LE7SGO wrote:

> Knapstein
> Bee Sting

What type of beer is the knapstein ? I hope Bee Sting isn't as bleh tasting as Beez Neez we have in Perth

[EDIT: I want to get this, but I don't have the room/fridge size]

hahahaha beez neez, i dont mind it for a honey beer but its not the greatest i dont find it special but every now and then i have a drop of it. knapstein has a very mild taste of honey or something saweet i havent had enough to actually spot it , its really a good beer hard to find and not cheap but its great when u get it. bee sting is a really good honey beer great taste but not over the top, its a good combination of the beer taste and honey. beez neez really isnt that great once youve had these.

Seeing that Beez neez is WA based is it actually now owned by japanese?

I'll drink any beer if someones giving it to me, pretty much any alcohol for that matter.

Generally buy Carlton Draught, sometimes Crownies, sometimes Hahn Premium Dry, whatever really. As long as there is a suitable alcohol content im happy.

XXB4XX wrote:

Beer has got to be the most horrid thing..

Then stay out :crazy:

- Canadian Club

Ok, i forgive you now

LE7SGO wrote:

knapstein has a very mild taste of honey or something saweet i havent had enough to actually spot it.

Sounds like I will need to keep my eye out for it

beez neez really isnt that great once youve had these.

I dont rate it now, although a few have suggested bee sting. Quite hard to find in Perth, or so I have been told

Seeing that Beez neez is WA based is it actually now owned by japanese?

wouldn't be suprised

As a side note - honey beer is a gimmick. Horrible s**t.

wow :wacko: theres a lot of info there.

too much infact. just drink and enjoy. i just want to drink a cold beer at the end of the day, not put it in a fancy pants glass and try to savour the lingering aroma and bitter/sweet aftertaste. thats me anyway.

I have to say for an Australia day beer thread, I'm a little disappointed in the lack of support for Aussie brews.
I know James Squire has been suggested, as has cascade but what about some of our other great drops?
James Boag has yet to make a beer that isn't of international standard.  I think the premium could be one of the better beers worldwide.  Personally I think beer is a tad like wine that some beers are definitely better suited depending on how they're served and what they're served with.
I wouldn't ever buy Carlton Draught in a bottle, bt I think it lends itself very well to being a tap beer.  Better than, say VB for instance.  That and every barman can pour them properly.  Sometimes I feel like telling the barperson to stop and I'll pour it myself when I order a Kilkenny or any of the nitrogen bubbled beers.
For the record my top 5:
James Boags Premium
Becks
Kilkenny Drought
Corona (with a Lime and Lime only) when I'm in the mood.
Whitbier (was made by CUB for a period a few years back, I haven't seen it recently)
I would also like to add that I would be quite satisfied if every Tooheys brewery worldwide exploded and burnt every recipe they have developed

richo_besto wrote:

Little Creatures Bright Ale
Hoegaarden

2 of my all time faves, but must be consumed in a glass.

I'd also like to add:
Squires Pale Ale
Squires Golden Ale
Little Creatures Pale Ale
Coopers Pale and that limited edition stuff they had at Dan Murphys
Boags Draft for a drinking session
Cascade Premium & Boags premium taste much of a muchness to me

I'll also happily down TED & SuperDry.

richo_besto wrote:

Some of that is being drunk right now

Nice work mate, which drop are you sampling? My favourite is probably the pilsener.

CRUI5N wrote:

wow :wacko: theres a lot of info there.

too much infact. just drink and enjoy. i just want to drink a cold beer at the end of the day, not put it in a fancy pants glass and try to savour the lingering aroma and bitter/sweet aftertaste. thats me anyway.

No worries mate. For a lot of people like me though, we are sick and tired of going to a really nice restaurant, paying 50/head and having to order some s**t like Becks or Corona.

I can enjoy a cold CD (or any draught) at the end of the day mate, but I honestly believe beer is the new wine. The family business that I work in is a winery, and I think taking some of the basics of wine tasting into beer tasting is just a natural progression. We have winemakers making beer more and more nowadays, and in Western Australia we consume more premium craft beer than any other state - by a HUGE margin (ayee go WA!). Possibly is directly linked to the disposable income of most WA households being so high at the moment (yay for mines).

I would hate the same stigma of snobbery to be associated with craft beer, but I think it is important that we support the surge of local boutique breweries in Australia.

JAZ -RST wrote:

I have to say for an Australia day beer thread, I'm a little disappointed in the lack of support for Aussie brews.

For the record my top 5:
James Boags Premium
Becks
Kilkenny Drought
Corona (with a Lime and Lime only) when I'm in the mood.
Whitbier (was made by CUB for a period a few years back, I haven't seen it recently)
I would also like to add that I would be quite satisfied if every Tooheys brewery worldwide exploded and burnt every recipe they have developed

I appreciate your comment on the Tooheys, apart from Tooheys Old which, for the money, really serves a purpose.

I honestly have trouble with the top five list of yours though mate, I would strongly urge you to pony up and try some other beers.

I drink at Cowaramup Brewery every single afternoon, there English twisted Pilsener is absolutely sublime. Their Special Pale Ale - not smokey or burnt in its soft coffee characters, with a mouth feel of a strong lager.

I don't think if someone is heading into the world of fine craft beers they should start with Australian beers. Getting a good knowledge of each style, from where it originates, will enhance your experience of the Australian versions of each beer.

For example, a cloudy wheat beer like a Feral White can only really be appreciated after trying a Weihenstephener Weiss, or a La Goulaise, or similar.

I am terribly patriotic (see my bogan car flags thread), but I think it is fair to say Europe really are the pioneers of beer. That said, we make beer for our climate, and our lifestyle.

I love beer.

Cheers,
Nik

It is a bit of a misconception that Europeans have their beer 'warm' - most parts of Europe are a far colder climate than Australia, and the idea of 'room temperature' is an old one. This is originated from places where 6/7 degrees is the ambient room temperature, a standard fridge is about 8 degrees.

The colder a liquid the less flavour it will impart to the palette, you'll find if a brewery has their taps iced up, the beer is too cold.

Beers like CD, Becks, Heineken are best drunk super cold, as they are really just throw away - low flavour beverages. Something like a full Knappstein Premium should be drunk at around 10 degrees.

Some European beers have a temperature sticker on the label that will go 'green' or a certain colour to ensure you are at the correct drinking temperature.

Cheers,
Nik

Cascade premium
sapporo draught

Yes i do, depending on my mood.
Generally on a Friday night, i just cant drink it straight. It will knock me out in 30mins. So being one to drink to enjoy it, i mix it with coke.

What is it the use to give it that distinct flavor it has?
Perhaps knowing that it may give me a chance at finding a beer i can stand.