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[choppers4life]

WWW.BIKERSHANGOUT.COM/

[marty]

nope. still don't get it.

[duckman]

Yea .... Very HD orientated ... Looks like a new site. Not many posts yet.

Best of luck :eek:

[Wenier]

too many individual forums on there.

[Paul in NZ]

AARRGGHH!

There is some sort of PERVERT on that forum suggesting sobriety!

Man! If I gave up beer I might see what my Guzzi really looks like and buy a Suzuki or something! Come on folks! Don't let that happen! Send beer!!

Paul N

(oh, and non of the cheap Tui stuff either OK)

[Motu]

I just read that as I took my first sip of a Tui - too sweet and fizzy,can't even pour it into a tall lager glass...all you get is a glass full of fluff,no matter how easy you pour.Still,I'll drink it...the sign of a dedicated beer drinker.

No Adventure or dirt bikes - oh,is that flathead Indian Larry on the front page,exersicing his choice of head protection.

[F5 Dave]

ok well let's turn this thread into something worthwhile:

Ever tried Nastro Azzurro? It's a fine beer esp on those sunny bbq days.

The perennial Macs Gold for a cheap & cheerful.

Stella in the big bottles is nice. Effes is a Turkish one I tried the other day, seemed ok.
:apint: :apint: :apint: :apint:

[Jackrat]

I just read that as I took my first sip of a Tui - too sweet and fizzy,can't even pour it into a tall lager glass...all you get is a glass full of fluff,no matter how easy you pour.Still,I'll drink it...the sign of a dedicated beer drinker.

No Adventure or dirt bikes - oh,is that flathead Indian Larry on the front page,exersicing his choice of head protection.

If we's talking about the same indian Larry,he's dead.
Couple of weeks ago,landed on his head at a bike show.
Maybe we is huh. :whistle:

[kneescraper]

Well I'm a plain guy that drinks Export Beer. I know I know its boring beer but hey its not to expensive and it does the same thing as all the others do :Punk:

[dangerous]

AARRGGHH!


Man! If I gave up beer I might see what my Guzzi really looks like and buy a Suzuki or something! Come on folks! Don't let that happen! Send beer!!

Paul N

:cry: Thats zakary what happened Paul...... and when I relised what I'd done I got drunk and havent sobered up since and the more I drink dosent make the Honda look like a guzzi and shacking the baked bean can full of nuts & bolts just isent the same as listening to the Guzzi tappits..... I'm so not looking forward to the hangover :cry:

[jrandom]

That website should drop its ridiculous number of separate forums and have just *one*. USENET style. Diversify once the divisions in interests become apparent. You listening, Mr choppers4life? You'll get a decent critical mass of users in minimum time, that way.

***

My current bottle-shop beer of choice is Mac's Copperhop. Tasty, that stuff is. Even Mrs Random likes it.

Nuffin wrong with Tui, either, but I don't buy it. Why go without discernable flavour just to save $1.50 a pack?

[Blakamin]

Victoria Bitter!!!! :rockon:

[Bob]

Victoria Bitter!!!! :rockon:

VB - a beer we get over here! Good stuff. About the only beer from your neck of the woods not made "under licence in the UK" (for which read "Completely f*cked up and nothing like the original") we can get now.

Unless I visit the Aussie shop in Covent Garden - but that's an expensive option.

(Much to my relief, Tim Tams are now sold in our local supermarket - for about half the price in the Aussie shop. Ever since we saw Natalie Imbruglia rave about them on a chat show (and happened to be in the right place to buy some the next day), they've been a bit of a treat!)

[jrandom]

VB... Good stuff.

Eh? It's bloody awful!


Much to my relief, Tim Tams are now sold in our local supermarket

What IS it with the Tim Tam obsession amongst furriners? They're just mass-manufactured chocolate biscuits fer goodness sakes. A decent baked brownie tops a Tim Tam any day. Never buy the things, myself.

Now, Tiny Teddies, on the other hand... :sweatdrop

[F5 Dave]

It’s funny, when I was sent to Pomgolia I travelled Singapore Air Business class & the only beer I could get was Tiger or Fosters -Bluek! & when I got there my boss lives in this enormous mansiony type place, big grounds etc, so he offers me a Beer. Cheers thanks. :beer: Then he passes me a Fosters! Good grief! I mean it’s Aussies’ low end beer (as is VD, er B) & they think it’s flash over there.

