Beer thread!

[Str8 Jacket]

Fuck it's hot today. So hot that I splashed out on some Mac's Summer Ale. Apart from the fact that it has a ghey name - Sun Dance, it's actually really nice. I only got it cause it was on special and they had run outta Summer Ale. I still dont reckon it's better than monteiths summer ale but it's different. Not as sweet, more citrusy, but not, kinda....

Anyone else tried it? Liked it or not?.... It's good for a night like tonight!!

[Subike]

Had the best of the best last night
A FREE pup bottle of Mac's Gold
Got some nice fellas work in the vineyards :drinkup:

[Steam]

Anyone else tried it?

I want to, but i'd have to walk to the supermarket in the heat.

[Str8 Jacket]

I want to, but i'd have to walk to the supermarket in the heat.

Ha! The train station now has a supermarket. Bastards, I think im in there at least once a day :pinch:

[Bren]

i'm out of my Miller at the moment and have had to revert to speights...ugh

need to get some more MGD

[skidMark]

All beer is bloodey horrible.

Everybody always says oh no try this one it's not like any other beer...

Well yes i can taste a difference...but it's the main base taste of beer i do not find it enjoyable whatsoever. I can tell it has alot of flavour it's not like it tastes like water. I guess i would describe it as bitter?

Pass.

Yet i see everybody guzzling this stuff down. A lot of people offer to buy me a beer....hand me a beer at a party andi have to turn it down.



I will enjoy a mixer drink of Jagermeister and Demon energy or lift or red bull.

Vodka i love.

I know it's not normal to not like beer. I have been told it's an aquired taste.

How do i aquire this, new flatmate works for lion nathan brewery.... this means cheap beer. I want to take advantage of this possibly.

I can't stand beer, would be nice to fit in at partys. Mind you i never fit in anywhere, so who am i kidding LOL



Serious question...

[Kendog]

I have been told it's an aquired taste. How do i aquire this,

Do some exercise on a hot day.

Sit, crack a beer, drink :drinkup:

Soooooo refreshing :beer:

[DEATH_INC.]

Do some exercise on a hot day.

Sit, crack a beer, drink :drinkup:

Soooooo refreshing :beer:
Wot he said, after a good hard day at work, there's nothing better :apint:

[ArcherWC]

Wot he said, after a good hard day at work, there's nothing better :apint:
hahahahahahahaha.....Skidmark and hard work hardly go hand in hand

[Grahameeboy]

Wot he said, after a good hard day at work, there's nothing better :apint:

Mmmm.....water is better as beer dehydrates which is not good after beer..........plus it's empty calories............tis obvious

[Maha]

I know it's not normal to not like beer. I have been told it's an aquired taste.




Im not a big beer fan either, but i like Radler and will happily drink it or buy a Heiniken, only have a couple tho' before moving onto something that suits my taste.

[Grahameeboy]

Im not a big beer fan either, but i like Radler and will happily drink it or buy a Heiniken, only have a couple tho' before moving onto something that suits my taste.

Sleep?...............

[Maha]

Sleep?...............


That comes much later my good fellow.....:cool:
Radler tastes like a Shandi (which i have order before today)

PS: like you Avatar!

[kiwifruit]

I agree, beer is meh

[Usarka]

How do i aquire this, new flatmate works for lion nathan brewery.... this means cheap beer. I want to take advantage of this possibly.

Thats your problem, drink some beer thats not made with sewer water and toe jam.

[marioc]

mate if you dont like beer there is something wrong with you....

[yungatart]

Simple! If you don't like the taste, don't drink it.
Don't even attempt to acquire a taste for it.
It doesn't matter what you like/don't like to drink.
Plenty of other ways of "fitting in".

[LilSel]

Get a bottle of Schwepes Raspberry cordial, open a beer... (goes well with 'Ice') take a wee skull, put some cordial in... it sweetens it up and actually tastes really good...

I used to have them all the time back in the day, now when I see the cordial, I'll get it... & occasionally have one.

Its called a 'snakebite'... common in the UK so i've been told?!?...

