I can't stand any beer. I'd prefer to not drink.

Cascades are just as bad imo. Ive heard Pure Blondes are decent?
I still havent had to actually pay for alcohol yet though, people have supplied me thus far but I cant rely on that to keep happening, my best mate is 18 though and so many more are turning 18 these days.

That's melbourne bitter you're talking about, Bonkers. Carlton's very drinkable.

Pure Blonde is tops for what you pay and one of the better beers on the market, Fredsta. That low carb stuff is a complete load of bullshit though.

my drink of choice with the australian beers, i don't know whats the go with the low carb bs frankly

It was in a Carlton Draught can...

Pure Blonde slab looks like a go-er.

The variation in 'low carb' beer is not enough to substantiate it being 'better for you'. I've seen studies that in fact suggest that 'low carb' beer exacerbates your hangover. But generally I don't get hungover so it doesn't matter.

Yeah...there's your problem.

I reckon every time someone has something particularly bad to say about beer their first experience with it has been a 'worst case scenario' kind of thing. Carlton from a can or the first time they try beer it's VB. Try it off tap sometime and I think you'll find it a lot better.

Ok, I have a few beers in the fridge..what to try?

- XXXX Gold, had this the other night and last night...i enjoy it although everyone tells me its shit.

- Grolsch Premium Lager

- Tiger (some asian beer)

- Platinum Blonde

- Bluetongue

What of those would anyone recommend?

Only the Grolsch is really worthwhile. Tiger is only good when its free with a Singapore Airlines flight from Melbourne to Frankfurt. I tried to do a Booney.

Whats a good cut-price scotch whiskey? Ballantines any good?

Grants

There's a serious lack of German beer on the market here. I'm hanging for a good dark beer or doppelbock at the moment!



I disagree. There's good lagers and good wheat beers. Hoegarden doesn't rank...sweet water.

Of those big brand wheat beers I'd rank: Franziskaner over Paulaner, then Schofferhofer... which isn't great but not bad.

It's good that you can get various Paulaner's beers here at the moment. Unfortunately they don't have this beast.





That's a discount beer even in Germany. It's not horrible, its just not very good but of course I'd drink it if I had to. We got 24 bottles for 8 euro not including the tax that gets refunded when you bring the bottles back.

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I recommend that everyone try this and report back to me.



I was surprised to see this decent drop that I had in Bamberg, at McCoppins here in Melbourne.

I've heard Mcallister is ok, and I think its pretty cheap. JW Red isnt too much either is it? 30 bucks a bottle if you can find it on sale?

Yeah McAllister is not bad at all for a sub $30 Scotch...I don't mind JW Red at all but I prefer Grants in that price range.

Yeah agreed, if you're buying a scotch for that price Grants is probably your best option if you don't want to feel like shit the next day after drinking the whole bottle. There are some nasty Scotch's around the $25 mark.

I've drank the Grolsch, a LOT better than XXXX Gold...I need to hit up the spirits soon i guess.

FARKEN BUMP

I've changed over to the dark side recently, much thicker and more enjoyable than other beers imo, plus saves me cash cause for the time i'll drink an old or any other dark beer i'd drink two in that time of normal or pale ale's

Drink Guinness.
Forget dinner.

I had a case of James Boag's Pure on the weekend. Very easy drinking, a bit hoppy but not to the level of a Plzener, and doesn't give you a headache in the morning: win-win.

strong one year bump

Got this a few months ago. Would recommend.

Drinking JD and Lemonade atm. Odd, but a really nice taste.

Spotted this: http://www.lastdropdistillers.com/Our-Products/Whisky.aspx in the bottle-o yesterday, priced at $1875. you'd want it to be a decent drop at that price.

+1. Just got into it, really awesome.

I'm drinking Ribena. One helluva beverage

How much, imno?

All you'll ever need:



Having said that, I bought Ursus Roter (icelandic Red Vodka, apparently) for shits and gigs during O-Week and it is surprisingly nice with lemonade.

does anybody know like the key differences between dark beers and something like a Lager or Pilsener, like besides colour and taste, i'd like to know what i'm actually drinking and the distinct differences

Read.

EDIT: Also, you shouldn't be drinking that Old below about 12 degrees.

Edited by dale1878: 11/4/2011 10:27:58 PM

Think it was around 80. There's a cheaper one too, not 12 years though.

cheers for that... this game me a good idea of what i'm drinking aswell http://www.tooheysnew.com.au/product.php?p=old

Next time you go to Dan Murphy's, grab a copy of their beer guide, it's informative reading.
Their website has a digital version too.
If you like Old, try Squires IPA or Coopers Dark Ale. Nom.