PS Steinlager’s boast ‘they’re drinking our beer here’ (overseas) might be correct. No other bugger is drinking it at home!

On the return flight same thing Tiger or Fosters. Oh hold on I’ll see what is in economy sez the attendant. & comes back with Bitnberger (sp) which despite not being able to spell it, one of my fav drops imported from Germany & about $16 for a 4 pack here in NZ.

Go figure! :confused2

[vifferman]

VB - a beer we get over here! Good stuff. I dunno that I'd say "It's bloody awful!'; just ordinary (which is probably the same thing, as Aussies use "oridinary" to mean awful anyway...
Copperhop, yeah - it's good. Any Mac's is good. And that 6-fingered Tasmanian ale.
Worstest beer I ever had was in Twin Falls, Idaho. Called "Red Dog" or summat. Tasted like compost or dog's piss or summat on the first sip, then got marginally better, till you were lulled into a false sense of "hey - this almost tastes like beer!"
Then the first belch came up.:eek5: :sick: :blink: :sick: :puke:
That's not an experience I wish to repeat. Ever.
But (BUT!) I subsequently went to Muggers' BrewPub, a trendy microbrewery, and discovered they DO have real beer in Idaho. Not only that, but they had a huge set of shelves at the entrance with beer bottles/cans from everywhere. A Tui's Moment - "Yeah, Right!"
Nup. I checked it out, and they had all sorts of NZ ales and beers. Most impressive.:niceone:
Oh - and Flat Head Larry was stunting (as you do) and landed on his head (yeah, it happens sometimes....:whistle: ) But he wasn't wearing a helmet (as was his wont). Now the silly fooker is dead.

[jrandom]

I dunno that I'd say "It's bloody awful!'; just ordinary (which is probably the same thing, as Aussies use "oridinary" to mean awful anyway...

Yeah. Thass the one.


And that 6-fingered Tasmanian ale.

Got a Tasmanian Tiger on the front of the bottle label dunnit? Me Da's always drunking that stuff. He grew up in Hobart.


Oh - and Flat Head Larry was stunting (as you do)...

Flat Head Larry, he landed on his head,
Silly bugger's lidless, and very very dead.

[riffer]

Flat Head Larry, he landed on his head,
Silly bugger's lidless, and very very dead.
Yup. But it still hasn't deterred them from bitching on alt.motorcycles about the "stupid" helmet laws...

and for the record, Export Gold is my beer of choice.

But if someone else is buying I like Heinekin and Crown Lager.

[Blakamin]

Eh? It's bloody awful!

Everyone says that but... how come i can walk into any bottleshop/supermarket in the country and buy it??? someone besides me must drink it! are people not admitting it coz its 'straylin? :spudwhat:

cant go into any bottlo in oz and get Tui..... thank f*$% :eek:

[vifferman]

Got a Tasmanian Tiger on the front of the bottle label dunnit? Me Da's always drunking that stuff. He grew up in Hobart.Yeah, had one of those a couple of weeks ago, on Lygon Street. But I like the other Tasmanian beer slightly more (think it's got a TT on the front as well?) - Boags.


Flat Head Larry, he landed on his head,
Silly bugger's lidless, and very very dead.Good bit of doggerel, cockerel, or mackerel that. Do they teach prose in Engineering?

[jrandom]

Everyone says that but... how come i can walk into any bottleshop/supermarket in the country and buy it??? someone besides me must drink it! are people not admitting it coz its 'straylin? :spudwhat:

Well, yeah, like FS said, it's more 'ordinary' than 'bloody awful'.

Still don't see why anyone would drink it when Crown Lager, Heinies or Macs is available, though.

[Blakamin]

Well, yeah, like FS said, it's more 'ordinary' than 'bloody awful'.

Still don't see why anyone would drink it when Crown Lager, Heinies or Macs is available, though.

Coz they all come in girlie little bottles???

Crownies aren't bad, Heinies taste like weasels, and I've never tried Macs

[jrandom]

Heinies taste like weasels

Yes, but they always taste like the *same* weasel.

[Blakamin]

Yes, but they always taste like the *same* weasel.
:lol: VB tastes the same... just gotta drink it outta cans!

[Motu]

What is it with these euro beers? - they stink! the taste is not bad,but they smell off when you crack them open...just finished some Bravara (sounds like a Barum tyre) from Brazil (Latin America ok? close enough to Europe),not a bad drop,but I had to hold my nose.

