Beerlust Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Hi guys. I thought this might make for an interesting new topic for various reasons. Time will tell. Anyways, I walked into one of my local bottlesshops & they had Goose Island 6 packs of their IPA 5.9% ABV for $24. Right next to them on the shelf was their Session IPA @ 4.1% ABV (I think) also @ $24.00. Guess which 6 pack I took home? I've had the IPA on tap & is a nice drop. The bottled version is as good. At 5.9% it's not quite sessionable, but I'm a thrill-seeker so push these limits! Most enjoyable. I hope others will share their bottleshop experiences. Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergy1987 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I walked in to a bottle shop and saw they wanted 25 bucks for a 6 pack.....so I walked out and went home to put a brew down instead. I find it so hard to buy a 6 pack when you see mediocre beer at outrageous prices. Saw a carton of Becks on special for like 50 bucks the other day....I used to buy the imported stuff for like 36 bucks a carton at the regular price. In saying that...bought a 6 pack of Newstead Liquidamber the last time I bought beer and it's delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I tend to buy individual bottles or six packs to try a few different beers, get inspiration for brews or for some variety. I don't buy many cases of beer; only if in a brewing drought. However, I did recently buy a case of Goose IPA and Goose Midway (mid strength). The 5.9% IPA was the better beer of the two, the Midway had a strange aftertaste, although it didn't stop me finishing it off. But if I am after a cheap case of craft beer, I get the Australian Brewery Seis Hermanos Lager at First Choice for $48. Great in summer and a decent price relative to other craft beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrie Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I walked into Dan's last week to buy the annual rum supply for Christmas cake and rum balls. I always spend a bit of time in the craft beer aisle and see what's on the shelf. This time I walked out with just rum as over $20 for a 6 pack is getting a bit on the high side for me especially as most 6 packs have been a disappointment lately. I think by the time beer gets to NQ and sits on the shelf for X amount of time, the hops have but almost disappeared. I have found that 4Pines have been OK though. Mostly I can drink nicer beer from home at a fraction of the price. Probably what Hairy wrote was a good idea about just buying singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I walked into one of my local bottlesshops Not knowing why, my speech was already slurred. I have tri citizenship, being an Englishmen, Irishmen and Australian.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beervis Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I walked into my local Liquorbland, expecting to be disappointed if not enraged, like usual Ended up walking out with a 6 pack of Yeastie Boys Bigmouth Session IPA and was pleasantly surprised. It was $23 or so but that's not much more than they charge for Becks , and it was a decent drop. Hoppy and easy to drink but still up around the standard Aussie full strength % so you don't feel ripped off. Had a Byron Bay cloudy pale lager the other day too, that's another very nice drink. But mostly, like everyone else, I don't go in there cos I feel offended at being asked to pay $$$ for what I can make at home for cheap. Had a cocktail last night, very average, and for 2 of those I could've made 3 cartons.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beervis Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Whoops forgot one. White Shield UK IPA, bought a longneck of that. Apparently UK's oldest and most award winning IPA. Tasted exactly like the Coopers kit with no additions. Good on ya Coopers! I can make a heavily decorated concoction at home with a tin opener and a big plastic tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikes15 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I only walk into a bottle shop if I want O'maras Irish cream or Brown brothers port, Living in the luckier country when it comes to beer shopping, I can buy my beer with my bananas,,,, the bottle shops are usually more expensive for beers anyway. So, I continued walking through the supermarket, into the beer & wine Isle,, And I brought a 12pk of MOA Station IPA, 5.1% session ale for $23nzd (sorry guys, your unlucky again,,,) very nice beer & a bargain at the same price as mega swill 4% trash beers.. Ive tried there Pale ale & Lager, which is actually very nice & un-lager like if you ask me, much more flavour than run of the mill lager, but the Station IPA is by far the best of the 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I don't tend to buy much beer from bottle shops anymore (usually only when I run out of homebrew and then I buy $30 slabs of imported Euro lager) because the prices are bloody ludicrous. I do understand there are a few reasons behind this, the biggest one being the ridiculous tax on alcohol in this country and also the increased excise the craft brewers have to pay compared to the megaswill brewers, but if I want to drink something similar to the beers I usually brew, I'm up for somewhere between $60 and $80 a carton... given they come in pissy little 330mL bottles, they only last about a week so it becomes a bit of an expensive exercise. However, on occasion I have bought single bottles or 6 packs just to try something new, and have had some really nice beers and a few shockers as well . That O'Brien gluten free shit tastes bloody awful for example. Usually for trying new beers though I just go to a beer bar.. it's more expensive of course but they usually have a lot more to choose from and I enjoy the atmosphere as well, it's a bit more of an outing than going down the road to the bottlo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry's Cat Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Drove past a bottleshop today, then spotted their sign stating "new craft beers in stock", so did a u-turn and walked into said bottleshop. Came out with : 1 x Big Shed Frankenbrown, 1 x Big Shed F Yeah, 1 x Big Shed Golden Stout Time, 1 x Brooklyn Lager, 1 x Brooklyn East IPA & 1 x Brooklyn Brown Ale. 6 beers for $37.50. Yum yum yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerinberra Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 My old routine was to drop in to my local craft friendly bottle-o (Candamber in Weston Creek, Canberra) on Friday after work and get whatever looked interesting. In some ways I miss that routine. I did treat myself to a mixed bag a couple of weekends ago when i was headed down the coast and had some real winners. Akasha Hopsmith IPA is great, thought might not be to everyone's taste and Sydney