The importance of remaining faithful to true friends

[SMOKEU]

Most beer these days from the big breweries is nasty. Homebrew FTW!

[Jackal]

I'm a beer slut. I will drink anything thats on special at the supermarket. Jeez, I even went through a few years of making my own and that stuff was horrible! (But it all went down the gullet not the sink) I do have my favourites and I do have my "only if it is the last bottle left" beers. My only rule is that is has to be cold!!!

[tri boy]

Most beer these days from the big breweries is nasty. Homebrew FTW!

Try Coopers.
As close to commercial home brew that I have tried.
(Ranfurly is one of several beers that will never be seen at chez tri boys)
Wuckatoo is far superior, and that is shite also.

[Big Dave]

My cousin in Aussie calls VB (Victorian Bitter ) visitors beer , sounds like Runfurly is in the same class.

Nah. VB is popular. Best seller.
Forsters is for the tourists.

[SMOKEU]

Try Coopers.
As close to commercial home brew that I have tried.
(Ranfurly is one of several beers that will never be seen at chez tri boys)
Wuckatoo is far superior, and that is shite also.

I usually mix 2 Coopers kits together, then after a couple of weeks I add 50g of hops for that nice dry hopped flavour. Very few commercial beers are better than that!

[shrub]

I usually mix 2 Coopers kits together, then after a couple of weeks I add 50g of hops for that nice dry hopped flavour. Very few commercial beers are better than that!

I'm thinking that maybe home brew is the way forward. We have a local boozer called Pomeroy's where they sell almost entirely beers by the various boutique brewers on tap. Very tasty and always guaranteed a good time.

[Laava]

Me I drink Radler. Plus, I just bought a Honda. Should I shop for pink?

[SMOKEU]

I'm thinking that maybe home brew is the way forward. We have a local boozer called Pomeroy's where they sell almost entirely beers by the various boutique brewers on tap. Very tasty and always guaranteed a good time.

Maybe the way forward? I laugh at all the fools who spend $30 on a litre of whisky or $20 on a 12 pack of cheap, nasty beer. It costs me about $2.50 to make a litre of vodka, and it costs about $5 to make a litre of whisky. It's excellent quality, very smooth to drink and since I buy oak chips from the Jack Daniels distillery the whisky taste is authentic. Beer is about $30 to make for a roughly 5%ABV 23L batch.

Making homebrew is so easy, it's easier than doing an oil change on a bike. It's probably a good thing that most people don't make their own homebrew because then the government would introduce new laws so they get their money.

[SPman]

Emersons Marlborough Pale Ale is my current NZ beer of choice (when I can find any)

I think they're on to something with those Rakau hops.........

[slofox]

Emersons Marlborough Pale Ale is my current NZ beer of choice (when I can find any)

I think they're on to something with those Rakau hops.........

I think you'll find it's Renaissance Marlborough Pale Ale...

Mmmm...I thought the Rakau hops on their own was a bit of a mistake - I'd have liked to see some more aromatic hop varieties in there - Cascade or Centennial maybe as in APA...

If you are truly interested in beer varieties, you should visit my shop - I have all kinds of stuff in here...from many lands.

NZ recommendations include Renaissance, Emersons and especially, going by sales volume, Tuatara. Tasty beers in many styles.

Some of the USA craft beer is pretty amazing too. Try stuff from Flying Dog, or Firestone or Green Flash or Anderson Valley...I could go on and on...

[shrub]

you should visit my shop - I have all kinds of stuff in here...from many lands.

Where is your shop? I long to visit this place, it sounds truly a shrine that all should aspire to visiting. Have you tried the Three Boys product? Their IPA is delicious and always certain to make me smile.

[Smifffy]

I will soon be able to drink Abita Amber - FTW!!!

Does you have any of that Slofox?

[slofox]

Where is your shop? I long to visit this place, it sounds truly a shrine that all should aspire to visiting. Have you tried the Three Boys product? Their IPA is delicious and always certain to make me smile.

I'm in The Tron. And yes we do have three boys stuff when we can get it...they are a little difficult to get into action at times...

[slofox]

I will soon be able to drink Abita Amber - FTW!!!

Does you have any of that Slofox?

Not on the shelf but I can probably twist a few arms to make it available here...

You can always visit www.beerstore.co.nz - an online beer supplier based locally (for me anyway). These are good blokes and have an incredible range of beers available. They supply trade like me but do internet sales for non-trade too.
Well worth a visit.

[spacemonkey]

Ranfurly beers, Macs, Steinlager and Speights

What the hell are you drinking that muck for when you have Harringtons and twisted hop in your town?????
Support local matey specially as Harringtons is vastly superior!