What's a good beer?

[sleekism]

Hey I'm a big fan of tooheys beer but I need to find something my missus will drink also.

I bought some barossa valley beestings but apparently they aren't sweet enough.

Any Ideas?

[xdc351]

Sweet beer? Try going softer instead of sweeter... say a stella or a redback crystal.

Anything but tooheys or CUB really!

[T3man]

Best thing to do for your missus is make her a shandy - start at 50% beer 50% lemonade (or lemon squash even). You can buy the cheapest nastiest beer you can find and it will still taste nice and sweet to her. And that way you can keep all the good stuff (XXXX Bitter) to yourself.

[The Monty]

XXXX gold. Or a new one I tried, and I think it was on A current Affair last night, is Blue tounge. Bloody beautiful.

['63Deluxe]

I find free beer the best

Other than that I drink XXXX gold or Pure Blond

[XRated]

Try Beez Neez if it's for the Missus. A lot of girls seem to like Coronas....

[jason_85]

Originally Posted by XRated

Try Beez Neez if it's for the Missus. A lot of girls seem to like Coronas....

I think girls only like coronas cause they are expensive hahaha

i still reckon any beer tastes like a corona once you stick a slice of lemon in it! haha

[Outbackjack]

One of the best Australian beers is James Boags. Everything else pales into mediocrity compared to this. But it all comes down to what you like.

[uranium_death]

Originally Posted by Outbackjack

One of the best Australian beers is James Boags. Everything else pales into mediocrity compared to this. But it all comes down to what you like.

Depends if you want Lager or ales.

If you want a full range which includes ales, then James Squire, Cascade and Grand Ridge are superior.

But Boags Premium is probably the best Premium Lager in Australia IMO. Forget the crap on a Crownie, "Australia's Finest." Gold paper and a lie do not make a good beer.

[Outbackjack]

Originally Posted by uranium_death

Depends if you want Lager or ales.

If you want a full range which includes ales, then James Squire, Cascade and Grand Ridge are superior.

But Boags Premium is probably the best Premium Lager in Australia IMO. Forget the crap on a Crownie, "Australia's Finest." Gold paper and a lie do not make a good beer.

You are rite. I should have said Boags premium. When we go fishing up north (king ash bay) we get through heaps of this stuff and never have a hang over. That is another advavtage of a quality beer. As long as you keep your water intake up, no hang over. The odd beroca helps as well.

[jason_85]

Bondi Blonde or Hahn Super Dry, both extremely easy to drink and also Low Carb

Would choose them over Pure Blonde any day.

OR maybe she could have an acquired taste for Guiness

[Dazza XLT]

XXXX Gold... Good As Gold...

[uranium_death]

Coronas are watered down and flavourless. People only buy them because they are ridiculously overpriced. The whole lemon in the bottle is a stupid gimmick that people fall for. Among beer enthusiasts, it's not regarded highly in general as it is too weak and too expensive. The same goes for Crown Lagers, except in this case, the flavour sucks.

I just want to say that working class beers are generally very poor quality. Laden with yummy chemicals. For not much more, you can get the beers below (except Hoegaarden, which is a little more, but well worth it). I also want to state that "working class beers" is a case of perception/opinion, not fact.
I would rather people know who I am, rather than put on an image.

If you get Stella Artois, DO NOT buy the one brewed under license in Australia. It's crap. The imported Stella Artois is light, bubbly and very, very clean. The Australian brewed one leaves an awful aftertaste behind for too long. It's a dirty beer.

Hoegaarden is a fastastic beer. By memory, it's a wheat beer and it VERY highly regarded amonst beer enthusiasts. It has a slight citrus flavour to me. I've had a few and they're superior to Beez Neez and Redbacks, which are also wheat beers. Beez Neez are very good though.

Grand Ridge Brewery, James Squire and some Cascade ales are also very good.

For a cheaper beer, Coopers make some good stuff too. Far better than CUB, XXXX or Tooheys IMO. Sparkling Ale is nice. Pale ale (mid?) is also ok.

Beer from the mass-produced breweries is generally of a low quality. Coincidentally, most of the ones you listed fall under this category.

[DayTE]

Premium Beer James Boag premium
Working class Boags Draught
Light Don't know. Don't drink it enough to give an opinion
Low Carb Pure Blonde I think it's called. Carlton United make it

Other notables. Boags Strongarm, full of flavour and just a touch stronger than some of the other regular beers. It's my favourite beer.
Tooheys Extra Dry isn't bad and the Platinum has quite a kick after half a dozen

Yes, I'm from Tassie so I'm biased, but most people are about beers from their home state. But Beer is made mainly from water and Tassie has some of the purest water in the country so it stands to reason that we have some of the best beers!!

[mcooper]

Originally Posted by uranium_death

If you get Stella Artois, DO NOT buy the one brewed under license in Australia. It's crap. The imported Stella Artois is light, bubbly and very, very clean. The Australian brewed one leaves an awful aftertaste behind for too long. It's a dirty beer.

Hoegaarden is a fastastic beer. By memory, it's a wheat beer and it VERY highly regarded amonst beer enthusiasts. It has a slight citrus flavour to me. I've had a few and they're superior to Beez Neez and Redbacks, which are also wheat beers. Beez Neez are very good though.

Grand Ridge Brewery, James Squire and some Cascade ales are also very good.

Nice choices - I think we should have a beer sometimes as our tastes seem to be quite similar.

Hoegaarden is by far the best imported beer - especially on a nice summers day. The pinnacle of the Hoegaarden beers is their Gran Cru variety. Very crisp and clean still with the citrus hint that Hoegaarden is renowned for.

