Best Beer
 

I'm owning this area so far hehe.. two new threads outta the three here right now.

Anyways, I figure.. what better way to start off the "Australia" area then discussing (Australian) beer (i.e. Not Fosters :D).

I was going to insult VB in another thread, but I thought it'd threadjack the thread.. so...

VB = Vaginal Backwash.. and it's pretty true. Can't really stand the stuff (unless I've been drinking already).

I'm a huge fan of Carlton Draught for normal drinking, Crownies if I'm feeling like popping an extra $10 on the slab.

Tooheys New is worse than VB.. I won't even get started on that.

So.. what do you like? What do you hate? What's your favourite? Why?

Mate im a victorian so I wouldnt go knocking the VBs right about now. Crownies are me favs (never have enough $$ for them though), followed by VBs, followed by empires (again only when i got the cash).

1. Free beer
2. Someone elses beer
3. Stolen beer

however, if i am purchasing beer for once, its likely i'll be found cleansing my liver with pretty much either Carlton draught (at the pub) - find me a better, readily available, student budget friendly beer on tap, and i'm yours.

either that, or Tooheys extra dry (backyard/bbq).... as you'll read below, i'm not a tooheys fan at all, but this shit kicks ass. it got me through VCE, and despite numerous pavement pizzas due to it, i still love the stuff.

Vomit bombs (VB), after chewing down the first few, its easier to get stuck into them, espicially if said beer originates from any of the above 3 sources. still, its an effort to chew those first few down, and requires financial or liquid incentive not to jump ship back to draught.

Tooheys New - best thing Tooheys ever did was fuck off with this shit from victorian pubs. how anyone can 'enjoy' tooheys new is beyond me, and i'm sure its an arrestable offense to enjoy this liquified shit. . free vomit bombs atleast have a certain sweetness to them, new just leaves a trail of horrible the whole way down. consumption of this definately requires it to originate from source #1 above, as if its someone elses beer - its someone you DONT need to know, and who steals shit beer?

i'm not sure which i'd rather drink... tooheys new or fosters special.. and thats light beer.

well guys and girls. what about cartlon cold or coopers? but i would say crownies are the best then VB and CD (cartlon draught) equal second. then what ever is avaliable

I must admit that the best aussie beer we get over the ditch has to be Crown Lager

Crownies for sure
But I know you said no Fosters. Fosters beats Carlton Draught and VB for sure. And I mean Aussies Fosters, not Fosters in the Uk (which is different and great). Anyway my 2 cents worth. Just about to watch Brisbane against Port Adelaide. Great site

Cheers

fosters? why do you think we export so much of it...we bloody hate it.

Tui

Where's the Coopers Pale Ale love? Poor effort guys. :D

Carlton United Breweries have brainwashed us to think that Crownies are a boutique beer... in reality it's crap. For the same money you can get Cascade which is an infinitely better drop.

All you blokes that bag Fosters should actually have one. I was giving a mate of mine shit about drinking Fosters last year and he gave me one and told me to actually try it... and it isn't too bad. It used to be absolute horse piss, but they changed it.

We call VB "house-o's" here, because it's mostly drank by all the housing commission folk. Nothing surer than driving through Ashmont and seeing some wino walking along with a king-brown of VB.

I drink Melbourne usually, but Carlton Draught is a pretty decent drop. Don't mind the odd Coopers either.

Anything's better than Tooheys Red (brewed in NZ too btw)

Wierd, I never see any Tooheys for sale here.

Speaking of Aussie beer, I had a nasty run-in with VB last night D:~

Some beers I like:
Guinness
Newcastle Brown
Monteihs range (good NZ beer)
Stella

Theres no beer that I absolutely hate really, although Stag ($NZ 10 a dozen) is a bit hard to drink down, but a good option when you're broke none the less.

My old man went over there last year, reckons you can get a certain type of beer at the supermarket for next to fuck-all. He said it's rough, but you can take an empty 2L bottle in there and fill it up for $3 or so... this was in Christchurch too.

VB = Vomit Bomb
Coopers pale = best beer ever!!!!!

Cooper's Sparkling and Pale Ales are certainly my all-time favorites :) I'm having one right now, two more in the fridge for whenever I want :)

Cooper's on tap isn't all that common though, but frozenstellar's right about Carlton draught being a good beer for a good price. It's everywhere, regular price, can't go wrong with it. I'll avoid VB as much as I can but if the choice is between VB and water, then it's VB for sure.

I also love Carlsberg but that's not Aussie.

i don't know... what about the old Reschs Silver Bullet Tinnie... or a long neck of Dirty Annie.. i'd say that both of those are on a par with Tooheys Red(neck).

but, worst of all... without a shadow of a doubt... is that Carlton Cold Shot. horse-piss... its that shitty beer that comes in a plastic bottle with a shot of 'vodka' in it. nasty nasty nasty.


edit... wait, we were talking about BEST beer weren't we...

well, i'm a regular Carlton Draught drinker... its a solid, tasty beverage that comes at genuine 1972 prices in some of the establishments i frequent (which is odd since its.

splashing out i've always been a fan of Hahn Premium on a hot summer arvo. but if its a classy night out, then its Crown all the way (i don't care if its just VB repackaged in a special way... its all class!)

Recently been enjoying Carlton Draught and Coopers, but in general, I'm not that choosy, especially if it's free.

my mate offered me one a few weeks ago, thought he was trying to have me on. was nowhere near as bad as everyone made it out to be, actually quite enjoyed it.

Carlton colds and back when they had the carlton cold shots. They were great. Hate VB though

coldies and vb!

oh and coopers stout - after you've had some VB

I see Tooheys New has been bagged alot.. I don't like to drink it by itself.. a mix of Tooheys New and Tooheys Old I quite like.

