Beer aficionados

[SPman]

So what is wrong with anything Belgian?

No the French produce sexy men, good wine, excellent cheese (if you like cheese), fantastic music to mention but a few. Not that I am biased or anything.

But.....

.....they're FRENCH !

[SPman]

This is what I reckon it's all about.
The two main breweries are eventually going to make every beer in the world under licence, and so eventually all the beer in Noo Zilund will taste the same. Then they'll scrap all the breweries and make only one beer, with a multitude of different labels (Heinekin, Steinlager, Stella, Speights, Macs, Monteiths, etc etc). And all the beer drinkers will say that the beer they prefer is The Best, and they'll all simultaneously be right AND wrong, and it'll all be weasel piss.
And The Brewery shareholders will be even more fantastically wealthy than they are now.
And Alan Clerkclark (or whomsoever is the current NooZilundFuckerUpperer) will be very happy, because we won't have to import any of "that furrin stuff" any more.
The End.

I make my own these days...
Well - it makes for interesting drinking, and even the worst is better than the majority of whats on offer down the local bottle'o.

[Slingshot]

I make my own these days...
Well - it makes for interesting drinking, and even the worst is better than the majority of whats on offer down the local bottle'o.

Agreed. Nothing like a good homebrew.

Just bottled a batch that's been in the barrel for 7 months today. I have been to lazy to get off my arse and sterlise two and a half dozen bottles. Will be interesting to see how it turns out. Was very, very clear once bottled.

[Steam]

Ooh homebrew! I am so tempted to start brewing again. I have to have two brewing barrels though, as I drink too fast for just one.
Drink one, keep the other...

[Bikernereid]

Being of French extraction I am mortally offended, next you will diss the Italians n really p me off!!

But.....

.....they're FRENCH !

[Mekk]

Ugh, conspiracy theories.

Cheers, Steam. There's a New World not too far from here, I'll give it a go.

[SPman]

Being of French extraction I am mortally offended, next you will diss the Italians n really p me off!!

My sons are called Enzo & Bruno...............and the Eyeties do a good brew.

I think I'm Norse extraction, via Yorkshire.........

[MisterD]

I just had a quick browse on the foodtown website for La Trappe and they don't seem to have it. Can anyone give me a specific supermarket or liquor store where this is sold?

You could try that place just over the lines from Ellerslie Station on Kalmia St - forget what's it's called now but has a good selection of Belgian beer

[Mekk]

Cheers, I'll give it a shot.

[Lias]

My favourite drop atm: Hoegaarden

Also currently residing in teh beer fridge are Corona & Kingfisher. And an ungodly amount of bourbon.

[Bikernereid]

You poor bastard, you have my sympathies. Must be missin them whippets, pigeons and flat caps over here!!

My sons are called Enzo & Bruno...............and the Eyeties do a good brew.

I think I'm Norse extraction, via Yorkshire.........

[Mikkel]

Beer is awesome!!!

I personally prefer ales to lagers, but have an open mind.

As with everything else you get what you pay for and quality is worth it!

[SPman]

You poor bastard, you have my sympathies. Must be missin them whippets, pigeons and flat caps over here!!

Thank god there's a 150 yr seperation......

[vifferman]

New World has it. They have the best beer department of any supermarket in NZ. New World in Dunedin and Chch and Wellington, don't know about Auckland.

Yes, the D'Auckland New World has it too - just bought a gift pack from the Birkenhead branch - comes with a range of the La Trappe brews and a glass, for $16 and some shekels. A bit expensive, but so's petrol! Plus, unlike petrol, it comes in a packet with a Blurb, and instructions. Had a quick squizz, and it seems most of their brews like to be between 9 and 14 degrees.
Oh - and they had these nifty 500ml(?) pottery(?) bottles with corks in too, for $9.95 or somesuch. I balked at the price, but the vifferbabe went, "Ooh! That's a nice bottle!" and was all set to stick one in the trolley!

[Hitcher]

Aucklanders and beer. What's that all about? My experience of Aucklanders and beer can be summed up in one word. Rheineck.

Aucklanders and coffee. What's that all about? My experience of Aucklanders and coffee can be summed up in one word. Starbucks.