Free beer always tastes sweeter!

Great topic - looking forward to seeing all the different responses.

I like a larger, something crisp and not too bitter...

For years I used to stick to Carlton Cold, then Pure Blonde, but then they changed the acohol content (and the taste), so I started trying other brews...

Now I just go to the local BWS and see what's on special, Stella, Budwieser, Heineken etc and see where that takes me... Most recently, I have been getting into Millers (US) and SOL (Mexico)...

Billabong Pale Ale (BPA)... Highly recommended. Think hops, like Little Creatures Pale Ale (mmmmm)... Think it is ~$66 for 24, retail, selected bottle-o's... Make your own has just gone up (), but is pretty good at $180 for ~140 stubbies - depending on the keg, and how thirsty you get while bottling and brewing

getfunky said...

Free beer always tastes sweeter!

A mate of mine left me a block of VB cans when he moved house and cleared out his beer fridge. I have to say, being free is probably the only reason I can handle drinking it.

LC Pale Ale is my beer of choice. This Billabong Pale Ale you speak of Mr. Pugwash - is that one of the You-Brew-It recipes? I am a big fan of DIY breweries.

By memory this was a Northern Brown Ale, an imitation of Newcastle Brown, from You-Brew-It. It was a bit smoother than Newcastle too, a very tasty drop. I think I drank about 150 bottles of it in less than 2 months:

GreenPat said...

getfunky said...

Free beer always tastes sweeter!

A mate of mine left me a block of VB cans when he moved house and cleared out his beer fridge. I have to say, being free is probably the only reason I can handle drinking it.

LC Pale Ale is my beer of choice. This Billabong Pale Ale you speak of Mr. Pugwash - is that one of the You-Brew-It recipes? I am a big fan of DIY breweries.

By memory this was a Northern Brown Ale, an imitation of Newcastle Brown, from You-Brew-It. It was a bit smoother than Newcastle too, a very tasty drop. I think I drank about 150 bottles of it in less than 2 months:

Now that is a beer fridge people

Guinness is good too, although we prefer Coopers Extra Stout. Stouts are also ales...

BTW, GreenPat... can't you read. The bottom bin says VEGETABLES!

KEARNSY said...

I like a dry - carlton or tooheys.

Pilsner is pretty drinkable too

Waiting for you to poke ya head in

Guinness and anything Tasmanian... we were on holiday there last Easter and I was overly influenced by the "Buy Tasmanian" campaign.

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Beer I'm drinking right now....
If you like Beck's or Heineken then Peroni is highly recommended for you





Beer that can only be bought occasionally because six is never enough.

Pugwash said...

mmmmm.... Cascade hops...

GreenPatch, BPA is Billabong's Pale Ale recipe... it MAY be similar to other hoppy Pale Ales from Freo

Billabong the surf brand, Billabong the beer brand? Where can I get 140 hoppy beers for 180 coins?

I go through phases, after going to the Waifs concert at Freo last year where (from memory) the only beer you could get was pints of Litttle Creatures Pale Ale, I was stuck on that for a while.
There may have been something else available but the first pint of pale tasted so nice thats all i wanted, and they just got better.

Lately though it has been the LC Bright Ale.

Don't mind a Guinness as well, particulaly at this time of the year.

Fatyak
Kilkenny
Mountain Goat
Blue Tongue

and...basically every other beer...nearly!

Coopers and or malt shovel and Boags strongarm

Lagers - never
Pilsener - occaisonly
Stout - occaisonly

Have given up all alcohol in the last 4 weeks

beer......how i miss beer.......beer...mmmm

martman said...

James boags for the purity and smooth taste
hangovers arent quite as heavy

Used to feel the same way about 10 yrs ago but not sure if they have soured the JB recipe.. or I am gettin old.

Still quite partial to ice cold Corona - definately doesn't kick my head in the morning. So good on a hot day, beach side, post kite.. etc etc .

Used to keep stocks of Newky brown turning over in Perth and still love a widget Guinness in winter.

I'm into the idea of U-brew it but don't have a fridge big enough to stock the preservative free U-brew beers. Pity, the ones I have tried are pretty bloody good.


EDIT: Forgot to add a nice Asahi now n then. Bloody exxy on tap! Tastes deluxe tho. Very moor-ish.


Hey Pat - I had 4 Carlton draught stubbies that a friend brought over and left in the fridge for nearly 2 yrs and I reckon it tastes better than VB (liquid soap) so I understand your problem.

Oustanding fridge there Pat. Tres envious.