.
purpleoscar
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Beer review: This is my first Oktoberfestbier. It's a little sweet and honeyed. Perfect beer for food. Yet it's not competitive with more dense rich beers 3.5/5.0
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Ever have the Spaten Oktoberfest? Really good.
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purpleoscar
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I haven't tried it but there's so many beers it's hard to keep up.
bono_212
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I try to wait until it feels a little more "fall-like" to break out the October beers, but, since it's never going to feel "fall-like" here, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to pick up something this weekend 
purpleoscar
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Super Conductor 8 wired Brewing company 4.5/5: Good crisp double IPA. It's from New Zealand but tastes like a California IPA. It's just a little too bitter. The hops have a grapefruit quality but there's also some pine needles in there. Still it's above average.
5/5 IPAs for me are Pliny the Elder, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, and Firestone Walker Union Jack.
5/5 IPAs for me are Pliny the Elder, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, and Firestone Walker Union Jack.
purpleoscar
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Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen 3.5/5: Richer beer than the other Oktoberfest I tried. The honey factor is even more pronounced. There's more flavour so it doesn't have that watered down quality of the Hofbrau.
purpleoscar
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Semiconductor Sessions IPA 3.5/5:
It's okay but the double IPA is miles better. It's refreshing and drinkable enough.
Westmalle Tripel 5/5: One of the best beers. Pale golden beer with what seems like some fruit and spices. There are hints of leaves, clove, banana. Beats the hell out of Budweiser.
It's okay but the double IPA is miles better. It's refreshing and drinkable enough.
Westmalle Tripel 5/5: One of the best beers. Pale golden beer with what seems like some fruit and spices. There are hints of leaves, clove, banana. Beats the hell out of Budweiser.
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Pretty sure I've had that tripel. Pretty sure I was too drunk to care wha it tasted like, though.
I just found out that Walgreens actually carries decent beer. They actually had Deschutes Black Butte Porter, which is delicious.
purpleoscar
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So many cool beers in the U.S. but is hard to get in Canada.
What am I enjoying now?
Trade Winds Tripel - The Bruery 3.5/5
Decent Belgian beer with asian rice. It's similar to the Westmalle Tripel but not quite as flavorful. Still pretty good.
Three Philosophers Belgian Style Blend (Quadrupel) - Brewery Ommegang 4/5: Interesting dark ale. It tastes like ale with mint and licorice. I'm liking it because the licorice isn't too harsh. Strong yeast Belgian yeast experience.
What am I enjoying now?
Trade Winds Tripel - The Bruery 3.5/5
Decent Belgian beer with asian rice. It's similar to the Westmalle Tripel but not quite as flavorful. Still pretty good.
Three Philosophers Belgian Style Blend (Quadrupel) - Brewery Ommegang 4/5: Interesting dark ale. It tastes like ale with mint and licorice. I'm liking it because the licorice isn't too harsh. Strong yeast Belgian yeast experience.
IWasBored
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Now the three philosophers is one I do remember trying. Ommegang makes some beer I like, that is not it.
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Hennepin?
IWasBored
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I have no idea, actually. Maybe Witte?
purpleoscar
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I haven't tried that one. I love Wit beers though: St. Bernardus.
cobl04
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I had the horrible misfortune of trying this beer on Wednesday night.
Has anyone tried it? It is, BY FAR, the worst beer I have ever had. I am not being hyperbolic for the sake of it. I have had a lot of terrible beers in my time - Hahn Ice, Hammer n Tongs and Red Bitter immediately spring to mind - but they pale in comparison to Tappeto Volante. Those beers, whilst terrible, at least provide a hint of how a half-decent beer might taste.
Not Tappeto Volante.
I'm not a beer connoisseur nor aficionado, so I can't talk about hops and malts and all that crap, but what I can say is that never in my life have I had such a viscerally bad reaction to tasting a beer. The first sip alone was so horrible I wondered if it had gone off months ago and been put back in the fridge for an hour, and it got even worse from there. I pushed it well away but it the after taste continue to worsen at a rapid rate before finally disappearing after about 10 seconds.
Has anyone tried it? It is, BY FAR, the worst beer I have ever had. I am not being hyperbolic for the sake of it. I have had a lot of terrible beers in my time - Hahn Ice, Hammer n Tongs and Red Bitter immediately spring to mind - but they pale in comparison to Tappeto Volante. Those beers, whilst terrible, at least provide a hint of how a half-decent beer might taste.
Not Tappeto Volante.
I'm not a beer connoisseur nor aficionado, so I can't talk about hops and malts and all that crap, but what I can say is that never in my life have I had such a viscerally bad reaction to tasting a beer. The first sip alone was so horrible I wondered if it had gone off months ago and been put back in the fridge for an hour, and it got even worse from there. I pushed it well away but it the after taste continue to worsen at a rapid rate before finally disappearing after about 10 seconds.