[Flatcap]

Start with a shandy you girl

[jim.cox]

Start with a shandy you girl


Or drink wine if thats where your tastes are at

Beer is NOT compulsary - its just a damned good idea

[Disco Dan]

Lion Red is so far away from what beer should taste like anyway I would not bother... far too much of a 'mass produced' taste. Kiwi's have a lot to learn!


Get yourself a Guinness or Bodingtons. :yes:

[dnos]

No don't drink beer, leave it for the rest of us that LOVE the stuff.
Oooooh I like beer.

[Coyote]

Get a bottle of Schwepes Raspberry cordial, open a beer... (goes well with 'Ice') take a wee skull, put some cordial in... it sweetens it up and actually tastes really good...

Phff, whatta girl

Get yourself a Guinness or Bodingtons. :yes:
I tried Guinness a while back. It was weird. Very watery and bitter. Didn't like it. though supposedly here we get the shit from the Dublin brewery and the other stuff, wherever it comes from, is meant to be better.

Beer is alright. Export brings back good memories so I often go for it. Everyone tells me it's cheap crap, but stuff 'em, I like it. Jim Beam straight is good too.

[Coldrider]

Get a bottle of Schwepes Raspberry cordial, open a beer... (goes well with 'Ice') take a wee skull, put some cordial in... it sweetens it up and actually tastes really good...

I used to have them all the time back in the day, now when I see the cordial, I'll get it... & occasionally have one.

Its called a 'snakebite'... common in the UK so i've been told?!?...
Vita-Stout & raspberry is the ol' recipe, a good way to get iron absorbed into the body too (not a joke).
If you don't like beer, don't drink it. It is not un-normal.

[Tank]

I will enjoy a mixer drink of Jagermeister and Demon energy or lift or red bull.


Seriously Mark - from what I read energy drinks are the last thing you need.


Get a bottle of Schwepes Raspberry cordial, open a beer... (goes well with 'Ice') take a wee skull, put some cordial in... it sweetens it up and actually tastes really good...

I used to have them all the time back in the day, now when I see the cordial, I'll get it... & occasionally have one.

Its called a 'snakebite'... common in the UK so i've been told?!?...

Nope - a snake bike has larger and cider mixed (with a dash of raspberry) - they are not that common as most pubs wont serve them - they do have a tendency to send you off your face very quickly


Lion Red is so far away from what beer should taste like anyway I would not bother... far too much of a 'mass produced' taste. Kiwi's have a lot to learn!


Get yourself a Guinness or Bodingtons. :yes:

Guinness not mass produced ?? [give that man a Tui] - its one of the most produced beers in the world. About 40% of it is brewed in Africa, and headquartered in London, its as Irish as Britney Spears.

[Disco Dan]

Guinness not mass produced ?? [give that man a Tui] - its one of the most produced beers in the world. About 40% of it is brewed in Africa, and headquartered in London, its as Irish as Britney Spears.

Of course it is!! ...its just does not 'taste' like it.

[avgas]

Sounds what you need to do is vodka bomb it.
1 double of vodka + 1 tall of Beer.
Another note is you may like the sweeter beers. Radler/Pilsner and the like.

[bungbung]

Skidmark is young, a lot of people develop a taste for bitter food and drink as they get older.

Mark, do you like black coffee/no sugar? what about grapefruit?
Gin and tonic?

If the answer is mostly no, stick to rtds and try beer in 5 years time.

[jrandom]

a snake bike has larger and cider mixed (with a dash of raspberry) - they are not that common as most pubs wont serve them - they do have a tendency to send you off your face very quickly

Ah, yes, but if you ask nicely and can get all the way through your request without falling over, most pubs will serve you a pint of lager, a bottle of cider and an empty glass.

:innocent:

[Tank]

Ah, yes, but if you ask nicely and can get all the way through your request without falling over, most pubs will serve you a pint of lager, a bottle of cider and an empty glass.

:innocent:

We had a night on them in London once (first time drinking them). My mate had a job interview the next day (didnt get it), and I vomited all over my desk in Barings bank and was sent home. Not a good look aparently.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Skidmark is young, a lot of people develop a taste for bitter food and drink as they get older.

Mark, do you like black coffee/no sugar? what about grapefruit?
Gin and tonic?

If the answer is mostly no, stick to rtds and try beer in 5 years time.

indeed, this is true.