You gotta laugh at the Yanks defending Larry's decision to kill himself the easy way.OK if they scraped him off the road with a shovel and gave him straight to an undertaker - but how many other people does his death involve,friends and relatives,the people who worked desperatly to save his life...and failed,money and resourses tied up because Larry wanted to show off in front of a crowd.I'm happy with their freedom of choice thing - but they should of just walked up to Larry lying on the road and said - oh,bad choice Larry,you fucked up mate...and walked away - cause that's what he wanted,right?

[vifferman]

What is it with these euro beers? - they stink! the taste is not bad,but they smell off when you crack them open
Yeah! That's right. I think it must be like Hamilton water: even though it's filtered and filtered and dosed with chemicals and stuff, it still tastes like the way the Waikato River smells! (Prolly why Waikato beer tasted the way it did...)
So with all these furrin beers, they've prolly got "eau de sewage" included for free in eavery bottle.:crazy:

You gotta laugh at the Yanks defending Larry's decision to kill himself the easy way.OK if they scraped him off the road with a shovel and gave him straight to an undertaker - but how many other people does his death involve,friends and relatives,the people who worked desperatly to save his life...and failed,money and resourses tied up because Larry wanted to show off in front of a crowd.I'm happy with their freedom of choice thing - but they should of just walked up to Larry lying on the road and said - oh,bad choice Larry,you fucked up mate...and walked away - cause that's what he wanted,right?Well said, Motu! I wonder how many "freedom to choose, and not wear a helmet if I feel like it" Murkns thought of that?

[marty]

it's either stella or grolsh at my house, and if i'm watching pomgolia sport with my english mate it's killkenny with the plastic ball in the can.

life's too short to drink crap beer

[spudchucka]

Everyone says that but... how come i can walk into any bottleshop/supermarket in the country and buy it??? someone besides me must drink it! are people not admitting it coz its 'straylin? :spudwhat:

cant go into any bottlo in oz and get Tui..... thank f*$% :eek:
I spent six years consuming the stuff while in Qld, stuffs bloody good for ya I reckon!

[Devil]

What is it with these euro beers? - they stink! the taste is not bad,but they smell off when you crack them open...just finished some Bravara (sounds like a Barum tyre) from Brazil (Latin America ok? close enough to Europe),not a bad drop,but I had to hold my nose.
Didnt notice the smell myself. Bravara was a good Corona substitute.
Nastro wasnt bad (italian).
Warsteiner is ok. My favourites however are Kronenbourg (easily!) and Hoegaarden for when im feeling a bit weird.
Dont drink NZ shite, dont mind crown lager though when I cant find me kronies.
Stella gives me a chronic headache. Bleagh. too bitter.

[jrandom]

Hoegaarden

Tastes like flat apple juice with cornflour in it.


Stella gives me a chronic headache.

I used to think it was too thin and bitter tasting, but I don't mind it now.

I'm don't drink lager these days, really, anyway.

[jrandom]

Oh yeah.

Nobody's mentioned them yet, but Mac's Black and Monteith's Black are both top drops.

[Blakamin]

I spent six years consuming the stuff while in Qld, stuffs bloody good for ya I reckon!

Seeee!!!! someone else with real tastebuds!!! :cool2:

[Blakamin]

Oh yeah.

Nobody's mentioned them yet, but Mac's Black and Monteith's Black are both top drops.
Havent tried the Mac's but I like Monteiths Black.... and Guinness and occaissionally Speights old dark... very ocaissional tho

[Devil]

Tastes like flat apple juice with cornflour in it.

:D
Tried the grand cru edition? mmm 8.7% of doooooom!

[F5 Dave]

Yeah Hoegaarden is weird, like it has cinnamon in it or something. Had a few Groush last night, it’s one of the staples as well + the big swingtop bottles make fine home-made chilli sauce bottles.

The large Stella bottles are imported, the smaller ones are made locally.

Why is it that most of the beer in NZ is made with the worst water we can summon? :spudwhat: Montieths Gold was a beautiful drop with a nice nutty aftertaste. They destroyed the flavour when they transferred it to Auckland. The Pilsner is still ok though, I wonder if that is still made in the S.I.?

[Devil]

Yeah as for monteiths, I have been seen consuming Radler and Celtic Red on occasion. Maybe the summer ale sometimes.

The Copper Room - Takapuna anyone?