Brewing Co's Rye IPA is also great. Both had me planning to go very hop aggressive for my next batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I still buy commercial beer to try them out and get some inspiration. I was recently on holidays so that was 8 days without home-brew. So I took the opportunity to buy good beer only and a try a few favourites (Modus Operandi Pale Ale, Fixation IPA, Stone & Wood Pacific Ale) and also some new ones. It did cost me a small fortune (e.g. 8 beers was $58.80) but I did pick up a 4 pack on special for $17 (Fixation IPA). Too many to list now but one of the new ones I liked was Black Hops Hornet IPA. Underwhelmed by a few, perhaps not fresh or just not as hoppy as I expected for an IPA. I did come home to a mixed case of Bridge Road Brewers beers that I am so keen to try out. Some cool ones in there. And from 1 Dec I get to open my Beer Cartel advent calendar and try a new beer every day! surely there will be some inspiration in that case of 24. And some new stuff I definitely haven't tried before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB44 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 And from 1 Dec I get to open my Beer Cartel advent calendar and try a new beer every day! surely there will be some inspiration in that case of 24. And some new stuff I definitely haven't tried before I got one of these for my birthday - the "BoozeBud" one (case of 25). Took a sneaky peak at the first one (I'm overseas for day 1 to 16' date=' and besides, I'm not religious)...[img']innocent[/img] What! They've put a Cider in here. The Second one: it's a cider too. It's ALL cider.. Turned out to be Boozebud's error and they're sending the beer. They would have replaced it had it been an error at the buyer end so it wouldn't have been the worst thing. ... and I get to keep the Cider. You should be pretty safe with Beer Cartel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I walked into a bottle shop in Singapore... Which was also a drink on premise. So my brother in law and I sampled 13 beers. Mostly American, some British and Belgian. Stone, Firestone Walker, Dogfish Head, Deschutes, Heretic and more... and of course Orval. Mostly hop heavy beers, but some roasty, some barrel aged and some funky. That was a fun afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrie Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Recently I tried some Atomic by Gage Roads. I was pleasantly surprised considering some of the criticism I've read about it. Nice hops but not over the top. I'd by a box if I ran out of HB any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gag Halfrunt Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Walked into Dans today,standard swill like VB, Carlton draught etc $52.00 per slab ! Bloody thieves I reckon like petrol companies. Twas $10 per slab cheaper last week. Its usually warm out of the cool room as well. Wont buy beer from them. Unfortunately I have no choice with the petrol thieves if I want my car to maintain motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Found a battleship tucked away in the CBD that had some OK reviews for craft beer selection. Was pleasantly surprised by the Red Bottle on Sussex Street in Sydney CBD. Two fridges of craft beer and not just the usual suspects. I needed cans rather than bottles last night, so I picked up Sauce Brewing Co's Pale Ale, Mismatch Pale Ale and Alaska Hopsmith IPA. The Sauce beer was a mistake, I should've gone for the IPA. I didn't find it hoppy enough - perhaps more of an Aussie Pale Ale than an American one. The Mismatch I hadn't tried before and really loved it. Will definitely buy again. Akasha Hopsmith I've had plenty of times and it was fresh and as good as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjiman Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Sounds like you have it pretty rough choice and price-wise down under. here you can usually get a mixed six of craft beer (sometimes even a six of pints!) for about £10, so $18? Or cheap naff lager for £15 for 20 odd cans ($25?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepSpec Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 yeah its called the government...they tax anything fun... i love walking around dans for insipration...but hate seeing $50 for a slab of Vb or draught...even Coopers pale is cheaper (and much better for a basic beer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepSpec Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Just got back from a stout/porter pick up at Dans and wandered down the aple ale isle and they had a members offer on 6 pack of Bridge road pale ale...16 for a 6 pack...thankyou mister murphy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I visited Perth in April, and had quite a few Gage Roads Little Dove Pale Ales. Looked at the price in the bottleshops back east, and said no thanks! I'd love to be able to brew something like Little Dove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 ... And found some canned Bent Spoke Cluster 8, my favourite beer they make, available in a limited can release. Woohoo! Reasonably fresh too, canned 4 weeks back. Looking forward to sampling this on the weekend. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Not a bottle shop story but over the weekend I was having a few down the local surf club. Being a surf club it has your stock standard flavours we’ve seen since the dawn of time. However it has our local fellas....black hops, Burleigh brewing, I think I rolled my eyes over some lost palms also.... my point being, when you’re paying Almost $10 a Schooner for something that’s not XXXX, VB or (insert big swill here), it makes those home made bad boys taste a whole lot better. Particularly when the local kegs come from less than 8km away. Sorry, probably stated the obvious. happy Thursday. M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos_1984 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 10 hours ago, MitchBastard said: Not a bottle shop story but over the weekend I was having a few down the local surf club. Being a surf club it has your stock standard flavours we’ve seen since the dawn of time. However it has our local fellas....black hops, Burleigh brewing, I think I rolled my eyes over some lost palms also.... my point being, when you’re paying Almost $10 a Schooner for something that’s not XXXX, VB or (insert big swill here), it makes those home made bad boys taste a whole lot better. Particularly when the local kegs come from less than 8km away. Sorry, probably stated the obvious. happy Thursday. M Currumbin surf club? One of my former locals back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Ahh the Vikings surf club, some times I miss the Palm Beach / Currumbin area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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