My favourites at present are Macs Hop Rocker, and Little Creatures India Pale Ale from sunny Western Australia. Lager I like Boags.

I used to like Steinlager but now don't.

My favourite alcoholic drink is Champagne. (like Winston Churchill, though I can't afford Pommeroy in industrial quantities)

[bungbung]

Emersons Pilsener is good, Three Boys too.
Limburg Hopsmacker is like hoprocker.

[Curious_AJ]

I drink beer quite a lot... but in saying that, I'll have speights if i'm going for an all nighter (easy to drink for me), tiger if i'm feeling exotic or zesty radlier if i'm feeling fruity.... other than that I pretty much drink anything that's thrown in a cup... besides the content of 2girls 1cup.... *vom*...

answer to the question: drink whatever the heck you like!!! no one really cares! we're all too busy drinking what we like to notice.. lol..

[bungbung]

we're all too busy drinking what we like to notice.. lol..

Except for a kb member (name withheld) who drank Pimms and L&P

[ManDownUnder]

Mark - you be you... that's something people can't diss you for. I tried to like classical music once - apparently is just amasing if/when you're into it and I see so many people - of all ages) serenely listening to the stuff and just mellowing out.

I tried - I failed dismally... it's just not me.

Sounds like beer's the same for you. Don't sweat it - save your money and drink what you do like. If it's water, orange juice or spirits... it doesn't matter. Being true to you counts for a lot more than following what the masses are doing.

Takes more guts, and it's a lot more comfortable to do.

As for me - I like Lion Red (bring on the insults - I don't care). I think it's good stuff and the fact it's cheap is nothing but a bonus. People can take the piss out of me all they want... I don't care. I know what I like and I'm true to myself.

I can't stand most spirits unless they're mixed with something and my all time favourite drinks are what the Yanks call "fru fru drinks" (typically drunk by gay guys or girls). Butterscotch schnappes and baileys (Slippery nipple aka Cock sucking cowboy).

No biggy - and as I say... I just don't care. I know what I like... so I do what I like. Easy enough.

If you want to be like someone - be like me. Stand out. I'll respect you for it.

[Tank]

Except for a kb member (name withheld) who drank Pimms and L&P

I assume he was riding a Honda?

[bungbung]

Another note is you may like the sweeter beers. Radler/Pilsner and the like.

Pilsener is generally bitter due to the high hop content

[Mikkel]

"Would you like a can of Harden The Fuck Up with your beer sir?"

Seriously though, drinking the revolting sewage that some kiwis pass off as beer is probably not a good idea if you want to learn to like the stuff (and have tastebuds...).

But yeah, beer is something you have to learn to like. I didn't start liking beers until I was around 20 I guess. I still drank them - FAST - just to get the effect.
Later I started to enjoy them and later I began appreciating a lot of very different beers...

If you want effect I can warmly recommend the snake bite as mentioned earlier here... Albeit what was proposed was preposterous!

Snake bite with BITE (the good stuff):

Part 1: Recipe

1 part Ngarhere Gold from Harrisons (7.2% Alc./vol.)
1 part Scrumpy (e.g. from Harrisons) (~8% Alc./vol.)
A splash of black currant cordial - just enough to give it a reddish tint.

Part 2: Drink
Part 3: Get in trouble
Part 4: Pass out
Part 5: Try to remember

If you want to get seriously drunk and have a lot of booze around here are something that'll make you forget everything about beer:

The good: B52

60 ml shot glass
1. 20 ml Kahlua
2. 20 ml Baileys
3. 20 ml Grand Mariner/Cointreau

Poor in layers and light the Grand Mariner/Cointreau at the top if you like burn wounds...

The bad: Sneaky Fucking Russian

Normal glass
60 ml Vodka
30-60 ml Kahlua
Add Baileys as if it was milk for a white russian

Have fun, it's sneaky!

The ugly: Nighttrain

Pint glass
40-60 ml Vodka
40-60 ml Tequila
40-60 ml White rum
40-60 ml Gin
40-60 ml Grandmariner/Cointreau
250 ml can of Redbull/V/any energy drink you like...