On the local front Cascade are now making a variety called Blonde which is full strength and NOT low carb. It is especially good from a tap, but equally refreshing on a warm evening from a stubbie.

or try your luck beerstore.com.au but beware it can suck the money from your bank account!

[Outbackjack]

Originally Posted by pfm_editor

Nice choices - I think we should have a beer sometimes as our tastes seem to be quite similar.

Hoegaarden is by far the best imported beer - especially on a nice summers day. The pinnacle of the Hoegaarden beers is their Gran Cru variety. Very crisp and clean still with the citrus hint that Hoegaarden is renowned for.

On the local front Cascade are now making a variety called Blonde which is full strength and NOT low carb. It is especially good from a tap, but equally refreshing on a warm evening from a stubbie.

or try your luck beerstore.com.au but beware it can suck the money from your bank account!

Hoegaarden would need to be good at over $100 per carton.

[matt-chops]

Originally Posted by Outbackjack

Hoegaarden would need to be good at over $100 per carton.

It is... just buy a 4 pack. Its worth it. You will be hooked.

A few cities have boutique beer cafes that have Hoegaarden on tap. I'm in Brisbane and love the Belgian Beer Cafe in the city for just that reason. They also have many other fine tasting beers. Some are like a meal in a glass. Some are also as strong as 12% too.

[Outbackjack]

Originally Posted by matt-chops

It is... just buy a 4 pack. Its worth it. You will be hooked.

A few cities have boutique beer cafes that have Hoegaarden on tap. I'm in Brisbane and love the Belgian Beer Cafe in the city for just that reason. They also have many other fine tasting beers. Some are like a meal in a glass. Some are also as strong as 12% too.

Well you just convinced me. I just bought a carton. Add $30 freight to the Alice and that is expensive beer. But at 8.5% it shouldn't take too many to get a good buzz.

[boss-290]

Buuger the pretty boy beers like becks and all that. Good old crownies, fosters and VB all the way.

Carlton Cold, headache in a bottle.

[Green X]

Man’s beer, EMU Export. LOL

Cracking a can of Fosters is a sure way to start a conversation I have found, Along the Lines of “****** you drink that” LOL.

[FlipXW]

hunter draught or bluetounge is pretty good. Favourite has to be carlton premium dry or extra dry

[sleekism]

Thanks, i reckon i will give them a try.

Last time we were at the pub she bought a schooner of pure blonde and i had 2 finish it :togo:

[XCSEDAN]

WHERE'S THE CORONA!!!!
OR THE HANHS SUPER DRY!!!!
geeez man, get your act together! :P

[uranium_death]

Originally Posted by XYSEDAN

WHERE'S THE CORONA!!!!
OR THE HANHS SUPER DRY!!!!
geeez man, get your act together! :P

Not worth the price :P
But each to their own!

[Van D]

We just had a beer thread didn't we? =/

[adrianb]

Get her some Kriek - a cherry beer from belgium (bit spendy tho). Yeh, or BeezNeez which I reckon is a crap beer with honey in it but its definitely sweet.

Coopers, James Squires and Gage Roads are awesome aussie beers! Also Redback on tap with some lemon in it on a hot day is the S H I T!

Stella is crap imported or otherwise - in europe its classed as wifebeater stuff.

For a mad range of beers have a look at www.internationalbeershop.com.au in Perth. Used to love living 5 mins from there - if anyone knows of a similar place in Melbourne let me know! Windhoek from Namibia is prolly one of my favourite beers - who'd have thought Namibia knew how to make beer!

[uranium_death]

Originally Posted by adrianb

Get her some Kriek - a cherry beer from belgium (bit spendy tho). Yeh, or BeezNeez which I reckon is a crap beer with honey in it but its definitely sweet.

Coopers, James Squires and Gage Roads are awesome aussie beers! Also Redback on tap with some lemon in it on a hot day is the S H I T!

Kriek is like 8-9 a bottle in Dan Murphy's. Not the kind of beer you drink alone. Best shared I reckon.

Gage Roads make some decent ones. WA brewery. Unheralded in VIC but certainly not crap.

If you want a "working class beer", I reckon Abbotsford Invalid Stout is excellent. It is relatively cheap (1.70-$2) and is an excellent stout. Great coffee/chocolate flavour.

[5L]

xtra dry platinums, if you plan on having a fun night. best tasting beer though would have to boags premium,

very un south australian i know but coopers paleys which used to be my favourite i can no longer drink, i think its something to do with to many bad mornings from the night before. i find these give me the worst hangovers.

[jason_85]

Originally Posted by AUXR8220

xtra dry platinums, if you plan on having a fun night. best tasting beer though would have to boags premium,

very un south australian i know but coopers paleys which used to be my favourite i can no longer drink, i think its something to do with to many bad mornings from the night before. i find these give me the worst hangovers.

tooooooo many big nights on the platinums!

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by jason_85

tooooooo many big nights on the platinums!

Man those things give me the worst hangovers. I can drink Pulse, Smirnoff Double Blacks, RB and Vodka etc and it's still no where near as bad as the Platinums. ****s you up though and that's the aim. ;) I always swear I won't drink them again but always come back for more lol.

I usually buy Carlton Draught because I drink quite a bit of beer every week and my bank account would be empty pretty quickly if I always bought premo beers. $12 for 3 longnecks - you can't complain.

As for VB. I only drink that stuff on two conditions. 1) it is free and 2) im too sober and desperate : Each to their own!