[jrandom]

Seeee!!!! someone else with fossilised tastebuds!!!

Happens, dunnit.

I think it's VB's formaldehyde additives.

[F5 Dave]

I just love this total diversion of the original (& some what lame) thread. :whocares:

[Sys.O.A.Dwn) Disorder - Disorder :kick:


OK Becks. There's a nice drop.

[vifferman]

I used to think it (stella) was too thin and bitter tasting, but I don't mind it now.That may be because while Stella used to be imported, it's now made under licence (so the eau de seawage is not longer present). :eek5:

[vifferman]

I just love this total diversion of the original (& some what lame) thread. Yeah, good innit? The attempted infiltration by some lame US bike abortioner is thus thwarted.:buggerd:

Oooer... post 1080 in this thread about beers and their funny flavours ...

[jrandom]

The Copper Room - Takapuna anyone?

One of my colleagues has been obsessively cutting two-for-one Copper Room Monteiths coupons from the back of his shopping receipts for the last month.

We'll be there again for lunch tomorrow, I expect. We've almost run out of vouchers, though.

Monteiths is good enough, but $7 a glass is a bit steep.

$7 for two glasses, on the other hand, is right on :2thumbsup

[Edit: When I say 'there for lunch', I mean, 'eat cheese-and-pickle sandwiches at our desks, and then take a walk up and drink half-price Monteiths while we digest'.]

[Jay widda 150]

sorry to do this guys but go lion brown :beer:

[Devil]

One of my colleagues has been obsessively cutting two-for-one Copper Room Monteiths coupons from the back of his shopping receipts for the last month.

We'll be there again for lunch tomorrow, I expect. We've almost run out of vouchers, though.

Monteiths is good enough, but $7 a glass is a bit steep.

$7 for two glasses, on the other hand, is right on :2thumbsup
Damn right :)
Thanks woolworths :)
Had a great pub crawl a couple of weekends ago, started 12pm at the Blankenberge (the belgian beer cafe just a couple of doors down from TCR), had lunch there, then shifted to the copper room for a couple of hours :) Manage to pay someone to drink a bottle of HP sauce, watched the aftermath, then left for more pubby doom! Was a damn good start.

[Sparky Bills]

Who said they drunk VB??!!!
We need to burn you on the steak now! :ar15: :sick: :sick:
Got to be either.. Tui, Export, Stella, or Hard Liquour!
:rockon:

[Blakamin]

Who said they drunk VB??!!!
We need to burn you on the steak now! :ar15: :sick: :sick:
Got to be either.. Tui, Export, Stella, or Hard Liquour!
:rockon:
mmmmmm steak :drinknsin

and I drink VB or Woodstock Premium in cans.... can be seen at the mill or Raumati Bottleshop quite a few times a week :beer:

[Jay widda 150]

well go the lion brown club :beer: :beer: :beer:
:beer: :drinknsin :drinknsin :drinknsin

[sAsLEX]

VB is fine as long as its real cold! but it gives nasty hangovers

Double Brown is a good drop too.

[vifferman]

You should know that drinking beer and rideing motorcycles is not good.
Abdaul

[jrandom]

You should know that drinking beer and rideing motorcycles is not good.

Absolutely.

For instance, I have great difficulty opening my pillion seat beer chiller while on the move. I generally pull over in a rest spot to have my cold ones, and carefully shove the empties in my backpack before I carry on riding, rather than littering.

One hand on the throttle and one hand wrapped around a VB is Right Out.

Safety first, people.

[vifferman]

No you did not understand me. I mean if you ride a motrcycle you should not be drinking beer. Or anything else with alcohol content.

[Blakamin]

Yeah, sux on my bike as the underseat beer chiller needs a key... gotta shift to neutral, remove keys...spin around (keyhole in small of back) take said chiller lid off and then, with can in right hand, close chiller, insert key, turn on ignition and flick back into 6th... all whilst doing 100mph.... actually, near the end its more like 40mph especially if i'm on a slight incline... must get a chilled camel back oneday :done:

[Devil]

must get a chilled camel back oneday :done:
Should strap nicely to the tank!

[Angry Puppy]

For me it has to be Monteith's Black. Trouble is, if you have too many of them it makes your poo very dark and VERY sticky. Takes a least 3 times as much paper to clean up!