This one's pretty potent - I doubt you'll get a bar to serve it to you.
Have fun :D


hahahahahahahaha.....Skidmark and hard work hardly go hand in hand

Skidmark is a piece of hard work as far as I've understood ;)

[jim.cox]

Pilsener is generally bitter due to the high hop content

Pilsner, IMHO, generally tastes of nothing.

Its the Pale Ale's that have the good hop flavour going on

[yod]

Lion Red is so far away from what beer should taste like anyway I would not bother... far too much of a 'mass produced' taste. Kiwi's have a lot to learn!

oh whatever

:tugger:

[HenryDorsetCase]

Pilsner, IMHO, generally tastes of nothing.

Its the Pale Ale's that have the good hop flavour going on

as a recent convert to the India Pale Ale, I concur.

[Beemer]

Get a bottle of Schwepes Raspberry cordial, open a beer... (goes well with 'Ice') take a wee skull, put some cordial in... it sweetens it up and actually tastes really good...

Skull? Ugh, no wonder it tasted like shit when I tried it! Maybe if I'd had a wee scull of the beer instead...

My husband doesn't like beer, never has and never will. Mind you, he's not a fan of alcohol of any kind. Doesn't worry me, means I always have a sober driver on hand!

[Curious_AJ]

Skull? Ugh, no wonder it tasted like shit when I tried it! Maybe if I'd had a wee scull of the beer instead...

My husband doesn't like beer, never has and never will. Mind you, he's not a fan of alcohol of any kind. Doesn't worry me, means I always have a sober driver on hand!

lucky! ...

but then again, we all love Magua for constantly being our sober driver when he had a car... and now? well it could be RM (in the un-reg car) or we're all generally sober... booze and bikes is not a good idea...

[Nagash]

I've always liked beer, grew up in England next door to a pub :bleh: They gave me beer at 8 years old! That place was a laugh.

Unfortunately the kiwi piss is absolutely foul. Tui, Lion Red, Double Brown. The rotten shite like that is a sin against beer-kind. For some reason I really like Export Gold though that's the cheap stuff too.

Usually go for Monteiths (Summer Ale is good for those who prefer sweet beer) or Macs Gold.

The ol' lemonade and beer is getting surprisingly more common.. ruins the taste in my opinion. And that post about like bitter things I thought was surprisingly true, i've always drunk black coffee, never had objection to grape fruit and drink gin and tonic every day of the summer. Odd but understandable theory..

[Coldrider]

as a recent convert to the India Pale Ale, I concur.
If you mean 'TUI' a East India Pale ale it is not.
East India Pale Ales had extra flavours and alcohol enhanced to counter act the degrading of beer to survive the long sea voyages of our colonial transportation systems.

[Coldrider]

Incidentially the first beer thought to be brewed in NZ was by Cook using the stream at Ship Cove, before the channel at Endeavour Inlet.
I bet that stream has giardia now.

[Coldrider]

I've always liked beer, grew up in England next door to a pub :bleh: They gave me beer at 8 years old! That place was a laugh.

Unfortunately the kiwi piss is absolutely foul. Tui, Lion Red, Double Brown. The rotten shite like that is a sin against beer-kind. For some reason I really like Export Gold though that's the cheap stuff too.
That's because Joseph Coutze (spelt?) previously set up DB in Taihape, invented the continuous batching system, but look at the price compared to a well brewed beer, and it all ends up in the same place in the end.

[jim.cox]

Usually go for Monteiths (Summer Ale is good for those who prefer sweet beer) or Macs Gold.


Speaking of sweet beers - I was/am really disappointed with the new Steinlager Pure...

[Tank]

Mark - you be you... that's something people can't diss you for. I tried to like classical music once - apparently is just amasing if/when you're into it and I see so many people - of all ages) serenely listening to the stuff and just mellowing out.

I tried - I failed dismally... it's just not me.

Sounds like beer's the same for you. Don't sweat it - save your money and drink what you do like. If it's water, orange juice or spirits... it doesn't matter. Being true to you counts for a lot more than following what the masses are doing.

Takes more guts, and it's a lot more comfortable to do.

As for me - I like Lion Red (bring on the insults - I don't care). I think it's good stuff and the fact it's cheap is nothing but a bonus. People can take the piss out of me all they want... I don't care. I know what I like and I'm true to myself.

