Whats the best beer you've had & why?

[Breaka]

Cheers for the pointers lads. I've tucked into a few Special Extra Stouts of late. I tend to go for it when I have been given deso duties. It sounds counter-intuative given its moderately high alc. % but being a stout I'm actually more content sitting on one for a while than getting carried away on other brews.

I'll talk to the irishman who owns the local cellars, he'll be sure to help me out.

On a side note Stone & Wood is expanding and starting up another brewery in the local industrial estate. Have had a few of their Pale but am yet to be acquainted with their other varieties. Any opinions?

 

[Fatman]

Ballast Point Brewing Co. 'Sculpin' IPA. 7.0%abv. San Diego USA.
West Coast IPA pours golden orange with a billowing uneven head. Huge sappy pine and citrus aromatics with undertones of sweet grainy malt. Delicious bitey orange and grapefruit combines with the smooth malt in a beautifully balanced IPA. Big flavour and light weight, soft carbonation. Light bitter fruity aftertaste with a hint of musk and candy sugar. Easy drinking and doesn't taste like a 7% beer, could be dangerous. An instant favorite.

 

[indica]

Ballast Point Brewing Co. 'Sculpin' IPA. 7.0%abv.

Have not seen this one but have had the Big Eye. Loved it.

 

[OIL]

Drinking this right now.. Not bad..

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[Gripo]

Fallen in love with Cascade's "Bright Ale"....

Absolutely gorgeous citrusy beer, only to be enjoyed from a glass.

Don't drink it (or any good beer) from the stubbie. Poor it into a glass to get the full taste/smell and enjoy the beer the way it was meant to be consumed!

 

[Mattydv]

Munching on a Rogue Chocolate Stout tonight. The chocolatiest beer I've had in a long time.

 

[takai]

Munching on a Rogue Chocolate Stout tonight. The chocolatiest beer I've had in a long time.

Man the chocolate stout is good.

Earlier tonight was the Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Wet Hop. That was tasty.

 

[grimzentide]

I fell in love with Granville Island Honey Lager when I was living in Vancouver. Sadly, I haven't found anyone in Australia that has any of the Granville Island range.

 

[Warwick]

Zywiec. 500ml, and almost 6%. Clear and light. Can drink gallons of it.

 

[Fatman]

Tried Firestone Walker Pale 31, California Pale Ale on the weekend, sensational West Coast Pale.

 

[JTmofo]

Mate of mine dropped by some Cavalier Pale ale last week, only 2 retailers here in Sydney but it's brewed in Brunswick.
Smooth, fruity but not too sweet. Perfect ale for a 2 or 3 while watching the footie.

 

[johnny]

Stylin on a Hop Thief at the moment.

It's my second.

Think I'll get a third.

 

[Honzo15]

Hop Thief is one of the best beers in Australia imho. Knappstein is pretty close to be THE best I think.

 

[ForkinGreat]

Probably Chimay Blue from Belgium.
Rich and smooth, and the high alcohol content (8%?) knocks you back in your chair pretty quick. great for a chilled night in.

 

[johnny]

Ended up taking a 6ixer home with me.

Tried a little creatures Roger as well. Maybe it was because I'd been on the full-flavoured hop thieves but the Roger was like watered down cordial.

Little Creatures Bright Ale, on the other hand is fantastic.

Had a Kosciusko recently, will make a decent summer beer as it's relatively sweet.

 

[nickz]

From the Thredbo river this week Johnny ...

 

[Gripo]

Bugget "best" beer.....is there such a thing...

 

[Mattydv]

Maybe it was because I'd been on the full-flavoured hop thieves but the Roger was like watered down cordial.

For me, anything that isn't black tastes like what I presume well-hydrated piss would.

 

[The Duckmeister]

Probably Chimay Blue from Belgium.
Rich and smooth, and the high alcohol content (8%?) knocks you back in your chair pretty quick. great for a chilled night in.

Chimay Blue is fugging awesome!

 

[stirk]

Trying the James Squire Copper Ale, very very nice indeed, has a big hit of bitter hoppy goodness. Only 3.4 % alc which is probably a good thing for me.