FB

[Sparky Bills]

Woodstock is good. I can be seen at the Mill At least once a week!
My older brother used to work there, so I got discount. But does not anymore! so have to be a scum-bag retail customer!
That sux ass man! :angry2:
P.S. I am not an alky, Its just more fun to go out on the town when really happy!(if you know what I mean) :Punk:

[jrandom]

No you did not understand me. I mean if you ride a motrcycle you should not be drinking beer. Or anything else with alcohol content.

That's what I'm saying, man!

I don't even drink just sitting on my bike when it's *still*, let alone while riding. Particularly if I'm using a hip flask; did you know that single malt Scotch is quite flammable? Same problems apply as when filling up at the gas station. Burning crotches are not a good thing, dude. Always step off to swig.

Anyway, rock on. Glad to see the safety message being spread, it's always good to remind ourselves to *stop* for drinks when we're on longer rides.

[Motu]

Zigactly - it's bloody crazy to be fucking around with figuring out if you got a twist top or need an opener,or getting the pull on a Mac pull tab right - always stop first guys,it's about safety ok? A rest stop is always a good time to see what I got in my flask today - was a bit of Jimmy here,but now has pepermint scnapps.

[MacD]

My current bottle-shop beer of choice is Mac's Copperhop. Tasty, that stuff is.

Yep, good choice, I'm drinking Copperhop as I type (bit messy really) ;)

Kilkenny at Irish pubs...

Leffe Blond at Belgian pubs...

Bitter and Twisted at Galbraiths (http://www.alehouse.co.nz/index.php) - but watch the Resurrection Ale when it's available, it really does take 3 days to surface after a good evening!

:apint:

[MacD]

No you did not understand me. I mean if you ride a motrcycle you should not be drinking beer. Or anything else with alcohol content.

Maybe this will help?

Irony (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irony)

:whistle:

[James Deuce]

No you did not understand me. I mean if you ride a motrcycle you should not be drinking beer. Or anything else with alcohol content.
Bahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa


Thud (sorry head fell off)

[dangerous]

Yeah, sux on my bike as the underseat beer chiller needs a key.......


That's what I'm saying, man!
Always step off to swig.........



Zigactly - always stop first guys,it's about safety ok......


Bahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa
Thud (sorry head fell off)
:killingme ......hey you guys get sick of :Pokey: The One.... hell I hope the newbees never stop comming :apint:

[vifferman]

Maybe this will help?

Irony (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irony)

:whistle:
Oh. I see. Iam now feeling very foolish. So many new things still to learn.

[dhunt]

Yeah, sux on my bike as the underseat beer chiller needs a key... gotta shift to neutral, remove keys...spin around (keyhole in small of back) take said chiller lid off and then, with can in right hand, close chiller, insert key, turn on ignition and flick back into 6th... all whilst doing 100mph.... actually, near the end its more like 40mph especially if i'm on a slight incline... must get a chilled camel back oneday :done:You just need a "special" bike like mine where you can remove the key while the engine still goes.

[Blakamin]

You just need a "special" bike like mine where you can remove the key while the engine still goes.
Actually... i havent tried that yet... serious. might stop the other 2 keys scratching my top yoke, seeing as i want to polish it!
and before you ask
1 ignition key, 1 tank key, 1 "beer chiller" key :weep:

[Ghost Lemur]

You just need a "special" bike like mine where you can remove the key while the engine still goes.

Mine was like that too, as I discovered one day going over a speed bump as my keys flew out of the ignition and on to the road. :D

[Marknz]

"It's bloody awful!'

Mmm, Fiji Bitter.... tapped straight off the bloody urinal I reckon :argh:

[dhunt]

Actually... i havent tried that yet... serious. might stop the other 2 keys scratching my top yoke, seeing as i want to polish it!
and before you ask
1 ignition key, 1 tank key, 1 "beer chiller" key :weep:
It's actually not as good as it sounds as the key can come out while you are motoring a long :Oops: So I've got a string with a plastic clip to attach the key to bike. But I suppose you just keep it in your pocket, just a pain when you stop.

[Jackrat]

Could get a six pack in the duck tail of me duke,half a bag of ice an a couple of six packs in the pannier on me Tour Glide,the water ran out the hole in the bottem as the ice melted and you had cold brews when ya' got where you were going,Choise bro!!.
Will drink most things but Budwiser gives me the runs.
Suppin' on some lion red right now,first time in years,tasteless but ok cause I didn't pay for it.
Buy Waikato cause I like the label. :o
Oh yeah,this new site might be a go,it's a big world.