I can't stand most spirits unless they're mixed with something and my all time favourite drinks are what the Yanks call "fru fru drinks" (typically drunk by gay guys or girls). Butterscotch schnappes and baileys (Slippery nipple aka Cock sucking cowboy).

No biggy - and as I say... I just don't care. I know what I like... so I do what I like. Easy enough.

If you want to be like someone - be like me. Stand out. I'll respect you for it.


I agree with most of what ManDownUnder said. But a man should NEVER, EVER under ANY circumstances walk into a bar and order a Cock sucking cowboy. Its just not right.

[Pumba]

Oooooh I like beer.

Yep, and pretty much anything else with alcohol in it:whistle:

[ManDownUnder]

I agree with most of what ManDownUnder said. But a man should NEVER, EVER under ANY circumstances walk into a bar and order a Cock sucking cowboy. Its just not right.

LOL especially not in Texas... and yes - there is a funny story behind that... sadly it's as obvious as you might think. They call 'em slippery nipples in TX.

[blacksheep]

I've always liked beer, grew up in England next door to a pub :bleh: They gave me beer at 8 years old! That place was a laugh.

Unfortunately the kiwi piss is absolutely foul. Tui, Lion Red, Double Brown. The rotten shite like that is a sin against beer-kind. For some reason I really like Export Gold though that's the cheap stuff too.

Usually go for Monteiths (Summer Ale is good for those who prefer sweet beer) or Macs Gold.

The ol' lemonade and beer is getting surprisingly more common.. ruins the taste in my opinion. And that post about like bitter things I thought was surprisingly true, i've always drunk black coffee, never had objection to grape fruit and drink gin and tonic every day of the summer. Odd but understandable theory..

they drink beer warm in england don't they?:dodge::jerry:

[jim.cox]

they drink beer warm in england don't they?:dodge::jerry:

Yes, 'cos Lucas Prince of Darkness made fridges as well as bike electrics...

[u4ea]

Get a bottle of Schwepes Raspberry cordial, open a beer... (goes well with 'Ice') take a wee skull, put some cordial in... it sweetens it up and actually tastes really good...

I used to have them all the time back in the day, now when I see the cordial, I'll get it... & occasionally have one.

Its called a 'snakebite'... common in the UK so i've been told?!?...

That just sounds eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwie.:shutup:.......tried an apricot flavoured beer and that was just wrong:sick:..nowadays I will stick to tui or bourbon:innocent:.Don't worry about fitting in Mark,just drink ya vodka and be merry!:headbang:

[HenryDorsetCase]

If you mean 'TUI' a East India Pale ale it is not.
East India Pale Ales had extra flavours and alcohol enhanced to counter act the degrading of beer to survive the long sea voyages of our colonial transportation systems.


Uh, Tui? I wouldnt use that shit to throw on a fire if my house was burning down.

[HenryDorsetCase]

they drink beer warm in england don't they?:dodge::jerry:

cellar temp is the theory so between 10-12 degrees C.

CF I think 4 for cold beer.

Aussie stuff often seems served colder: maybe the climate. Problem is that the colder it is the less you taste.

[Maha]

drink some beer thats not made with sewer water and toe jam.

I will only drink Waikato when im at Paeroa.


Lion Red is so far away from what beer should taste like anyway I would not bother... far too much of a 'mass produced' taste. Kiwi's have a lot to learn!


Bang on Dicko....fucking Red Neckers Floor Polish shit that is.


Pilsener is generally bitter due to the high hop content

Pilsener is crap to....got some a two weeks ago to drink while camping, thank god i only got a six pack, still a bottle left.

[Coldrider]

Uh, Tui? I wouldnt use that shit to throw on a fire if my house was burning down.
Glad to hear it, but a good marketing job has been done down south.

[Disco Dan]

they drink beer warm in england don't they?:dodge::jerry:

Abso-fecking-lutely

Cant stand cold beer.

...I stick my beer in the hot water cupboard.

Spirits should be cold not beer.