The Sad Punk
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Never had it, but the worst beer I've ever had is Brahma. Putrid dishwater.
I got on the tongs the other night, haha. Wasn't my plan.
Tried Resin recently. Basically the hep beer version of energy drink/bacardi mixers. Tasted shocking and threw me into a crazy loop. Worth a try!
I got on the tongs the other night, haha. Wasn't my plan.
Tried Resin recently. Basically the hep beer version of energy drink/bacardi mixers. Tasted shocking and threw me into a crazy loop. Worth a try!
bono_212
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I finally had a good pumpkin beer! Forgot to come in here and say something about it. But, seriously, that shit was legit:
Got it on tap, too. It actually tasted like pumpkin, not just cinnamon and nutmeg, which is fine for coffees, but for a beer, I really was looking for that pumpkin taste. This was the stuff.
Got it on tap, too. It actually tasted like pumpkin, not just cinnamon and nutmeg, which is fine for coffees, but for a beer, I really was looking for that pumpkin taste. This was the stuff.
bono_212
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I also can't say enough good stuff about Jackie Brown:
Mikkeller Jackie Brown | Shelton Brothers
^ I think that's it, anyways.
Mikkeller Jackie Brown | Shelton Brothers
^ I think that's it, anyways.
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I had the horrible misfortune of trying this beer on Wednesday night.
Has anyone tried it? It is, BY FAR, the worst beer I have ever had. I am not being hyperbolic for the sake of it. I have had a lot of terrible beers in my time - Hahn Ice, Hammer n Tongs and Red Bitter immediately spring to mind - but they pale in comparison to Tappeto Volante. Those beers, whilst terrible, at least provide a hint of how a half-decent beer might taste.
Not Tappeto Volante.
I'm not a beer connoisseur nor aficionado, so I can't talk about hops and malts and all that crap, but what I can say is that never in my life have I had such a viscerally bad reaction to tasting a beer. The first sip alone was so horrible I wondered if it had gone off months ago and been put back in the fridge for an hour, and it got even worse from there. I pushed it well away but it the after taste continue to worsen at a rapid rate before finally disappearing after about 10 seconds.
I don't know what horrible must be to a guy who actually likes pbr.
I've never seen that beer, never mind drank it.
purpleoscar
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This is the worst beer I've had:
Tsing Tao is like skunky urine.
Tsing Tao is like skunky urine.
dan_smee
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This has become my favourite beer.
I didn't mind it, wasn't overwhelmed.
I don't get to drink beer much because my wife hates it, and whenever we decide we want a drink, I open a bottle of wine, and then there's no room for beer.
Lately I've been on a mission though to try every Trappist beer in the world.
Anyone else done this? I'm at a loss for where I will find Spencer (only non-European Trappist beer) in Australia.
FWIW of what I've had, have LOVED a couple, and been totally underwhelmed by a few as well. The big winners have been Orval (was 4 years aged), and a 2011 bottling of Westvleteren 8 (yet to find the 12 in Australia).
dan_smee
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Semiconductor Sessions IPA 3.5/5:
It's okay but the double IPA is miles better. It's refreshing and drinkable enough.
Westmalle Tripel 5/5: One of the best beers. Pale golden beer with what seems like some fruit and spices. There are hints of leaves, clove, banana. Beats the hell out of Budweiser.
Are you a fan of the Westmalle Dubbel? I prefer it, though that is pretty much symptomatic of my like of dark beers over pale/amber beers.
dan_smee
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Not sold on this.
Don't give up on wits because of this. Hoegaarden is an acquired taste, but it is a totally different experience in a glass than out of a bottle. Before you write off witbier, get your hands on a bottle of Blanche de Namur, and pour it into a tall glass. Purvis in the city have it for $4 a bottle.
There's a photo of it form my instagram feed
purpleoscar
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I haven't had the Dubbel yet, but I like a larger variety now so it doesn't matter (light or dark) as long as it's good. I love Chimay. I love California IPAs.
On the Witbier discussion I would recommend St. Bernardus Witbier:
dan_smee
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I haven't had the Dubbel yet, but I like a larger variety now so it doesn't matter (light or dark) as long as it's good. I love Chimay. I love California IPAs.
On the Witbier discussion I would recommend St. Bernardus Witbier:
Wasn't huge on the wit, but have gotten a lot of legs out of the Abt 12. That beer is ridiculous.
Wits for me are Hoegaarden as a weekday beer (less than $1.70 a bottle in a case at Costco), and for something nicer the Blanche de Namur. If they put too much of the gruit in they can taste really soapy, and I seem to have a hyper-sensitivity to it in witbier.
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