But at the mo I still got half a carton of XXXX Gold and Carloton mids downstairs

:)

My favourite beers:

On tap:
Carlton draught or Tooheys old (Hey I'm from Newcastle, it's tradition to drink old!)

I like drinking extra dry at venues where glass is not allowed, how cool are the plastic extra dry bottles they made for the big days out? :)

Melbourne Bitter is okay occasionally.

VB is okay if you like getting seriously hung over (what the hell is in that crap?)

All my band mates drink new, theres something wrong with them.

And I once spent a period in QLD where the only free beer available was XXXX gold. It was XXXX. ;)

Fiji Baby's !!!!! But not that export crap. The real deal when you can get it . . .

Oh yeah - I have no cred since I live in the states and don't know what I am talking about.

Carry on. . .

Ronan is the only one out of the pack of you who gets my vote. Crownies are a garbage beer, and too pricey to boot.

Yeah Bundy... I remember Reches Real... $19 a slab, would take the oil off your garage floor.

Crown.

Somebody tried to feed me VB once, but I figured seeing as they were begging me to drink it, it was probably pretty foul.

Cascade Pale Ale is a mighty fine drop.

If I'm on a budget, it's hard to go past Swan draught...bloody nice for a cheap beer. But I really like good beers, and I'm usually willing to pay for them. It goes without saying that a Cooper's stout is the best beer made in Godzone, followed closely by the rest of the Coopers range. But lately, I've been getting in to Squires a bit, and I'd recommend a Redback to anyone who can drink a wheat beer.

I've got no idea why anyone would drink VB...there's so much out there that's better!

I just came back (live in the U.S.) from a 10 day trip in Australia.

Beers I dislike:
Carlton Draught and VB
Bought a case of Carlton my first day there, thoroughly disliked it from the get-go. (Buddy bought a case of VB same day, and same story ;))

Beers I really liked:
Crown Lager was excellent.
I went up the Cairns too, and XXXX (Four-X) was good. A bar had pitchers for $6, and after about 7 or 8 of them on separate occasions, it still was great.

Good Beers: Hahn Premimum, Tooheys, Cascade

I agree. When in Sydney I loved Toohey's New schooners. I also really like Hahn Premium and Cascade (lived in Tassie for three years - it's dead cheap when you live there).

Vitamin B
but if its a good price then you cant go past a crownie!:cool:

They are the same thing, different label.

Crownies come from the bottom of the VB barrel?? thats what i heard anyway..

Fav beers have goto be, Tooheys extra dry, Coldies, and Carlton draught, when its on tap, cant stand it in bottles

Dil, you got it in one.

Anyone go much on those Sterlings?

a mate of mine gave me a tinny of fosters light ice. i took a mouthfull, and then threw it at him. i would rather drink my own piss than drink that shit again

Harsh revue, but entirely justifiable.

Speaking of beer, I've been at the pub tonight as a mate is leaving and indulged in quite a lot of beer....started with Corona (not Aussie, I know. but still yummy) and then numerous pots of Tooiheys New. I think that wwas before the g7&ts and archers spris. Do you think I'll have a hangover?

Ice Cold Crownies . . yum

S

I don't know about the hangover El, but that's one hell of a exhibition of drunken typing :movingkeyboard:

Yeah, bugger about that. And guess what? I had a shit of a hangover and hardly left the house all weekend.

So now I'm off the grog for a couple of weeks. Or until I go loopy. Whichever comes first.

it wasnt a hangover. it was the beer-gods punishing you for drinking the vile that is pooheys new.

Course you are :p and Bracksy's gunna outlaw pokies next week...

xxxx taste's like a brewery horse's piss. give me a coldie anyday!

Chimay

I like VB because it's cheap and i'm a starving uni student. Besides, ALL beer tastes the same to me.

definately James Squire for my first choice.
Close second comes Mountain Goat.

Sunk me a couple of Grolsch last night...went down a treat with a home-made spicy salami pizza.

fuck i hit it spot on there. i fucken hate the shit, but had no quarrels about knocking back a dozen of em tonight.

had me a can of stella the other night, nowhere near as good as the stuff from the tap. mmm.

All the coopers range. great taste. No preservatives or additives.The only family owned commercial brewery in australia.
South Australian icon. Its the real deal.

They are good.

Bavarian is a top drop too.

Crown Lager...VB Taste without the working class overtones!!!!!!

Hahaha....I love it!!

1. Cascade Pale Ale
2. Cascade Stout (if it can be classified as a beer)
3. Coopers Pale Ale

Justin :rolleyes:

OOhhh...a Tassie boy, no?

I heard that the Fosters that is sold overseas is the same beer that is sold as Crown Lager in Australia (which explains why it is so popular over there!) - Crown is definitely up there with the best. I tried a few Fosters overseas recently but it was hard to tell after drinking all that Heineken (which is sold in more places than Coca Cola is in Europe!) Fosters is also on tap overseas which puts it in a whole new kettle of fish.

I have to agree that Tooheys Extra Dry is a good drop...far better than Carlton Cold, but the rest of the Tooheys range should stay in NZ.

As far as tap beer goes, you cannot go past Carlton Draught. But put it in a bottle and it tastes like shit!

Coopers Pale Ale is also a fine brew, and Cascade, but Hahn Premium, cannot justify paying the same price as a Crownie for one of those!

Crownies have a certain strength about them that the other premium beers dont...its like dressing a VB up in suit! And there is nothing wrong with that!

OOhhh...a Tassie boy, no?

Tasmania, and proud!!! :thumbsup:

I like Extra dry, but am also a fan of Tooheys Old (yep, the black stuff)

I would agree if you swapped crown and hahn around :)
Crown is overrated, imho.

In general, I would just about drink anything. I also brew stuff myself, which is also pretty good.