[PrincessBandit]

Nope - a snake bike has larger and cider mixed (with a dash of raspberry) - they are not that common as most pubs wont serve them - they do have a tendency to send you off your face very quickly



Come up with a new drop there Tank - a snake bike. Very appropriate! I have also heard that they're meant to do you in pretty fast although I countered that by making mine last as long as possible once i knew what it was and who had bought it for me.....
Beer? Well, I'd go for a shandy any day (yeah, i'm a girl) but must admit that without them lemonade I quite like Hollandia - nice and light. Hubby likes dark malt Speights on the rare occasion he indulges.

[Ixion]

I know it's not normal to not like beer. I have been told it's an aquired taste.

How do i aquire this, new flatmate works for lion nathan brewery.... this means cheap beer. I want to take advantage of this possibly.

I can't stand beer, would be nice to fit in at partys. Mind you i never fit in anywhere, so who am i kidding LOL



Serious question...

Of course it's normal. Your body knows what's good or bad for it. Listen to it. If beer, or alcohol generally, doesn't work for you, don't drink it. Plenty of other fluids available. Pure cold water's as good as any.

Personally, I reckon if it's not Speight's it's not beer. And normally I'm partial to a drop in moderation. But, a few times a year, my body decides to light a blue light. Just doesn't want alcohol at all. So, I don't drink it. Tomato juice, ginger beer, orange juice, or good cold water. Never had any problem buying them in a pub (we are enlightened nowdays); never had anyone give me grief over it. Two or three weeks of that, suddenly that cold Speights looks very nice.

You don't need to drink to fit in, or to prove anything. It's your body, your life, no one elses business at all.

[ManDownUnder]

they drink beer warm in england don't they?:dodge::jerry:

Warm's a relative term... the beer's only 2 degrees C but warm compared to stepping outside...

[gijoe1313]

The only beer I like is ginger or root beer, any of that alkamahol stuff I just can't stand ... I'll happily guzzle any non alcoholic drink and leave all the other stuff to my mates and brother! :lol:

[Tank]

Abso-fecking-lutely

Cant stand cold beer.

...I stick my beer in the hot water cupboard.

Spirits should be cold not beer.

Except your Guinness right? Thats supposed to be served "Extra Cold" - I know coz Im drinking one now reading the label.

[skidMark]

If you want to be like someone - be like me. Stand out. I'll respect you for it.

But but but, i don't wanna be old and slow.:crybaby:

[skidMark]

Of course it's normal. Your body knows what's good or bad for it. Listen to it. If beer, or alcohol generally, doesn't work for you, don't drink it. Plenty of other fluids available. Pure cold water's as good as any.

Personally, I reckon if it's not Speight's it's not beer. And normally I'm partial to a drop in moderation. But, a few times a year, my body decides to light a blue light. Just doesn't want alcohol at all. So, I don't drink it. Tomato juice, ginger beer, orange juice, or good cold water. Never had any problem buying them in a pub (we are enlightened nowdays); never had anyone give me grief over it. Two or three weeks of that, suddenly that cold Speights looks very nice.

You don't need to drink to fit in, or to prove anything. It's your body, your life, no one elses business at all.


light a blue light????

ixion stoned hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:banana:

[ManDownUnder]

But but but, i don't wanna be old and slow.:crybaby:

LOL I prefer to think of it as someone that's going to celebrate their next 5 birthdays above ground...

[AllanB]

I understand you.
I never used to like the drink either, then a mortgage, 2 kids etc cut down the piss money and I acquired a taste for beer - fits my budget better as well:clap:

I do find I often go off my 'favourite' beer - a change to a light or dark etc easily fixes this.:drool:

Try a cider for a change - very refreshing.

[Trudes]

Thats your problem, drink some beer thats not made with sewer water and toe jam.
You're talking about Waikato ain't ya!?

Speaking of sweet beers - I was/am really disappointed with the new Steinlager Pure...
Immmm, I likey Steiny Pure....

but I drink Speights but.
Especially fond of it with a shot of Tequila in it.:love:

[Ixion]

light a blue light????

ixion stoned hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:banana:

Have you never heard of Blue Light Bobs ? Now there's one who'd make a man of thee.

[Disco Dan]

Except your Guinness right? Thats supposed to be served "Extra Cold" - I know coz Im drinking one now reading the label.

hehe, yes.. thats right. I only drink Guiness at Irish Pubs... the can stuff is not quite the same without the shamrock on top ;)

[Steam]

Here's a beer Haiku...




Sapporo steel can
Please don’t crush it on your head
It will leave a mark


.

[Steam]

I finally walked to the supermarket and got some.

Nice! I wouldn't rave about it too much, but it's very clean, very fresh, with a slight zing from the additions. Lemony something.
There's obviously a bit of wheat in the mash, very good.

I am pleased it's a real beer, not a sweet and spicy and strange one like the Monteith's Summer. Although I do like that one, the monteith's is more of a novelty beer. This Mac's is real beer, but beer for summer.

Now, if only I lived up north, not in Dunedin, I'd have much more opportunity to enjoy it!

[MisterD]

Anyone else tried it? Liked it or not?.... It's good for a night like tonight!!

Tis bally good. Summer beer for men that can't afford, or find, Young's Waggle Dance....that Monteiths is strictly for girls and MX-5 owners

[sAsLEX]

MX-5 owners

You reading Pixie?

[homer]

Had the best of the best last night
A FREE pup bottle of Mac's Gold
Got some nice fellas work in the vineyards :drinkup:

oh yeah macs golds the stuff

[Coyote]

A thread talking about beer? Now that's just silly!

[Str8 Jacket]

I finally walked to the supermarket and got some.

Nice! I wouldn't rave about it too much, but it's very clean, very fresh, with a slight zing from the additions. Lemony something.
There's obviously a bit of wheat in the mash, very good.

I am pleased it's a real beer, not a sweet and spicy and strange one like the Monteith's Summer. Although I do like that one, the monteith's is more of a novelty beer. This Mac's is real beer, but beer for summer.

Now, if only I lived up north, not in Dunedin, I'd have much more opportunity to enjoy it!

Its on tap in trhe nelson area, I have been told..... Im really starting to enjoy macs copperhopnow as well, bloody supermarkets keep selling outta the summer ale :(.


oh yeah macs golds the stuff

Hell yeah, its my favourite beer! :)

[Ivan]

Beer hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I used to be adrinker of beer but since turning 18 my taste varied I am a man of Woodstock 8%s

And Vodka and water with a splash of Manderine is good

If its beerI was to drink it would either be a Ranfurly. Big cans Cheap piss gets you fucken shit faced asfuck before you go night clubbing

Or Flames

A few Shots of red wine also get you plastered

But beer in mind (spelling Intentional) that you can be sick so just as you get that sensation in your throat of Im about to be sick

Wip out

Quickeeze Chews and chew one back your gaurenteed another hour beforefeeling that bad again

[quallman1234]

Have you been clubbing yet ivan?

Its superbly overrated.

[Pussy]

Hell yeah, its my favourite beer! :)

Ain't that the truth, Hels?! Mmmm, Mac's Gold :2thumbsup

[pzkpfw]

Q: Why did the Mexican shoot his wife?
A: Tequilla!

[pritch]

Sapporo steel can
Please don’t crush it on your head
It will leave a mark


Love it.

I went to a barbecue last night, took Sapporo made in Canada. Had some Japan brewed cans once, same shape but the whole lid came out so it was almost like drinking out of a glass.

And the beers not bad either:apint:

Beer is supposed to be bitter, that's the hops. The hops are in there as a sterilising agent. One book I read said that in the old days the beer was much more bitter than today's brews. The author thought we wouldn't be able to drink the old stuff.

The old sailing ship wreck "Tudor Rose" had bottles of beer on it and some chemists were quite keen to play with the contents. I haven't seen any news as to how they got on.

[avgas]

I'm my mind Sapporo is the best beer in the world.
I wanted to hug the Sapporo machine in our Ryokan. But then the Japanese would have to kill me (very formal bunch).
So i bowed to it instead.

[Mikkel]

Sapporo is really good. But then again all the nipponese beers I've tasted have been really good. Asahi, Kirin Ichiban, etc.


But then the Japanese would have to kill me (very formal bunch).

Nah, they would be more likely to grudgingly expect you to cut your stomach open and bleed to death for such a breach of ettiquette. The nipponese generally don't kill people as a punishment - they expect the perp to realise that he should take care of that part himself...

[bungbung]

Had a Wigram Dunkel last night, nice dark lager, very malty.

[twotyred]

I've got some beer I got for xmas in the fridge... yet to try it.
It's from Renaissance Brewing Company in Marlborough.
Pale Ale,American Pale Ale and Scotch Ale.

anyone tried these? thoughts?

Macs has been my fave brewery for many years too

[jim.cox]

I've got some beer I got for xmas in the fridge... yet to try it.
It's from Renaissance Brewing Company in Marlborough.
Pale Ale,American Pale Ale and Scotch Ale.

anyone tried these? thoughts?

Macs has been my fave brewery for many years too

Happened to meet the brewer of these ales at a friend's birthday party.

Fine ales indeed :)

[avgas]

Nah, they would be more likely to grudgingly expect you to cut your stomach open and bleed to death for such a breach of ettiquette. The nipponese generally don't kill people as a punishment - they expect the perp to realise that he should take care of that part himself...
Tell that to Nanking!
Nah i found that Sapporo was the best for me. Feels good, tastes good. Asahi tasted too much like it was brewed with sawdust for my liking. Kirin is so Lion Red. The Kirin top shelf stuff was ok - sort of like a cross between kilkenny and Mac Black.

Anyone else had the mighty "Drain Layers Larger" from Humes?

[MisterD]

Macs has been my fave brewery for many years too

They have recently assumed that status for me (as far as Kiwi brewers are concerned), their Brewjolais is the stuff for me.

[the mouse]

Here's a drop for Xmas, a coule of these should see you merry.
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Samichlaus_Bier__Review_5324644

Was a time that i home brewed beer and got a lager recipe wrong and put in too much sugar. First bottle was great, but had trouble getting to the fridge for a second, reckon it was up there with santaclause bier.

Someone mentioned Joseph Kutze. My band won a crate of it in a battle of band Kutze promotion in the 80's. We gave it away, it was bluddy aweful.
Another i remember a brew called Southland Bitter. It was specially brewed for the "tastes of Southlanders". It was drain cleaner horrible and nobody bought it, they went bung.
Another was bavarian bitter. We bought 20 dozen of it for a party because it was cheap, took some time to get rid of it.

For many years i drank Lion red because no one in my flat liked it, so they never drank my beer on me. Heh , heh.
I like lagers like Export Gold, Orangeboon, Stella, Amstel.
Draughts Victoria bitter, speights, and stouts Kilkenny and guinness.
Most kiwi beers are not popular with overseas because they are as weak as piss.

[Ivan]

Have you been clubbing yet ivan?

Its superbly overrated.



Yes I have,

I wouldnt say its overated it depends if you into that stuff or not.
Or I guess depends were you go do it I was up Hamilton when I went

[Str8 Jacket]

A can of Crest will kick yer arse and tastes pretty good! Kingfisher Strong is nyummy and I just discovered that you can buy it in cans!

[merv]

You still drinking? Me I'm just on brandy & dry, makes a change from Sauv Blanc. The joys of duty free brandy huh :2thumbsup

[skidMark]

Yes I have,

I wouldnt say its overated it depends if you into that stuff or not.
Or I guess depends were you go do it I was up Hamilton when I went


Drinking at home alone is more fun than a night out clubbing in hamilton.

At least you know where your mums been.

[disenfranchised]

I know it's not normal to not like beer. I have been told it's an aquired taste.

How do i aquire this, new flatmate works for lion nathan brewery.... this means cheap beer. I want to take advantage of this possibly.

I can't stand beer, would be nice to fit in at partys. Mind you i never fit in anywhere, so who am i kidding LOL

Serious question...

Wierd as it sounds, I started off liking beer after I saw a simpsons episode where Selma had a beer smootie at a theme park.

So I tried it.....a glass of lion red, a couple of dollops of holey pokey icecream...

And the rest is history
A very drunken, belly expanding history!!

[jim.cox]

Wierd as it sounds, I started off liking beer after I saw a simpsons episode where Selma had a beer smootie at a theme park.

So I tried it.....a glass of lion red, a couple of dollops of holey pokey icecream...


Adding ice-cream is probably the only way you would get ANY taste out of Lion Red

So do you still drink it that way?

Come, grab a Mac's Black, and take a walk on the Dark Side...

[Str8 Jacket]

Haagen Gold!! :clap: :yeah: